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.
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.
- 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
- Mix the 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.
- Place in crock pot and cook on high for one hour.
- 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!
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.)
- 1.5 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
- Mix the 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.
- Place in crock pot and cook on high for one hour.
- 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!
Have you ever frozen a meal for your crockpot before? Please share your thoughts in a comment below!
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