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Freezer to Crockpot Meatball Ravioli Casserole Recipe!

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Save some money and start meal prepping – nothing better than freezer to crockpot meals.  Plus, they are much healthier than fast food.  You can eat a nice meal EVERY night even with a busy schedule 🙂 

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Freezer to Crockpot Meatball Ravioli Casserole Recipe 

This is one of the easiest meals to prepare. For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date.  Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.  

Serves: 8 to 10 servings
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 (16 ounce) packs frozen cheese ravioli
  • 1 (45-ounce) jar pasta sauce
  • 1 bag meatballs (45 to 55 count) 
  • 1 can of evaporated milk
  • 1 cup Italian cheese 
  • Add water if you want sauce a little runnier 
Freezer meal directions:
  1. Divide the ingredients evenly between two gallon sized bags, except for the shredded cheese.
  2. Put the shredded cheese in a sandwich bag. 
  3. Label directions, date, and freeze up to 3 months
  4. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator. 
  5. Cook on low for 6-8 hours (check after 5-6 hours) 
  6. Add the cheese 20 minutes before you serve
  7. Cover and allow the cheese to melt 

We like to eat this meal with salad and garlic bread. 

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Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:

  • Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
  • The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
  • For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)
Freezer to Crockpot Meatball Ravioli Casserole
Serves 8
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 5 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 5 min
Ingredients
  1. 2 (16 ounce) packs frozen cheese ravioli
  2. 1 (45-ounce) jar pasta sauce
  3. 1 bag meatballs (45 to 55 count)
  4. 1 can of evaporated milk
  5. 1 cup Italian cheese
  6. Add water if you want sauce a little runnier
Instructions
  1. Divide the ingredients evenly between two gallon sized bags, except for the shredded cheese.
  2. Put the shredded cheese in a sandwich bag.
  3. Label directions, date, and freeze up to 3 months
  4. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator and then cook according to the directions above.
  5. Cook on low for 6-8 hours
  6. Add the cheese 20 minutes before you serve
  7. Cover and allow the cheese to melt
  8. Serve with salad and Garlic Bread
Notes
  1. We like to eat this meal with salad and garlic bread.
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Valentine’s Minions Party Treats and Printable

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VALENTINE’S MINIONS PARTY TREATS & PRINTABLE CARD 

Believe it or not, I do have a creative side to me and do more than just coupon 🙂 Our kids love to make up special treats for their parties and we thought this would be a fun one to do for Valentine’s Day. These tasty treats are cute and easy to make. You will need yellow melts, marshmallows (we used the campfire size and the large ones), candy eyes, sucker sticks, black frosting or gel frosting, blue fruit rollups, treat bags, and blue and yellow ribbon. We also included this very cute Printable Minions Despicable Me Card that we specially designed for this snack.
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You will first slowly melt the yellow chocolates either in the microwave or on the stovetop.  Once they are completely melted, place the marshmallow on the stick and dip it into the melt until fully covered. You can use a butter knife to smooth the chocolate and remove the excess. Add the blue fruit rollup to the bottom and the eye(s) while the chocolate is still soft. It will take about 5 minutes for the chocolate to set. Once it has set, you can add the frosting for the face and around the eyes. 

These Minion treats could be used for any party.  I am thinking about making them up for our FREE community dinner to hand out to the kids.  You can substitute the Twinkies for the marshmallow and chocolate.  I love the message of the card, it makes everyone feel special.  

As with any treat, include the kids, be creative, and just have FUN 🙂  Remember our kids are only little for a short time so enjoy every moment with them!

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Freezer to Crockpot Chicken Alfredo Recipe

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We LOVE our chicken meals and we also LOVE noodles so this meal is a perfect fit for our family.  In addition, I love that we can just dump it in the crockpot and BAM in 8 hours it is done and ready to eat. The BONUS is our house smells amazing too 🙂 

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Freezer to Crockpot Chicken Alfredo Recipe 

This is one of the easiest meals to prepare.  The only thing really is trimming the fat off the chicken, other than that it is pouring the ingredients in the bag and placing in the freezer.  This has become one of our family’s favorites.  

For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date.  Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.  

Serves: 6-8
 
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Ingredients
  • 4-6 Chicken breasts 
  • 2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup 
  • 1 Italian Dressing Mix
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese
  • 2 cups Water
Freezer meal directions:
  1. Mix the ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag
  2. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months) 
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Cook on low for 6 – 8 hours or on high 3-4 hours.
  5. Shred the chicken and mix back in sauce 

We like to serve this meal over fettuccine noodles and garlic bread. 

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Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:

  • Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
  • The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
  • For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)
Freezer to Crockpot Chicken Alfredo
Serves 6
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 5 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 5 min
Ingredients
  1. 4-6 Chicken breasts
  2. 2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
  3. 1 Italian Dressing Mix
  4. 8 oz Cream Cheese
  5. 2 cups Water
Instructions
  1. Mix the ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag
  2. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours or on high 3-4 hours.
  5. Shred the chicken and mix back in sauce
Notes
  1. Serve over fettuccine noodles. Also great with garlic bread.
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Freezer to Crockpot Cheesy Tater Tot Chicken Casserole Recipe

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This is a delicious kid-friendly meal, that’s sure to please any family. It gets even better because it has BACON in it and our family LOVES Bacon 🙂  This is the first meal that we actually did not have any leftovers.  

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Freezer to Crockpot Cheesy Tater Tot Chicken Casserole 

This meal is fairly cheap to make and goes together so well. All you have to do is cube the chicken, add bacon, and cheese.  Takes less than 5 minutes to prep.  Our kids did say they wished it had more chicken.  

For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date.  Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.  

Serves 6
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 (32 oz.) bag frozen tater tots
  • 1/2 pound bacon 
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 3/4 cup milk
Freezer meal directions:
  1. Mix all ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag (except milk and tater tots).
  2. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Dump tater tots in bottom of crockpot and then ingredients from freezer bag.  
  5. Top with 3/4 cup milk 
  6. Cook on low for 6-8 hours (check after 6 hours) 

We love to serve this with dinner rolls and a side salad. 

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Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:

  • Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
  • The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
  • For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)
Freezer to Crockpot Cheesy Tater Tot Chicken Casserole
Serves 6
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 5 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 5 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 (32 oz.) bag frozen tater tots
  2. 1/2 pound bacon
  3. 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
  4. 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  5. 3/4 cup milk
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag (except milk and tater tots).
  2. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Dump tater tots in bottom of crockpot and then ingredients from freezer bag.
  5. Top with 3/4 cup milk
  6. Cook on low for 6-8 hours (check after 6 hours)
Notes
  1. We love to serve this with dinner rolls and a side salad - DELICIOUS!
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Freezer to Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

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Our family loves Chinese food so we were super excited about this meal also – Kung Pao Chicken.  This meal is a little spicy so may not be as kid friendly, but our kids love spicy foods.  You can also tweek it so it is less spicy.  

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Freezer to Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken 

This meal requires is a little bit of prep work by slicing chicken, peppers, and green onions, but that is what meal prepping is about 🙂 We found that cutting the chicken into thin slices works best. Mix everything up in a bowl and spoon or pour into the freezer bag and seal. You add less peanuts, but we do like the added texture/taste of the peanuts.  When it’s time to eat just make your favorite white rice and serve.  This meal has also become a BIG hit in our family!

For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date.  Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.  

Makes 2 meals – 8 servings each
 
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Ingredients: 

  • 1.5  lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts 
  • 18.75 oz – Kung Pao Sauce 
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 bunch green onions, diced
  • 1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts 
  • 1/2 cup peanuts (we love peanuts) 
Freezer meal directions:
  1. Mix ingredients in a gallon-sized freezer bag.  (you can choose to add peppers before cooking as they do tend to get a little soggy) 
  2. Label meal, directions, date, and freeze up to 3 months. 
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator. 
  4. Cook on low for 5-6 hours
  5. Optional: To thicken sauce at end, whisk together 1/2 cup cooked sauce with 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and pour back in the slow cooker.
  6. Turn crockpot on high for an extra 10-15 minutes so sauce can thicken. 

Serve this over rice.  

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Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:

  • Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
  • The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
  • For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)

 

Freezer to Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken
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Prep Time
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Prep Time
10 min
Ingredients
  1. 1.5 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  2. 18.75 oz - Kung Pao Sauce
  3. 1 red bell pepper, diced
  4. 1 green bell pepper, diced
  5. 1 bunch green onions, diced
  6. 1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts
  7. 1/2 cup peanuts (we love peanuts)
Instructions
  1. Mix ingredients in a gallon-sized freezer bag. (you can choose to add peppers before cooking as they do tend to get a little soggy)
  2. Label meal, directions, date, and freeze up to 3 months.
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Cook on low for 5-6 hours
  5. Optional: To thicken sauce at end, whisk together 1/2 cup cooked sauce with 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and pour back in the slow cooker.
  6. Turn crockpot on high for an extra 10-15 minutes so sauce can thicken.
Notes
  1. Serve over rice.
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Freezer to Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes and Ham!

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This is such a hearty meal and the recipe makes enough for 2 meals.  Those are the freezer meals I LOVE.  You can omit the broccoli, but our family loves fresh broccoli and it adds a little more flavor to this meal.  We only used 1/2 of the ham for this meal and used the rest on our breakfast burritos.  

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Freezer to Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes and Ham 

This is also a very easy meal to prep. The most time consuming part is slicing the potatoes.  When doing any freezer meal with potatoes, always put them in the bottom of the freezer bag, so they do not turn brown/black.  You can also do frozen potatoes or add  your potatoes the day of cooking. I prefer doing all the prep work at one time. That way I can just dump it in the crockpot and not have worry about anything else. After all, the object of this is making busy days easier.  

For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date.  Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.  

Makes 2 meals – 8 servings each
 
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Ingredients
  • 12-14 potatoes cut into ¼ inch round slices or a large bag of frozen potatoes (make sure to layer potatoes in bottom after blanching them or add day of cooking) 
  • 2 – 10.5 oz cans of cream of potato or cream of chicken soup 
  • 2 cans water
  • Small ham (we only used 1/2 of ham pictured above) 
  • 8 oz cheddar cheese or cheese of your choice 
  • 4 cups of broccoli (either fresh and blanched or frozen broccoli)
  • salt and pepper

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Freezer meal directions:
  1. Divide the ingredients evenly between two gallon sized bags,
  2. Put the shredded cheese in a sandwich bag. 
  3. Label meal, directions, date, and freeze up to 3 months
  4. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator. 
  5. Cook on low for 8 hours

We love to serve this with corn, salad, and dinner rolls. 

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Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:

  • Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
  • The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
  • For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)

 

Freezer to Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Serves 8
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
8 hr
Total Time
8 hr 10 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
8 hr
Total Time
8 hr 10 min
Ingredients
  1. 12-14 potatoes cut into ¼ inch round slices or a large bag of frozen potatoes (make sure to layer potatoes in bottom so they do not brown or add day of cooking)
  2. 2 - 10.5 oz cans of cream of potato or cream of chicken soup
  3. 2 cans water
  4. Small ham (we only used 1/2 of ham pictured above)
  5. 8 oz cheddar cheese
  6. 4 cups of broccoli (either fresh or frozen broccoli)
  7. salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Divide the ingredients evenly between two gallon sized bags,
  2. Put the shredded cheese in a sandwich bag.
  3. Label meal, directions, date, and freeze up to 3 months
  4. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  5. Cook on low for 8 hours
Notes
  1. We love to serve this with corn, salad, and dinner rolls.
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Freezer to Crockpot Beef Stroganoff Recipe

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Beef Stroganoff is another hearty meal our family just can’t get enough of. It’s very easy to put together, cooks well in the crock pot and all you need is to boil up some egg noodles to serve it over. So good!!! 

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Freezer to Crockpot Beef Stroganoff 

Just brown the burger and set aside to cool (Please note since we precooked meat that makes cooking time less so ignore freezer bag, we crossed it off and changed time). In a separate bowl mix the soups, water, sour cream, garlic, onions and Worcestershire sauce. Then pour the mixture in the bag and put the burger on top. We do this so when we thaw it out and dump it in the crockpot the burger goes in first.

For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date.  Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.  

Serves: 6-8
 
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Ingredients
  • 4 cups of cooked Ground Beef (approximately 2 pounds) 
  • 4 cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup 
  • 1 cup onion, chopped 
  • 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce 
  • 1/2 cup water 
  • 1 cup sour cream 
  • 2 Tablespoons minced Garlic or 1 clove fresh garlic 
  • 1 pack of onion soup mix 
  • 1 cup chopped mushrooms (optional), blanched (read about blanching vegetables) 
  • Egg Noodles (served over & cooked day of meal) 
Freezer meal directions:
  1.  Mix all ingredients in gallon-size freezer bag except egg noodles. 
  2. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months) 
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Dump in crockpot and cook on low for 3-5 hours (since meat is precooked)

We like to serve this over egg noodles and a side salad and corn 

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Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:

  • Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
  • The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
  • For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)
Freezer to Crockpot Beef Stroganoff
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10 min
Cook Time
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
3 hr
Ingredients
  1. 4 cups of cooked Ground Beef (approximately 2 pounds)
  2. 4 cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup
  3. 1 cup onion, chopped
  4. 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
  5. 1/2 cup water
  6. 1 cup sour cream
  7. 2 Tablespoons minced Garlic or 1 clove fresh garlic
  8. 1 pack of onion soup mix
  9. 1 cup chopped mushrooms (optional), blanched
  10. Egg Noodles (served over & cooked day of meal)
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients in gallon-size freezer bag except egg noodles.
  2. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Dump in crockpot and cook on low for 3-5 hours (since meat is precooked)
Notes
  1. We like to serve over egg noodles plus a side salad and corn. It is YUMMY!!
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Freezer Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole Recipe

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These chicken meals are awesome to do when you can snag chicken for $1.69/lb or less.  All the chicken freezer recipes are very quick to prepare, yet, they make for a very hearty, healthy meal.  

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Freezer Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole

This is a smaller meal, so we actually made two of them so we have enough for our family.  This is one I am very much looking forward to eating. 

For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date.  Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.  

Serves: 4-5
 
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Ingredients
  • 3-4 chicken breasts 
  • 1 cup long grain rice
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 can cream of chicken
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups broccoli, diced (best to blanch broccoli or add day of cooking) 
  • 1 ½ cups chicken broth
  • Salt and pepper 
  • Extra cheddar cheese for topping
Freezer meal directions:
  1.  In a 9 x 9 aluminum tin combine rice, pepper, onion powder, cream of chicken, cheese, broccoli, and chicken stock. Mix until combined. 
  2. Lay chicken on top of the rice mixture. Space evenly.
  3. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months) – triple wrap with aluminum foil so it does not get freezer burn 
  4. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  5. Cook covered on 375 for 50 minutes 
  6. Uncover, top chicken with cheese, and bake uncovered for 5 more minutes 

We like to serve this meal with a small side salad 

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Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:

  • Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
  • The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
  • For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)
Freezer Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole
Serves 4
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
  1. 3-4 chicken breasts
  2. 1 cup long grain rice
  3. ½ teaspoon onion powder
  4. 1 can cream of chicken
  5. 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  6. 2 cups broccoli, diced (best to blanch broccoli or add day of cooking)
  7. 1 ½ cups chicken broth
  8. Salt and pepper
  9. Extra cheddar cheese for topping
Instructions
  1. In a 9 x 9 aluminum tin combine rice, pepper, onion powder, cream of chicken, cheese, broccoli, and chicken stock. Mix until combined.
  2. Lay chicken on top of the rice mixture. Space evenly.
  3. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months) - triple wrap in aluminum foil so it does not get freezer burn
  4. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  5. Cook covered on 375 for 50 minutes
  6. Uncover, top chicken with cheese, and bake uncovered for 5 more minutes
Notes
  1. We love to serve this with a side salad
Adapted from Tasty
Adapted from Tasty
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Freezer to Crockpot Taco Chili Recipe

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We love these kind of meals on a cold winter night. What’s better than chili? This requires a little prebag work, like browning the burger and letting it cool. We like ours extra meaty so we use 1.5 pounds of ground beef.  You can use less, if you choose.  

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Freezer to Crockpot Taco Chili 

While your burger cools combine sauce and dry ingredients in a separate bowl, mixing well. When your burger is cool enough put it in the bottom of the bag, topped by the corn and diced tomatoes, and finish with the sauce. Seal bag and it’s ready to freeze.   

For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date.  Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.  

Serves 4-6 
 
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Ingredients
  • 1.5  lb cooked ground beef (we like ours meaty) 
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 can corn, drained
  • 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 2 – 14oz cans diced tomatoes (one can with green chilies)
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt and pepper 
Freezer meal directions:
  1. Mix the ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag
  2. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Place in crock pot and cook on high for one hour.
  5. Cook on low for an additional 4-6 hours.

Serve this meal with corn chips, shredded cheese, and chopped green onions, or your favorite toppings!

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Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:

  • Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
  • The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
  • For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)
Freezer to Crockpot Taco Chili
Serves 4
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 10 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 10 min
Ingredients
  1. 1.5 lb cooked ground beef (we like ours meaty)
  2. 1 medium onion, chopped
  3. 1 can corn, drained
  4. 8 oz can tomato sauce
  5. 2 - 14oz cans diced tomatoes (one can with green chilies)
  6. 1 tablespoon chili powder
  7. ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  8. ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  9. ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  10. ¼ teaspoon paprika
  11. 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  12. salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Mix the ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag
  2. Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
  3. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Place in crock pot and cook on high for one hour.
  5. Cook on low for an additional 4-6 hours.
Notes
  1. Serve this meal with corn chips, shredded cheese, and chopped green onions, or your favorite toppings!
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6 NEW Make Ahead Freezer Meals

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Make Ahead Freezer Meals

We have added some more Make Ahead Freezer Meals for all you busy families.  Almost all meals serve 6-8 so if you have a smaller family just divide them appropriately.  

Who has time to cook every night!! Not us, so for those nights we know there is NO way dinner is getting made we have FREEZER MEALS!! Everybody knows when their schedule is going to be CRAZY!  I do,  soccer nights or other extracurricular activity nights. Whatever your family has to do in the evenings, don’t let it handcuff you at dinner time. Just a little planning and a free day to prepare everything can bring simple, but good, hearty food back to your dinner tables. We spent just about 7 hours total, and prepared more than enough meals for all the busy nights in the next month (34 meals total). They are snuggled nicely in our freezer ready to be put in the oven or slow cooker, and WOW dinner, not fast food is on the menu tonight.  In addition, these meals are so much healthier than eating fast food 🙂  

Tips for Successful Freezer Meals:

  • Always mark your bags with the important information. Such as, which recipe it is, prep date, and cooking instructions.
  • Organize your freezer so you have room for your freezer meals to lay flat or stand together.
  • Make sure to take your meals out the night before to thaw so they are ready to be dumped in the crockpot the next morning. 

Below you will find 6 NEW Make Ahead Freezer Meals.  All of them have passed our tastes test LOL 🙂 

Freezer To Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore 

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Freezer To Crockpot Smothered Pork Chops 

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Freezer To Crockpot Salisbury Steak

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Freezer To Crockpot Chicken Parmesan  

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Freezer To Crockpot Pasta Fagiola 

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Freezer Mini Chicken Pot Pies 

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Joni-Family-SmallMy name is Joni Meyer-Crothers and I run this couponing/money-saving blog along with my husband, Jamie. We love to show others how to save money in a BIG way! We do all the work for you. . we do the matchups and show you where to get the coupons, many FREE printable coupons. Sit back and follow the blog and watch your savings increase! Couponing is a ministry for our family as we we love to show others how to save and share from their couponing harvest!

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