Make-ahead meals are an integral part of an efficient kitchen. They help you make use of time when you do have it without sacrificing meal times when you don’t have have the time for kitchen prep.
Turkey & Black Bean Enchiladas
Last week we talked a little bit about what makes our time in the kitchen more efficient. Making good use of a slow cooker is one tool that home cooks can use to get tasty dinners on the table quickly and easily — at least near serving time. Make-ahead meals are another great technique to use.
Make-ahead meals allow us to prepare a meal when we have time for kitchen work and enjoy it later when we don’t. Typically a make-ahead isn’t going to suffer any for having been prepped in advance. Whether you prepare one of these dishes and stash it in the fridge or the freezer, you’ll reap great rewards at serving time — without a lot of fuss and mess.
Here are some of our favorites:
Chicken and Wild Rice Bake
Bacon Cheddar Egg Bake
Fresh Herb Lasagne
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That’s the way I make my lasagna too, uncooked noodles. It makes it so easy. Your lasagna looks delish. I just layered thinly sliced mush and zuch to my last pan and I had some fresh local cream cheese. I should have added chives, too. Ummmm, lasagna is soo easy and good this way.
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Jessica Reply:
February 18th, 2012 at 8:25 am
@Jackie Brown, unfortunately our jury is split on lasagna. Half love it, half despise it. Makes it hard to enjoy it.
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This looks like one of the easiest chicken pot pie recipes I’ve seen, plus it’s a great way to use up the chicken from when I cook a whole one.
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Jessica Reply:
February 18th, 2012 at 8:25 am
@Emily @ Random Recycling, it’s a huge favorite at our house.
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