Is Your Refridgerator Running?

Ours is certainly working overtime right now...anyone rummaging though our fridge these days might guess we are the crazy people who prepare for things like nuclear attacks, winter blizzards and Y2K.  With the new baby on the way, we decided to prepare some meals and freeze them.  Then, during those first hectic weeks with the newborn, we can just heat them up for a quick dinner.  "What to Expect When You're Expecting" would classify this as nesting...

We're ready WWIII

Luckily, there was one space
left for a tub of rocky road!

We overestimated the size of our freezer when we planned the meals.  We made 4 different soups that filled up a total of 7 tupperware containers.  They included:

• Chili
• Navy bean soup
• Chicken vegetable soup
• Taco soup

We made 6 other meals that filled up the 13 foil pans.  They were:

• Chicken w/wild rice
• Cracker Barrel chicken - one of Maren's favorites
• Stove Top chicken
• Butter chicken - the name is deceptive; its actually served in a creamy tomato sauce over rice
• Jennifer's chicken - a recipe Maren invented based on one of her favorite Jennifer's meals 
• Southwest Skillet Ragu - a fancy version of hamburger helper

It made for a fun afternoon with Emry acting as our sous-chef.  She helped add the ingredients into the pots and pans.  She "organized" the tupperware containers and served as taste-tester.

Not a big fan of lemons...

We enjoyed it so much, we decided we'll do it again every couple of months or so.  If anyone wants any of the original recipes, just let me know.  If you want, I'll also share with you some tips we found helpful to modify the recipes and how we prepared them for freezing and re-heating!  The countdown to baby duece continues....