BBQ'd pulled pork on baked potatoes with broccoli or a tossed salad.
BBQ pulled pork: I pulled 2 pounds of precooked pork shoulder (butt) out of the freezer that I had vacuum sealed 3 months ago, thawed it out, shredded it, and then heated it on the stove with some BBQ sauce.
Baked potatoes - not from the freezer! Make 'em fresh.
Jonathan prefers this as a sandwich, so I also grabbed a package of hamburger rolls that were in the freezer simply in the store packaging - they thawed great, then I simply popped them in the toaster.
Broccoli - I buy the frozen family size Bird's Eye broccoli crowns from Sam's, honestly - if you steam them properly, they taste just like fresh! I don't bother blanching and freezing my own right now, I just don't have the time.
This is one of the easiest and most economical dinners to make that they whole family likes, but it's also great for company! Next time pork shoulder goes on sale, buy 10-12 pounds, cook it, and freeze it in meal-sized portions! No one will know it came from the freezer.
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