Freezer Meal Recipes for Large Families

Take the stress out of mealtimes at your house with these delicious freezer meal recipes for large families. These are perfect for batch cooking. Suppertime just got easier!

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I know what it’s like feeding a large family. We have 7 children including some “adultlings” who seem to always be hungry, so I understand how freezer meal planning can help.

It can be difficult to find recipes when it seems like most meals are designed to feed a family of four. If you’re looking for large family recipes, I’ve got you covered!

With these large family freezer meals, you’ll be able to easily plan your freezer cooking day now that the recipe ideas are taken care of.

Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

Shredded pork in a rich sauce served on a bun slathered in garlic mayo and served on a plate with pickle spears, dill pickle chips and coleslaw.

Our Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork has just the right amount of kick to it. It’s an easy freezer to crock pot recipe that feeds a large family when served on buns with a salad. We like to have garlic mayo between the bun and the meat on ours.

Cilantro Lime Corn

Cilantro Lime Chicken with Corn and Black Beans is one of our favourites. I especially like the bright colours in the bag that reassure me that it’s a healthy meal that I can feel proud to feed my family.

Corn Chowder

This freezer Corn Chowder recipe is one that we make every single time we do freezer cooking. In fact, we quadruple the recipe so that we have 4 bags. That way, if we have company over, we can easily take out a second bag to heat up.

Shredded Beef Nachos

Shredded beef on a bed of tround tortillas on a sheet pan, topped with melted, shredded cheddar and chopped red peppers, tomatoes and sliced onions

The Shredded Beef Nachos are great for large families because when a roast is shredded it goes so far! You can make multiple pans of nachos with this one recipe or use the meat for tacos.

Street Chicken Tacos

Two soft tacos filled with chunks of seasoned chicken, bits of red onion, shredded coleslaw and tomato and garnished with chunks of lime.

Modeled after the Costco version, we believe our Street Chicken Tacos are even better! It’s great because not only are they delicious but they go a long way.

Hamburger Hoobie Soup

A broth soup loaded with ground beef, carrots, celery, onions and chunks of tomatoes (hoobies)

Hamburger Hoobie Soup is named after a family friend’s funny family name for tomatoes. It stretches a dollar and feeds a crowd.

Mixed Bean Casserole

A stew type casserole with kernel corn, a variety of beans, chunks ot tomaotes and cubed sweet potato served in a bowl and garnished with chopped parsley.

The Mixed Bean Casserole is popular vegetarian meal that is perfect for the Crock Pot. Stretch it even further if you need to by adding broth and making it into a soup.

Hot Honey Chicken Sandwiches

Saucy shredded chicken served on a cheese bun sothered in mayo and garnished with pickle slices.

The Hot Honey Chicken Sandwiches give that sweet heat and are perfect on a bun with some mayo and coleslaw. We like to finish it off with pickles for tanginess and crunch.

Country Sausage and Hashbrown Casserole

A casserole dish loaded with shredded hash browns, sliced sausage and shreddedd cheddar.

The Country Sausage and Hash Brown Casserole definitely feeds a crowd. Suitable for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, it’s versatile and yummy.

Sicilian Pasta Sauce

A pasta sauce with ground Italian sausage, mushrooms, zucchini, peppers and onions

Loaded with veggies, you’ll be pleased to serve your family this Sicilian Pasta Sauce. It makes a large batch and goes great on any kind of pasta.

Large Family Meal Prep Tips:

For recipes that call for cooked chicken, place the chicken on baking sheets and cook in the oven at 375° for 45 minutes (or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°) before cubing or shredding to add to meals.
To cook large quantities of bacon, twist the bacon and place it on a baking sheet. You will be able to fit more than 2 packs in the oven on one sheet using this method.
Do your shopping and prep on one day and assemble the meals the next.
Wear good running shoes to avoid getting sore feet.
Plan your recipes around what’s on sale and what you can buy in bulk. This will save so much money and help you budget ahead of time.
Make more than one of each recipe. I usually make 4 of each and make enough meals for 3 months at a time. But even making 2 of each recipe will enable you to save more time and money.
Take all the guesswork out of freezer meals by joining the Freezer Meals 101 Club where you can easily adjust the recipes’ serving size, create custom meal plans, shopping lists, prep lists, and printable labels with the cooking instructions for each meal.

Hamburger Macaroni Skillet

Ground beef, red onion, diced tomatoes, peppers, and cooked macaroni in a large skillet

This Hamburger Macaroni Skillet is the kind of meal you’d make in college when you were trying to stretch a dollar except that this one actually tastes really good! With ground beef, macaroni, tomatoes and a few other ingredients, it is a large dish that you can make for a large family or make for yourself in college and eat it for many days!

Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini

Tortellini in a slow cooker covered in a creamy sauce being stirred with a wooden spoon

Tortellini has a reputation for being quite filling, so it’s perfect for feeding a houseful. This Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini is hearty and tasty.

Tortellini Pizza Bake

Tortellini casserole with shredded cheese that has been melted and browned

This Make Ahead Tortellini Pizza Bake is another great way to satisfy a large family. It’s very different from our other tortellini recipes which creates variety while working with similar ingredients, which is a goal in batch cooking.

Garden Taco Rice

a skillet with rice, ground beef and veggies smothered in shredded cheddar cheese

This Tex Mex ground beef and rice dish is loaded with vegetables that will make you proud to serve it to your family. The Garden Taco Rice is fast and easy to make on those days you’re on run between school and the next activity.

African Thai Stew

diced sweet potatoes, chickpeas and cranberries in a saucy stew, sprinkled with chopped cilantry and served with blue corn tortilla chips

Loaded with flavour, this African Thai Stew will impress your family as well as leave their bellies full. An unexpected mix of sweet potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes, peanut butter and dried cranberries will delight.

Beef Hash

Hash brown potatoes and ground beef smothered in cheese in a casserole dish

This modest but filling recipe will be a regular in your rotation in no time. The Beef Hash is kid friendly and is suitable for lunch or dinner.

Ham and Potato Casserole

Hash browns in a cream sauce mixed with chopped ham

Ham and Potato Casserole is a great way to use up leftover ham. It can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and because of the hash browns, it’s kid friendly too.

Mixed Berry French Toast Casserole

overhead shot of mixed berries (strawberries, raspeberries, blueberries and blackberries) sprinkled over cubed bread chunks in a casserole dish

The Mixed Berry French Toast Casserole is one of those make-ahead dishes you can have handy for when your kids have friends sleep over, surprise company, or even Christmas morning.

Hearty Sausage and Zucchini Soup

a bowl of soup where you can see ground Italian sausage, white kidney beans and chunks of zucchini in it. It's a tomato based broth soup

We love packing our meals with a bunch of veggies. This soup is so hearty it’s right in the name! Hearty Sausage and Zucchini Soup is a large, filling soup with a zip in flavour!

The BEST Freezer Chili

Chili in a bowl with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkled with chopped parsley served with a bowl of colourful tortilla chips

The Best Freezer Chili has been in our rotation for many years and is always a hit with the family. You need to try this chili out and be sure to add our secret ingredient!

How to Make Freezer Meals for Large Families:

Choose your recipes.
Create a shopping list or print off the one made for you if you’re a member of the Freezer Meals 101 Club.
Do your prep – this includes chopping your vegetables and sometimes slicing or chopping the meat.
Print off your labels with the cooking instructions.
Assemble the meals – place the ingredients for the meal into a freezer bag, get as much air as you can out of the bag, seal it, and freeze it until the day you want to cook that meal.
Thaw the bag.
Follow the cooking instructions on the label.
Eat and enjoy!

Italian Baked Chicken

chunky sauce packed with veggies served over egg noodles, topped with shredded parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil

Italian Baked Chicken is a nice saucy chicken meal that you can serve on pasta. We also love it because it’s great in the slow cooker so you can go about your day while it cooks up.

Chunky Bolognese Sauce

ground beef, onions, peppers and diced tomatoes make a hearty sauce for some linguine noodles

The Chunky Bolognese Sauce is a popular meat sauce that will serve your family well! Serve it with a side salad and some garlic bread to make a complete meal.

Chili Casserole

casserole dish with ground beef, rice, diced tomatoes, kernel corn, peppers and sliced onions

The first time we made the Chili Casserole, we were floored at how much it made. It was obvious that this meal would be on a list like “Freezer Meals for Large Families” someday!

Large Family Lasagna

large deep dish lasagna covered with cheese and sprinkled with chopped parsley

Of course there is going to be an awesome homemade lasagna recipe on a page for large families! It’s truly big enough to make two 9×13 pans or a giant square roaster.

Red Lentil Cauliflower Curry

thick and chunky curry topped with chopped cilantro

The Red Lentil Cauliflower Curry packs some heat and is very filling. It’s also a meal that makes great leftovers and reheats well.

Make Ahead Cowboy Baked Beans

Overhead shot of baked beans with ground beef, bacon and green pepper chunks mixed in

This large family meal is homey and very satisfying. Cowboy Baked Beans also make a great meal to take to a potluck dinner!

Meatball Subs

These tasty Meatball Subs are a fun way to fill the family up. They are simple to assemble before freezing and even the littlest ones can make their own sub after cooking.

Beef Barley Stew

broth soup loaded with chunks of beef, sliced carrots and barley topped with parsley

What would a list of meals for large families be without Beef Barley Stew? Hearty and delicious, this classic meal will feed everyone at the table.

BBQ Shredded Chicken

saucy shredded chicken on a bun, with coleslaw

We noted earlier on that shredded meat goes a long way, but we may have saved the best for last. This droolworthy BBQ Shredded Chicken has BBQ sauce with a tang and is goes perfectly into a sandwich with garlic mayo.

Tortellini Soup

tomato based broth soup with strips of onion and red pepper, broccoli florets and snap peas with a lot of tortellini

This colourful Tortellini Soup is a great slow cooker recipe that will stick to your ribs. It’s easy to assemble and there are many bonus veggies in it.

More Large Family Freezer Meals:

Try the Mild Italian Sausage and Pepper Bake from Large Family Table. Jamerrill is a large family mom who knows what she’s talking about when it comes to make ahead meals.

Yum! The Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti at Faith and Food for Busy Moms is perfect for batch cooking. It’s budget friendly and freezes well.

The Beef Enchilada Casserole from Awe Filled Homemaker is cooked in the Instant Pot, making it an even easier freezer cooking meal.

Intentional by Grace’s Mexican Chicken Chili is a nice blend of flavours that can be made ahead and cooked in the slow cooker.

The family friendly Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole Bake over on Large Family Table is a great meal all in one dish.

This will help you fill your freezer and keep more money in your wallet! What are your favourite large family freezer meal recipes?

Find more great make ahead recipes in our Beef and Chicken Dump Recipe cookbooks.

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