The Most UnOrGaNiZeD Person
Determined to Make 2014
ORGANIZED!!
CROCK THOSE RECIPES
Kristi's Corner
Freezer Meals
Crock those recipes
● Looking to save time and money
● Lets do both!
● With a little preparation in researching your recipes, you can determine your families favorites can be prepared ahead of time and frozen till ready to use!
● Create your shopping list to buy in bulk and save you money.
● Prepare freezer meals in 4-5 hours for several nights of dinners
● Are you tired of walking thru the grocery store and still having no idea what your fixing that night for dinner?
● Plan your meals for the week or month in advance.
● When doing your shopping be smart! Use coupons, bargain shop, research your sale ads.
● We have a store here in Lynchburg called Super Dollar. Now I am not much on a lot of generic brand foods but they have the best meats in town. They also cut and package them there . You can get 5 packs mix and match for $20 . I get better meat there than Food Lion ,Kroger or Walmart!
Steps of Action
● Get excited!!!
● Determine how many meals you would like to start with.
● Research your recipes (start with your own or research the web. I love Pintrest it is world of information and fun new adventures!)
● Make your shopping list ( I will give some tips to assist you in this also)
● Clean your kitchen! You do not want to start with a messy kitchen. You will need counter space to work.
● Clean out your freezer. Is there items in there that’s been there WAY TO LONG?? Throw them out!! If you don’t know when you put it in there then you probably
shouldn't eat it.
● Stock up on freezer bags or aluminum pans.
● Buy a sharpie!! This will allow you to mark you bag with name of meal and date, as well as basic instructions that will be needed for day of cooking.
● Cut up all your vegetables, meats etc prior to filling bags, this will make it so much easier to just go thru the recipes and load the bags.
Freezer Recipes Round1
(All these recipes are from different Pinterest post or blogs. I will try and go back and find the ones that I pulled from so I can reference them for you. )
● Crock-Pot BBQ Spareribs
2lbs of pork ribs
1 ½ cups ketchup
1 ½ Tbsp seasoned salt
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup white vinegar
● Place pork ribs in gallon sized ziplock. Mix remaining ingredients together in a separate bowl and pour
over ribs. Seal bag and place in freezer. (OK time to be honest :) I didn't mix in separate bowl... I just
put it all in the freezer bag and then squished together ) I have already fixed this meal and they were
wonderful!! So mixed in a bowl vs. squished together I don’t think it makes a difference !! Thaw in
Fridge overnight. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-7 hours
***Beef Spareribs - these were amazing ! We would not change a thing !
● Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff
4 cups of cooked ground beef
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 cup chopped onion
2 T Worcestershire sauce
1 cup water
1 cup sour cream
2 T Minced garlic
1 packet of Lipton onion soup mix
Chopped Mushrooms (optional)
Egg noodles (to serve over the day you cook)
● Cook meat and let it cool. Add all ingredients to a gallon size freezer bag except noodles. Seal and
place in freezer. Thaw in fridge overnight. Cook on low for 4-6 hour. Serve over egg noodles.
** After trying the Stroganoff the only thing we would change is adding 2 cups of water instead of 1 cup of water.
● Orange Chicken
2 cups carrots sliced
2 cups bell pepper chopped
1 lb chicken breast
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
8 oz orange juice concentrate
● Combine all ingredients in freezer bag Place in freezer. Thaw over night in fridge. Cook in crock pot
on low 4-6 hours serve over rice.
● Crock-Pot Cheesy Chicken Potato & Broccoli
2-4 Chicken breasts ( you can leave as full breasts or cube , I cubed mine)
1 large green pepper chopped
2 cups broccoli chopped
1lb red potatoes sliced then
1 tsp. Paprika
2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
4 oz Velveeta cheese cut into ½ inch cubes, 4 oz Velveeta cheese saved for later to add after you
cook (8 oz total)
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley -(I used dried parsley)
● Add all ingredients except for 4 oz of cheese into gallon freezer bag. Place in freezer. When ready to
use thaw overnight in fridge. Cook 6 hours low. Add 4 oz cheese and cook on high for 5-10 min Stir
melted cheese in.
** this was not a favorite of mine but James did like it. You never know till you try it!
● Ham and Pineapple with Rice
2.5 lbs ham
2 cans Pineapple chunks in juice
Rice
● Slice ham into serving sized portions and put in gallon
size bags. Add pineapple chunks with juice. Freeze.
Thaw and cook in crock pot on low 6-8 hours or high
4-5 hours. Serve with rice.
● Crock- Pot Nacho Chicken
2-4 Chicken breast
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 package taco seasoning
● Place all ingredients in freezer bag. When ready to
use thaw in fridge overnight. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
● Shred Chicken, Spread Nacho chicken over tortilla
chips and top with your choice of toppings. (shredded
cheese, green onions, black olives, lettuce, tomatoes,
sour cream. )
● Beef Stew
2.5 lbs beef stew meat ( a little more or a little less would work , too ) I bought this already pre cut.
6 slices of bacon
3 T melted butter (or olive oil, if you would prefer)
1 large onion chopped
4-5 garlic cloves , minced
1 cup carrots sliced
1 t salt
1 t black pepper
1 can tomatoe paste
¼ tsp thyme
2 cups beef broth
● All ingredients except broth in bag, freeze, add to crock pot with broth cook on low for 8-10 hours
**We added a can of green beens and used 4 cups of broth instead of two . We will probably add a can of corn next time also.
● Meat Stew
2 lbs Meat ( beef, pork, whatever is on sale) cubed
2 onions, chopped
5 carrots, sliced
3 zucchini, sliced
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
2 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2 tsp Minced Garlic
1 14 oz can Canned tomatoes (I used with Garlic and Basil)
1 can Tomato sauce
● All ingredients in bag, Freeze. Thaw bag and add contents to slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 . Stir
occasionally Serve with warm cornbread.
● Pineapple pork
1.5 lbs cubed pork loin or tenderloin
½ red pepper, chopped
½ onion chopped
2 Tbs brown sugar
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
3 Tbs corn starch.
● Mix in bag. Freeze. Thaw in fridge over night. Place in crock-pot. Add one 20 can of crushed
pineapple. Cook on high 4-6 hours or low 7-9 hours. Serve with rice
● Teriyaki Chicken
4 pieces boneless chicken breast
½ red pepper chopped
½ cup honey
1 cup soy sauce
¼ cup water
2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp minced garlic
● Mix in bag, Freeze, When ready to use thaw in fridge overnight. Bak at 350 degrees covered 20-30
min. Uncover and bake 20-30 min longer until juices run clear. Serve with rice and vegetables.
So that is the end of my Round 1 of Freezer meals. I
hope that you enjoy these recipes. At this point we
have tried several of them ourselves and they are
wonderful !
● Please let me know how they turn out for you and stay
tuned for my next round!
Shopping List for Round 1
(All of these were for one meal)
● Bacon -6 slices
● Beef – 4 cups cooked ground
● Beef stew meat 3.5 lbs
● Beef Broth 2 cups
● Bell Pepper Red 2 cups chopped
● Bell Pepper Green 4 cups chopped
● Brown Sugar 3 cups
● Broccoli 2 cups chopped
● Butter
● Carrots 4-5 cups chopped
● Chicken breasts 8-10 lbs
● Corn starch
● Egg noodles – 1 bag
● Garlic Minced (about 8 cloves or you can get a jar already minced)
● Ham 2.5 lbs
● Honey small bottle
● Ketchup 1 ½ cup
● Orange juice concentrate – 8 oz
● Onion – about 8 cups chopped
● Parsley ¼ chopped
● Paprika
● Pineapple 2 cans chunky 1 can crushed
● Pork Loin or Tenderloin 1.5 lbs cubed
● Pork ribs 2 lbs
● Red potatoes 1lbs sliced
● Rice
● Sour cream
● Soup – Lipton onion soup mix 1 pack
● Soup – Cream of mushroom – 2 cans
● Soup – Cream of Chicken – 2 cans
● Soy sauce
● Taco seasoning – 1 pkt
● Tomato paste – 1 sm can
● Tomato sauce 1 can
● Tomatoes- Rotel – 1 can
● Tomatoes – diced – 1 14 oz can
● Velveeta cheese – 8 oz
● White vinegar – ½ cup
● Worcestershire sauce -1 bottle
● Italian seasoning, Salt, Pepper
● Tortilla chips
● And don't forget the
freezer bags!!!
