My Day Off

I did it. I gave into the Pinterest pressure of spending near an entire day grocery shopping, chopping, slicing, trimming, and bagging in order to have my freezer full of crockpot meals.  Ok, so maybe my version was a slightly smaller scale than the ones on Pinterest.  It really only took me about an hour to "assemble" everything. I used mostly chicken recipes, as we try to avoid red meat. I ended up with 8 meals.   (Side note: Not everything in the top picture went towards the crockpot meals. Muffin mix? Not so much.)

Teriyaki Chicken
1 bag of baby carrots, each chopped into 3 pieces
1/2 red onion in large chunks
1 can pineapple
1 garlic glove, minced
4 chicken breasts
1/2 bottle teriyaki sauce
sesame seeds
2 cups broccoli

Seperate this recipe into TWO seperate freezer bags.  Before you put everything in the bag write your recipe name and instructions on the bag.  Thaw overnight.  Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.  Serve over white rice.

Chicken, Mushroom, and Broccoli Alfredo (9/27 edit: This was good. It was amazing in the crockpot, but only "good" over noodles. It seemed just a tiny bit bland. I would add some seasoning.  Maybe some garlic salt/onion powder.  Or real garlic, salt, and pepper.  Just something to add a bit more flavor!)
4 chicken breasts
2 cups frozen broccoli
1 jar Alfredo sauce
1 green pepper, chopped
1 small can sliced mushrooms, drained

This all goes in ONE bag. Thaw overnight.  Cook in law 4-6 hours.  Serve with linguine.

Zesty Italian Chicken (9/11 edit: This is boyfriend approved. We both loved it. Plan to add celery and mushrooms next time!)
3-4 chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 pkg cream cheese, cubed
1 pkg Zesty Italian dressing mix
1 stalk celery, sliced

This goes into ONE bag.  Thaw overnight.  Cook on low 4-5 hours.  Serve over noodles or rice.

Mexican Chicken
4 chicken breasts
1 cup salsa
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c sour cream (added the day you cook it)

This goes into ONE bag, but I doubled it and made 2 bags. That overnight. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Add sour cream at the end and serve over rice.

Black Bean Taco Soup (10/12 edit:  This was amazing. Boyfriend approved. Will definitely make again.)
1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 can corn (drained)
1 can black beans (drained)
1 can stewed tomatoes (mostly drained)
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (4 oz) can green chilis

Brown meat and onion, drain.  Let it cool for a minute then split into TWO freezer bags.  Split the rest of the ingredients between the 2 bags.  Thaw 24 hours.  Cook on high 1-2 hours or low 2-3 1/2 hours.  Serve with tortilla chip, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

Try to lay the bags flat to freeze and be sure to get the extra air out of the bags before you seal them!
These all seemed pretty basic, so hopefully they will all get David's stamp of approval.  I might do some research before my next batch and try to find some other recipes to add.  Let me know if you have any suggestions!