To have a successful freezer cooking experience, it’s important to have a plan. You want to focus on recipes that have variety, but also that use some common ingredients to make preparation easier. If we can make shredded chicken for 3 different meals and chop onions for everything all at the same time, think of all the dishwashing you are saving! (Though you may want a silly pair of onion goggles when you are done).
I’ve put together a sample freezer cooking plan and I’m also going to share my best tips for freezer cooking.
Sample Freezer Cooking Plan & Tips
I want to share several tips to help you have the best outcomes when freezer cooking, and then I have a sample freezer cooking plan for you!
Focus on sale ingredients
Meal planning alone can save you money, but if you also incorporate stocking up when essential ingredients are on sale, you can really shave a lot off the budget! Â It helps if you focus on in-season items and do several weeks of stocking up before your cooking day.
Remember, just like with couponing, you can choose to go extreme and make every meal for a whole month in one day, or you can keep it simple and make a few dishes to freeze that will supplement your weekly meal plans for when you have a busy night—it’s all up to your needs.
Tip: Want to get your feet wet? Next time you make something you think would freeze well, double the recipe and make one to eat now and one to freeze for later. This could be as simple as making a big pot of chili and freezing half right away.
What about dietary restrictions?
If you have special dietary restrictions, there are freezer cooking ideas out there for you, too! One resource I found are the Gluten Free and Vegetarian menus at Once A Month Mom, and there are tons of other recipe ideas out there if you do a little hunting. When you get the hang of it, you can probably even convert some of your family favorites into freezer cooking meals by doing some or all of the steps in advance!
Stock up on certain ingredients
You may think that freezer cooking is limited to casseroles and microwave meals, but the truth is that you can prepare most recipes in advance to some degree (even restaurants do it). To keep things interesting, you may want to focus on a variety of cooking methods like grilling, slow cooking, baking and sautéing. Don’t forget to label things and keep a list of any special cooking instructions handy.
Combine an insert coupon with a new Ibotta offer to get FREE Rohto Dry-Aid eye drops! Head to Walgreens or Walmart to get this deal.
Walgreens Deal:
- Buy:
(1) Rohto Dry-Aid Eye Drops, $9.99 (through 4/7)
Use:
-$5 off Rohto Dry-Aid Eye Drops, RP 03/11
Pay: $4.99
Get Back:
-$5 off Rohto Dry-Aid Eye Drops, 0.34 oz, Ibotta App mobile coupon
Makes it FREE!
Walmart Deal:
- Buy:
(1) Rohto Dry-Aid Eye Drops, $9.88 (Rollback price)
Use:
-$5 off Rohto Dry-Aid Eye Drops, RP 03/11
Pay: $4.88
Get Back:
-$5 off Rohto Dry-Aid Eye Drops, 0.34 oz, Ibotta App mobile coupon
Makes it FREE!
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Here are the best deals at Kroger this week for $1 or less. Get 52¢ Kellogg’s cereal, shampoo for free and more.
Here are just the top deals across the Weekly Ad and the Unadvertised deals lists:
Kroger $1 or Less Deals:
- Vitaminwater Beverages, 20 oz, 88¢ ea. WYB (8)
- Hass Avocados, 69¢ ea.
- Organic Avocado, 99¢ ea.
- Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick Deodorant, 1.4-1.8 oz, $1
- Chobani Greek Yogurt, 5.3 oz, 88¢ ea. WYB (8)
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Kellogg’s Cereal or Special K Cereal, 10.8-15.5 oz, $1.77
-$1 off Kellogg’s cereal, 8.7 oz + (850 points) printable
-$1 off Kellogg’s unlock offer for Special K cereal or Eggos, or Keebler cookies, 5.75 oz+, limit 1, cannot use this offer with any other print or in-app coupon or rebate, Checkout 51 mobile coupon
-.50/1 Kellogg’s Special K Nourish Berries & Peaches cereal, 10.5 oz+, RP 03/04
-.50/1 Kellogg’s Super Mario or Donut Shop cereal, 8.4 oz+, RP 03/04
-.50/1 Kellogg’s Chocolate Frosted Flakes cereal, 10.2 oz+, RP 03/04
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Cereal, 14.3 oz+, Kroger (EXP 4/7) eCoupon (limit reached)
-$3/5 Kellogg’s cereals printable (limit reached)
-Free Kellogg’s Chocolate Frosted Flakes, Donut Shop or Super Mario cereal, WYB (3) Kellogg’s cereals, up to $3 printable (limit reached)
-.50/1 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats cereals printable (limit reached)
-.50/1 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran cereals printable (limit reached)
-.50/1 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal printable (limit reached)
-.50/1 Kellogg’s Special K cereal printable (limit reached)
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies or Cocoa Krispies cereals, 9 oz+, RP 03/18
-$1 off Kellogg’s Chocolate Frosted Flakes or Cinnamon Frosted Flakes Cereal, 13.2 oz+, Kroger eCoupon
-.50/1 Kellogg’s Apple Jacks Cereal, 8.7 ox box+, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-.55/1 Kellogg’s Corn Pops Cereal, 9.2 oz+ box, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-.15/1 Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Cereal, 9.5 oz+ box, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-.70/1 Kellogg’s Krave Cereal, chocolate or double chocolate varieties, 11 oz+ box, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies or Cocoa Krispies Cereals (EXP 4/12) printable (limit reached)
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Froot Loops cereal, 8.7 oz+, on same receipt, limit 1, cannot use this offer with any other print or in-app coupon or rebate, Checkout 51 mobile coupon
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pop Cereals printable
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Cereals, 9 oz+, Kroger (EXP 4/12) eCoupon
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks or Corn Pops Cereal, 8.7 oz+, Kroger eCoupon
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Krave Cereals, 11 oz+, Kroger eCoupon
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereal, 13.5 oz+, Kroger eCoupon
-.75/1 Kellogg’s Corn Pops Cereal, 9.2 oz box or larger Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$2/4 Kellogg’s cereals printable
(buy (2) Corn Pops, use $1/2, makes it 52¢ ea. after Ibotta)
Get a good deal on an air mattress from Walmart right now! You can get an inflatable twin mattress for $7.97 (regularly $15.97) or an inflatable queen for $14.37 (regularly $19.97).
The plush top keeps the sheets in place and it has extra wide valve openings for quick inflated and deflating.
These prices are available for a limited time. Shipping is FREE with orders of $35 or more.
See more online shopping deals!
Here are more great Harris Teeter Deals you can grab. Some are good for Super Doubles which is April 8-10. Get FREE Nail polish and more!
See the full Harris Teeter Ad for more great deals.
Harris Teeter Deals
- Celestial Seasonings Tea, 20 ct, $2.50
-$1/2 Celestial Seasonings Bagged Tea printable
(buy (2), use $1/2, makes it $2 ea.)(with SD – makes it $1.50 ea.)
- Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Polish, 0.45 oz, $1.69
-$1 off Sally Hansen Nail Care item printable
(makes it 69¢)(with SD – makes it FREE)
- Hormel Natural Choice Snack Tray, 2 oz, $1.33
-.50/1 Hormel Natural Choice snack product printable
-.50/1 Hormel Natural Choice snack product, SS 03/11
(makes it 33¢)
- Luden’s Cough Drops, 25-30 ct., B1G1 at $1.99 (99¢)
-$1/2 Luden’s bags, 25-ct+ printable
(makes it 49¢ ea.) (with SD – makes both FREE)
- Coppertone Sport Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Spray, 5.5 oz, $6.99
-$4/2 Coppertone product, 3 oz+ printable
(use $4/2, makes it $4.99)
- La Brea 1/2 French Loaf, 1 ct., $1.99
-.75/1 La Brea bread item printable
(makes it 49¢)
Checkout these great coupons you can print out:
Today only, The Home Depot is offering up a 255 once bottle of Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent for $7 (reg. $12.97), that’s just 4¢ per load!
Note: there is a limit of 2.
Choose in-store pick up to skip on the shipping cost.
Offer is for today only, 4/5.
More Home Depot Deals:
Market Single Handle Pull Down Kitchen Faucet – $65.40 shipped (reg. $109)
Delta Chrome Bathroom Faucet, Single-Handle Centerest – $29.88 (reg. $48)
Suncast 15-Gallon Portable Resin Lawn Cart – $19.88 (reg. $39)
See more great online shopping deals!
I found lots of closeout deals and extra BOGO sales this week at Bi-Lo! This is on top of all the deals we already had in the Bi-Lo weekly ad.
Make sure to look at both lists of deals before heading to the store.
Bi-Lo Unadvertised Deals
Closeout Deals
- Dove Raspberry Sorbet, 6 ct, $2.69
- Yo2 Frozen Yogurt, $2.49
- Southern Home Lemonade Drink Mix, 8 qt. , $1.24
- Jolly Rancher Singles to Go, 84¢
- 4C Green Tea Drink Packets, 24 ct, $2.49
- Celestial Seasoning Teas Chamomile, 20 ct, $1.74
-$1/2 Celestial Seasonings tea boxes, excl k-cup pods, SS 01/07 (EXP 4/8)
-.50/1 Celestial Seasonings bagged tea box, SS 02/25
-$2.50/2 Celestial Seasonings tea boxes, AND any honey 12 oz+, SS 02/25
-$1/2 Celestial Seasonings Bagged Tea printable
(make it 74¢) - Salada Green Tea, 24 ct, $1.09
- Tetley Decaf Tea, 24 ct, $1.99
-$2/2 Tetley tea boxes printable
(makes it 99¢) - Lipton English Breakfast Tea, 20 ct, $1.77
-$1.25 off Lipton Tea product (Green or Matcha) or Wellness Herbal Supplement, Your Health & Wellness Team booklet (Kroger)
-.40/1 Lipton tea bags, k-cup, liquid or powdered iced tea mix, RP 03/18
-.75/2 Lipton Tea bags, k-cup, liquid or powdered iced tea mix items, RP 03/18
-.40/1 Lipton tea bags, mix or k-cup products printable (limit reached)
-.40/1 Lipton tea bag, mix or k-cup item, Bi-Lo eCoupon
(makes it 97¢) Read More→
Right now Sears online is offering a deal where you’ll get $50 back in points when you make a purchase of $50 or more in select products from Marketplace Home!
In Marketplace Home, you’re able to choose from a bunch of different items from retailers like Overstock and GreenHome123.com.
Deal Idea:
Buy:
Safavieh Shag Trellis Rug, 4′ x 6′ $50.05 (reg. $216)
Get Back $50 in Cashback Points!
This offer is valid for Shop Your Way members only (it’s FREE to become a member and you can also use your membership at Kmart, Kenmore, and Craftsman).
You’ll see your points in your Shop Your Way account within (7) days and the points are valid for 14 days. There is a limit of (2) per member. This deal is valid through 4/9.
See more online shopping deals!
Looking for a new phone? Right now you can get 30% off when you order a select new phone + prepaid plan bundle from Straight Talk. Shipping is free too!
Straight Talk Deal:
-Add any eligible Straight Talk smartphone to your cart
-In cart, select a prepaid airtime card
-Use code STRAIGHT30Â at checkout
The deal ends 4/30.
See more online shopping deals!
