Learn how to create 5 easy freezer meals to help you make your life just a little bit simpler.
As the holiday season starts to get closer many of us might start to feel the pressure. It’s no lie it is a busy season. You probably have Christmas events to go to and have to do the holiday shopping and maybe a bit of cleaning.
I want to help, just a little bit and share with you these 5 easy vegan meals that are perfect to make and freeze.
Just a few notes before we start…
The soup freezes great but I would not try to freeze the chickpea crumble, you want it to be as fresh as possible, it only takes a few minutes to make.
The falafels are perfect to make in a batch and have on hand in the freezer, you can take out as many as you need and put them in the oven to thaw and heat up.
For the Chana dal curry, Chilli and Chickpea tagine it’s totally up to you whether you choose to pre-make the rice/couscous/potatoes and freeze. For me, I prefer them freshly made so I only freeze the stews and then make the rice as needed.
5 easy vegan freezer meals
Carrot and sweet potato soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Oil (divided, see directions)
- 1 Onion
- 2 Cloves of garlic
- 1 Thumb sized ginger
- 1/4 Fresh chili
- 4 Large carrots
- 2 Small sweet potatoes
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp Vegetable bouillon powder
- 1 l Water
- 250 ml Coconut cream
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
Spicy chickpea and nut crumble
- 1 Can of chickpeas
- 1/2 cup Cashews
- 2 tbsp Pumkin seeds
- 2 tbsp Sunflower seeds
- 1 tbsp Poppy seeds
- Herbs and spices of your choice*
Instructions
Soup
- Cut all the vegetables into small pieces. Add 1 tbs of oil to a pot. SautƩ the onion, garlic, ginger, and chili until soft and then add the carrots and sweet potato. Add turmeric, salt & pepper, and vegetable bouillon and sautƩ for a few minutes. Add the water and let simmer until the vegetables are soft.
- Add 1 tbs of oil to a pot. SautƩ the onion, garlic, ginger, and chili until soft and then add the carrots and sweet potato. Add turmeric, salt & pepper, and vegetable bouillon and sautƩ for a few minutes. Add the water and let simmer until the vegetables are soft.
- Pour everything into a blender and blend until smooth and then pour back into the pot. Add the coconut cream and taste. Add salt & pepper if needed and just before serving add the lemon juice.
- Add the coconut cream and taste. Add salt & pepper if needed and just before serving add the lemon juice.
Chickpea and nut crumble
- Rinse the chickpeas and pour into a pan and add 1 tbs oil, herbs and spices of choice ( *I used a pre-made spice mix I had made previously which I think had paprika, cumin, parsley, brown sugar, chili, granulated onion, garlic salt, pepper, and Himalayan salt). Let the chickpeas roast and then add the cashews and seeds. You just want to roast the nuts and seeds a little before sprinkling over the soup.
- Let the chickpeas roast and then add the cashews and seeds. You just want to roast the nuts and seeds a little before sprinkling over the soup.
Easy vegan and gluten-free falafels
Chana dal curry
Chilli sin Carne
Moroccan chickpea tagine
I hope these recipes come in helpful for the holiday season, they are all quite healthy and filling.
If you try these recipes, I would love to hear from you! Please leave a comment down below or take a photo and tag me on Instagram @abiteofkindness
Freezer meals are the best for new moms! Iām looking forward to trying these.
I know Tana! It’s so convenient. When I’m really busy I often batch cook to have some ready meals in the freezer š