Crockpot Freezer Meals

Well it's been awhile since I have posted and a lot has been going on. My boyfriend accepted a new job so we have moved provinces and have been trying to get settled. I also started a new job (no teaching job - the list was full) so I am working each evening until 6pm which is a huge change for us. I decided there had to be a way for me to have supper ready when I got home, as I'm usually starving when I walk through the door at 6!

I found so many great sites on pinterest that had some delicious sounding crockpot freezer meals.

www.sixsistersstuff.com

So yesterday I sat down and made a list of everything I needed to pick up and that was my Saturday chore. Early this morning I took about an hour to mix everything together and put into bags for the weeks ahead :) I'll share what I completed today and I will also let you know how they taste once we whip them up!

Slow Cooker Beef and Mushrooms

Ingredients: 

3 lbs stew meat, cubed

1 can cream of mushroom soup

2 cans mushrooms, with liquids

1/2 cup apple juice

1 packet dry onion soup mix

Combine all ingredients in a resealable gallon sized freezer bag. Zip closed. When ready to eat, remove from freeze and thaw in fridge for 24 hours. Cook on High for 6 hours or Low for 10 hours. 

* I found it easier to mix everything together in a bowl and then add in the stew meat. It made two bags as we're only 2 people so we don't eat that much in one serving :) 

Slow Cooker Sweet Teriyaki Chicken 

Ingredients: 

1 cup soy sauce

1 cup sugar

1 tsp garlic salt

1/2 onion, chopped

1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts

Mix together soy sauce, sugar, garlic and chopped onions in a resealable gallon sized freezer bag. Place chicken breasts inside the bag and zip closed. When ready to eat, thaw in fridge for 24 hours. Cook on High for 3-4 hours or Low for 7-8 hours. Serve over rice. 

 * I again mixed everything in a bowl first. I also chopped the chicken breasts before putting them in the bag.

Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Pork Chops and Potatoes

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 lbs port chops, boneless (about 4-6, thick sliced)

6-8 medium potatoes, chopped into large pieces

2 cans cream of chicken soup

2 packages of dry Ranch dressing mix

1 cup mix

In bowl, mix together the soups, milk and ranch dressing mixes and pour into a resealable gallon sized freezer bag. Combine all other ingredients together and zip closed. When ready to eat, thaw in fridge for 24 hours. Cook on High for 3-4 hours or Low 6-7 hours.

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 * I found it easiest to mix the sauces in the bowl and then have the potatoes and pork chops in the bags and just mix them together at the end.

 *There are so many recipes I have came across that call for the Ranch mix, this is the closest thing I could find in New Brunswick (with the salad dressings).

I sure hope these great crockpot recipes save me some time in the coming weeks :) 

Happy New Year!