Freezer pleasers

I was inspired by a friend looking for freezer pleaser meals.  I have attempted it before, but not in a real sense.  I do freeze meatballs, cookie dough, bread etc.  But meals...not so much.

But as Back to School and a very busy Cub Scout schedule looms ahead of me, I thought, well why not?  It would be nice to have some lunches, dinners and snacks to pull from the freezer.  Besides, I need to fill my freezer up anyway.

So here is my first freezer pleaser attempt. It is something I know that the family will eat.  It is easy to assemble and not a casserole.  Love casseroles, but some times that is not what you want to eat all the time.

French Bread Pizza

loaves of french bread
Pizza or spaghetti sauce
Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
Parmesean Cheese, grated
Pepperoni (or other desired meat)


To assemble freezer meal:

Take a loaf of french bread and roll it tightly in heavy duty aluminum foil.

Combine parmesean cheese and mozzarella cheese into a freezer baggy.  I eyeballed the amounts, but probably can never have too much cheese.

Next, I took purchased pizza sauce and poured some in a freezer baggie.  If you don't use pizza sauce, you can use spaghetti sauce.  I have also taken a can of tomato sauce, opened it, added garlic, onion, and italian seasonings and mixed it right in the can for pizza sauce.  Pizza sauce seems to be kind of forgiving to my type of cooking.

Make sure you squeeze all the air out.  This will prevent freezer burn and extend the life of the food in your freezer.

I also added some pepperoni to a baggy also.  I might dice it into pieces when I thaw it out to kind of spread out the amount.  When we do heat up these pizzas, we will add fresh veggies to them.  Whatever we have on hand at the time.

It is also very important to label food items with a Sharpie and date them.  I have been guilty of not doing that and it really isn't fun to have some frozen mass of I don't know what in the freezer and have to throw it out. 

I decided to put the items in a bread bag. It won't provide really more freezer protection, but it will keep the items together and I don't have to worry about pulling things apart.   I would say that this would keep for 2-3 months in the freezer based on what I have done before. 

When ready to bake, remove pizza kit from freezer.  I am going to let it thaw first, lol.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  But just slice the bread in half lengthwise.  Spread some pizza sauce on each cut side.  Sprinkle cheese on top along with toppings.  Bake until cheese is good and melted.  About 15-20 minutes.  Serve with salad.