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Having a large family, one of my main goals in order for my week to go smoothly is to plan my meals ahead….and to make them easy for me to complete without a lot of time and effort! I need to work on the rest of my weekly goals, but for now, meal planning it is!!
That is why I came up with a weekly meal plan where I can get it all mostly ready at once…freezing ingredients together. The night before, I can just toss it in the fridge to thaw and then first thing in the morning, it goes into the crockpot for a delicious meal at supper! Here’s what we’ll be eating, almost completely using crockpot meals. If you missed Week one, you should see that here.
Slow Cooker Pizza
Chicken Pot Pie
Pasta Fagiola
Meat Loaf
French Stew
Chicken & Dumplings
Shopping List:
Meat:
4.5 pounds of frozen chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
4 pounds of ground beef
3 pounds beef stew
Produce:
4 onions
1 pound of carrots
green pepper
celery
Refrigerated:
1 can refrigerated biscuits
eggs
milk
10 oz moz cheese shredded
10 oz cheddar shredded
Frozen:
3 16 oz bag frozen mixed vegetables
2 10 oz packages of peas and pearl onions
1 bag hash browned potatoes
2 9” deep dish pie crusts (i find in freezer section)
2 9” pie crusts (refrigerator section, for top)
Canned/boxed goods:
4 cans cream-of-chicken soup
bread crumbs
3 cans diced tomatoes
1 10.75 o can beef consommé
1 can green beans, drained
1 can kidney beans
1 can white beans
2 cans of beef broth
red wine vinegar
32 oz spaghetti sauce
16.5 oz jar pasta sauce
box of rigatoni
1/2 c dry pasta (your lfavorite…or use what’s in your cabinet)
Spices:
sage
salt
bay leaf
pepper
parsley
oregnao
tobasco sauce
Here’s how to put it all together!
Brown ground beef (all but 1.5 pounds for meat loaf)
Boil 3 chicken breasts and chop or shred for pot pies
Chop onions, green peppers, 3 large carrots + 1 cup of carrots (not sure of how many that is) and 2 celery stalks.
Assemble all the ingredients to each recipe individually in freezer bags or containers. Try to thaw out in the refrigerator the night before. If you forget to thaw it out, if you can get it in your crockpot (due the the shape), still throw it in, just put it on high for a while at first. Enjoy!
I would appreciate any feedback you have to offer. If there’s anything I’ve missed or need to add, let me know!
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Hi, I'm stopping by from the Menu Planning Monday blog hop to check out your recipes and say hi! I LOVE using my crockpot to have a hot meal ready without having to worry about it.
I found you through Money Saving Mom…great looking blog!
Your menu sounds good! Love the look of your blog. Good luck on completing your menu goal this week! Nicole from saveliveeatlove.com
Thank you ladies for stopping by!
Love this!
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Wow I love this. I pinterested it and I am going to the grocer today and possibly assembling this afternoon. I wonder how long does the assembly take? It doesn't seem like it would take much longer than the time to prepare one meal…yeah! BTW Somehow part of your shopping list got into the preparation directions… it could just be my computer. I am so technologically challenged! This cooking plan will free up some time to remedy that!
Oh thank you for pointing that out Susan. I fixed it! I'm so glad this is helpful to you. I want to do another plan. You're right though, it shouldn't take much more time than one whole meal. Maybe an hour or so. I hope that you enjoy it!
Where are your recipes? All looks great and I love freezing ahead of time.
Thanks Kathy
Most of my recipes are on the following page http://www.sidetrackedsarah.com/freezer-to-slow-c…
Week 5 I haven't updated on that page yet, so you can find it here: http://www.sidetrackedsarah.com/2013/01/freezer-c…
and week 6 here: http://www.sidetrackedsarah.com/2013/01/6-meals-o…
I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions!