50+ Healthy Make Ahead Freezer Meals

Healthy Freezer Meals on a Budget

When you’re living frugally, freezer meals are going to be one of your best friends. They’ll save you time, they’ll make sure you have less food waste, and they’re just all-around convenient. They’ll also save you a lot of money if you stock up on foods and use coupons (check out these other ways to save at the grocery store without coupons too.)

However, there are definitely different types of freezer meals. There are the ones you can buy at the grocery store, which aren’t so cheap OR healthy. And then, there are the homemade freezer meals. The latter is what we want because they’re healthy, and they’re also quite cheap to make if you go about it the right way.

Over the years we’ve done a lot of freezer meal cooking ourselves, and we’ve had some great recipes and some not so good ones. Here are some of our favorite make-ahead freezer meal recipes for eating healthy on a budget!

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1. Creamy Chicken Taquitos

Have you ever had those frozen taquitos you can buy at the grocery store before? They’re not bad, but they’re definitely not the best. These homemade chicken taquitos take only 30-minutes to make and they’re a whole lot more flavorful and healthy!

2. Crock-Pot Beef and Mushrooms

This healthy crock-pot beef and mushrooms recipe is just delicious. It does take a bit longer to prep (30 minutes) but then you can just throw it in the slow cooker! Easy.

3. Skillet Honey Lime Tilapia

Another very healthy freezer meal recipe here. This one is going to take a bit more time out of your day but it will definitely be worth it! This meal is super nutritious, high in protein, and so flavorful.

4. Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes

When you think of healthy freezer meals you may not think of pancakes but it’s one of my favorite freezer meals to make! Breakfast can be a super busy and rushed time so having some healthy pancake batter ready to go is wonderful.

5. Honey Sesame Chicken

I really love it when freezer meals collide with the slow cooker or instant pot because it just makes for such an EASY meal. And get this: this honey sesame chicken clocks in at just 7 Weight Watchers Freestyle points!

6. Honey Teriyaki Chicken

If you like the honey sesame chicken above, you’re probably going to enjoy this honey teriyaki chicken as well. It’s in the same shredded style but with a nice sweet honey teriyaki sauce. Oh yeah, and this one is only 5 Weight Watchers points! It works in the slow cooker or instant pot too.

7. Pasta e Fagioli Olive Garden Copycat

If you love a good soup recipe, you really can’t go wrong with this Olive Garden copycat. It honestly tastes almost exactly like the real thing. Plus, it’s quick to prepare and  of course, it’s nice and healthy.

8. Honey Garlic Meatballs

Meatballs are versatile while also being extremely delicious all on their own, and these honey garlic meatballs are some of the best. Only 5 minutes to prep, cookable in a slow cooker or instant pot, and only 6 weight watchers points!

9. Biscuits

These aren’t quite a full meal but they do make for a quick and easy breakfast or side! I love having some frozen biscuits on hand just in case.

10. Breakfast Smoothie

You can really almost turn any smoothie recipe into a freezer meal, but this breakfast smoothie is one of my favorites. It’s under 200 calories and it’s packed with foods that will give you lasting energy.

11. Zupas Copycat Yucatan Chicken Tortilla Soup

This is another amazing soup recipe that is healthy and absolutely delicious. It only takes about 10 minutes to prep as well!

12. Cilantro Lime Chicken

This freezable cilantro lime chicken is quick to prepare and easily cooked in the slow cooker. Put it in a tortilla and you’ve got a meal!

13. Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

I love a good stir-fry – especially one that is easy to make! This garlic pork can be prepared and ready to serve in about 30 minutes total and it’s delicious served over rice.

14. Keto Taco Bites

If you’re on or just starting the keto diet, you know how vital it is to have keto-friendly snacks on hand for when you get hungry. These keto taco bites are perfect for that. Super delicious and you can simply heat them from frozen!

15. Chicken Curry

This recipe isn’t the healthiest but I’m still including it with the other healthy freezer meals on this list because it’s not necessarily unhealthy either. It packs a lot of protein!

Chicken Freezer Meal Recipes:

16. BBQ Chicken Pizza
17. Breaded Smothered Chicken
18. Chicken and Beef Fajitas
19. Chicken Crescent Rolls
20. Chicken Enchiladas
21. Chicken Pot Pie
22. Chicken Ole
23. Crispy Southwest Chicken Wontons
24. Cream Cheese Chicken
25. Garlic Ranch Chicken
26. Honey Mustard BBQ Chicken
27. Hot Chicken Salad
28. Parmesan Chicken
29. Pineapple Pepper Chicken
30. Simple Chicken Enchiladas
31. Southwest Chicken Chili
32. Southwest Chicken Wraps
33. Shish Kabobs
34. Chicken and Okra Gumbo

 Beef Freezer Meals:

35. Crock Pot BBQ Beef
36. Beef and Bean Burrito
37. Cheesy Spinach Burgers
38. Cross-Rib Roast
39. French Dip Sandwiches
40. Meatloaf Minis
41. Navajo Tacos
42. Taco Rice Salad
43. Taco Braid
44. Tater Tot Casserole
45. Sassy Sloppy Joes
46. Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef
47. Honey Lime Enchiladas
48. Steak Fajitas

Pork Freezer Meal Recipes:

49. Baked Potato Casserole
50. Breakfast Burrito’s
51. Cafe Rio Style Burritos
52. Ham and Cheese Braid (a hit!)
53. Italian Pork Chops
54. Pizza Calzones
55. Sausage Hash
56. Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
57. Pork Spare Ribs

Check out our Pinterest board for lots of other Make-Ahead Freezer Meal Recipes

Enjoy These 50+ Make-Ahead Freezer Meals!

If you’re new to freezer meal cooking, this list should keep you occupied for quite a while! Hopefully, you enjoy freezer meals as much as we do because they’re so nice and convenient. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments below!

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