cooking co-op

i am trying out a cooking co-op for the first time!
it is a way to have meals ready to eat and save.
they can be done in different ways, but we are doing it like this....

*there are 8 families total in our group
*2 shoppers and ingredient organizers(big job)
*meet one day and divide up all the food
*each of us take ingredients for 2 main dish meals
*prepare and bag into freezer bags and lay flat in freezer
*meet back up in a week and pass out all the meals

we all end up with 16 meals that are ready to go(with minimal prep time) we all paid
$100 for 16 meals. it will be a little cheaper next time b/c we bought a lot of spices that we
will continue to use. i am excited to try out new meals! there are lots of marinated chicken dishes, mexican ones, and a few noodle meals.

my 2 meals are pizza casserole and meatball subs. i brought home 8 pounds of turkey meat (we decided to use turkey than beef) 5 pounds of cheese. 20 12" subs. over 9 pounds of sauce and lots of freezer bags to pack it all in.

i'll let you know how it goes!