5 Crockpot Freezer Recipes with Shopping List

Welcome to Part 1 of my Crockpot Freezer Cooking Series! 

You can find my other menu's here:

Crockpot Freezer Cooking Part 2

Crockpot Freezer Cooking Part 3

Crockpot Freezer Cooking Part 4
 

This week's menu includes:

Brunswick Stew

Italian Sausage with Peppers & Onions

Black Bean Chili

Chicken Fajitas

Fresh Spagetti Sauce

This took about an hour to prepare all five meals.  I chopped all the veggies & cooked the ground burger, and divided the meat into freezer bags.  You don't need to pre-cook the chicken or the sausage.  I labeled each bag and noted additional ingredients, cook times, etc.  I added veggies, spices and remaining ingredients to bags. 
Directions for each meal are below. 
Shopping List is at the bottom of the post. 

All meals will cook fine from frozen, but be sure not to add cold/frozen meals into a hot crockpot as it can crack. Many people have concerns about putting frozen food in the crockpot, but I have never had an issue. It is my understanding that once the food reaches a certain temperature, it is fully cooked and safe. If you have concerns, just thaw in the fridge the night before.

Cook times will vary depending on your crockpot. It may take you a few tries before you get used to how long things take. In general 6-8 hours on low will do the trick. If all ingredients are pre-cooked, 3-4 hours will work. There are a lot of different crockpots out there. Mine is from the middle ages, has no temperature gauge, only low and high. I have burnt things many times:) It's a learning process, but you will perfect it with practice. Now get crockin!

Crockpot Spagetti Sauce

Ingredients:

6 large tomatoes diced (you could also use 2 28 oz cans diced tomatoes)

1/4 cup olive oil

1 medium onion chopped

2 T garlic chopped

1 T oregano

1 T basil (fresh if you have it)

1 T thyme

1/2 T herbs de provence

1 cup white wine

2T sugar

kosher salt & fresh ground pepper

Place all items in freezer bag, lay flat and freeze. When ready to cook, put all ingredients in a crockpot and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours. Serve over cooked spagetti or penne, top with parmesan cheese and serve with some warm cheesy garlic bread on the side!

Crockpot Black Bean Chili

Ingredients:

1lb. ground beef cooked & drained

1 medium onion chopped

1 medium green pepper chopped

1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes

2 12 oz. cans of black beans drained (you can use pinto or kidney beans if you prefer)

2 t. onion powder

2 t. garlic powder

1 T cumin

1 T chili powder

Place all items in freezer bag, lay flat and freeze.  When ready to cook, place all ingredients in a crockpot and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours. Serve with warm cornbread muffins!

Crockpot Italian Sausage with

Peppers & Onions

Ingredients:

1lb. Italian Sausage Links

1 large pepper

1 medium onion

2 cups diced tomatoes

2t. onion powder

2t. garlic powder

Mix all ingredients in freezer bag and freeze. When ready to cook, place all ingredients in a crockpot and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours. Serve on warm hotdog buns!

Crockpot Chicken Fajitas

6 Chicken Tenders or 1 lb. Chicken Breast

1 medium onion sliced

1 medium green pepper sliced

2 cups of salsa

1 can of green chiles

1 package of fajita seasoning (old elpaso)

2 T. olive oil

Place all items in freezer bag. Toss and freeze flat. When ready to cook place all ingredients in crockpot and cook for 6 hours on low or 4 hours on high. Remove chicken from mix, shred and then add back into the mix. Serve with warm tortillas and top with salsa, guacamole, shredded lettuce, sour cream and shredded cheese.

Crockpot Brunswick Stew

  I make this recipe at least once a week in the winter. I love soups on a cold winter night and I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!

6 chicken tenders or 1 lb. chicken breasts

1 can yellow corn drained

2 cups butter beans

2 cups canned tomatoes

2 white potatoes cut in cubes

1 medium onion chopped

2 ribs celery chopped

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup barbecue

2 t. onion powder

2 t. garlic powder

2 T. brown sugar

1 T. worcestershire

1t. hot sauce

2 T. butter

3 cups chicken stock

Place all items except the chicken stock in a large freezer bag. Label the bag and make a note to add 3 cups of chicken to crockpot before cooking. Once you are ready to cook, Place ingredients along with 3 cups of chicken stock to large crockpot. Cook on low-medium 5-6 hours. Remove cooked chicken tenders from stew, shred them and return to the stew. Serve with warm cornbread muffins!

Shopping List

2lb. chicken (I like the frozen tenders, but any chicken will work!)

1lb. Italian Sausage Links

1 lb ground beef

5 medium onions

3 green peppers

1 box chicken stock

onion powder

chili powder

cumin

garlic powder

oregano

basil

thyme

white wine (you can use chicken stock)

6 large tomatoes

2 13 oz. cans of black beans

1 lb. butter

1/2 lb. frozen or fresh butter beans

1 13 oz. can corn

3 28 oz cans of diced tomatoes

1/2lb. potatoes

brown sugar

worchestershire

ketchup

bbq sauce

celery

1 jar of salsa

olive oil

1 small can of green chiles
herbs de provence

garlic

hot dog rolls

cornbread mix

flour tortillas

pasta

 

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