Dumb cooking question

I plan on making meals ahead of time and freezing them before DD gets here. I made the mistake of NOT doing this last time. I've never fresh prepared a meal and froze it for later consumption. So stupid question but say I make a lasagna and freeze it, when I go to cook it do I need to let it thaw and THEN bake it? Or just put the whole frozen thing in the oven? TIA

no you can cook frozen lasagna.. think of the frozen stoufers ones that have that you can just put in and bake. itll just take longer than if it was thawed out

It depends how long you want it to take to bake. I normally thaw in the fridge. I put it in the fridge the night before so it's mostly thawed then put it in the oven at dinner time.  

Quoting LoveMyBubbaBoy:" It depends how long you want it to take to bake. I normally thaw in the fridge. I put it in the fridge the night before so it's mostly thawed then put it in the oven at dinner time.  "

does it get liquidy when you let it thaw? like you know how sometimes tomato sauce gets watery when it thaws?

<blockquote><b>Quoting CRSx2Mommy:</b>" does it get liquidy when you let it thaw? like you know how sometimes tomato sauce gets watery when it thaws? "</blockquote>




I haven't had any problems with it becoming liquidy. I know lots of people who freeze lasagna without problems.

Quoting LoveMyBubbaBoy:" <blockquote><b>Quoting CRSx2Mommy:</b>" does it get liquidy when you let it thaw? ... [snip!] ... I haven't had any problems with it becoming liquidy. I know lots of people who freeze lasagna without problems."

awesome thanks!

One of my favorite things to freeze are soups! You can pour them in the freezer bags and lay them flat to freeze, doesn't take up much room. So, if you need some "easy to store" meals those are great!

Quoting sassy chef:" One of my favorite things to freeze are soups! You can pour them in the freezer bags and lay them flat to freeze, doesn't take up much room. So, if you need some "easy to store" meals those are great!"

Oh now THAT I didn't think about! That's a great idea! I made a home made baked potato soup I'll have to look into freezing that