Summer has arrived, and it is time to get outside! Give yourself more time to play by stocking the freezer with recipes from this list of 101 Summer Freezer Meals!
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101 Summer Freezer Meals
Quick Key to Recipe Types
Listed in bold – These recipes also appear on our 101 Spring Freezer Meals list.
** dump and go recipe (little to no cooking on your big day)
+ slow cooker recipe
^^ grilling recipe
Dinners
- Southwestern Grilled Chicken with Mexican Rice^^
- Baby Back Ribs (Gluten Free)**^^
- Vegan “Meat” and Potatoes**^^
- Pineapple-Ginger Flank Steak**^^
- Cheddar Butter Burgers**^^
- Tex-Mex Burgers**^^
- Green Chile Burgers**^^
- Buffalo Bleu Cheese Burgers**^^
- Ranch Cheddar Burgers**^^
- Bacon & Bleu Burgers**^^
- Teriyaki Burgers (Gluten Free)**^^
- Tomato Basil Burgers**^^
- Turkey Burgers**^^
- Greek Turkey Sliders**^^
- Blueberry-Balsamic Portabella Stuffed Squash**^^
- Lawry’s Grilled Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken**^^
- Italian Flank Steak Pinwheels**^^
- Tangy Marinated Steak**^^
- Honey Glazed Chicken Thighs**+ (Instant Pot Version)
- Gluten Free Dairy Free Orange-Apricot Pork Chops for the Slow Cooker**+
- Asian Marinated Drumsticks**^^ (Instant Pot Version)
- Grilled Veggie Flatbread Pizzas**^^
- Creamy Adobo Grilled Chicken**^^
- Garlic Balsamic Pork Kabobs**^^
- Sweet & Sour Meatball Skewers**^^
- Raspberry Glazed Pork Chops**^^
- 5 Ingredient Coconut Curry Kabobs**^^
- Moonlight Beef Fajitas (Gluten Free)**^^
- Creamy Chicken with Mushrooms**+ (Instant Pot Version)
- Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken**^^
- Chicken Apple Bacon Sliders (Gluten Free)^^
- Slow Cooker Apple Cherry Pork Loin**+ (Instant Pot Version)
- Fire Roasted Vegetable Pasta
- Cheddar Stuffed Portobello Burgers**^^
- Cream Cheese Chicken **+
- Honey Chicken Kabobs (Gluten Free)**^^
- Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken** (Instant Pot Version)
- Slow Cooked Buffalo Chicken (great on salads)**^^ (Instant Pot Version)
- Vegan Fajita Burgers**
- Aloha Pork Chops**
- Lemon Caper Tilapia Packets**+
- Tilapia with Garlic Roasted Tomatoes & Corn**+
- Southwest Flank Steak Pinwheels**+
- Katy’s Lake Brisket**+
Lunches
- Grilled BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
- Tomato Basil Panini**
- Pure and Simple Crab Cakes**
- Vegetarian Bacon Avocado Melt**^^
- Summer Vegetable Chowder
- Buffalo Chicken Wraps**
- Buffalo Chicken Burgers (Gluten Free)**
- Rice Cooker Mac & Cheese^^
- Chicken Curry Wraps**
- Roasted Red Pepper Soup
- Healthy Citrus Chicken Strips**
- Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers**
- Stuffed Portabella Pizzas**
- Baked Chicken & Vegetable Spring Rolls
- Spicy Beef Lettuce Wraps
- Italian Turkey Zucchini Burgers**
- Sweet Summer Corn Chowder
- Lighter Cajun Jambalaya
Breakfasts
- Coffee Banana Smoothie**
- Yogurt Covered Fruit & Granola**
- Puffed Oven Pancakes with Summer Glazed Fruit
- Apricot Muffins with Almond Streusel (Gluten Free)
- Toddler French Toast Sticks
- French Toast Stick Kabobs**
- Quinoa and Kale Mini Quiches
- Frozen Fruit Burritos**
- Raspberry Kiwi Smoothie**
- Strawberry Banana Breakfast Popsicles**
- Lemon Poppyseed Waffles
- Green Supreme Smoothie**
- Fruit and Yogurt Smoothie Bags**
- Maple Cinnamon Granola (Gluten Free Dairy Free)
Side Dishes
- Balsamic & Rosemary Grilled Vegetables**+
- Baked Beans**
- Freezer Coleslaw**
- Super Simple Pasta Salad
- Vegan Curry Peach Quinoa
- Pickled Beets
- Fresh Veggie Quinoa Skillet
- Santa Fe-Style Quinoa Salad
- Seasoned Broccoli **
- Vegetarian Twice Baked Potato Casserole
- Eggplant and Zucchini Chips
- Freezer Bread and Butter Pickles**
- Homemade Salsa Verde**
- Hamburger Buns
- Sauteed Carrots with Sage**
- Peppery Monterey Jack Pasta Salad
- Strawberry Freezer Jam
- Apricot Freezer Jam
Snacks/Desserts
- Tri-Berry Yogurt Pops**
- Strawberry Freezer Pops**
- Homemade Yogurt Tubes (Gogurt Fakes)**
- Peanut Butter Jelly Time Bars
- Fruit Smoothies**
- Sugar Free Fat Free Mocha Popsicles**
- Mini Banana Pancake Muffins
26 Comments
Join the discussionHow do we put this into a document for easy planning/shopping list?
My suggestion would be to use Ziplist (there is an easy to use button at the top right of each post for you to add to them). Here is a post about how to use them: http://onceamonthmom.com/get-s…
I tried to use Ziplist when creating a menu, but it didn’t put all of the ingredients in there. Did I do something wrong? I just had to go in and do an old-fashion cut and paste! Which worked because I needed to double and triple some of the recipes for two families. BTW… I LOVE your website!!!!
Amanda, hmm, that is odd. I will have to check it out myself. In the past, they have populated on their own. I will see if we need to do some updates.
Omg! I’m so excited to try these. I’ve been at a loss the last two summers. Thank you.
What!?! Thank you so much for this list. I’m typically a lurker here because I’m still a little afraid of bulk cooking. But I’ve been keeping my eye out for some new summer recipes (I roasted a chicken yesterday…it was 95 degrees…blech) and this is perfect. I’m bookmarking it!
So glad you stopped lurking Julia! You should try starting out with a mini menu – there is a mini grilling menu even. Either way, we are glad you are here and like the list.
wow. amazing. thank you. i love this site! school is out and i just never know what to cook. i love bread bread bread. one cant live on bread alone
My kids would argue with that “can’t live on bread alone” statement. 🙂
OMG!!!! Where to start. Due to life OAMC has taken a backside. Dinner is a scramble every nightq. Maybe I’ll to some small. Batch yo get re-started. Now what to choose?
We have several mini menus you might want to consider tackling too, they only take an afternoon (or morning) – http://onceamonthmom.com/menus… AND we even have a summer grilling mini menu – http://onceamonthmom.com/speci….
Are the Whole Food recipes marked in any way? Thanks so much for all your work
It is a bit much for us to mark the recipes per our menu types since we have 6. If you want a listing of just whole foods recipes you can go to http://onceamonthmom.com/oamm_….
Thanks for this great list! I have been freezer cooking for sometime and have been rotating the same favourites. Time to change it up!! I will be featuring this on my page for sure!
Glad to hear you enjoyed! Thanks for sharing.
went to pinterest but no matter what link I try it tells me your page cant be found
Kathy sorry about that, yes our links changed when we went from Once A Month Mom to Once A Month Meals. You can find us here http://pinterest.com/onceamont… and I have updated the links in the post here as well.
What happened to the recipe for Spicy-sweet Pork Tacos? I made it before and wanted to do it again, but I can’t find the recipe.
Great question Tina! Here is the original recipe http://www.glutenfreespinner.c… However, you can also find it on our GFDF August 2014 Menu http://onceamonthmeals.com/glu… and it is also in our Menu Builder system when you customize your menus!
I am strongly considering trying out some of these freezer meals. Been wanting to do this for quite some time just haven’t taken the leap to do it. However, I seem to be struggling with if the recipes are already doubled or if I need to double them?? The math just isn’t working out. Recipe states 2 gallon bags, however the meat (when divided) would only be a pound per bag, yet it is supposed to feed 6 people.
Hey, Julie, the recipes as you’re seeing them are not already doubled. Whatever the recipe says the serving size is – that is correct. For members, recipes are already doubled. If you have more questions about membership – please feel free to pop into chat in the bottom right-hand corner! We’d love to have you join our community!
I recently received an email with this list. I was excited to click over and check out the recipes. But most of the ones I clicked on took me to a page that says “Oops!” I don’t want to have to search for each recipe by name in the search box. I’d rather be able to access the yummy summer recipes all from this great list! Is there a way for OAMM to fix the links?
Hi Sherry! We are sorry for the frustration that we know this causes! There is an issue that we are aware of and are in the process of fixing. Thank you!
Sherry – you’ll be pleased to hear that all of the recipe links on this post have been updated and are working now!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!