this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

Before the baby was born, I made a few extra pans of enchiladas to throw in the freezer for later. I loved being able to just pull something from the freezer for dinner so much, that I kept doing it. I've found it's a great way to save myself time and money as well.

Saves time:
Doubling a recipe and stashing some in the freezer does add some prep time, but the clean up time and the time to you take to gather ingredients is more or less the same. For example, I can take 20 mintues to prepare one night's dinner, or take 30 minutes to prepare dinner for that night, plus one or two extras for the future.

Saves money:
If you're one to fall into the trap of going out to eat on a busy night when there's not enough time to prep dinner, then having some meals in the freezer can save you money. For me, I can buy a big package of tortillas and a lot of chicken and use it all up at once when I make more than one night's worth. These items are cheaper in the larger packages, but might go bad if I don't use them right away.

An added bonus? You have a meal all ready to go should you have a friend in need of dinner one night.

So far I'm just doing this with enchiladas (sometimes with chicken and sometimes just cheese), but I'm sure there are many other dishes that can be easily frozen. Any ideas?