COOK IT RIGHT OUT OF THE FREEZER

It seems like a dream, right? You’re home from your day, you’re hungry, you didn’t go to the store, and you don’t want to order in… but you’ve got stuff in the freezer. Here are six solutions: six dinners with ingredients that go directly from freezer to oven, including one that won’t save your Tuesday evening but may save your Thanksgiving.

In all cases, if you’ve bought the protein in bulk at a big box store or on sale at your local supermarket, don’t store it in a big lump in the freezer—or even in the original packaging. Individually wrap each piece, even just in plastic wrap, making sure it freezes as flat as possible to save space.