I wanted my lazy Sundays to be even lazier and still get a home cooked meal on the table. What could be easier than crock pot meals? I scoured the internet for crock pot recipes that could be assembled and then frozen. All I would need to do was remove from the freezer, dump it into the crock pot and walk away. Easy peasy, right?
I made seven crock pot meals, total cost for all the food was around $112 dollars. I'm pretty sure the cashier thought I was nuts for purchasing twenty-five (yes-25) chicken breasts. That's about $16 per meal, since there is only two of us, we'll probably get three meals out of each crock pot - just a little over $5 per meal...love it! It took me about three hours to make them all, but totally worth the time.
Here are the recipes for the meals that I made (with simplified instructions) - check out those fresh veggies! These recipes are not my own, so I'd like to give credit (thank you to those bloggers) where I got them from -- click on the title of the meal, it take you to the original recipe.
Fresh veggies - delicious!
2 pepper, cut into strips
1 onion, sliced
3 chicken breasts, cut into strips
1/2 cup chicken broth
taco seasoning packet
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. salt
Cook on low 5-6 hours
3 chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 (16 oz) bag frozen broccoli (I used a head of fresh broccoli)
1 large green pepper, chopped (I used a red pepper)
2 (16 oz) jars alfredo sauce
Cook on low for 4-6 hours
3 chicken breasts
juice from 2 limes
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 (16 oz) bag corn
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 tsp cumin
salt and pepper
Cook on low for 8 hours
4 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup olive oil
3 tbs rosemary, chopped
1 tsp salt
Cook on low for 6-8 hours
4 chicken breasts
1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 can cream of chicken
1 dry packet of italian seasoning
Cook on low for 4-6 hours
3 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1 cup teriyaki sauce
1 cup water
2/3 cup brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. ginger (or a few slices of fresh ginger)
Cook on low for 4-6 hours
5 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1 bottle of BBQ sauce (I used Sweet Baby Rays)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
Cook on low for 4-6 hours
That's all! There were so many recipes to chose from - I'm excited to try out the recipes for beef and pork that I found. Having the BBQ chicken for dinner tonight, it smells delicious! Happy Sunday to you all ~ enjoy your day!
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