What freezes well and what doesn't?

What freezes well?

Cooked rice, bread dough, pie crusts, cookie doughs, rolls, burritos/taquitos, waffles, shredded cheese(it needs to be shredded), soups, pastas sauces and other sauces, cooked ground beef(of course raw ground beef too), fish, grapes, broccoli(any veggies that you can buy in the frozen section at the grocery store), nuts, potstickers, marinated raw meats(you can put them directly in the freezer but if you are just going to marinate them later then why not freeze them in their marinade, they will become more tender and pack more flavor and it will save you time when you want to cook them up), shredded pork or beef or chicken with some of it's flavor juices...

What does NOT freeze well?

Water based fruits and veggies like lettuce, celery and watermelon, cheeses unless they are shredded, mayonnaise, custard based pies/tarts and frostings do not freeze well, fully cooked noodles will become soggy when defrosted. If you do desire to freeze noodle based dishes only cook the noodles about 50-70% of the way(depending on the dish) or for dishes like a lasagna it is not necessary to cook the noodle at all(though bear in mind it will be a firmer noodles but if that is what you like then it is great. If you are going to freeze pan fried food like chicken tenders just remember that if you don't want them to be soggy then you will need to reheat them in the oven.