Daen's Kitchen

How I Made Months of Freezer Meals for a Friend in One Day

How do you stock a freezer with enough food to last for weeks, in a single day? I did exactly that for my best friend who is about to have her first baby (with a few meals left for me). In this video I'm showing you every single thing I made, how I packaged it, and the exact order I cooked everything so nothing went to waste. Here's everything that went into the freezer: 🍖 Slow roasted lamb shoulder that falls apart and works for three different meals 🥩 Beef short rib ragù slow, rich, and better after a week in the freezer 🥔 Potato and leek soup simple, freezes beautifully, perfect for a tired weeknight 🍗 Chicken soup the one you want waiting for you when everything feels hard 🫙 Chicken bone broth a nourishing and gut friendly base for so many of our meals 🥬 Pickled cabbage because a fully stocked freezer still needs something bright and acidic 🫓 3 ingredient yoghurt flatbreads freeze them, toast them straight from frozen. Done. There's something about cooking for someone else that makes you really think about what they'll actually reach for on a tired Tuesday night. These are the meals I'd want waiting for me! 🔗 All recipes at daenskitchen.com 📌 Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Grocery shopping 00:59 - Prep day 02:14 - Roast chicken for bone broth 03:42 - Lamb marinade 05:24 - Bone broth 11:06 - Beef short rib ragu 15:15 - Lamb roast 17:02 - Potato and leek soup 21:40 - Chicken soup 24:26 - Pickled cabbage 26:00 - Yoghurt flatbreads 28:35 - Finished lamb and beef short rib ragu 29:50 - Pack up 30:55 - Drop off food to friend 📸 Come and tag me on Instagram — I would really love to see your freezer hauls: @daenskitchen #ingredientprep #freezermeals #mealprep #batchcooking