25 Paleo Batch Cooking and Freezer Meal Recipes!

I gotta be honest, Paleo batch cooking and freezer meals are new to me. There have been a few times in the past when I doubled batches of meals and froze half of it for a later date, but I haven’t really been intentional about doing a “planned” batch cooking day where I do a bunch of prep in order to make a number of meals ahead of time. A friend and I recently decided to take a morning and prepare five meals to freeze that we could just pull out and cook when desired. It was so much fun, and we felt so accomplished when we were done. It felt SO good knowing I had 5 meals ready to go, just sitting in the freezer for those days that I forget to plan ahead. 

 

So, wondering what the difference between batch cooking and freezer meals is? 

Batch cooking is the process of preparing multiple portions of several meals at once and storing them for future consumption. On an individual level, most people that regularly utilize batch cooking prepare enough food for a week or month in one day. {source}

Freezer meals don’t necessarily have to be large batches, they are just prepped, sometimes prepared and frozen ahead of time so that you can easily pull something out of the freezer whenever you’re ready!The trick to making these “freezer meals” is just preparing most of the ingredients, if not all, ahead of time, freezing in Ziploc baggies or baking dishes, and then just adjusting your cook times as needed! If you want to batch cook, just double or triple the recipes!

If you want a great informational guide on batch cooking with recipes specifically for the GAPS diet, check out How We Flourish’s post HERE. 

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Beef – Paleo Batch Cooking

BBQ Cocoa Chili Burgers from Life Made Full

Spicy Paleo Slow Cooker Chili from Oh Snap! Let’s Eat 

Slow Cooker Cuban Ropa Vieja from The Curious Coconut

Crockpot Salsa Beef from GI 365

Chicken – Paleo Batch Cooking

Paleo Chicken Pot Pie  from Life Made Full (assemble and freeze, then bake for about 1.5 hours after frozen)

Paleo Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken from Plaid & Paleo 

Garam Masala Chicken from Life Made Full

Mango-Jalapeño Chicken Meatballs from The Whole Smiths

Chicken Meaty Pot Pies from The Movement Menu

Pork – Paleo Batch Cooking

Slow Cooker Persimmon-Apple Pork Tenderloin from Life Made Full

Slow Cooker Cuban Lechon Asado from The Curious Coconut 

World’s Easiest Crockpot Pork Roast from Life Made Full

Chipotle Coffee Pulled Pork from Plaid & Paleo

Crockpot Luau Pork with Cauli Rice from Beauty and the Foodie

Soups – Paleo Batch Cooking

(Note: When preparing soups to freeze, cook the soups ahead of time and then freeze in single or double portions, depending on how much you think you will want at a time)

Creamy Paleo Ham & Potato Soup from Life Made Full

Creamy Chicken Soup (GAPS-friendly) from How We Flourish 

Stew for You (or Two) from The Domestic Man 

Perfect Meatball Soup from How We Flourish 

Sweet Potato Chicken Soup from Grass Fed Girl

Bread-Crusted Tomato Soup from The Movement Menu

Miscellaneous – Paleo Batch Cooking

Homemade Frozen Pizza (leave off cheese to make Paleo) from How We Flourish 

Puerto Rican Pasteles from The Curious Coconut

Nomato Sauce from How We Flourish 

Paleo Cauliflower Casserole from Raindrops Wellness

GAPS Intro Pancakes from How We Flourish 

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