Oh but you *can* do lasagne!! Just slice up zuchinni really thin and use it
in place of noodles!! Ragu even has a no sugar added sauce that is soooo
good I didn't even feel the need to doctor it up, like I used to always to
do jarred spaghetti sauces. Zuchinni layer, sauce with cooked ground beef
(couple pounds works for me) layer of mozzarella (I don't bother with
ricotta but you could mix it in with the mozzarella) a layer of chopped
FRESH spinach (my kids LOVE spinach with it's in things like this!) more
sauce, another layer of zuchini etc until you've used it all up and bake it
awhile.. And do enchiladas with La tortilla low carb tortillas!! Instead of
rolling, do them caserole style using a layer of tortillas in between meat
and cheeses.. you use far less tortillas that way also. Meatloaf.. some
people use crushed pork rinds in place of breadcrumbs.. I just use 2 slices
of my regular whole wheat bread (8gm per slice) recently bought Orowheat
lowcarb which only has i think 6gm per slice so will use that instead fomr
now on.. whiz the couple slices thru the food processor for crumbs.. two
slices will give you plenty for a meatloaf. chili works if you don't put
beans in it but some people eat beans anyway, opting for the higher fiber
ones.. black beans are the best and just don't use as many as you might
normally have.. if you used canned ones, then just dump in one can for
example. Boneless chicken.. slice up (or slice while it's cooking (also
great for leftover chicken) dump in a can of diced Rotel tomatoes get it all
nice and bubbly, stir in a couple handfuls of cheese, dump into a baking
dish, more cheese on top and bake till melts. Great on tortillas..

Teeb

I do weekend cooking for upcoming week.

Here's a couple things I have found that freeze well:

Meatballs- I make a bunch and freeze them, pull them out the night before,
make a simple low carb gravy using :1 package mushroom gravy, 1/2 cup
water,1/2 cup heavy cream.  Warm the meatballs and pour gravy over top, it
is really yummy and easy.

Artichoke chicken: Prepare chicken with all ingredients but cheese and
freeze, separately freeze a bag of cheese.  Do not add artichokes until
cooking.

Ingredients:

4-5 Boneless skinless breast

1 cup cream of chicken

? cup mayo

1 jar artichokes

1 tbs lemon juice

1 tsp curry

? cup cheese

Put artichokes in pan, place chicken mixture (defrosted) overtop. Top with
cheese.  Bake 1 hour at 350.

Mexican Shredded Beef: (works well with chicken too!)

Put into a large pot chicken or beef cut into pieces.  Put in garlic and
some taco seasoning.  Cover with a can of diced tomatoes.  Cook/simmer for a
few hours until it becomes stringy and easy to shred.  After the meat is
cooked, cool it and shred it.  Freeze.  I use this in taco salads,
enchiladas and variation of tacos.

Meatloaf:

Create low carb meat loaf and freeze.  Defrost the night before and either
bake or throw in to the crockpot.

Those are just a few ideas, hope it helps.

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This won't take care of all your pre-cooking needs, but I think
it might be a useful addition to your repertoire: fried cabbage
and fried ground beef.

Details:

I fry up a whole head of cabbage and then portion it into
single serving amounts and then freeze it.  It nukes from
frozen very well and the texture remains excellent.  I also
buy a large bargain-sized package of ground beef and fry it
all up at once as well, and I package it in one-serving
amounts (about 1/2 cup for me) in baggies.  It nukes well
from frozen also[2].

I like to cut my cabbage into thin strips and I use it to
mimic noodles in things like spaghetti and alfredo and
stroganoff.  I fry it in butter & olive oil until limp and
translucent, but not browned much (but you can do it the way
you like it - its nuking abilities will not be affected).

Here's a mock stroganoff:
Take one serving cabbage and one serving beef and nuke
them on defrost until they are easy to manipulate.[1]
Put both in a bowl, and add (for one serving) 2 tablespoons
of cream cheese.  Nuke until hot, season with salt and
pepper, and eat in front of the TV.   :)

Mock spaghetti is also easy:
Nuke cabbage until hot.  Add (for one serving) 2 tablespoons
of a prepared spaghetti sauce that doesn't have any sugar in
it (I really like Classico Red Wine).  (You may nuke a package
of ground beef to go with this, if you like - all our premade
spaghetti sauces are vegetarian for my husband.)  Dust with a
reasonable serving of parmesan cheese.  Eat in front of the
computer.

And mock alfredo:
Return thawed cabbage to frying pan and heat until oil & butter
are loose.  Add a dollop of unwhipped whipping cream and a
reasonable serving of parmesan cheese.  Season with salt and
pepper, and eat anywhere you like.

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[1] - or take the container out of the deep freezer the
     night before and leave it in the fridge until you are
     ready to prepare dinner.
[2] - has anyone else noticed that renuked cooked chicken
     has a funny taste?