My slow cooker is my BFF. I use it several times a week, every week. Whoever came up with the idea of make-ahead slow cooker freezer meals is a genius! It’s a total time saver. In just a few hours (including shopping time) you can put together enough meals for a few weeks. That’s a healthy, delicious dinner every night with enough for leftovers too!

Choose recipes your family already enjoys and that adapt well to being frozen first. For example, we don’t like to freeze slow cooker meals made with potatoes because they end up losing their appeal after being frozen. Other veggies and fruit (I’ve got two below!) work great.

I plan out the meals/bags I want to make and head to the store with my list. Buying some items that are already frozen and/or chopped is a great time saver. For example, frozen chicken works well because it’s easy to pull out the number I need and not have to worry about them freezing in a big lump.
Then when I get home, I chop all the onions (and cook them if my recipe calls for that), carrots, celery, etc. I measure out any dry seasonings I need. Then I work in a semi-assembly line until all the bags are filled.

Labeling is so, so important. It’s nice to include cooking time as well as if there are any special instructions like adding water to the slow cooker or if I need to add an ingredient, like sour cream, at the end of cooking time.

12 EASY SLOW COOKER MEALS TO MAKE AHEAD AND FREEZE
1. MEATBALLS + TOMATO SAUCE

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