Have any money-saving and time-saving tips for cooking in bulk?

[blueberrylady]

You do not have to belong to Sams or Costco to buy in bulk. Gordon's Food Service does not charge a fee to shop there. And their frozen chicken breasts are the best tasting frozen ones I have found.

You should always have 5 go-to recipes that you can make in a pinch for family or company. If part of your recipe is cooked and frozen ahead, you will at least feel somewhat in control

My favorites:

Frozen chicken breast. Cook up in the DCB or on the large Bar Pan and cut into pieces for what ever your recipes call for (I usually bake 10 or 12, cool, then cube some for soup, thinly slice for stir fry, shred for tacos, fajitas, etc.)

Dried Beans

Cook bulk dried beans in your crockpot. I bag up pint freezer bags and freeze them, or make refried beans using this recipe allrecipes.com/recipe/refried-beans-without-the-refry
These taste good & freeze well.

Ground beef

Buy 10 #. Make up PC power cooking recipes. Shape (small scoop) a couple # into meatballs, bake and freeze (each container should have enough for 5 or 6 per person in your house for spagetti & meatballs, subs, sweet n sour meatballs, etc).

Whole Chicken

you can bake 2 or 3 on the large Bar Pan at one time. Cool, then freeze whole or cut into pieces

 

[esavvymom]

I wish we had a GFS around our place. My parents have one and I like it.

 

[Admin Greg]

, or use the meat from the whole chicken for BBQ chicken pizza.


Thank you for sharing your tips and recipes! Buying in bulk can definitely save money and time in the long run. I will definitely check out Gordon's Food Service for their frozen chicken breasts. And having go-to recipes that can be made in a pinch is a great idea. I will definitely try making dried beans in the crockpot and freezing them, as well as using ground beef for meatballs. And baking multiple whole chickens at once is a great time-saver. Thanks again for the suggestions!