\n Freezer Meals Series<\/a> If you grew up like me, cheesy broccoli came out of a bag sad and mushy. It turns out that it doesn\u2019t have to be that way though\u2026 cheesy broccoli can be fresh, have texture AND still be covered in cheese. We can that a win win. <\/p>\n We tested this specifically for the\u00a0GC Freezer Meal System<\/a><\/strong>, where vegetables, proteins, and starches are portioned separately and mixed together for quick dinners later and the trick isn\u2019t the cheese sauce. It\u2019s everything you do to the broccoli before the sauce ever touches it. Steam it just enough to turn bright green and stop, dry it completely on a towel, and portion it into Souper cubes while the sauce is still warm enough to flow into the gaps. Skip any one of those three steps and you get watery sauce pooling at the bottom of a freezer bag instead of broccoli that reheats like you just made it.<\/p>\n 6<\/span>Portions<\/span><\/p>\n 4-6 hrs<\/span>Freeze Time<\/span><\/p>\n 5-6 min<\/span>Reheat Time<\/span><\/p>\n 3 mo<\/span>Freezer Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Full picks and links for every mold, sealer, and bag in this system: Freezer Meal Prep Equipment Guide<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Work fast while the sauce is still warm enough to move. Divide the cheesy broccoli evenly among six 1-cup silicone mold cavities, filling each one to about \u00bc inch below the rim. Split the broccoli and sauce evenly between cavities so every portion gets a similar ratio of both. Press down gently with the back of a spoon so the warm sauce flows into the gaps between the florets, without crushing the broccoli itself. Smooth the tops while the sauce still moves, then wipe any sauce off the edges of the molds before they go in the fridge.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t let the broccoli sit and thicken in the bowl before you portion it. Once the sauce cools, it clumps instead of filling the molds cleanly. Transfer it while it\u2019s still warm and pourable, not after.<\/p>\n
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