Recipes Everyday Cooking Convenience Cooking Frozen Food Fresh Meals Using Frozen Foods Because they're flash-frozen at the peak of the season, most frozen foods are just as nutritious as fresh. By Noel Christmas Noel Christmas Noel Christmas spent 12 years as a professional cook and another 10 years as a food writer for Allrecipes.com, turning professional techniques and recipes into approachable household standards. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on March 16, 2015 Share Tweet Pin Email Frozen as good as fresh? In a word, yes. Frozen Peas Google. Because they're flash-frozen at the peak of the season, most frozen ingredients are just as nutritious as fresh. And, they're available year round, so your family favorites are always at hand. Quick Dishes from Frozen Vegetables You can use frozen vegetables in any recipe that calls for fresh or canned, let alone simply steaming, quickly boiling, or sauteing them. And, as a definite bonus, everything is already washed and chopped. Photo by Holiday Baker. Broccoli, Corn, and Green Bean Saute Crispy Corn Asparagus and Water Chestnuts Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip Easy Sweets with Frozen Fruit Treats all year long. When you can't get the season's best from the produce stand, you can still get great results. Try these sweet treats from frozen fruits and berries. Photo by CC2bake. Berry Breakfast Cobbler Strawberry Pretzel Salad Southern Peach Cobbler All-Around Good Smoothie Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit