Cheap & Easy Freezer Meals: 31 Healthy Make-Ahead Dinners on a Budget

The best healthy crockpot chicken fajitas recipe! This simple fajita recipe has tender, juicy chicken and lots of flavor. Your family will love this easy slow cooker meal!

Super moist chicken, packed with flavor. Can be served as tacos or whole chicken breasts.

Break out your Instant Pot to make this delicious sweet and spicy asian bowl. Pairs perfectly with rice!

Looking for a quick weeknight meal that’s delicious and healthy? These Baked Chicken Chimichangas are easy to make and healthier than most Mexican food. Plus, they make a great freezer meal!

These Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos make a super easy freezer meal. Just bag it, freeze it, dump it in the slow cooker or Instant Pot, and dinner is ready.

Make a batch of delicious sour cream chicken enchiladas for dinner tonight! This is an easy main dish casserole recipe featuring a sour cream white sauce and no canned soups.

Creamy and tangy Coconut Lime Chicken Marinade is simple and made with only a handful of natural pantry ingredients. Whole30 approved, plus dairy free, Paleo-friendly and gluten free.

This Crock Pot Chicken Chili Mac is so delicious and easy that you can make up a couple of batches and have them frozen and ready for dinner anytime.

Stuffed bell peppers with rice, ground beef or turkey, tomato sauce and seasonings. These easy stuffed peppers are a delicious dinner that you can make ahead.

Southwestern Hamburger Soup is another great recipe to have in your freezer meal recipes arsenal. It is filling and packed full of ingredients like ground beef, black beans, corn and all the flavors of your favorite Mexican recipe.

Mexican Manicotti casserole is a delicious, easy to make, comforting, Low-Sugar meal. Enjoy this yummy Mexican Ground beef casserole dish full of Mexican seasonings and flavor.

This make ahead salisbury steak recipe makes such a comforting family dinner! Just bake it and freeze it and it’ll be ready for weeknights when you don’t have time to cook.

These Easy Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs with homemade marinara sauce are a delicious, make ahead dinner! With a freezer meal option, you can make crockpot meatballs faster than ever!

Your family will love this easy “dump and go” freezer-friendly recipe for Crock-Pot 3 Ingredient Pot Roast. The meat is SO tender!

This sloppy joe freezer meal recipe is made from scratch. You can make it ahead and freeze it, then cook it in the crock pot or in a skillet on the stove.

This Lawnmower Taco Casserole recipe is a busy person's life saver at dinner time. Pile on your favorite taco toppings!

This Healthy Egg Roll in a Bowl (aka Crack Slaw) has all of the great flavor of egg rolls, but none of the carbs! It's a sure-to-please easy one pan freezer meal with tons of flavor.

Layer your favorite Mexican ingredients 3 layers high and bake. It’s that easy!

This delicious Korean keto recipe is filled with amazing ingredients that together make an incredible low-carb, nut-free, gluten-free, grain-free, egg-free, coconut-free, and refined-sugar-free dish!

Want to pack the freezer full of dump and go meals you can pull out the night before? This easy pineapple pulled pork recipe is a great freezer meal recipe to get you started.

These Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Pork Chops are a super popular recipe. You can make it as shown or even in the Instant Pot!

These freezer-friendly Western Omelet Egg Muffins are delicious, easy and the perfect snack or breakfast on the go!

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins get a zesty infusion of Mexican flavor with the addition of salsa and cheese!

This bean burrito casserole is the perfect weeknight vegetarian freezer meal. Pull the casserole dish out of the freezer and defrost it during the day. Pop it in the oven after work and have dinner on the table in just 30 minutes!

With just 4 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep, this Dump-and-Bake Ravioli Casserole is an easy dinner recipe that the whole family will love!

You won’t be able to resist these veggie packed burgers filled with peppers, onions, garlic, and a can of black beans! They are SO easy to prepare ahead, freeze, and reheat whenever you need a quick meal!

Vegan lasagna layered with pasta sauce, tofu ricotta, zucchini, fresh basil & spinach. This mini casserole is just the right size for one or two. And it’s ready in only 30 minutes thanks to the air fryer! Perfect for when you need something cozy fast.

Meatless chili with Soy Curls and beans is a hearty, meal-in-a-bowl style soup. A great weekday lunch or dinner. Makes terrific leftovers too! Vegan & gluten-free.

Whether you’re in a busy season in your life or just want to maximize your kitchen time, these Vegetarian Freezer Enchiladas are time-saving, tasty, and healthy.

The Best Slow Cooker Vegan Chili Recipe is wholesome, delicious and easy to make. It's a comforting and healthy freezable dinner packed with nutrients and flavors!

These easy salmon patties are made with canned salmon, yogurt, breadcrumbs, and a few easy-to-find seasonings. Serve them with a quick and easy mustard sauce!