24 Easy Freezer Recipes to Prep for Ramadan (2024)

The flavors of chicken shwarma without the need of a roasting spit. This is a family favorite at our house. You can either toss everything raw into a bag and cook it in your slow cooker when you're ready OR make it in advance and freeze it. Thaw when you want to eat.

Fresh baked bread, dinner rolls, pizza, and the like are heavenly after a day of fasting. Too tired to run out for some, no problem. Knead up some versatile dough that you can use to make any of these things. You have your meat filling to sprinkle on top for pizza or roll up inside the dough and slice into pinwheels for impressive treats.

A simple and filling lentil soup from Lebanon. Perfect as a starter or iftar option. If you like your soup smoother it can be made in advance and frozen. Reheat when you're ready to eat.

Not just one, but maybe three or four roasted chickens will serve your family well this month. Let the chickens cool, then clean the meat off. shred, cubed or cut into strips to freeze and make fillings, salads, mini-sandwiches, pizza topping, quickie casseroles - you get the idea. And of course, you can make some great stock with the carcasses.

Sweets will be plentiful all month long. So again, keeping with the idea of a healthy gift to my future self, I like to get some whole-grain, protein-rich cookies or bars packed into the back of the freezer. These will be so appreciated towards the end of the month. Here are oatmeal based breakfast cookies made 6 ways. Perfect to breakfast with.

A very basic filling made with ground meat, onions, garlic, and celery can be used throughout the month. Season accordingly and use it in tacos, sandwiches, on top of pizza, in a quickie sauce, in savory pastries, omelets, Frito or Shepard's pie, and so on. You can even omit the cilantro from this recipe in case later on you want to season it in other ways.

Shredded beef is so flavorful, tasting like it took hours to cook because it does! Using a slow cooker makes this an easy dish to cook on the side while doing other recipes. Shredded beef can be used in tacos, sandwiches, on top of pizza or nachos, in rich pasta sauce and dozens of other ways.

Strips of chicken breast, chunks or cut up, whichever you use it’s going to be delicious having soaked up the marinade as it froze and then defrosted. Marinated chicken for baked/fried chicken nuggets is extra yum. Make an extra bit to freeze on it’s own and use for oven-roasted vegetables. Here are 16 different marinades to choose from.

Getting enough vegetables in during Ramadan can be a real challenge with everyone wanting rich, yummy foods at the end of the fasting day. Making a variety of vegetable-based shell fillings, stuffing and freezing them ahead is going to make you feel great when you put a dish that is both delicious and full of veggies on the table. This cremini and shard recipe is especially good, but this trick can work with a variety of veggie fillings, try swapping out the shard for broccoli or zucchini for variety.

These freezer burritos are great whether you're too lazy to cook, or just want a delicious meal. They are low in calories and high in taste.

This soup is vegetarian & based on a traditional Ashkenazic Jewish recipe. With bread & a salad or fruit, it’s a full meal.

Cheese Fatayer is a Lebanese cheese pie that is mixed with feta & mozzarella cheese and parsley. It is a popular breakfast or snack in Lebanon, Jordan, and other Middle Eastern countries.

This flavorful, one-pan Aloo Gobi recipe is the ultimate Indian home-style dish that you can quickly bring together using a few wholesome and inexpensive ingredients! It’s the perfect addition to your weeknight meal rotation or weekly meal prep!

This meatless sweet potato chili is chock-full of wholesome ingredients. It's just what’s needed to warm and fill you up.

Baked zucchini fritters, made with chickpea flour, make a delicious snack or part of a meal. They can be easily frozen and reheated in the oven.

These flourless peanut butter cookies use just five ingredients. They are a delicious snack and they freeze beautifully.

A super creamy and delicious instant pot broccoli and cheddar soup that is ready in 20 minutes!

This rice dish with lentils, onions and spices is a delicious and wholesome meal to prepare ahead for iftar

Moussakas, is a Greek casserole of layered sautéed slices of potatoes and eggplants (in some places they also add zucchini and tomatoes), with the meat sauce (either pork or veal) in the middle layer and topped with a lush layer of béchamel sauce and myzithra or graviera cheese, baked in the oven.

This satisfying Red Lentil Soup Recipe is easy to make, requires minimal ingredients, and has rich, deep flavor and creamy texture. It’s a delicious first course to a larger meal, or it makes a perfect lunch.

These quick and easy curried chickpeas and spinach make a flavour-packed and nutritious supper, with zingy lemon, Indian spices and a creamy coconut sauce.

This delicious Tuscan Bean Stew is such an easy one-pot dinner. Packed with flavours of Italy, it can be made on the hob or slow cooker.

This Easy Black Bean Soup Recipe is made with basic pantry essentials including canned black beans, onion, carrots, and celery. Filled with hearty plant-based protein and gut-loving fiber, enjoy this healthy and delicious vegan soup with all your favorite toppings including salsa, sour cream, avocado, and more!