Fix and Freeze Dinner Challenge... -

With school starting up this month, life is about to get a LOT crazier…so I decided to challenge myself by stocking the freezer with some healthy, quick and easy weeknight meals.

Since we do not live near a Whole Foods, I stock up on their meats whenever I can…so recently I purchased large quantities of a few of our favorites…boneless pork chops, boneless chicken breast cutlets and ground beef.

I decided to make some simple marinades for the pork and chicken…first up was Mojo for the pork…

Mojo is a Latin marinade that combines fresh citrus juices and herbs and garlic and olive oil…YUMMY!

I used mojo for all the pork chops, but it's great on chicken or skirt steak too!

Next up, was a Mediterrean-inspired marinade…

This marinade features one of my FAVORITE herbs…fresh rosemary! I simply combined lemon juice, chopped rosemary, garlic and olive oil…sooo good!

this is such a classic combination…and for good reason…it's delicious!

Next, I marinated some of the chicken in one of my all-time favorite salad dressings- The Olive Garden Italian Dressing, that's right, not only is it good on salads, but it makes delicious Italian-style grilled chicken.

After prepping all the chicken and pork, I tackled the ground beef next…and since we love our "Taco Tuesdays" around here, I cooked up three pounds of the beef for taco meat…

then I separated it in one pound freezer bags for quick week-night meals!

The last pound of ground beef, I used to make hamburger patties…

So…with a little planning, by shopping in bulk, prepping ahead of time, and storing everything in the freezer, I now have 12 healthy weeknight meals ready to go- simply defrost, cook, and add an easy side dish.