Want to avoid those last minute trips to the grocery story, the long lines at the drive thru, and that dinner desperation as you rush to throw together a last minute meal? Keeping your freezer stocked with a few essentials can help get a hot homemade meal on the table in minutes. Here are five essential to keep in your freezer all the time.

1) Chicken, Beef or Vegetable Broth
Homemade broth can add extra flavor to sauces, substitute for oil or butter to saute vegetables and, of course, is ideal for soups. Thaw some broth, add some frozen vegetables which are already chopped and prepared for you some rice or pasta and some pre-cooked meat and you've got a meal in minutes.

2) Cooked Rice
Throw away the minute rice and eat the real stuff. Brown rice is a great side dish but can take more than half an hour to cook. Make a large batch when you have time, freeze rice in single serving portions and reheat for a side dish that's even faster than those boxed minute rices, more nutritious and more flavorful.

3) Bread
Bread is the staff of life and running out can mean an emergency trip to the grocery store. Keep a few loaves in the freezer and you'll never have to go out for bread again. Frozen sliced bread thaws on the countertop in minutes for sandwiches and can be toasted without thawing.

4) Meatballs
Meatballs are my go to emergency meal. When nothing else is planned or your missing ingredients you can find a way to serve meatballs. Add a sauce and serve over pasta or rice. Throw them in a sandwich, in a pot of soup or on a pizza. If all else fails reheat some in the microwave, add a sauce (BBQ is good) and serve your meatballs like an appetizer.

5) A bag of ice cubes.
Really? Heck, yes! But we're not talking about having ice cubes on hand here, we're talking about monitoring your freezer. If the freezer gets too warm and your food starts to thaw so will the ice cubes. When it gets cold they will refreeze together. If you notice this than you know your freezer got too warm and can make sure the rest of your food is OK before you plan to use and find out at dinner time that your plans are spoiled.

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