Freezer Stash for Chaos Weeks

Cook order

1. 1

   Slow cooker on first: pulled chicken in, forget about it for 4 hours.

2. 2

   Chili next in the big pot - brown the beef hard, build it, leave it simmering 40 minutes.

3. 3

   While the chili bubbles, roll and brown the turkey meatballs, then simmer them in marinara.

4. 4

   Start the curry in a third pan: onion, paste, chicken, coconut milk. 20 minutes.

5. 5

   Scramble the eggs soft and build 8 breakfast burritos on the counter, assembly-line style. Wrap each in foil.

6. 6

   Cool everything completely - warm food in the freezer ices everything around it.

7. 7

   Bag the chili, meatballs and curry flat in labelled freezer bags: name and date, or you'll be playing freezer roulette in March.

8. 8

   Shred the pulled chicken, sauce it, portion it. Half to the fridge for this week, half frozen.

9. 9

   Stack it all flat in the freezer. That's 15+ future dinners you never have to think about.

Your week