Well Stocked Pantry: Freezer

Freezer Items

Most of these items are based on your preference. Some of them will be used regularly in menus (like ground beef, cooked chicken, and cooked onions), but some are just items to keep on hand for your own use, like frozen vegetables for soups and side dishes. Most families choose to adjust these items based on their preference, so do not stock up on vegetables that your family does not like just because they are on our list.

Fish

• Baby Shrimp (for stir fry or fried rice)
• Tilapia (bags of individually frozen fillets)

Frozen Fruit

• Bagged berries, miscellaneous (for smoothies)

Frozen Vegetables

• Asparagus
• Breaded Okra
• Broccoli Cuts
• Cauliflower
• Edamame
• Hash Browns
• Mixed Vegetables (for fried rice, soups, and casseroles)
• Okra (not breaded)
• Peas
• Peas and Carrots
• Shoepeg Corn
• Stew Vegetables
• Stir Fry Vegetables
• Sugar Snap Peas
• Tater Tots

Meat

• Beef Hot Links
• Beef (ground, roast, stew, and flank)
• Chicken (whole and breasts)
• Hot Dogs
• Hot Italian Sausage
• Kielbasa
• Pepperoni
• Pork Chops

Miscellaneous

• Miscellaneous meals that have been prepared and frozen
• Nuts (almonds, pecans, pinenuts, walnuts)
• Seeds (sunflower seeds, sesame seeds)
• Puff Pastry Sheets
• Shredded Cheese (several bags each of mozzarella, cheddar, Mexican blend, and Parmesan)
• Tortellini
• Ravioli

Prepared Ingredients

• Black beans, cooked
• Buttermilk biscuit dough
• Chicken, cooked and diced or shredded
• Ground beef, browned
• Ham, cooked and diced
• Meatballs
• Peppers, chopped and sauteed
• Onions, chopped and sauteed
• Prepared Chili
• Prepared Spaghetti Sauce