Sunday, February 22, 2015

Freezer Crock Pot Meals - Part II

I've been working on this post for quite some time but have been too busy to finish it! Thankfully, I was finally able to catch up this weekend (thank you snow storm!) and was able to prep all of the below meals that I've had planned for the past few weeks!

Click here for Freezer Crock Pot Meals Part I.

On the menu:
Sweet BBQ Hawaiian Chicken
Creamy Italian Chicken
Zesty Chicken
Sweet & Tangy Meatballs
Southwestern Chicken Chili
Newlywed Beeftips
Hawaiian Chicken
Black Bean & Corn Salsa Chicken



Ingredient / Grocery Shopping List:
26 - Boneless chicken breasts
Beef Tips, 2 lbs
1 Package of Meatballs (26 count)
2 - Bottles of BBQ sauce
2 - Cans of Pineapple chunks, 20 oz.
Soy Sauce, 1/3 cup
Brown Sugar, 1/4 cup
Cornstarch, 1 tbsp.
Salsa, 3 cups
4 - Cans of black beans
3  - Cans of corn
2 - Packets of taco seasoning
3 - Cans of French Onion Soup
1 - Package of frozen broccoli
2 - Cans of cream of chicken soup
2 - Packages of cream cheese
2 - Dry packets of Italian seasoning
1 - Grape Jelly, 16 oz.
2 - Garlic Cloves
1 - Package of frozen green beans
3 - Cans of diced tomatoes
1 - Packet of dry ranch seasoning
1 - Bottle of Catalina Dressing 
Water, 3/4 cup

Just like my last freezer meal post, I prepped all of the meats first - washing, trimming and drying them to easily use when I was ready for them. Additionally, I made note cards for each of the recipes to tape on the front of each of the freezer bags. 

Sweet BBQ Hawaiian Chicken

In a ziplock bag, throw in:
- 5 chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 can of pineapple chunks, undrained
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tbsp corn starch

Cooking Instructions: 

Cook on low for 8 hours.
Serve over rice.


Creamy Italian Chicken

In a ziplock bag, throw in:
- 5 chicken breasts
- 1 bar cream cheese, cubed
- 1 can, cream of chicken soup
- 1 packet, Italian salad dressing mix
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups green beans, frozen

Cooking Instructions:
Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4 hours.
Serve with noodles.


Zesty Chicken

In a ziplock bag, throw in:
- 4 chicken breasts
- Can of Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 bar of cream cheese, cubed
- 1 package of Italian salad dressing mix

Cooking instructions:
Cook on high for low for 4-5 hours or high for 8 hours.
Serve over noodles or rice.


Sweet & Tangy Meatballs

In a ziplock bag, throw in:
- A bag of meatballs (approx 26)
If using homemade meatballs, be sure to freeze them first.
- 16 oz jar of grape jelly
- 1 bottle of BBQ sauce

Cooking Instructions:
Cook on low for 2-4 hours
Serve over rice.


Southwestern Chicken Chili

In a ziplock bag, throw in:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 3 cans of diced tomatoes
- 2 cups of salsa
- 1 can corn, undrained
- 2 cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 package of Ranch dry seasoning
- 1 package of taco seasoning

Cooking Instructions:
Cook on low for 4-5 hours.
Remove chicken and shred.
Add the chicken back to the crockpot, stir and serve.
Serve with desired toppings (cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips, etc.)


Newlywed Beeftips

In a ziplock bag, throw in:
- 2 lbs beef tips
- 3 cans of french onion soup

Cooking Instructions:
Cook on low for 6-7 hours.
Mix in frozen broccoli 3 minutes before it's done.
Serve over rice.


Hawaiian Chicken

In a ziplock bag, throw in:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 can of pineapple chunks
- 1 bottle of catalina salad dressing

Cooking Instructions:
Cook on low for 3.5 hours


Black Bean & Corn Salsa Chicken

In a ziplock bag, throw in:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cans of corn, drained
- 1 packet of taco seasoning
- 1 cup of salsa
- 3/4 cup of water

Cooking Instructions:
Cook on low for 5-6 hours
Shred meat and serve.
Garnish with cheese, sour cream, avocado, lettuce, tomato and hot sauce.


That's it! You're ready to freeze everything :) For easy freezing, try to freeze each of the bags flat so that you can easily stack or stand them in your freezer once they're completely frozen. We recently purchased a chest freezer (thank you Grandmom & PopPop for the Christmas present!) so I'm excited to fill it with yummy dishes like these!

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