When roasts go on sale at my grocery store. I know I can spend a day freezer cooking and have meals ready if I do not feel like cooking, which is often. These are my favorite freezer roast recipes. It is best to under-cook the roast the day of freezer cooking. That way when you take the roast out of the freezer and reheat the roast is not overdone and dry.

Herb Roast

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 tablespoons paprika
• 1 Teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (3 pound) sirloin tip roast

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
2. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients, except the roast.
3. Place the roast on the baking sheet, and cover all sides with the herb mixture.
4. Roast 1 hour in the preheated oven. Cool completely.
5. Wrap and label roast for freezer.
6. On day of cooking, take roast out in the morning. Reheat in oven or cut into strips and cook in a pan. You can make stir fry, steak sandwiches or enchiladas.

Roast Beef

Ingredients: 

• 3 lbs rump roast
• 6 slivers of garlic
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• 2 Teaspoons pepper
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Make 6 small incisions in the roast with a sharp knife. Insert sliver of garlic in each hole.
3. Rub olive oil, salt and pepper on roast.
4. Roast in oven with fatty side up for 30 minutes
5. Lower heat to 225 degrees. Cook for an additional 2-3 hours. Check with a meat thermometer to make sure the roast is done.
6. Let cool completely. Wrap and label roast for freezer.

Roast

• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 Teaspoon oregano
• 2 Teaspoons salt
• 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 4 lb Roast such as a London broil

Directions:

1. Mix ingredients together.
2.  Rub mixture over roast.
3. Wrap and label for freezer.
4. On day of cooking, take out in morning and let defrost.  Preheat grill and cook 7 minutes per side. Use a meat thermometer to check for doneness.