This may not be as kid friendly as some of the other meals unless of course, your kids love spicy (ours do!). This is a super easy freezer meal and healthy. The most time consuming part is chopping all the peppers and onions, but when you are making several freezer meals, just chop all your vegetables at one. Freezer meals are just so handy for busy families. No more trying to figure out what to fix for dinner, because the meals are already prepared. Takes away all the fuss and hassle.
Freezer to Crockpot Sausage and Peppers
This meal was super easy to make and so often the Eckrich Sausage is on sale for under $1 so this is a very inexpensive meal. 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.
- 1-16 oz. package Sausage, sliced
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 Bell Peppers (one green, one yellow, and one red) sliced
- 2 cans diced tomatoes, fire roasted and not drained
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 2 tsp minced garlic (you can also use 2 cloves fresh garlic)
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- Mix all ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag
- Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
- Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
- Dump in crockpot and allow to cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3 hours
- Serve over rice
We also like to fill tortillas with the sausage and peppers – it is YUMMY!!
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.)
- 1-16 oz. package Sausage, sliced (Eckrich or Hillshire)
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 Bell Peppers (green, yellow, and red) sliced
- 2 - 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes, not drained
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 2 tsp minced garlic (you can also use 2 cloves fresh garlic)
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- Mix all ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag
- Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
- Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
- Dump in crockpot and allow to cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3 hours
- Serve over rice
- We also love to fill tortillas with the sausage and peppers!
Have you ever frozen a meal for your crockpot before? Please share your thoughtsin a comment below!
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