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Crockpot Freezer Meals, How I Love Thee!

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This is day one in a series of a 10 day series on Crockpot Freezer Meals that I’m doing with the iHomeschool Network.   I will be updating the link list below as we progress through the 10 days.  For other series topics, please look at the Autumn Blog Hopscotch with iHomeschool Network.  

Day 1:  You’re here.

Day 2:  Week 7:  Freezer to Slow Cooker Meal Plan

Day 3:  Entertaining with your Slow Cooker – Chile Con Queso Cheese Dip

Day 4:  Foods to Avoid Cooking in Your Slow Cooker (Rerun, due to sickness)

Day 5:  Slow Cooker Tips & Tricks (Rerun, due to sickness)

Day 6:  Crockpot Cheeseburger Soup

My name is Sarah and I’m a Crockpot Addict.  (I bet you knew that already though, right?)  The truth is, I really don’t enjoy cooking.  I mean, if I had nothing else to do all day, I don’t think I’d mind it so much, but cooking makes such a mess and dirties soooo many dishes.  I think our family of 8 could fill the dishwasher 3 times a day.  Sometimes I’m stunned by how often the kids get hungry, lol.

I used to love the idea of buying a cr0ckpot ready meal at the grocery store, but it was always so expensive compared to the amount of food you get.   Our family of 8 would need 3 of those little puny bags they sell.  Not to mention, the taste wasn’t always that great either.  A couple of years ago, I ran across the idea of freezing meals for your slow cooker and I was hooked!

6 Great Reasons to Use Crockpot Freezer Meals!

Why I Love Using Crockpot Freezer Meals

  • I would no longer have to slave away in the kitchen at the last possible hour (since I procrastinate even on making dinner!).
  • Our family could eat really good food that didn’t taste like it came from a bag, even though it did.
  • I could prepare all of my suppers for the whole week at one time, in 1-2 hours at most.
  • When life is busy, I’d still know what’s for dinner!
  • I would feel less stressed.
  • I’d have more time to spend with my kids or doing other things that I love.

Since I’ve been cooking this way, I’ve been compiling recipes, shopping lists and assembly instructions for you!  It makes it so much easier to just print and go.  Many of you, my subscribers, have already been enjoying these recipes, but if you haven’t tried them yet, let me point you in the right direction!

Crockpot Freezer Meals on Sidetracked Sarah

I’ve listed all of the individual recipes as well as each weekly menu on my Freezer to Slow Cooker page.  Be sure to check all of those out, but if you want to look at the individual weeks, I’ll link to them here as well (although you can find all of these linked on the Freezer to Slow Cooker page):

Week 1:  Taco Soup, Beef Stroganoff, Chicken Tacos (or taco salad), Chicken and Rice, Tater Tot Casserole, Mexican Casserole.

Week 2:  Chicken & Dumplings, Chicken Pot Pie (not a crock pot recipe, but you prepare ahead for freezer), French Stew, Meat Loaf, Pasta Fagiola, Slow Cooker Pizza

Week 3:  Slow Cooker Potato Soup, Roast, Potatoes & Carrots, BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, Italian Chicken, Montereys, Slow Cooker Pinto Beans

Week 4:  Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Easy Slow Cooker Chili, Macaroni & Cheese, Sweet & Sour Meatballs, Chicken Noodle Soup, Sloppy Joes

Week 5:  Shepherd’s Pie, Mexican Beef Wraps, Beef & Veggie Soup, Crockpot Lasagna, Salsa Chicken, One Pot Italian Chicken Meal

Week 6:  Honey Parmesan Pork Roast, Vegetable Beef Soup (ground beef version), Chicken Enchilada Stack, Marinara Chicken & Vegetables, New Orleans Red Beans & Rice, Easy Crockpot Meatballs (Spaghetti & Meatballs)

If you subscribe to my email list, you’ll receive a printable version of another week complete with assembly instructions and shopping list that includes the following:

Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Minestrone Soup
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches
Sloppy Joes
Brunch Casserole
Garlic Lime Chicken

 

Tomorrow, I’m going to share another one week menu!  It’ll have the very popular right now, Broccoli Cheese Soup on it!

 

Be sure to join iHomeschool Network to see what other topics you can read on.

Autumn-Hopscotch-2013

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  • FranOwner of Freezer to Slow Cooker Ebooks
     I purchased all of your freezer to slow cooker ebooks a month or so ago and I'm in love with this way of cooking.  I now have taken all 10 weeks of recipes and written them of my menu planner and then I repeated the 10 weeks and will continue to do so throughout the year.  My family of 5 adults and 1 child enjoy the meals that you have planned and I have cooked and I'm excited that the next time when that meal comes due up in the rotation I won't have to purchase anything but just pull it from the freezer.  Thank you so much
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  • rayzn2angelsfrom Freezer to Slow Cooker Series

    This makes my life so much easier. I'm a busy work at home/stay at home mom, wife, business woman and I feel like dinner is always the thing I just never get time to do. We have done like 15 of the crockpot recipes from Sarah and they are all very yummy. They get a thumbs up from my husband and kids every time. And there is always enough for my husband to take the left overs at least 2x per recipe. I have a family of 5, 2 adults, 21, 13, 16. So it makes plenty. Thank you Sarah.

  • Dawn S.Buyer of Freezer to Slow Cooker Ebook Series
    I am a 59-year-old wife and mother of two grown children.  I love your idea of fixing a lot of meals ahead of time and then pulling one out, put it in the crockpot, and you have dinner when you get home.  I hate feeling rushed when I cook so Monday - Friday I use those crockpot meals and make enough that we have lunch the next day.  I take Sunday afternoon, fix up what I need for the week (I don't have a lot of freezer space so I do a week's worth at a time) and I'm done with it!  Saturdays I like to try new recipes from some of my cookbooks which I am finding I can freeze as well!  So you have shown me a whole new way to organize my time and still put a healthy meal on the table.  Thanks so much and I look forward to future blogs.

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