Our Top Make-Ahead Recipes

Make meal planning easier, and spend less time in the kitchen, with smart, make-ahead recipes. Food is less stressful when you have a plan. Try making a big batch of soup on a Sunday to eat throughout the week, freezing leftovers, keeping a cookie dough base on hand, and building casseroles to freeze and bake later.  This page gives you the tools you need to conquer any cooking occasion, from a busy work week to entertaining during the holidays.

Staff Picks

This Is the Secret to the Best Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole Ever

One word: strata
By Stacey Ballis

20 Make-Ahead Salad Toppers for Quick Lunches and Dinners

These make-ahead salad toppers won’t just make your salads more interesting and filling, but they’ll also make meal planning a breeze.

20 Make-Ahead-and-Freeze Breakfast Ideas for Easier Mornings

Stuck in a morning rut of eating cold cereal and milk or prepackaged (and possibly sugar-laden) breakfast bars?

Yes, You Do Need These Easy, Make-Ahead Breakfast Burritos In Your Freezer

Making your own breakfast burritos and storing them in your freezer is the key to every type of success.
By Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé

40+ Make-Ahead Christmas Appetizers

Cut back on the chaos this Christmas. 

The Surprisingly Simple Secret To A Better Make-Ahead Smoothie Is Sitting In Your Cabinet

Ready-to-drink smoothies at your fingertips—no batch blending required—thanks to this one thing you already own.
By Dawn Perry
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Simplify Celebrations with Make-Ahead Dishes

6 Dishes You CAN Make Ahead to Make Thanksgiving Easier

6 Dishes You CAN Make Ahead to Make Thanksgiving Easier

Plus, a turkey shortcut that will change your holidays forever
15+ Make-Ahead Recipes for Easiest Easter Yet

15+ Make-Ahead Recipes for Your Easiest Easter Yet

Keep your Easter preparations more relaxed this year with these easy make-ahead dishes.
12 Make-Ahead Easter Appetizers

12 Make-Ahead Easter Appetizers

30 Quick and Easy Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Appetizers

30 Quick and Easy Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Appetizers

36 Make-Ahead Dishes to Prep Before the Fourth of July

36 Make-Ahead Dishes to Prep Before the Fourth of July

Make-Ahead Breakfast Enchiladas for Your Sunday Brunch Party

Make-Ahead Breakfast Enchiladas for Your Sunday Brunch Party

Set It and Forget It

30+ Satisfying Slow-Cooker Dinners You Can Make With One Hand Tied Behind Your Back

We’ve rounded up our easiest slow cooker dinners of all time, because ending the day with a delicious meal shouldn’t — and doesn’t — have to drain you.

10 Easter Dishes to Make With Your Slow Cooker

Take a break from your Instant Pot and get back to basics with these easy dishes that are perfect for Easter.

25+ Easy and Portable Slow Cooker Recipes for Tailgating

Slow cookers were practically made for tailgating. 

Our Best Lasagna Recipes

For a hearty, make-ahead meal, you can’t go wrong with a classic lasagna dish! From light veggie lasagnas to rich and meaty lasagnas, you’re sure to find one your family will love in this collection of our best lasagna recipes!

43 Packable Lunches You Won’t Get Tired Of

Packing lunch for the week seems to always be a drag. Will you have time to toss something together in the morning? Do you even want another boring sandwich? We hear your concerns. That's why we pulled together 43 of our all time favorite lunches. These are tupperware container-worthy recipes you won't grow tired of after toting them to work all week. Your sad desk lunch days are over, pal. 

27 Must-Try Lunchbox Updates

Enjoy 26 of our favorite make-ahead bag lunches, great for packing in kids' lunches or getting you through the workday. Don't forget your superhero lunchbox!
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