Cook Once, Eat All Month — 30 Freezer Meals for Under $2 Each

Get My New Book: 'The Art of Japanese Cooking' from me and my grandma. 👉 https://frugaljapan.shop/ Easy to make Japanese recipes that your family will enjoy :) -------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Frugal Japan channel. -------------------------------------------------------------- I’m turning one affordable grocery shop and one cooking session into 30 complete freezer dinners—all for under $2 per portion. I’ll show you exactly what I buy, how I use shared ingredients across seven recipes, and how I safely cool, label, freeze, and reheat every meal. I’m making: • Soy ginger chicken bowls • Sweet potato and black bean chili • Tomato lentil pasta bake • Japanese-style chickpea curry • Chicken, barley, and vegetable stew • Black bean and rice burritos • Lentil mushroom cottage pies I also share my three-week freezer test and a complete cost breakdown so you can see how the meals hold up and what each portion really costs. 0:00 - Thirty dinners under two dollars 1:54 - Shopping with shared ingredients 4:54 - Soy ginger chicken bowls 8:34 - Sweet potato black bean chili 11:46 - Tomato lentil pasta bake 14:32 - Japanese chickpea curry 17:31 - Chicken barley vegetable stew 19:43 - Black bean rice burritos 22:18 - Lentil mushroom cottage pies 25:13 - Cooling and freezing safely 27:44 - The three-week freezer test 29:19 - Complete cost breakdown #japan