In September, I did one grocery shopping trip for the month with some serious planning which included a freezer cooking session. It worked so well and saved us money so I did it all again for October!
This month, I split my freezer cooking list into two 2-3 hour sessions rather working non-stop for 5-6 hours like I did last month. Both work and are efficient but a shorter time slot was better for me this time. I made a plan, worked the plan, cleaned up the kitchen and left for work! Then the next morning I did it again!
We are relying on crockpot or easy make-ahead oven meals for dinner these days. Between September and October, I've tried a pile of Crockpot Freezer Meals that I've found via Pinterest. These are fabulous! Most require no prior cooking (except browning ground beef ) so they are extremely fast to put together. And so easy to put in the crockpot on serving day!
I doubled up on a couple of the recipes that we had already tried. I bought two packages of chicken and we got a good deal on a big package of sausages so I made two of the Thai Chicken and the Italian Sausages with Peppers and Onions. This will give me a head start on next month since we probably won't need them this month.
Most of my 1st cooking session for October was assembling crockpot freezer meals.
Session 1 list:
My Plan Of Attack:
I've done lots of freezer cooking over the years. It has saved me hours of time and hundreds of dollars! I've simplified my methods a lot over time and making crockpot freezer meals definitely simplifies freezer cooking day. Making crockpot meals to freeze is a fast way to make a bunch of freezer meals! In fact, this post about crockpot freezer meals promises 20 meals in 2 hours. I could get into that!
Tomorrow: October Freezer Cooking: Take 2!
This month, I split my freezer cooking list into two 2-3 hour sessions rather working non-stop for 5-6 hours like I did last month. Both work and are efficient but a shorter time slot was better for me this time. I made a plan, worked the plan, cleaned up the kitchen and left for work! Then the next morning I did it again!
We are relying on crockpot or easy make-ahead oven meals for dinner these days. Between September and October, I've tried a pile of Crockpot Freezer Meals that I've found via Pinterest. These are fabulous! Most require no prior cooking (except browning ground beef ) so they are extremely fast to put together. And so easy to put in the crockpot on serving day!
I doubled up on a couple of the recipes that we had already tried. I bought two packages of chicken and we got a good deal on a big package of sausages so I made two of the Thai Chicken and the Italian Sausages with Peppers and Onions. This will give me a head start on next month since we probably won't need them this month.
Ingredients for Thai Chicken with Peanut Sauce
Most of my 1st cooking session for October was assembling crockpot freezer meals.
Session 1 list:
- Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
- Thai Chicken with Peanut Sauce (2)
- Crockpot Cheeseburger Soup
- White Chicken Chili
- Crockpot Italian Sausage with Pepper and Onions(2)
- Cook ground beef for crockpot meals, Beef and Veggies, Taco Soup and Southwestern Lentils , Cheesy Beef and Rice (7#)
- Make burger patties(2#/8 patties)
- Cook 7# ground beef. Drain and let cool.
- Assemble Thai Chicken.
- Make burger patties.
- Chop/slice peppers and onions.
- Assemble Pepper Steak.
- Assemble Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions.
- Assemble White Chicken Chili.
- Assemble Cheeseburger Soup.
- Bag and label ground beef for Beef and Veggies(3), Taco Soup (1), Cheesy Beef and Rice, Southwestern Lentils(1/2#) and and extra 1/2#.
- Clean up kitchen; fill up the freezer!
Finished meals!
Tomorrow: October Freezer Cooking: Take 2!
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