6 batch cooking recipes you’ll love

What if we focused our efforts in the kitchen to free up time for ourselves, get a head start on upcoming dinners and help us spend less per serving by buying large-format products? Thanks to the following 6 recipes that can be easily doubled, we can fill the freezer with ready-to-heat dishes that are perfect for busy evenings.

1. Vegetable-ricotta lasagna

Since lasagna can be a time-consuming dish to prepare, you might as well plan ahead and cook two while you’re at it. Once the assembly is done, you can choose to put them both in the oven and freeze one afterwards. You can also bake only one and store the second directly in the freezer for later—without cooking it. Either way, they’ll be just as delicious.

2. Polpette (meatballs and tomato sauce from Josée di Stasio)

We love meatballs and the good news is that they freeze beautifully, just like the tomato sauce that comes with them. To stock up, get large packages of ground meat – pork, beef and veal – for more bang for your buck. The meat mixture is prepared by adding the other ingredients and shaping them into meatballs that are rolled in breadcrumbs before baking.

3. Wonton Soup

Wonton soup brings everyone to the table. And it’s good to know that you just have to rummage through the freezer to make a bowl of it quickly. Stuffed pasta can be frozen before cooking. Place the wontons on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and put them in the freezer. Once frozen, wontons can be stored in an airtight container or freezer bag.

4. Sheet Pan Steak Spice Chicken

Knowing that this recipe can be stored in the freezer, keep an eye on the flyers so you can buy chicken thighs at a good price and cook a large quantity that can then be separated into portions. Coat the chicken with the spice mixture before baking it in the oven on a baking sheet, along with potatoes and frozen beans that are added in the last few minutes of cooking.

5. Meatloaf with mushroom sauce

Meatloaf is a classic that we can’t get enough of. To have some extra on hand for those long workdays, don’t hesitate to double the ingredients of this recipe made with ground veal that you can buy in large quantities as soon as it’s on sale in the flyer.

6. Indian-style lentil curry

For a quick meatless dinner, you can count on this recipe based on frozen legumes. Place the lentils in the slow cooker with the rest of the ingredients, including coconut milk, carrot and ginger. Set the appliance for 8 hours of cooking time and you’re done. Knowing that a good meal awaits you when you get home is priceless!