Collection · 9 recipes

Batch cook and freezer friendly meals

Cooking once and eating twice is the most reliable way to take the pressure off a busy week. Each recipe here freezes well, reheats well or is built for making in bulk, so a single session in the kitchen can cover several dinners or a run of packed lunches.

A few habits make batch cooking work. Cool food quickly and freeze it in the portions you will actually use, not one giant tub. Label everything with the date. Sauces, chillies and bakes freeze better than anything with a crisp topping, which is best finished fresh on the night. Each recipe is tagged if it freezes well, so you know before you start.

Pair one of these with lighter midweek meals and you have a plan that survives the week you did not see coming. To cook extra, set the meal planner to more people than you are feeding and the shopping list scales up to match, rounded to amounts you can actually buy.

Build a plan from these