I just recently downloaded Safeway and Kroger apps onto my smartphone. Yes I know a smartphone doesn't exactly scream a simple life, but trust me it makes my life so much easier. I haven't really used these new apps yet. But they are free and promise to give me the weekly sales ads, which means I no longer have to remember to go buy a newspaper.
I have spent a lot of time reading on other blogs about crock pot meals that you make ahead of time and then toss them into the freezer. I love this idea, however I have to deal with weird food allergies and picky eaters. So a lot of these blogs don't help me. I am sure that mine won't help everyone either, but it's worth a try, right?
So I thought for my first real post I would post my freezer to crock pot recipes. I have 8 freezer to crock-pot meals prepped (minus the one I just tossed in the crock pot). Just pull them out of the freezer defrost in whatever manner you like enough to get them out of the freezer bag and dump them into your crock pot.
I spent $100 without coupons. I shopped at Wal-Mart early on a Friday morning because a lot of their meat is on sale then. I also bought store bought brands, except for the Campbells Cream of ___________ Soup. I am picky enough to buy the real thing. Some of the recipes I planned for the next two weeks cannot be frozen, I will post those later on. On each bag I wrote what the meal is, when I put it in the freezer, how to cook it (i.e. Cook on LOW for 8hrs) and if there was an item that could not be frozen I wrote "add _____" I cook almost everything on LOW so that it is ready when I wake up in the evening. If you want to shorten the cook time the general rule is Cook on HIGH for roughly half the time. I splurged and bought pre-chopped onions and just tossed in a couple of big spoonfuls when it called for onions. I spent 3 hours prepping all the meals after I went grocery shopping.
Bean Stew
6 c. Chicken Broth
1c. dry beans, rinsed and picked through
2 med. carrots, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
3 TBS. uncooked white rice
2 TBS. minced garlic
1 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Cook on LOW 8 hours
Beef Stew
2 lbs. stew meat
1 small onion, chopped
5 carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 tsp salt
1 tsp. pepper
2 tsp minced garlic
3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cans beef broth
Cook on LOW 8hrs
Sausage and Bean Supper
1 lb cooked sausage (i used jimmy dean's HOT pork sausage)
1 small onion, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 TBS Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 c. honey (to be add when ready to cook)
1 can tomatoes with green chili
1 can kidney beans, rinsed
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 can pinto beans, rinsed
Cook on LOW 4hrs
Pork and Veggies
1 lb. pork roast cut into 1/2" strips
1 small onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, sliced
2 carrots, chopped
1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms
1 can tomato sauce
1 1/2 TBS. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Cook on LOW 8hrs
Suggest serving with rice
BBQ Beef or Chicken
Beef roast or 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 jar of your favorite BBQ sauce (I like Stubb's original)
Cook on LOW 8hrs
Shred with fork before serving
Chicken Taco Soup
1 small onion, chopped
1 can chili beans (i used Ranch Style Beans)
1 can black beans
1 can tomato sauce
1 can chicken broth
2 cans tomatoes with green chili
1 pkg taco seasoning
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Cook on LOW 8 hrs
Suggest serving with chips and cheese
Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice
2 cans cream of chicken soup (to be added when ready to cook)
1 1/2 c. water
1 pkg long grain and wild rice (i used Uncle Ben's)
1 small bag of baby carrots
6 to 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Cook on LOW 8hrs
French Dip
2 lbs. beef roast
1 envelop onion soup mix
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano
1 TBS minced garlic
2 cans beef broth
Cook on LOW 8hrs
Carefully remove meat from sauce. Skim off excess fat/oils.
Serve with crusty french rolls and a side of the sauce to dip.
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