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Honey Maple Glazed Carrots Freezer Meal Side Dish

By Sharla

Side dishes are often overlooked when it comes to freezer cooking. But having them in the freezer as well will make dinner even easier. These honey maple-glazed carrots can be made ahead and frozen. Make Ahead Honey Maple Glazed Carrots freezer side dish #freezermeals101 #freezercooking #freezermeals #sidedish #carrotrecipes #glazedcarrotsDoing the work ahead of time, especially if you make several bags of these at one time, makes suppertime so much easier. They make a perfect side dish to go along with most mains. This also makes an excellent side dish for holiday meals.

Having this side made ahead makes Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas dinner that much easier.

Carrots are a vegetable that most kids will eat, especially when sweetened with both honey and maple. Trust me, these are not a hard sell!

Since the carrots are frozen before they are cooked, they don’t take on that mushy texture that some frozen vegetables can. Mushy is not something I strive for in any of my cooking!

Honey Maple Glazed Carrots Recipe:

  • 3 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 tsp. maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp. honey, melted
  • 2 tsp. thyme
  • 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • pinch pepper

To note: 3 1/2 cups of carrots will be approximately 5 carrots, depending of course on their size.

  1. Peel and slice the carrots.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, toss the carrots with olive oil, maple syrup, melted honey, and all the seasonings. Make sure the carrots are well covered. Alternately, you can put the carrots in the bag and mix everything in by giving it a squish.
  3. Place it all in a medium resealable freezer bag. Take out the excess air and seal before freezing.

process of putting honey maple glazed carrots together in a freezer bagOn the day of cooking:

  1. Take the bag out of the freezer to thaw.
  2. Preheat the oven to 425°.
  3. Spray a cookie sheet with olive oil.
  4. Dump the contents of the bag onto the greased sheet.
  5. Put the pan in the oven for 10 minutes, stir. Return to the oven for another 12-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Carrots are done when they are tender and some of the edges are browning.
  6. Scoop the carrots into a serving bowl. Serve while still warm.

close up of honey maple glazed carrots Ideas for main courses to serve with the honey maple glazed carrots:

Apple Pork Chops

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Chili Glazed Chicken

Tequila Lime Shrimp

Asian Meatballs

pictured below with Honey Sesame Chicken, rice, and salad

close up of honey sesame chicken rice with honey maple carrots

Other make-ahead side dishes that may interest you:

Make-Ahead Rice Pilaf close up of make ahead rice pilaf in a bowl

Freezer Garlic Bread close up of sliced freezer garlic bread

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Honey Maple Glazed Carrots Recipe
Course: Side Dish
Keyword: carrots, honey, maple
Servings: 6
Calories: 75 kcal
Ingredients
  • 3 1/2 cups carrots peeled and sliced
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 tsp. maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp. honey melted
  • 2 tsp. thyme
  • 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • pinch pepper
Instructions
  1. Peel and slice the carrots.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, toss the carrots with olive oil, maple syrup, melted honey, and all the seasonings. Make sure the carrots are well covered. Alternately, you can put the carrots in the bag and mix everything in by giving it a squish.

  3. Place it all in a medium resealable freezer bag. Take out the excess air and seal before freezing.

On the day of cooking:
  1. Take the bag out of the freezer to thaw.
  2. Preheat the oven to 425°.
  3. Spray a cookie sheet with olive oil.
  4. Dump the contents of the bag onto the greased sheet.
  5. Put the pan in the oven for 10 minutes, stir. Return to the oven for another 12-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Carrots are done when they are tender and some of the edges are browning.

  6. Scoop the carrots into a serving bowl. Serve while still warm.
Recipe Notes

3 1/2 cups of carrots will be approximately 5 carrots, depending of course on their size.

Filed Under: Freezer Meal Recipes, Freezer Meal Side Dishes Tagged With: carrots, honey, maple

Maple Dijon Salmon

By Sharla

We always like to include a few salmon recipes every time we make freezer meals. Salmon is high in Omega-3 fatty acids. It’s good for brain health. This maple dijon salmon takes just minutes to prepare. Maple Dijon Salmon freezer meal #makeahead #freezermeals101 #salmon #freezermealThere are two salmon recipes that we alternate between and then we always try out one new one. We usually just invent something based on the ingredients we have on hand or what season it is.

That was the case with this recipe invention. We happened to have maple syrup and dijon mustard. We thought it sounded like a nice Fall meal.

Maple Dijon Salmon Recipe:

  • 1 1/2 lbs. salmon fillets
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 3 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper

Place the salmon in a large resealable freezer bag. Add the other ingredients. Give it a bit of a mix (squish or shake) before taking out the excess air and sealing it. Freeze.

On cooking day, thaw.

BBQ Directions: Create a foil packet using enough tin foil to cover and seal. Cook in the barbeque on high for 7-10 minutes per side until the salmon flakes easily with a fork.

Oven Instructions: Place salmon on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.

close up of maple Dijon salmon with vegetables and rice on the side Serve with green beans, asparagus, or brussels sprouts and rice pilaf.

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Maple Dijon Salmon Recipe
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: dijon, maple, salmon
Servings: 4
Calories: 379 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 lbs. salmon fillets
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 3 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
Instructions
  1. Place the salmon in a large resealable freezer bag. Add the other ingredients. Give it a bit of a mix (squish or shake) before taking out the excess air and sealing. Freeze.

  2. On cooking day, thaw.
BBQ Directions:
  1. Create a foil packet using enough tin foil to cover and seal. Cook in the barbeque on high for 7-10 minutes per side until the salmon flakes easily with a fork.

Oven Instructions:
  1. Place salmon on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.

For more salmon meal ideas, try these:

BBQ Salmon Freezer Meal

close up of BBQ salmon with broccoli

Ginger Soy Salmon Freezer Meal

close up of ginger soy salmon with salad and green beans

Filed Under: Freezer Meal Recipes Tagged With: Dijon, maple, salmon

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