Since we had to do something, we decided to try making some of our favorite meals and see how well they would freeze. To my surprise many of our family favorites freeze quite well. Adding in a few of the new recipes that we liked, we were able to fill our freezer.
When in doubt, try a freezer test on a favorite recipe. Make the meal for your family and set aside one serving to be frozen. After 2 weeks, fix that serving for your lunch. If it tastes the same, then it can be frozen. Then you can experiment as to when you like the freeze the meal.
Meatloaf is very freezer friendly, some like it cooked first and then frozen, personally I like to make the meatloaf and freeze, then cook it the day I'll serve it.
I've discovered that most casseroles can be prepared up to the point where you slide them into the oven and then frozen.
Most mixed meat dishes (meatloaf, Salisbury steaks, etc.) can be prepared to the point of cooking and then frozen.
Many other meals can be made to a point where you finish the more difficult parts and then frozen. An example of this is using cube steak to make Swiss steak. I'll flour and season the meat for 3 or 4 meals at once and then freeze. On cooking day, I'll pull out the frozen, floured steak and brown it (can be done while frozen), then sauté the onion and add the diced tomatoes and simmer. A meal that used to take me about 45 of prep work is now simmering happily in less than 15 minutes.
The answer to the "will it freeze?" question, is give it a freezer test and find out. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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