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15-Minute Freezer Meals

September 27, 2021 by Lauren Drawdy Leave a Comment

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If you need quick and easy dinners, these 15 Minute Freezer Meals are perfect for you!

These FAST freezer meal recipes are all about hands-on time. The prep to freeze time, and the prep to cook time should be LESS THAN 15 MINUTES TOTAL!

15 minute freezer meals

Each of the recipes listed below have been featured in my weekly Dinner Made Easy show!

Tap the links below to see the recipe or cook along with my Live video.

15-Minute Freezer Meal Recipes

beef fajita skillet

Beef Fajita Skillet

Quick and delicious, what else do you need?!

  • WATCH: Beef Fajita Skillet Dinner
  • RECIPE: Beef Fajita Skillet Dinner <— click to pin, print, post

instant pot chicken gyros

Instant Pot Chicken Gyros

  • WATCH: Instant Pot Chicken Gyros
  • RECIPE: Instant Pot Chicken Gyros 

chicken caesar sliders

Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Sliders

Slide on into your kitchen and whip up this delicious recipe. Just a few ingredients and soooooo simple! 

  • WATCH: Slow Cooker Caesar Chicken Sliders
  • RECIPE: Slow Cooker Caesar Chicken Sliders

 

sausage and tortellini skillet

Sausage & Tortellini Skillet

The creamy sauce, the cheesy tortellini, the flavorful sausage – oh my!

  • WATCH: Sausage & Tortellini Skillet
  • RECIPE: Sausage & Tortellini Skillet

 

fiesta crack chicken

Fiesta Crack Chicken

It’s a Fiesta in your kitchen! Be sure to watch the video, linked below, for a prep hack on how to cut a bell pepper. 

  • WATCH: Fiesta Crack Chicken
  • RECIPE: Fiesta Crack Chicken

 

carne asada tacos

Carne Asada Tacos

Are you ready for Taco Tuesday? With this recipe and 15 minutes you can be! These are the best tacos! Not to mention an excellent recipe to utilize steak that has been frozen. The ingredients make it extra tasty and tender!

  • WATCH: Carne Asada Tacos
  • RECIPE: Carne Asada Tacos

 

instant pot buttery salmon

Instant Pot Buttery Salmon

I love a great recipe for salmon, especially when it’s dripping with butter! What makes it better? I have 2 bonus cooking lessons in this video – how to roast asparagus & how to compound butter. Make this as I did, and you’ll be serving up a restaurant worthy dinner in 15 minutes…and for way less $$$!

  • WATCH: Instant Pot Buttery Salmon
  • RECIPE: Instant Pot Buttery Salmon and Roasted Asparagus

 

These recipes can also ALL be found within my 15-Minute Freezer Meals Cookbook! Tap below to get yours ordered!

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, Cooking Method, Crock Pot Recipes, Freezer Recipes and Freezer Meal Plans, Grocery Savings, Skillet Dinner Recipes

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