Please help me give up junk food!! - Page 2

Blighter · 25-06-2009, 09:55

Thanks for the advice guys and girls. It is helpful

So bearing in mind my (lack of) interest in cooking, and lack of free time.. what is a nice and easy freezable meal?

I guess a stir fry is kind of easy but can you freeze it?

Tak · 25-06-2009, 09:59

Pasta bakes are always good - cook up some pasta, add some meat and veg (I usually do bacon and mushrooms and onion but have done chicken with peas and sweetcorn too), add a white sauce (I usually use a cheese sauce but peppercorn is good too), serve up or freeze

Blighter · 25-06-2009, 10:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takhisis

Pasta bakes are always good - cook up some pasta, add some meat and veg (I usually do bacon and mushrooms and onion but have done chicken with peas and sweetcorn too), add a white sauce (I usually use a cheese sauce but peppercorn is good too), serve up or freeze

Mmm. That sounds ace!!

Will try that tonight

Thanks \0/

Tak · 25-06-2009, 10:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blighter

Will try that tonight

Thanks \0/

I have a One Pot cook book at home somewhere I think; I'll have a hunt and see if I can find anything in it. The one pot stuff is great for when you're beginning to learn to cook and most of it can be frozen too.

iCraig · 25-06-2009, 10:00

You can technically freeze all sorts, but some foods just don't defrost well and you have mushy crap.

There's some guides online of what you should and shouldn't freeze, and once frozen, how long they ideally can be frozen for etc. Have a quick Google and you should find your answers

Blighter · 25-06-2009, 10:09

^^ and if you are a lazy sod like me

Mark · 25-06-2009, 10:21

Sounds fab. If it's still purchaseable I sense a visit to Amazon coming on.

Haly · 25-06-2009, 10:50

If you like curry: http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11448
If I can do it without checking the recipe now, anyone can

Freezes very well and doesn't take that long to cook in the first place (I hate waiting around for things to cook!).

iCraig · 25-06-2009, 10:52

Crockpots are great too (not so much for summer) but you can just whack in any ingredients knocking around your fridge and cupboards etc to use up before getting a shop in. You can have all sorts of soups/stews whatever. Garlic, onions, potatoes, tomatos, leek, bits and pieces of frozen veg can all be chucked in. Maybe not all at once, but you can cook up some really tasty stews and you literally just fill the pot with water, chuck in ingredients and seasoning and simmer for hours. Then serve up and split the rest into containers and freeze. Magic.

Rich_L · 25-06-2009, 11:03

If you can't be bothered to cook properly, pasta salads for the win. Make it up in a tupperware pot and take into work.

Tuna, tin of kidney beans, tin of sweetcorn, 5 minutes pasta
Tuna, chopped boiled egg, sweetcorn and a dab of mayo in pasta
Pasta + Pesto - easiest dish in the world to make and tasty - pasta plus jar of pesto - done.

Chicken fajitas - chicken strips, seasoning, fry some peppers and onions - done in under 10 mins. Wrap in tin foil and take a couple for lunch the next day.

Prawn stir-fry - Frozen prawns defrost in about 2 minutes, add assorted veg - Done.

Chilli, curry etc, you can buy jars of sauce for 70p or something ridiculous in Tesco, add assorted veg and some mince, cook some pasta or rice to go with it and you're laughing. Preparation consists of put mince in pan, brown, put veg in pan, add jar of sauce and leave to simmer for 15 mins...and that's it.

25-06-2009, 09:55	#1
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	Thanks for the advice guys and girls. It is helpful So bearing in mind my (lack of) interest in cooking, and lack of free time.. what is a nice and easy freezable meal? I guess a stir fry is kind of easy but can you freeze it? __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

25-06-2009, 09:59	#2
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Pasta bakes are always good - cook up some pasta, add some meat and veg (I usually do bacon and mushrooms and onion but have done chicken with peas and sweetcorn too), add a white sauce (I usually use a cheese sauce but peppercorn is good too), serve up or freeze __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

25-06-2009, 10:00	#5
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	You can technically freeze all sorts, but some foods just don't defrost well and you have mushy crap. There's some guides online of what you should and shouldn't freeze, and once frozen, how long they ideally can be frozen for etc. Have a quick Google and you should find your answers __________________

25-06-2009, 10:09	#6
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	^^ and if you are a lazy sod like me __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

25-06-2009, 10:50	#8
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	If you like curry: http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11448 If I can do it without checking the recipe now, anyone can Freezes very well and doesn't take that long to cook in the first place (I hate waiting around for things to cook!). __________________ Halycopter

25-06-2009, 10:21	#7
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Sounds fab. If it's still purchaseable I sense a visit to Amazon coming on.

25-06-2009, 10:52	#9
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	Crockpots are great too (not so much for summer) but you can just whack in any ingredients knocking around your fridge and cupboards etc to use up before getting a shop in. You can have all sorts of soups/stews whatever. Garlic, onions, potatoes, tomatos, leek, bits and pieces of frozen veg can all be chucked in. Maybe not all at once, but you can cook up some really tasty stews and you literally just fill the pot with water, chuck in ingredients and seasoning and simmer for hours. Then serve up and split the rest into containers and freeze. Magic. __________________

25-06-2009, 11:03	#10
Rich_L Dr Cocktapuss Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seven Sizzles Posts: 1,044	If you can't be bothered to cook properly, pasta salads for the win. Make it up in a tupperware pot and take into work. Tuna, tin of kidney beans, tin of sweetcorn, 5 minutes pasta Tuna, chopped boiled egg, sweetcorn and a dab of mayo in pasta Pasta + Pesto - easiest dish in the world to make and tasty - pasta plus jar of pesto - done. Chicken fajitas - chicken strips, seasoning, fry some peppers and onions - done in under 10 mins. Wrap in tin foil and take a couple for lunch the next day. Prawn stir-fry - Frozen prawns defrost in about 2 minutes, add assorted veg - Done. Chilli, curry etc, you can buy jars of sauce for 70p or something ridiculous in Tesco, add assorted veg and some mince, cook some pasta or rice to go with it and you're laughing. Preparation consists of put mince in pan, brown, put veg in pan, add jar of sauce and leave to simmer for 15 mins...and that's it. __________________ Last edited by Rich_L; 25-06-2009 at 11:07.

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