5 Crock-Pot Freezer Meals – Easy Weeknight Dinners

Crock-pot Freezer Meals are perfect for easy weeknight dinners. All the ingredients are prepped ahead of time, just dump  and go, the crock-pot does all the cooking.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, I’ve been slacking in the dinner department. There’s been a number of days where I just don’t feel like sitting in the kitchen for an hour prepping dinner or we have plans and don’t get home until 630pm. There’s also days where I simply just don’t know what to cook, and we end up with something unhealthy or eating out, which we’re trying to cut back on.

After finding a few recipes online I decided on 5 easy crock pot recipes that I could freeze. I made a grocery list solely for those crock-pot recipes and on one afternoon I prepped all the meals to put in the freezer.  I tweaked the recipes around a little to fit the serving size for our family, each of the meals I placed into two ziplock freezer bags, besides the chili which I put into one.  Within an hour I had 9 crock-pot freezer meals prepped.

I can throw one in the fridge the day before, and in the morning empty it into the crock-pot. By dinner time we have a hot home cooked meal ready. I love coming home at 6pm and not having to worry about making dinner, dinner is already made!

5 Easy Crock Pot Recipes

Make Crock-Pot Freezer Meals on a budget:

1. Search & print out recipes.
2. Make a grocery shopping list of the ingredients needed.
3. Prep meals in one setting – Take gallon zip lock bags and write the names and directions on each one in permanent marker.
4. Lay everything out on the counter, wash/cut/slice up all the veggies. I also cut the fat off the chicken breasts & thighs.
5. Start filling the bags with ingredients. I usually do one at a time, but you can start with putting veggies in all the bags, then the meats, then the spices & sauces.
6. Place in freezer.
7. When ready to use, thaw in fridge over night. Empty contents out of the Ziploc bag and into the crock-pot.

I don’t have the estimated cost for all meals as I stock up on meats and canned food when on sale. You can always add in extra ingredients/change the recipe to your family’s liking, these are meals and ingredients that our family enjoys. Between my husband and I’s work schedule, the 4-6 hour meals work best for us which is why most of the recipes are not for 8-10 hour days, I also always have never placed the ingredients in frozen – always thawed, so I’m not sure the cooking time if frozen.

 Chicken Broccoli Alfredo:

(Split into 2 bags = 2 meals)

Crockpot Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

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Make this easy Crockpot Chicken Alfredo into a freezer meal for an weeknight dinner.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 4-6 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 16 oz bag frozen broccoli florets
• 2 16 oz jars Alfredo sauce (I use light)
• 1 large green pepper chopped
• 1 4 oz can sliced mushrooms, drained

Method

 

1. Split ingredients in half.
2. Place all ingredients in 2 gallon size freezer bags. Zip closed, and place in freezer.
3. When ready to eat, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge overnight. Empty contents into crock-pot and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.

Slow Cooker Black Bean and Corn Salsa Chicken:

(Split into 2 bags = 2 meals)

Slow Cooker Black Bean and Corn Chicken Freezer Meal

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 2 14 oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 14 oz cans corn, drained
• 1 1 oz package taco seasoning
• 4-6 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 cup salsa
• 3/4 cup water

Method

 

1. Split ingredients in half.
2. Place all ingredients in 2 gallon-sized freezer bags. Zip close, and place in freezer.
3. When ready to eat, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge overnight. Empty contents into crock-pot and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 7-8 hours.
4. When finished cooking, shred chicken and serve over rice, with a salad,or in a wrap. Top with cheese, sour cream, avocado, lettuce, tomato.

Slow Cooker Chili:

Maple Dijon Glazed Chicken:

(Split into 2 bags = 2 meals)

Maple Dijon Glazed Chicken

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 4-6 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 cup Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
• Salt & Pepper optional

Method

 

1. Split ingredients in half.
2. Place all ingredients in 2 gallon-sized freezer bags. Zip closed & place in freezer.
3. When ready to eat, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge overnight. Empty contents into crock-pot and cook on LOW for 8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.

Chicken Teriyaki:

(Split into 2 bags = 2 meals)

Slow-Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• Large bag of baby carrots
• Red Onion sliced into large chunks
• 2 Cans of crushed pineapple 20 oz. un-drained
• 4 Garlic cloves
• 4-6 Boneless Chicken Breasts
• 1 Cup Teriyaki Sauce

Method

 

1. Split ingredients in half.
2. Place all ingredients in 2 gallon-sized freezer bags. Mix together in bag and zip closed. Place in freezer.
3. When ready to eat, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge overnight. Empty contents into crock-pot and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours.
4. Serve over rice.

*Chicken Teriyaki Recipe found at Ring Around the Rosies all others found at Six Sister’s Stuff