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Crockpot Freezer Meals

Prepare a variety of delicious freezer meals that can be easily cooked in your crockpot for busy days. These recipes are perfect for make-ahead convenience and flavorful results.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 650
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Meatball Mix
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 egg egg
  • 0.25 cup panko crumbs
  • 2 Tbsp yellow onion, chopped small
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
Sauce Ingredients
  • 2.5 cups barbecue sauce
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup or honey
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
Soup Ingredients
  • 3 cups cooked turkey ham, cubed
  • 1 can navy beans, drained and rinsed
  • 0.5 yellow onion chopped
  • 1.5 cups pureed tomatoes
  • 0.25 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
  • to taste Salt and pepper
Additional Ingredients
  • 2 lbs beef sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 medium potatoes, diced
  • 2 cups chopped cabbage
  • 0.5 onion chopped
  • 2 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 2 celery ribs chopped
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
  • to taste Sea salt and pepper
Chicken Noodle Soup
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 2 carrots peeled and chopped small
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • ½ red onion chopped
  • 2 celery ribs chopped
  • 2 medium potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 0.5 Tbsp onion powder
  • to taste Salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Combine meatball ingredients, shape into balls, freeze.
  2. Mix sauce ingredients, freeze in a bag.
  3. Thaw, bake meatballs, simmer in sauce, serve with rice.
  4. Combine soup ingredients, freeze, then cook in crockpot, serve with rice or pasta.
  5. Combine bean ingredients, freeze, cook in crockpot, add bacon, serve.
  6. Combine chicken and vegetables, freeze, cook in crockpot, add noodles, shred chicken, serve.

Notes

Use airtight freezer bags and label with date for best results.