Remember about 8 weeks ago when I spent a morning preparing meals to freeze? Well they’re still serving us well!
On Sunday I pulled a few slices of meatloaf out of the freezer and put them in the fridge to thaw. When I got home from work on Monday, I pulled the slices out and got to work.
Think meatball sub…but with meatloaf…and in sandwich form….
I started by putting the meatloaf slices in a hot pan to help warm them up, while at the same time giving them a nice crispy crust.
Then I toasted a couple of hamburger buns that I dug out of the pantry and topped one half with a slice of meatloaf.
I added a little bit of spaghetti sauce and some mozzarella cheese and stuck them in the microwave to melt the cheese.
Ta-da! Meatloaf sandwiches. These are definitely the knife and fork kind of sandwich though, because the meatloaf slices are pretty thick and the spaghetti sauce makes the bun a bit soggy…but it’s a nice contrast to the crispy crust on the meatloaf.
You can just ignore that green stuff in the background. That’s bok choy, sauteed with some garlic and balsamic vinegar and WAAAAAAY too much red pepper. So much so that it was inedible. Whoops!!
Focus on the sandwich 🙂
That’s the good stuff.
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Brilliant!
So when you freeze your food, you freeze it raw? See I tend to cook my food, then put it in the freezer. But, it’s never 8 weeks worth. The other day I cooked BBQ chicken, pork, and crusted wild cod. They will be in the freezer, ready to thaw, for about two weeks. This method works for me.
Your meatloaf sandwich sounds amazing. And, so does the SP nachos in your previous post. YUM!
Nope! It was cooked. I just put it in the pan for a few minutes to heat it up!
I need to get over my fear of the word ‘loaf’… for some reason it never sounds appetizing, despite how beautiful your dinner turned out! 🙂
Know what you mean. I didn’t eat meatloaf until I was like 22 🙂
i always try to focus on the good stuff! 😉
I made meatloaf last night! It never disappoints. I add chopped fresh spinach to mine, which keeps it moist and gets some extra veggies in there!
This look fabulous
I was deprived of Meatloaf as a child (lol – my british parents didn’t understand the appeal) so i eat as much as i can now!
Awesome toppings 🙂
Book MARKED! I am looking for a bundle of recipes to make that freeze easily right before the baby is born. This would be perfect
YUM! This looks absolutely amazing. I love meatloaf and haven’t had it in forever.
Mmmm…this looks delicious! I never thought of freezing meals and then reheating them later. It’s like homemade TV Dinners – great idea!
yep!! my freezer stock has saved me several times this quarter!