5 Crockpot Freezer Meals In An Hour

ByJanell
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Last Updated on March 4, 2026 by Janell

Are you looking for easy dinner ideas for busy weeknights? Stock your freezer with crockpot freezer meals! 

You can make these 5 crockpot freezer meals in about an hour and then you only have to dump it into your crockpot every day to have a delicious dinner with minimal cleanup! 

There are now 40 crockpot freezer meals with printable shopping lists and recipes!  Check out Part 2, Part 3, Part 4,  Part 5,  Part 6, Part 7, and Part 8 of my 1 Hour + 1 Mess = 5 Crockpot Freezer meals.

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We are all very busy people. We have jobs, kids, baseball practice, etc. Because of our busy lives, we don’t get to eat dinner together very often. 

 

I took 5 of my favorite slow cooker meals and put together a plan to spend 1 hour in the kitchen assembling 5 freezer bags with easy and delicious dinners that I can just throw in the crockpot! Meal prep will save time and money in the kitchen!

These Crockpot Meals will make your life so much easier!

 

Here are the 5 Crockpot Freezer Meals:

  • Garlic Honey Chicken
  • Beef Burritos
  • Chicken Fajitas
  • Hawaiian Chicken
  • Teriyaki Pork Chops.

These dinners feed 4-6 people

Click here for the printable version of this meal plan.

Are you looking for easy dinner ideas for busy weeknights? Stock your freezer with crockpot freezer meals!  You can make these 5 freezer meals in about an hour and then you only have to dump it into your crockpot every day to have a delicious dinner with minimal cleanup! 

Shopping List

  • 2 Lbs London Broil or top round roast
  • 5-6 Lbs Chicken
  • 4 Pork Chops (about 1 inch thick)
  • Brown sugar
  • White sugar
  • White vinegar
  • Garlic cloves - 12
  • Soy sauce
  • Large can of pineapple chunks
  • Onions 1 large or 2 small
  • Whole peppercorns
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • 16 oz plain tomato sauce
  • 1 chipotle pepper (you can buy a small can and freeze the leftovers)
  • Chili Power
  • Ketchup
  • Honey
  • Chicken broth
  • Peppers (Your choice for the Chicken Tacos)
  • Taco seasoning
  • Paprika

You will need more ingredients, but you just need the ingredient above to make your bags.

Grab a Sharpie and label the 5 freezer bags. You should also write the instructions on the bag.

Cut up the onions - half slices and half diced, cut up the peppers, and peel the garlic (You can dice the garlic as you fill up your bags).

Go through and add all the meats to the bags. Then go back and add the rest of the ingredients. (You can fill them up in any order, this was just my preference.)

Freeze the food and make sure the food will fit in your crock pot when it's frozen. Take them out in the morning and cook according to the instructions.

I think most of these recipes are healthy and can be gluten free. Just make sure you use gluten free soy sauce and other extras like gluten free tortillas. 

 

Beef Burritos
(6+ servings)

  • 1 London Broil or top round roast (about 2 lbs)
  • 1 diced onion
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons whole peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce – Use just 1 pepper!! (It’s in a can.)
  • 1 ½ teaspoon chili powder (you can adjust this according to your taste)
  1. Add all the above ingredients into a freezer bag.
  2. When you are ready to cook the meal, dump the contents of the bag into the Slow Cooker and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 6-7 hours.
  3. When the meat is cooked, you will need to strain the juices and add the juice back to the slow cooker. (You want to remove the peppercorns and onions.)
  4. Shred the meat and add back to the juice in the crockpot for about 30 minutes. This is one of our favorite recipes. My kids eat it as long as we have leftovers.

 

* If you like the taste of chipotle but not the spiciness, you can remove the seeds.

You will also need:

  • 16 burrito sized flour tortillas
  • Anything else you like on burritos – beans, sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, etc.

We also like to add Cilantro Lime Rice to our burritos. All you need to do is make some white rice and add lime juice, cilantro, and salt.

 

Are you looking for easy dinner ideas for busy weeknights? Stock your freezer with crockpot freezer meals!  You can make these 5 freezer meals in about an hour and then you only have to dump it into your crockpot every day to have a delicious dinner with minimal cleanup! 

Garlic Honey Chicken
(4-5 servings)

  • 1 ½  to 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • ⅓ cup of soy sauce
  • ⅔  cup ketchup
  • ¼  cup honey

(Feel free to double the sauce if you like extra sauce)

Add all the ingredients to a freezer bag. Cook 3-4 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low. Optional sesame seeds for garnish.  We like to eat this an assortment of veggies.

 

Teriyaki Pork Chops 
(4 servings)

  • 4 pork chops, about 1-inch thick
  • Salt and pepper to taste (you can sprinkle them before you add them to the bag.)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ⅓ cup chicken broth

Add the pork chops, garlic cloves, brown sugar,  soy sauce, and chicken broth to the freezer bag. Write the following instruction on the bag -  Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 6-7 hours. We ate this with mashed potatoes.

Chicken Fajitas
( 5-6 servings)

  • 2 peppers (your favorite colors)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 ½ pound chicken breast
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • taco seasoning packet
  • 1 tsp. chili powder
  • ½ tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. salt

You will also need tortillas, cheese, cream, etc.

Directions

  1. Put all the ingredients in a large freezer bag. (Make sure you label the bag with instructions.)
  2. When it’s time to cook it, dump it all in your slow cooker and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-6 hours.
  3. When it’s cooked, shred the meat and add it back to the pepper mixture and serve on warm tortillas and your favorite toppings.
With the leftover, you can make this delicious Chicken Fajita Casserole!
 




Hawaiian Chicken
(4-5 servings)

  • 2-3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • ½  cup white sugar
  • ½  cup vinegar
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
  • ½   cup of pineapple juice (use what’s in the can)
  • ½  can of large pineapple chunks

Add all the ingredients to the bag. Cook 4-5 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low. Serve it over rice and enjoy. While I am cooking the rice I  like to shred the chicken and put it back in the juice before I serve it.

 

This is such a great idea! I actually did this in about 45 minutes! Since we also like to eat rice with a few of these dinners, I like to make a large batch at the beginning of the week and heated up what we need.

Some of these meals make enough food so you can eat them for leftovers. We used the leftover chicken fajita meat to make fajita quesadillas.

I have made all these dinners and I can’t believe how easy it has made my life. I have a seven-year-old, four-year-old, and 2 years old - so it’s hard to find time to make a good dinner.

We are all looking for easy chicken recipes so each batch of these recipes have mostly chicken crockpot recipes. 

I put the stuff in my slow cooker when my 2-year-old naps and when it’s dinner time I just have to think about side items. This really reduces the mess in the kitchen.

Are you looking for a new Crockpot? Check out my Amazon link to see what's available. (Please note I make a small commission when you use my link to make a purchase. Thanks!)

Additional notes:

  • My slow cooker cooks at a high temperature, so please check your food to make sure you have the proper cooking time.
  • According to the official Crockpot company via The Today Show, you can safely cook frozen meat in your crockpot. If you still don’t like the idea, you can put the bag in the fridge the night before and it should be defrosted by the morning.
  • If you use chicken breast from the large bag of frozen chicken it has a layer of ice that melts and can dilute the flavor of your meal. You will not have this problem with fresh chicken.
  • If your slow cooker has a hard to remove a layer of gunk on it, try soaking it with a half a sheet of fabric softener. It will wipe right off!
  • Never put the plastic freezer bag in the crockpot. Always dump out the contents to prepare your meal.
  • When you freeze the bag, make sure the frozen lump (for lack of a better word) will easily fit into your Crockpot.
  • One reader suggested putting the dinners into Slow Cooker liners and then into the freezer bag.

Click here for the printable version of this meal plan.

So what do you think? Do you like this idea? If so, I can test out a bunch of recipes and get another 5 recipes together to share. I loved this. It really was a huge help in the kitchen!

 

 

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465 Comments

  1. Wow! Great idea! My daughter works full time and could use this info! Thank you! 🙂 Going to share it with her and use it myself! Perfect for Summer!

  2. Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment. I have 5 more recipes to test next time I go grocery shopping. I felt so "free" when I just dumped the bag and dinner was cooking! Thanks for sharing!

  4. I don't understand on the beef recipe. It says: Add all the above ingredients into a freezer bag. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 6-7 hours.

    Is the meat supposed to stay in the bag before cooking for a certain amount of time?

  5. No it just means that when you are ready to cook the meal, dump the contents of the bag into the crock pot and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 6-7 hours. I will update it. Thanks. All the recipes are for you to assemble in bags, freeze, and then when you want to cook them you add the contents of the bag into the crock pot to cook. It makes dinner time a lot easier 🙂

  6. Oh duh sorry! I just skimmed through the recipes until I found one I wanted to try without reading through the whole blog. Sorry! 🙂

  7. No problem 🙂 On some of the recipes I had more instructions. I do that a lot too when I am looking at recipes!

  8. Thanks for these recipes, I'm a widow and empty nester. I'll split each recipe into two bags. I have a small 2 qt crock pot along with my regular one. Now I can cook 1/2 the recipe for me and if my kids are coming over I can just pull out both bags and have more time to spend with them.

  9. Thanks for the comment! I am so glad you can use these recipes. Great idea! I am working on another 5 recipes and hope to publish them within the next month!

  10. Great idea! I have a 4 year old, a 3 year old, and a 9 week old so I am always looking for ways to make dinner easier! We are also in the middle of a kitchen reno so this will make the week so much less stressful. Going grocery shopping tomorrow!

  11. Thanks for stopping by! I am glad this will help you. It has helped me a lot! I am working on 5 more recipes to put together.

  12. Found your site through pinterest...love the recipes. So many crockpot meals are things I know my family wouldn't eat. These are all fantastic. Can't wait to try them out, thanks.

  14. Do I have to use defrosted meat to assemble these meals? Most of my meats are already frozen, and I also buy the giant 10 pound packages of frozen chicken at the warehouse stores. Since it cooks all day in the crock pot it seems like I would be ok just assembling with the frozen meats I already have, just thought I would ask. I can't wait for your next batch of 5 recipes! Thank you!

  15. Thanks for stopping by! I actually use the frozen chicken breasts that come in the giant bag too. The only thing that I sometimes have issues with is the amount of water they coat the chicken with when they freeze it. It may dilute the flavor a little. If you notice there isnt a lot of flavor you can increase some of the ingredients.

  16. Do you happen to have the nutrition info for these recipes? That might be helpful for those looking to eat lighter. Just a suggestion to include those stats.

  18. I am so excited that I found this on Pinterest. I am a homeschool mom of 3 girls, and am very busy. I can't wait to do this and make my life a little less hectic. Please try more recipes and post.

  19. Thanks for the great idea. Can't wait to try it. Can't wait for the next batch of 5.

  20. Thanks so much!!! I just did this on Sunday and it is AMAZING!!! So far so good, we have had the pork chops and the beef burritos so far this week. I am so not a cooker, like cant even boil water and the preparation really took less than a hour. I used your exact list but couldn't find peppercorn (no clue what that is, lol) and your direction are perfect. I've already sent an email out to several friends telling them about your website. Thanks again.

  21. Do you dump the contents of the bag into the crockpot still frozen or do you have to defrost first?

  22. Wonder if you can use those crock pot liner bags to put your food in then put that bag into the freezer bags??? So just take it out and pop into crock pot no worry and no clean up... Gonna have to try:) Thanks for post.

  23. Bought all these ingredients today and putting them together tomorrow! Just to clairify, do you take the bags out of the freezer and let them thaw before you put them in the crockpot, or do you just put the contents of the bag in the crockpot still frozen?

  24. Approximately how many servings are these recipes? I am thinking I will need to double them but not sure. We are a family of five plus I like a few left overs for lunch the next day.

  25. Maybe you could even put these into the crockpot liners before putting them in the freezer bags for even less clean up later. 🙂

  26. I love the idea of only doing 5 meals! I've been wanting to do some freezer meals but the thought of prepping a mass amount was overwhelming and hard to fit into my grocery budget. I don't know why I never though of just doing a few at a time! LOL I love that your recipes are simple and kid friendly, but also sound very tasty!

  27. I love using the crock pot, and these are such a great idea even if I don't use them all in one week they will be ready for one of those busy days I just don't want to mess with dinner. Good idea, I think I'll try it with some of my own recipes too.

  28. I plan to make all the recipes this weekend and I think my family will love them all. I think the Teriyaki Pork Chops would also be great on the grill. Looking forward to your next recipes!

  29. I was wondering how long these 5 meals lasted for ya'll...I'm looking for good dinners I can make for my family that isn't going to break the bank...

  30. What is a crock-pot, if i don't have one can i still cook these in another utensil/dish?

  31. I'm newly married AND recovering from back surgery, so this will help me with cooking so much! I can't wait to try out these recipes!

  32. I can not wait to try these! I'm gluten free and all of these will be super easy to adapt to our family. I was wondering, how long do they keep in the freezer?

  33. Thanks for the comment. I have kept them in the freezer for up to a month. You could probably keep them longer.

  36. We have 3 kids and most meals had left overs. I would make 1-2 dinners a weeks to help when I had a busy day. Thanks for commenting!

  39. I have 3 kids and we get leftovers for most meals. The burritos and chicken fajitas are the biggest meals. They are all great as leftover - so it wouldnt be a bad idea to double the recipes.

  40. I have 3 kids and we get leftovers for most meals. The burritos and chicken fajitas are the biggest meals. They are all great as leftover - so it wouldnt be a bad idea to double the recipes.

  43. Thanks for the comment. I am so glad you like the recipes. Peppercorns are the little balls of pepper before they get ground up to make pepper. Just don't use real pepper 🙂

  44. Thanks for the comment. I homeschool too and this is perfect for use. We just got back from vacation so I will be working on some new recipes.

  47. Hello. Awesome recipes... I will be making these today.
    I have a crockpot recipe for pulled pork if you are interested.
    Just a side note: the pepper corns can be placed in to a piece of cheese cloth and made into a little ball for ease of removal, but it does take some extra time.

  48. Thanks for the tip. Sure send the recipe my way. Im looking forward to testing some new recipes!

  49. I teach school and am going back to school. One of my goals starting in August is to be better at preparing good dinners for my family! Thank you for being an answer to prayers.....I am so excited to do this!

  51. Would it be better to take the bag out of the freezer the night before and let defrost in the fridge till the am... and let it marinade a bit? Or does that not matter? These are great recipes! I'm putting together 3 of them now!

  52. I just put this all together today and can honestly say, every bag I made smelled better than the last! I can't wait to start cooking these.

    If you have any more weekly plans like this, I would LOVE them. I'm a huge fan and am linking this idea to all of my busy friends.

  53. Thanks for the comment! I hope you enjoy them. I just got back from vacation and I am going to try to get another plan together. It has really saved me a lot of time in the kitchen. Thanks for sharing with your friends.

  54. You could try to defrost them. I have never done it. It will cook faster if it's defrosted. I hope you enjoy the meals!

  55. I can't wait to try this. I'm going to try to get them assembled this weekend. Thanks!

  57. I would say most meals are for 4 people - but I always have a ton of leftovers when I make the Chipotle Burritos and Chicken Fajitas.

  58. Can I just say I LOVE you 🙂
    I've been looking for something easy good and practical like this for a long time!!! Keep'em coming, Thanks!!!!!!

  59. You are so sweet. Thanks for the encouraging comment 🙂 I am working on a few recipes now.

  60. I am so excited to make these!!! I am planning on making 30 frozen meals before school starts...thanks

  61. I am so excited about these recipes! My daughter is allergic to milk and it is always a challenge to find crockpot recipes that don't have a ton of cheese or cream soups. I am definately going to make these before school starts. Thank you so much, and would love to see more:)`

  62. I am just preparing these meals in there bags now. And cant wait to save time in the kitchen during the week. One less thing off my mind during the day.

  63. This was so easy to put together. 45 minutes, easy clean up. I want more recipes. Awesome!!!! Thank you.

  66. I have my shopping list ready for the next batch of recipes. I should test them this week. I hope you enjoy the dinners.

  67. I am so glad they will be helpful for your family. I am not a big fan of cream of whatever soups.

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  70. I just made my shopping list I'm so excited!! Thank you! Not only do these sound great and not a crazy expensive shopping list! I have a lot of what's on the lists!

  71. That's great! I am working on the next set of recipes this week and my list only has 16 things I need to buy. It's mostly meat and produce. I hope you enjoy the recipes!

  73. This may be a silly question, but what kind of vinegar do you need for the Hawaiian chicken? Regular white vinegar?

  75. Love this idea!!! This is great for nights that the kids have activities right after work! Will you be posting more? If so, how will we find out? Can I subscribe to your page?

  78. Im so sorry about that. The only thing I can think of is did you use chicken breasts that were previously frozen? They usually have an ice coating and if this melts it could cause it to be runny.

  79. A word of advice--When you freeze these dinners, make sure you freeze them in a "shape" that will fit into your crockpot. I froze them "flat" & could not get them into my crockpot w/o making a big mess-just a suggestion!

  81. I would suggest that the meals be frozen in a "shape" that can be put in the crockpot frozen!! I froze my bags flat & could not fit them into the crockpot-Duh! The two meals we have had, but it sure is a mess getting them to fit into the pot.

  82. I bought and mixed these recipes up today and it was sooooo easy. I was surprised. We tried the garlic honey chicken tonight and everyone loved it. Where will you post the next set of recipes so I make sure not to miss them! Thanks for sharing!!!

  83. These are perfect!! My husband and I are semi-picky eaters and these are perfect for us! Oh yeah, and did I mention that we both work full time (he's a truck driver and I'm a nurse) and we are expecting a baby boy any day now. I've been compiling recipes for a few months now and testing them out but I'm positive we will like all of these! All of that to say, thank you for sharing :)!

  86. Fabulous idea!!! Perfect combo of freezer meals and crockpot cooking for the upcoming fall sports season in my house. Thank you.

  87. Thanks a million for these recipes! My 4 year old daughter and I made these together and it was a great bonding experience! Can't wait till we get to enjoy with the rest of the family.

  88. So I have been trying to subscribe to get the next edition of freezer crockpot meals and the link won't work 🙁

  89. Thanks for letting me know. It could be the browser you are using. It worked for me in Google Chrome. You can also look on the top right side of the page and you will see a little envelope. Click that and it should bring you to the page to subscribe. Thanks for visiting!

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  92. I think these are great sounding recipes. One question I have, which is probably pretty basic, is how do you get the frozen block of food out of the bag? I wouldn't think it would slide out, so do you cut the bag and just peel the bag off of the frozen ingredients?

    Thanks!

  93. Good question! It has always just slid out for me. Just make sure it's frozen into a lump that will fit into your crock pot. If you try to freeze them flat they dont usually fit into a crock pot.

  94. Wow! What a great idea. I love crockpot meals, but I don't have a lot of time in the morning. This is a simple solution. Very creative:)

  95. On the pork chops you have "Cook on high for 4-5 hours or high for 6-7 hours." Obviously the second "high" should be "low." 😉

  96. I love this idea, I didnt think crock pot cooking could be any simpler 🙂 I cant wait to try the Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken. Thanks again for sharing

  98. Not sure if I missed it or not, but what size crock pot did you use? I have three but only the 6 qt is programmable and sometimes that's too big for smaller serving dishes. Thanks!

  99. That would be a good bit of information! I have a 6 Qt slow cooker. You could probably use a smaller crock pot for the pork chops since they dont take up too much room.

  100. I can't wait to try these! Wondered if you could throw in a vegetarian crock pot recipe, sometime, as my oldest child is a vegetarian. Thanks again!

  101. I am new to your site, but these will be a great help for me and my kids. I can't wait to try them out and will be looking for more. I love my crockpot!

  103. Love, Love, Love this idea!! I am so going to do this. With 5 kids and a hubby that works nights this would be so nice to not be so rushed at dinner time. Thanks you! I will be watching for more great recipes.

  105. Thank you so much!!! I made all of these plus 2 more I found. I halfed each recipe since it is just two of us. School is starting back in two weeks so it will be nice to come home after work and not have to worry about meals! Looking forward to next set!

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  107. going shopping today! I love these recipes because the ingredients are ones that are on hand most of the year. Thanks!

  108. If you are having trouble getting it out of the bag, try running the bag under warm water (look at the instructions first in case they wash off). The bag will become stretchier and should pull loose.

    I'd be interested in another set of recipes too.

  110. I loved these recipes. I use the slow cooker liners in my crock pot. I put the liner inside the freezer bag, then add the ingredients and freeze. When it's time to cook I take out the liner with ingredients and put it in the crock pot. No washing the crock pot afterwards and I can reuse the freezer bag!

  111. That is an excellent idea. I love how you can re use the bags and clean up is a breeze!

  113. Thank you so much for these this post. I have been searching for slow cooker/freezer recipes and they all seem like nothing my family would ever eat. I am so excited to try these as I feel my family will LOVE them. I am also allergic to dairy and love that I don't have to sub. anything! Thanks again.

  114. How do I sign up so I can get more great recipes from you. I love all the the recipes and I love that I can put it in frozen being a full time student and mom Im always forgetting to lay out meat for dinner so we end up having something out of the can or order out. Thank you can't wait to see what you come up with next. I also love that there all just a few ingredients. 🙂

  115. I hope you love the recipes. I am all about easy stuff. My motto is if there is a faster and easier way to do it I will find it! I have 5 meals in my freezer and I am waiting to test them. If they are all good I should have them published in the next few weeks. Here's a link to sign up for my email newsletter. You will get a daily email from me about everything I post. That way when I do post it, the recipes will be in your email! Just click this link and them cofirm your email - http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=SavingYouDinero&loc=en_US

  116. I hope they will make dinner time a little easier for you! I am not a big fan of cream soups so I am trying many recipes they dont include soups. I like simple and flavorful!

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  118. So, when I cook with frozen chicken breasts, I drain off the water and juice before I use them. Will that make things wet or soupy if you put the whole bag of chicken/ingredients in? Thanks!

  119. I use frozen chicken breasts and it does water it down a little. If you can drain the juices that would be good - but you don't want to defrost the chicken, put it in the bag, and then re-freeze them. You can just use the frozen chicken and increase some of the ingredients a little.

  122. I love crock-pot recipes and these sound like just what I've been looking for. Thanks for the post and please send me any others you get

  123. Are you a genius or what?? I saw this on http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com and immediately made 2 of them with ingredients I had on hand. Heather, brilliant idea for using the cooker liners to freeze them in (did that too!) Tho, I will not use plastic bags, just put into the liners and freeze. Since we have to eat daily they won't be in the freezer that long.
    Thanks for the genius and brilliant ideas!

  125. Aww that's sweet 🙂 No I just have 3 kids and we homeschool so I needed something to make dinner time easier! The liners are an excellent idea. I just put my crock pot in the dish washer each night. Its not that bad since I hardly have any dishes to wash since there was no prep work involved! Thanks for stopping by!

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  127. These recipes sound wonderful but I am wondering how many servings per recipe there is. My husband works afternoons so we eat our main meal at 12:30 p.m. and then he takes his lunch from that meal (and he eats fairly large portions). Then this week I will have two of my grandchildren here and they will eat at the noraml dinner hour since they are in school. I really need to know if I need to adjust the recipes to feed everyone.

  128. I have been meaning to add that information 🙂 I have updated it for you. I hope you enjoy them.

  129. I LOVE these recipes and will be making these probably next weekend! I have 7 children: 13 months, 2 1/2 yrs, 5, 7, 9, 16, and 20 and the 2 yr old has a severe dairy allergy so I am always on the lookout for recipes that aren't loaded with dairy! These are awesome! Thanks for sharing!

  130. please add me to your mailing list. These all sound wonderful and great for making when traveling in our RV.

  131. On the Chicken Fajitas, do you think it would be OK to use Beef strips instead of the chicken? I love Chicken Fajitas, but Hubby likes the Beef ones. Maybe I could make both and have left-overs. =) We do have 2 crock pots!

  134. This may be a silly question but I an just starting out using a crock pot. Do I need to thaw out the food before putting it in the crockpot??

  135. Its a great question. The beauty of these recipes is that you just dump them from the freezer to the crock pot. No need to defrost 🙂

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  138. I love this idea. My kids are somewhat picky eaters but all of these recipies are something they will eat.

  139. Put the instructions inside of a 1 quart or sandwich zippie bag and put that inside of the freezer bag.. facing out so you can read it.. when it is time to thaw, run under water, open bag and the instructions are there and ready to go, nice and dry and on a piece of paper and reusable!! Love these recipes and am going to make them for me and my teenage daughter.. 🙂 Thanks!!

  140. These meals are wonderful! They were very easy to prepare, and my kids enjoyed helping. (My 5-yr-old is an excellent ziplock bag holder-opener!) We had the beef burritos with cilantro lime rice tonight, and all 5 of us loved them! Rice bowls are in the fridge with the leftovers, ready for hubby's lunch. Thank you SO much for making this so easy by supplying the shopping list and great instructions. I'm looking forward to more of these! Oh, and I shared on Facebook and was surprised how many friends were enthusiastic about trying them too!

  141. Thanks for the comment and for sharing this with your friends! I hope you love them.

  142. Do you cook the Garlic honey chicken for both 3-4 hrs on high and 5-6 hrs on low or could you cook it just on low for 6-7 hrs like the other recipes? Thanks for the great recipes.

  143. No it's either or. My crock pot seems to get really hot so things cook faster for me. I generally will start stuff on low and if it's getting close to dinner time and it doesnt look done I will put it on high.

  145. Wow....we had the Hawaiian Chicken tonight.....my 9 year old proclaimed it a keeper!!!!!! Love all these recipes....thank you for making my life so much easier!!!!

  146. Thank you for these great meals. Cannot wait to try assembling them this week. I'm cheating with the peppers and onions in some of the recipes and will use frozen stir fry mix. They are already chopped so even less work for me!

  147. I had most of this stuff already in my pantry/fridge, but I purchased the rest of the ingredients yesterday (along with some crock pot liners) and I plan on prepping everything tonight. I can't wait to try your recipes!

  148. Thanks for the post! I put the bags together on Monday and we had Hawaiian Chicken for dinner tonight! It is yumtastic! A bit too sweet for me but I added soy sauce to my bowl and it was great! I will make again with chicken broth instead of pineapple juice! I look forward to your next crockpot freezer meal plan!

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  150. Just got my bags all put together in very little time and very little clean-up!! Love this idea and can't wait to taste them! The best part is my son, who is allergic to milk, eggs and peanuts can eat these, so I don't have to make 2 meals!! Thanks so much and look forward to more!

  151. Just put my 5 bags together!! So quick and very little clean up!! The best part is my son, who is allergic to milk, eggs and peanuts, can eat these also!! Thanks and I look forward to the next set!!

  153. This is genius. I never thought of freezing my meals before cooking them. I know what I'll be doing tomorrow after church.

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  155. These 5 bags are amazing! How long do you think I can store them in the freezer? Looking forward to your next bags. Thanks.

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  157. Thanks. I am not really sure how long you can freeze them. I would think at least a month.

  158. I love this idea! I am currently pregnant and with a planned C section this will be so wonderful for that first week home from the hospital where my other half can easily start dinner for all of us :)) Can't wait to try it!

  159. Quick question...I only have the larger crock pot. Can I still cook these recipes in it and how should I adjust it? I see crockpot recipes all the time but I am intimidated by my larger crock pot and I don't have the money right now to get a smaller one:(

  160. Hi Rhiannon, Thanks for the question. I'm really not sure. My crock pot feels big but I don't know how big yours is. You might want to try with one of the recipes and just cook it on low. Maybe that will help? Let me know how it turns out.

  161. Janell, I looked and it is a 5.5 qt longer rather than taller crockpot. I am trying the Honey chicken as we speak and I hope it turns out:) Would the sauce from this recipe be good on rice? I doubled the sauce partly because I am hoping it works with rice and partly because I am nervous with how long my crock pot is.

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  163. Can all of these be doubled without losing the integrity of the recipe? I am feeding a family of 7 so I would like to try these only with more servings.

  164. Yes I do think you could double these recipes without any problems. You may need to use 2 bags so the frozen food can fit in the crock pot.

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  166. do you leave the food in the bag in the crockpot unless other wise stated
    might seem like a dumb statement ... lol

  167. Unless you are using crock pot liners, you dump everything into the crock pot. You can not put ziploc bags in a crock pot. 🙂

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  169. I played around with these recipes a lot this week (they are great!). Using the honey chicken recipe, I added apple cider vinegar, ponzu, and chicken stock to the other liquids. After cooking, I used part of the liquid to wilt some kale (but any greens are yummy wilted.) the rest of the liquid I combined with three tbs. of corn starch dissolved in a little hot water and stirred over med heat until thickened. I had a package of microwave brown rice which I mixed with the greens and the meat (I shredded it up), and then poured the sauce on top. If you like Chinese takeout, you should try it. We loved it!

  171. On the Garlic Honey Chicken - you put the ingredients into a freezer bag and then put in crockpot? That won't mess up the bag? I don't cook w/crock pot ofter. Thank you!

  172. No you dump the contents from the bag into the crock pot. (It's a good question - you are not the first person to ask.) I just put them in the freezer bags so I can prepare them ahead of time. Then in the mornings I can just dump the contents of the bag into the crock pot and dinners done! I hope you enjoy them!

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  178. I have a question about the chipotle pepper in the beef burritos. Am I supposed to just add the pepper to the mix whole? Or does it need to be chopped first? Sorry it that's a dumb question.. lol. Also could I put these dinners in ziplocs in the fridge instead of the freezer? I am thinking of only making 3 nights worth ahead of time, so I'm wondering if they would keep all the same in refrigerator versus the freezer.
    Thanks!

  179. Oh and would the time need to be adjusted since the items are not frozen? If so, by how much?

  181. It's a good question. I put them in whole but you could mush them with a fork if you want. (It's a good question.) Just throw it in with everything else. I would do about 30 mins less for high and about 1 hour less for low. Every crock pot is different.

  182. I'm wondering if anyone has cooked these recipes for 8-9 hrs on low? If I set it before I go to work and turn it off when I get home, it would have cooked for 8.5-9 hrs. I would hate to come home to burned dinner. Lol.

  183. Thank you so much for posting these great recipes! Found them on Pinterest, will be making all soon! So happy to have found this!

  184. Hi. Such a great idea. Do you simply take the bags straight out of the freezer, dump the contents in the crock pot and start cooking? Or do you thaw a little? Also, how long do these keep in the freezer? I am due at the end of the month. I think this is an excellent idea for me to have in the freezer. Thanks. 🙂

  185. The food can go straight from the freezer to the crock pot (just dont put the ziploc bag in there too). I have never thawed them. I would say you could keep them in the freezer for about 4-6 weeks. But I have never had them in there for that long. Congrats on the baby!

  187. I usually cook them on high because I throw it in the crock pot when my daughter takes her nap. I would try something like the Chipotle Burritos and cook that on low all day. I dont think the meats will burn if you are cooking them on low. I think it will just get more tender.

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  193. I had three where everything, including the meat was, frozen solid, except for a little section of the sauce that was very thick but not quite frozen....is this typical? I know it's not my freezer because again, the meat is solid. I'm hoping it's still ok to eat!

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  196. Maybe it's just me?

    We have a rather large crock pot (7 qts if I recall correctly). And it's the long wide kind http://www.amazon.com/Crock-Pot-SCV700SS-7-Quart-Manual-Stainless/dp/B003OAJGJO/ref=sr_1_6?s=kitchen&srs=3270395011&ie=UTF8&qid=1346951640&sr=1-6

    I just wonder if you have any advice for increasing the liquids without losing flavor? The easiest way would be to add water, obviously. But I don't want to water it down. I was thinking maybe chicken and beef broth added to each recipe? I'm just having a hard time covering the ingredients with liquid (which I've always been told is the secret to juicy, tender crockpot cooking). And I'm finding a lot of it overcooks or comes out dry because I can't seem to get it moist enough. But this being my first week with these recipes, I'm not really familiar enough to know what to add more of (without doubling everything but the meat... kind of wasteful). Any suggestions would be very welcome!

  197. That's a good question. Maybe some of my readers can help with that. Maybe instead of doubling the sauce just do an additional half recipe?

  199. I really didn't do anything special. I dont know if it has something to do with the potatoes on the bottom and the way the heat circulates. I really wish I had a good answer for you 🙂

  200. Here is a tip!
    Most of these recipes make a lot of liqiud in your crock pot. If you are using a slow cooker liner (aka crock pot liner) saver your gallon sized ziploc bag that contains your frozen meal. When you're ready to take your crock pot liner out and throw it away, put it back in that perviously used ziploc bag. That way you dont have to worry about all that juice/liquid leaking in or smelling up your tash can!

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  203. A tip possibly for your next batch because I think this is a great idea. On your shopping list include the total amount needed for all recipes. Also, I'm having some mom friends over to do this all together as a cooking /playdate. Everyone's really excited about it.

  205. These sound like great meals. I'm so tired of cooking the same thing over and over. I don't use my crock pot often enough but I'm going to try some of these recipes. I quick tip I thought of for making sure the frozen contents fit into the crock pot: find a bowl that will easily fit in the crock pot the put the ziplock bag with the ingredients in the bowl to freeze. It will have the shape of the bowl and be sure to fit in the crock pot.

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  216. I just want to verify: once you have all the baggies assembled, do you put them in the freezer until you need them and then dump them in the crockpot frozen? Or do you thaw the night before?

  217. Thanks for the comment. I always dump the ingredients into the crock pot frozen. You can do it either way. If you defrost them, just cook it a little less.

  218. Just wanted to leave a comment about the different ingredients in a bag being at different stages of freezing... foods containing high amounts of sugar (even naturally occuring sugars) are slower to freeze than denser foods like meats. Pineapple and its juice is high in sugar, honey, ketchup, etc. are all foods that fall in this category.

  219. I am very excited about your five recipes. I am going to divide each recipes in two for my daughter who lives by herself and has no time to cook. My question is: do you think I need to add more liquid to each of the individual packets since i am splitting them up? I prepared a terriaki chicken recipe that I divided for crockpot cooking and my daughter said it did not have enough liquid and the flavor was intense (garlic, soy sauce and brown sugar)do you have any suggestions on what type of liquid to add? thanks!

  220. I tried the teriyaki pork chops or the first time tonight. Oh my were they good!!!! I served them with rice and green beans. The meat was so tender and juicy. Next time I will make coleslaw and do a pulled pork sandwhich. Amazing recipe!

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  222. I leave at 7 am and don't get home until after 6. Will these recipes be ruined if they are in the crockpot for that long?

  223. You could probably make the beef recipes because the longer you cook them - the better they are. I usually cook them on high so I am sorry I can't help you.

  226. For those who are gone for many hours over the day. My husband bought a timer to set so the crock-pot will go on or shut off at a certain time.

  227. Love your recipes, but I've read on numerous food safety sites that you should not put frozen mean in a crockpot. It does not heat the chicken up fast enough to kill the bacteria. You just put yourself at risk for food poisoning. I had never heard of this until a few months ago when a friend was telling me about it. I did more research and I found it to be true. Just a thought for you. It's not worth the risk imo.

  228. Thanks for your comment. I have heard that too. Since the official Crock Pot website states that it is ok to cook frozen food, I go by that information. We have never had a problem. We have never been sick after eating a frozen crock pot meal. I hope you can enjoy the recipes.

  229. If any one is worried about problems with the freezing and then cooking you could always take it out the night before and let thaw and you might need to cook it a little shorter or longer depending on what you want. That is what I do b/cs of the kids but either way I have never had a problem either way. I do it ever time I have a kid.

  231. Great timing! I was just on the way to the grocery store when I saw these recipes! I printed them out and will be on my way! I just started working part-time and have 4 VERY active children from 6 years old to 13 years old!
    I do have a question for you since you freeze so many different types of meals...can you freeze cooked rice to be thrown into the crock pot during the last 30 minutes or so to warm up?
    Thanks!!

  232. I hope you love them 🙂 They have reIm not sure about the rice. It sounds like a good idea - if you try it please let me know how it works.

  233. If the internal temp of the meat is appropriate for killing bacteria, it should be safe to eat regardless of whether it began frozen or not. The concern with cooking frozen meat is that there may be parts of the meat that remain raw or not cooked enough. If you make sure it is all cooked through, there should not be a problem. Slow cooking meat/temp not rising fast enough is not the issue; slow-cooking meat is a common practice and makes it more tender.

  234. I am making the Hawaiian Chicken but I'm not freezing it - I'm cooking it right away. How much should the cooking time be adjusted?

    I cook frozen roasts all of the time and we've never had a problem.

  236. Love this idea! I'm getting ready to make our week's worth of dinners and can't wait. I'm just wondering how you freeze them. I won't be able to fit the frozen stuff into my crockpot. Should I just thaw each one out the night before and cut down the cooking times?

  237. You can just put them in the fridge the night before. You will need to cook it about 45 minutes to an hour less since they will not be frozen.

  238. I want to cook the fajitas and was wondering does the chicken have to be frozen? I want to just throw it all in and cook it now how will that work?

  240. Love that you included the shopping list! I'm a total beginner at make ahead / freezer meals, and the shopping / prep part is a little overwhelming for me. Looking forward to freeing up some time, $, and belt loops though, so I'm gonna try it.
    Thanks for a great post.

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  247. I've cooked frozen meat in the crock pot for 30 years now and we have never gotten sick from it. I wouldn't worry about that at all.

  249. Thanks for these recipes. I love make ahead meals I can freeze and pull out when I need something (or have no inspiration). For those of you who might be wondering what to do with the rest of the chipotle peppers from the can, I do this. When I open a new can and take out what I need for a recipe, I take out an ice tray and put one pepper plus some sauce in each 'cube' spot, then I freeze it. once frozen, I take out the chipotle cubes and put them in a freezer bag. Then I just take out what I need for each recipe.

  251. Ive done just what you said and the meals are great! My family loves them and nw the mother in law is going to try them out too! Thanks for the great idea and meals, hope you keep adding more!

  252. Thanks for the comment! I really want to make more but I have been slacking when it comes to meal planning 🙂 I will make myself make a list this week!

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  254. Thanks for these recipes! I made all of these except the fajita chicken.

    Our favorite, hands down, was the beef burritos, but we used pork instead. (I think a pork shoulder?) That was delicious, moist... wonderful!

    The others were okay... not fabulous, but definitely an easy, simple, nourishing meal.

    Thanks for posting!

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  257. is each recipe for one meal, or can it make more than one, so we will know how many bags to have ready.

  258. Yes each meal is for about 4-6 people. I tried to add the servings portions under each recipe.

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  261. I just made all of these...THANK YOU! It turns out that all I needed to buy was the meat and 2 cans of stuff. I'm a nurse and beat myself up all of the time for not being able to make more home cooked meals...I can't wait to pop all of these in the "crotch pot" this week. 😀

  262. Thanks for the comment. My goal was to have recipes that were normal - I wanted them to be as easy as possible and to be able to use products I usually have in my house. So glad they have worked for you!

  264. Someone earlier asked about frozen rice. I freeze frozen cooked rice all the time, in varying portions (single to family size). It is so nice to have it on hand! I simply put the cooked rice in a freezer bag and lay it flat to freeze (it thaws in a sink of hot water in no time). When reheating, I will add a sprinkling of water to keep it from drying out. Shouldn't be a problem to add it to the crockpot a the end (If thawed, I would only do 5 min to heat through; if frozen, 15-20 min should suffice).
    I am always excited to get more crockpot freezer recipes--thanks for posting!

  266. I'm making these recipes for the second time today, and I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate them. The beef burritos didn't work for us... I think it was the meat I used. But all the rest were good, solid recipes... and I love that they don't include tons of processed stuff or canned soups or require cheese (my hubby doesn't like it).

    This time I'm going to make up the bags and let them marinate in the fridge for 24 hours before freezing. I think that will make the flavors more robust.

    Thank you so much! The ingredients list was also so helpful and made it a lot more likely for me to try this the first time.

  267. That sounds like a good idea. Thanks so much for your comment. I like to use a bottom roast for the Chipotle Burritos. That is my all time favorite recipe.

  268. Just put together the meals! It took me less than 1 hour, and because it is only my husband and I, I got 9 meals out of it!! So excited! Thank you for sharing all of your ideas and I look forward to putting together parts 2 and 3! I posted your website on my fb page - just a little fyi. 🙂

  271. I love these recipes. Thanks for sharing them and I especially appreciate the shopping list!

  272. just froze 6 meals, went through all 4 weeks and picked my families favorites. I cant wait to cook these crock pot goodies. Thank you

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  275. What would you suggest is the "life span" of these freezer meals? How long can they be in the bag with all the ingredients before they should be discarded?

  276. I keep them in my freezer for about 2 weeks - but I would think that you can leave them there for a month.

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  281. Thank you so much for this! I just made up the 1st five today. And cooked the Garlic Honey Chicken. It is so easy and oh so good. I made it with a little extra sauce. Then sauted mushrooms & red onions just before it was done and put it all on top of quiona. This took about 15 min to make the saute and quinoa. Then i just cut the chicken up into chunk while in the crock pot and laddled it out onto the quinoa and added the mushrooms & red onions. We will be having this again soon. LOVE IT! I really can not wait to try all the other recipes.

  283. I have actually used the crock-pot liners, inside a large rectangle food storage container. I make sure that container will fit in my crock-pot, then I know anything I freeze in that shape/size will fit in my pot. Using the liner makes it an easy lift and plop into crock-pot and away I go. LOVE IT!!

  284. So excited to make and try all of these! I've been a SAHM for a fantastic 2 1/2 years, and am headed back to work. These make a head crock pot meals are going to save me!! On te burritos, do you chop the chipotle pepper or leave it whole? Thank you!

  287. Do you take the frozen "meal chunk" out of the ziplock bag and put it into the crockpot or do you just put the whole thing in the crockpot? Thanks for the reply! 🙂

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  290. I made this collection a couple weeks ago and they are ALL GREAT!!! Thank you a million times for this!

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  297. I went out on a limb and made all five of these recipes - I say "on a limb" because there are some notoriously picky eaters in my house and I've never actually cooked with a crock pot before. Tonight we had the teriyaki pork chops, and they were FANTASTIC. I'm so looking forward to trying the rest of these recipes!

  298. Thanks so much for your comment - you made me smile! I hope you enjoy all the meals!

  299. My daughter referred me here and it has started a whole new way to look at "planning ahead". I now shop for several of these meals at a time, pop them in the freezer without worrying about whether the casserole dish fits or will be needed in the meantime. Then I have meals to eat or give away - absolutely genius!

  303. I dont eat pork what other meat could I use for that recipe? Thanks alot cant wait to try this method.

  305. I live with two men who eat a lot this 20 meal set is enough food for us to still have lunches the next day (usually). The set of 20 meals totals $250 dollars without sales in KCK. They are all amazing, I really hope you make a 5th dinner set and the deserts. Thank you so much!

  306. Thanks so much for your comment! That's a great price for all the groceries. Im working on set 5 🙂

  307. We made all these to freeze today, thank you so much. I am excited to stock up some meals

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  311. I have scoured the internet for recipes like these and a lot of them have been really awful. Like- pitch the whole thing and order a pizza awful. But yours are amazing. I had to drop you a note to thank you for these. My daughter said the beef burritos were 'smack your grandma' good! Again, thank you so much. Using the crock pot this way saves me so much time and energy during the week when I'm working long hours, and FINALLY I found some recipes that are really delicious! Thank you thank you thank you!

  312. Thanks so much for your comment. I felt the same way about a lot of recipes. I wanted to use simple, every day ingredients so they were easy to prepare and they whole family liked the meals! I totally agree with your daughter - I could eat those burritos every day!

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  316. I want to make the garlic Honey chicken for tomorrow night's meal, using the frozen chicken breasts. Do I need to thaw out the frozen chicken breasts, or add them to the crockpot frozen?

  317. You can just put it into the crock pot frozen! I have a large crock pot so this meal tends to cook faster for me. The fuller the crock pot the longer the food takes to cook.

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  321. If my meat is already frozen, since we buy half a cow and lots of chicken and freeze it, can I leave it out until cooking day? Just put all of the other stuff in the bags and freeze and combine the frozen meat with the frozen bag of ingredients when ready to cook??

  322. I always us frozen chicken so I just add the frozen chicken pieces to the bag when I am prepping my freezer bags. Or I write on the bag add 3lb roast or whatever piece of meat I need. I hope this helps.

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  324. I am so excited about trying some of these recipes. Just started back at school this week so will be putting these up for the crazy days.

  326. ok I guess im doing something wrong because every time I click on a "meal title" to get the recipe it brings up five or six completely different recipes? please help I really wanted the garlic lime chicken recipe

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  331. I find these crock pot meals are much easier if I put them directly into the crockpot bags instead of ziploc bags. One bag, no mess for the crockpot and nothing to wash when dinner is over either.

  332. I'm 35 weeks pregnant and was looking for some easy meals to plan ahead so I don't have to do a lot of 'cooking' right after I have my baby. This will be perfect! I can't wait to try them!

  334. Hi Janell,
    I am doing a round-up of our favorite freezer-to-crock pot recipes and I was wondering if I could include the image from the Garlic Honey Chicken my blog post. (Linking back to this post, of course!) Thank you!

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  341. Yes you can add them to your crock pot completely frozen. If you want to defrost them the day before you can cook them for about 1 hours less.

  343. Aww thanks so much 🙂 My family is really good about trying new recipes. We hardly eat the same meals because I always want to try something new.

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  350. I really love this ideal. I am going to give this a try. This would be great for my son also. The recipes sound so good

  354. I absolutely love this idea. We're always on the run with our kids schedules and work and this will make dinner time so much easier.

  356. What a great idea. When I get my own place, I will have to do this. All of your recipes look great.

  359. Fantastic idea! Love it, saves time and I could always do with more time.I love the idea of getting these ready for the crock pot as I use mine all the time .Thank you 🙂

  363. ok this is great! I pinned some of these! what a great idea! can't wait to try the chicken fajita!

  365. Those are some good looking recipes. I really like Hawaiian chicken. I'm going to have to make that sometime.

  366. I really need to do this! I just don't have the time! Or the money to purchase supplies in bulk.

  372. These are all amazing recipes! I love my crock pot and am always looking for new recipes,so thank you!

  377. Oh this is really cool. I've been looking for an easy way to make meals for my family. I haven't used my crockpot n a while but I signed up for ur email & definitely gonna try them. Thanks for all the details.

  378. all these dishes look fab. would love to try them. getting hungry now. they look simple yet delicious!

  383. I love this! Thank you so much for sharing, I have been doing meals myself after I make a big Sunday meal.

  384. Garlic Honey Chicken is my fav. i eat lots of cluck, and this is great idea b/c i hate to cook.

  385. What a great idea. I can see me doing this on Sunday afternoons to prepare for the upcoming week. The Beef Burritos look really good!

  390. That is what is perfect about it - you just throw it in the crock pot because you have already done all the hard work!

  397. I LOVE this idea - I usually take my Sunday afternoons and try to cook for the week, so these are some extra awesome ideas to use - and thanks for including the shopping list, that is a HUGE help!

  398. I love this idea! Makes for quick and easy meals every day of the week. Cuts down on time needed to prep daily and allows to use that extra time somewhere else. Love the recipes and will definitely be using some of them. Thank you so much!

  402. Ooh, when I get a bit more grocery money, and some time on a Saturday, I sooo want to try this!

    🙂 Rhea Chadek

  403. Great idea. I feed 3 adults and 2 teenagers 3 or 4 times a week so I am always looking for quick easy meals.

  405. Yes, I would say 1hr prep time is a great tradeoff for the meals you will have done and ready to eat!

  406. I have just started looking for slow cooker recipes, so thanks for all the great ideas!

  409. I love love love the crock pot and all the different meals that can be made so easily! Thank you got these recipes!!!!!!!!

  410. You have no idea how much this post is going to make my life so much easier! I just love that you put the step by step, all the way down to the shopping list! Thanks so much for sharing your crock pot recipes with us!

  411. These are such great ideas. Time saving and money saving. Love the Hawian one. Thanks for the ideas.

  413. Great idea! Yummy recipes 🙂 I live by myself so I could have food for months.Thank you for sharing 🙂

  414. planning meals makes life so much easier.those recepes will goes to my cookbook,thanks

  415. i love this idea. i feel like the only reason i don't have quality meals is because i am always rushed at night but this would help me with that.

  417. Wow, what an organized way to think and prepare ahead for delicious slow cooker meals! I really need to use my crockpot more and use the slow cooking option instead of the faster one!

  419. I love this! We're going away for a few days in a few months and this would be great to leave the babysitter with she could just pop them right in the crock pot!

  421. I love freezer meals and always looking for new recipes. I will be using these ones. Thanks!

  424. Thanks for the recipes! I know some people who will love these. I, unfortunately, have very little freezer room, so I'd have to do only some at a time.

  425. This is great! I think I'll do this since I just got a new freezer. This will save a lot of time and money in the long run.

  429. awesome I really need to start doing freezer bags like this I buy meat in bulk and vaccuum pack and freeze it but this would be great to have meals on hand

  430. I do not have a crock pot yet but if I get one will defiantly try some of these recipes!!

  433. I've used several of these recipes and LOVE them. Thank you for making my life easier! I've recently posted a series of dinner ideas. One of the posts includes how I use the Crock Pot to help me prepare meals. I've included a link to this site and credited your blog by name. I hope that's ok with you, but please let me know if you prefer that I remove it. Thanks again for the inspiration!

    http://ryanandtobi.blogspot.com/2014/03/h2c-whatta-crock.html

  434. Thanks so much for your comment. I am so glad you have enjoyed my recipes. Thanks for sharing! I will have to check out your recipes.

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  443. I have the Hawaiian Chicken cooking now and can already tell by the aroma that we are going to love it. I changed the recipe a bit to use what I had on hand. I used brown sugar instead of white, lemon juice instead of vinegar and garlic powder instead of minced. I also added some ginger and chopped onions. If the hubby likes it (and I am sure he will), we will be adding this to our regular rotation. Thank you for posting all these delicious recipes. 🙂

  444. Those are great substitutions! We really love this meal - I hope you enjoy it too! Thanks for stopping by!

  445. thank you!!!! Im making a list now to go shopping. I already know what we're having for dinner tomorrow!

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  449. I'm going to give the Hawaiian Chicken a try, but I have a question. Is there a specific type of vinegar that I should use? Will apple cider vinegar or white vinegar work better? Thank you for the recipes!!

  450. You know, I can't really remember if I have used either. But I am sure you can try either. Let me know how it works out!

  451. We made it with white vinegar and it came out very good. Even my hubby, who doesn't like pineapple went back for seconds.

  453. Just found your blog last week but thank you! I made the Hawaiian chicken tonight and it turned out great! I added sliced onion and red pepper since I had some that needed to be used up. Thank you for a great recipe and I will be trying some more!

  454. Yay! I am so glad you liked them. They have made cookie so much easier for me. I am going to work on some new and healthier recipes for the new year. Merry Christmas!

  455. This may be a very novice question but it says "take them out and cook to instructions" does that mean the frozen meat/meal goes straight into the crock pot or do I thaw the freezer bag in the fridge first and then cook it in the crockpot? thanks!!!

  456. This might have already been asked but I couldn't find it. It also seems like a silly question, but do the meals have to be defrosted before going into the slow cooker?

  457. It is not a silly question! The meals do not have to be defrosted. You can dump it in frozen. If you do deforest it, just cook it for about 45 minutes less than the posted cook time. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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  459. These look amazing but especially the teriyaki pork chops. I've been looking for new ways to prepare pork and anything I can throw in the crockpot is awesome! 🙂

  460. Thank you so much for your wonderful recipes! Together with my college son, who lives on campus, we made the first five and he was thrilled. We made one for ourselves and it was delicious. This is a perfect way for my son to eat healthy and not have to 'cook' or spend too much time in the kitchen. Looking forward to making the next round at his request! Thank you!!

  461. Thanks so much for your comment! I am so glad you liked the recipes. My goal is to get up another set in October.

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  464. Im sorry - I dont! There are some apps that you can add the ingredients and it will tell you the nutritional information.

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