Host's note: this post and the first several responses were split from the Freezer Friendly Meals for My Grandpa topic. Some refer back to that topic.
We are redoing our kitchen plus repainting the whole house, new flooring. We just had a sheetmetal team creating ductwork throughout the house to support a whole-house heat pump. We also have just started installing irrigation on the yard and have a landscaper cleaning up and redoing beds and plantings. This house was a decent buy, but we knew it would need work.
Things are a bit crazy and the next thing is having the existing kitchen ripped out. We will be without a kitchen for up to 3 weeks. We had a laundry room with a sink in our last house when we redid the kitchen, but nothing like that here, so we will be washing dishes in the bathtub, which I absolutely despise.
We may have access to our induction range but the microwave and toaster oven are going to be our mainstay. I was not well prepared during the last reno and I don't want to repeat that. So I've started making freezer meals that i know can be reheated easily. We have an upright freezer in our garage. Today I made a Mexican chicken with Spanish rice and beans dish. This will freeze and can be reheated in M/W. The containers can be reused or recycled. If necessary, we'll wash them out on the deck.
Here's an example, it's a Mexican chicken dish (chicken thighs with peppers and onions in a tomato sauce), Spanish rice and some mixed pinto and kidney beans.
I want easy because it turns out my husband is scheduled for minor surgery in the middle of this mess and am looking for any suggestions.
I can do meatloaf, chili, meatballs, etc but am interested in other things.
I should definitely do some soups.
