Garlic Butter Shrimp Freezer Meal

This Garlic Butter Shrimp freezer meal is a delicious easy recipe. The flavours are dynamite! This is my daughter Eliana’s favourite lunch dish ever.

This recipe is so versatile. I love it served over pasta with some spicy red chili flakes and grated Parmesan cheese sprinkled over top, but you can also eat it in a rice bowl or on a salad if you prefer.

I got this recipe from my friend Corrine. She had found it in a magazine and discovered that it froze well. The initial recipe had a lot of steps to it and we try to keep our freezer meals as simple to put together as possible, so we experimented and adapted and came up with this recipe. It still has the same great taste as the original, but there are much fewer steps involved in getting it ready.

For this recipe, you really want to use real butter and fresh garlic. You can save time by using jarred minced garlic, but trust me, it is worth the few extra minutes to use the fresh ingredients for this one!

Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe:

1 lb. medium shrimp, deveined and tails removed
6-8 garlic cloves, minced
1⁄4 cup butter
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
Dash of red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper

Using a fork or an electric beater, blend the butter, garlic, olive oil, and spices until they are thoroughly mixed. Add with shrimp into a large resealable freezer bag. Seal, lay flat and freeze.

*Note – If you use frozen uncooked shrimp, it often has the tail on. Prepare your butter mixture first, then you can remove the tails of the shrimp without them thawing by de-tailing them under cool running water and doing it quickly so that you can get it back in the freezer right away. This also helps clean the shrimp for cooking.

On the cooking day, take the bag out of the freezer and thaw. Sauté shrimp and butter sauce for 6-7 minutes over medium heat just until they turn pink. If you want to turn this into garlic butter shrimp pasta, cook 8-12 oz. of the pasta of your choice and drain, saving 1 cup of the starchy pasta water. Add the shrimp with butter sauce to the pasta. Add some or all of the reserved pasta water. Toss the ingredients together and serve.

You can throw on a bit of parsley if you like. Personally, I like to add red chili flakes and grated Parmesan or asiago cheese on mine.

You can find this garlic butter shrimp recipe along with other quick and easy meals in our Dinner in 20 Freezer Meal Plan. It includes recipes, prep lists, shopping lists, and printable labels making it easy to get dinner on the table on those busy weeknights. Here are some other fast weeknight recipes for you to try:

Best Ever Freezer Spaghetti Sauce

Lemon Garlic Chicken Dump Recipe

The Big List of Instant Pot Freezer Meals

By Sharla

I was late to the Instant Pot craze. I was resistant at first, but so many of my friends were raving about theirs, especially the ones with large families, so I broke down and bought one. Actually, I wasn’t even the first one to use it after it arrived. My neighbour used it to make roasts in just 17 minutes and I was sold!

Freezer meals are my secret to easily feeding my family, but combining that time saver with this time saving appliance takes things to a whole new level. Instant Pot freezer meals are quickly becoming my new go-to for weekday dinners.

One of the biggest “a-ha” moments for me when it came to wanting to make my freezer meals in the Instant Pot is that you can cook meat from frozen. This means that if you forget to take a freezer meal out in the morning or the night before, you can still just pop it into the Instant Pot*. FROM FROZEN. Yes, freezer meals and the Instant Pot really are a match made in kitchen heaven.

*Be sure to adjust cooking times for this.

Instant Pot Freezer Meals:

Chicken Tikka Masala Instant Pot Freezer Meal from here on Freezer Meals 101

Instant Pot Butter Chicken Freezer Meal here on Freezer Meals 101

Our easy Instant Pot Italian Chicken and Veggies

Instant Pot Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches from Awe Filled Homemaker

Instant Pot Pulled Pork Recipe from Encouraging Moms at Home

Freezer Meal Thai Peanut Chicken for the Instant Pot from Smart Nutrition – This looks so incredibly delicious! I’m a huge fan of Thai food, so this one is going on the must-try list.

Pressure Cooker Kalbi Korean Short Ribs from This Old Gal – Place the marinating meat bag in the freezer for up to 3 months before thawing and cooking in the Instant Pot. If cooking from frozen, adjust the cooking time.

Instant Pot White Chicken Lasagna Soup Recipe over at Super Healthy Kids

Incredible Instant Pot Beef Ragu from Instant Pot Eats

Paleo Chili in the Crock Pot or Instant Pot at Wholesome Yum

Instant Pot Shredded Beef Fajitas Freezer Meal from Happy Money Saver

Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce from Amy & Jacky – Pressure Cook Recipes

Turkey and Pumpkin White Chili on Instant Pot Eats

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken from Leelalicious

Pressure Cooker Balsamic Ginger Chicken from This Old Gal

Instant Pot Chicken Shawarma from Jo Cooks (make the chicken and marinade ahead in a freezer bag)

Check out our Instant Pot Freezer Meals Plan which takes all the guesswork out of preparing Instant Pot meals ahead of time. It includes the recipes, prep lists, shopping lists, and printable labels.

Freezer to Instant Pot Side Dishes:

Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes from Make-Ahead Meal Mom

Pressure Cooker Maple Mustard Glazed Carrots at Major Hoff Takes a Wife

Taking a bit of time to fill your freezer with Instant Pot friendly recipes will be a decision you will thank yourself for again and again!

Instant Pot Italian Chicken and Veggies

By Sharla

The Instant Pot is slowly growing on me, although I have to admit that I still think of using the crock pot more often out of habit. My friend Michelle had to walk me through how to use it because I’m still new at this. It is more complicated than just plopping the food in and touching a button, but I can see how convenient it is and how much faster it makes cooking. This Instant Pot Italian Chicken and Veggies is a great one pot meal that includes everything.

Since this recipe includes the chicken and the vegetables, it really takes the thinking out of making dinner. This is quick and easy but manages to taste good as well.

My husband was impressed by how juicy the chicken was in this recipe. The vegetables hold their texture really well in this dish. You can also change up the flavours by using different varieties of frozen mixed vegetables.

Instant Pot Italian Chicken and Veggies recipe:

2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
475 mL bottle of zesty Italian dressing
1 tsp dried red pepper flakes
3 cloves minced garlic
12 oz. frozen Italian veggies

When putting this together as a freezer meal, place the chicken and all the other ingredients together in a large resealable bag. Squish to combine everything and seal after removing the excess air. Freeze.

On the day of cooking, take the bag out of the freezer and thaw. Place the bag contents into your Instant Pot. Lock the cover and seal the steam nozzle.

Cook on manual high for 10 minutes. Allow it to natural release for 7 minutes before doing a quick release. This is what it will look like when you remove the lid: Italian Chicken and Veggies in the Instant Pot

If you’re looking for a starch for this meal, you can serve it with rice or potatoes.

This Italian Chicken and Veggies recipe is included in our Instant Pot Freezer Meal Menu Plan along with other delicious and easy recipes, prep lists, shopping lists, and printable labels. Check out some of our other Instant Pot freezer meal recipes:

Instant Pot Butter Chicken Recipe

Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

Beefy Rice Slow Cooker Casserole

By Sharla

This Beefy Rice Slow Cooker Casserole includes everything needed for a balanced meal. This dish doesn’t have very strong flavours, so it’s a good family friendly freezer meal. Beefy Rice Casserole, a freezer to crock pot easy family meal #freezermeals101 #freezermeals #slowcooker #familyfriendly #makeaheadmeals

Beefy Rice Slow Cooker Casserole Recipe:

1 1⁄2 lbs. cooked ground beef
28 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 chopped onion
1⁄4 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup uncooked long grain converted rice
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chili powder

Before putting together this freezer meal, brown the ground beef and chop the onion and green pepper. Place the uncooked rice in a medium sized resealable bag and seal.

Next, add the browned ground beef, tomatoes, onion, green pepper, and seasonings to a large resealable bag. Squish everything in that bag together.

Remove the excess air from the bag and seal. Staple the medium bag of uncooked rice to the large bag above the seal.

On the day of cooking, take the meal out of the freezer. Thaw. Remove the staples. Add the contents of both bags to the slow cooker. Add 1 cup of water. Stir.

Cook in the crock pot on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours until the rice is the right consistency.

This family friendly freezer meal is included in our Slow Cooker Freezer Meal Plan which has recipes, shopping lists, and printable labels.

Check out these other family friendly crock pot freezer meals:

Beef Stroganoff Freezer Meal

Freezer to Crock Pot Beef Stew

Lemon Garlic Chicken Dump Recipe

By Sharla

Supper doesn’t get easier than this Lemon Garlic Chicken Dump recipe. It’s a quick make ahead meal that can be cooked in the slow cooker.

Dump recipes are probably my favourite type of freezer meal to make. You can easily make ten meals in half an hour to an hour using the dump recipe method.

The dump recipe method is basically using only one protein or main ingredient, setting up all of your resealable bags on the counter, filling them with that main ingredients and then dumping the other ingredients called for in the recipes into each bag.

Lemon Garlic Chicken Dump Recipe:

3-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or 8-10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
4 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. pepper

Since this is a dump recipe, it is just as easy to make lots of these as it is to make one. Begin by opening a large resealable bag (or as many bags as the amount of meals you are going to make) and adding the chicken.

Dump the other ingredients into the bag. Remove the excess air from the bag, seal, lay flat, and freeze.

On the day of cooking, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 45-55 minutes or in the crock pot on low for 4-6 hours.

If desired, you can sprinkle some parsley on top. Serve with rice or potatoes and your choice of veggies. This meal is one of the many simple, yet delicious recipes included in my Chicken Dump Recipes cookbook.

Check out these other Dump Meal Recipes:

BBQ Shredded Chicken in the Crock Pot

Freezer to Crock Pot Beef Stew

Lemon Garlic Chicken Dump Recipe

Ingredients

3-5 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 8-10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
4 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. pepper

Instructions

Begin by opening a large resealable bag and adding the chicken.
Dump the other ingredients into the bag.
Remove the excess air from the bag, seal, lay flat, and freeze.
On the day of cooking, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw.
Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 45-55 minutes or in the crock pot on low for 4-6 hours.
Serve with rice or potatoes and your choice of veggies.