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Meal prepping is an easy way to save you time and money. These 5 freezer meals are delicious slow cooker meal prep ideas that the whole family will love.

Slow Cooker Meal Prep Ideas

5 Freezer Meals In 1 Hour Part 2

Who doesn’t love knowing that there are meals prepared and ready to go in your freezer that you just need to pull out and dump into your slow cooker? Probably no one! As promised here is the second round of slow cooker meals that will give you five freezer ready meals with just an hour (or less) worth of prep time!  Slow Cooker meals make dinner time a bit easier, and when those easy recipes are already prepped, dinner time is even easier.  These slow cooker prep ideas are a perfect addition to your weekly meal planning.  Don’t forget to check out Round 1 of Slow Cooker Meal Ideas too.  That means between these two posts, you can have 10 dinner recipes prepped in less than a few hours.

Here are 5 Slow Cooker Meal Prep Ideas:

Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken Ingredients

• 4-6 chicken breasts (1-2 lbs)
• 1 12 oz jar of Apricot Jam
• 1 envelope of French Onion Soup Mix

Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken Directions

Slow Cooker Korean Chicken Ingredients

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce – I use low sodium
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons crushed red-pepper flakes, or more to taste – I usually use more, but we like spicy
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1½ tablespoons of minced garlic
• 1 1/2 – 2 lbs chicken
• Cooked rice and quinoa for serving

Slow Cooker Korean Chicken Cooking Directions

Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers Ingredients

• 4 bell peppers
• 1 – 1.5 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup Minute White Rice
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1 onion diced – I used red onion
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup/small handful of cubed bread
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 24 oz can tomato sauce – divided

Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers Directions

Creamy Salsa Chicken Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 cup your favorite salsa
• 1 package taco seasoning
• 1 can of Reduced Fate or Fat Free cream of mushroom soup
• ½ cup Fat Free or Reduced Fat Sour Cream

Creamy Salsa Chicken Directions

Sweet and Sour Chicken Slow Cooker Ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• ½ small onion diced
• 1 red bell pepper sliced, seeds removed
• 1 green bell pepper sliced, seeds removed
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 20 oz pineapple chunks in 100% juice 1 can
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ tsp ground ginger

Sweet and Sour Chicken Directions 

Slow Cooker Tips to Remember:

• Don’t use the freezer bags in the slow cooker. Simply dump the frozen ingredients in your slow cooker and toss the bag in the trash.
• If you want a super, simple clean-up for your slow cooker, consider using slow cooker liners. After you have served your meal simply pull them out and throw them away and your slow cooker will be sparkling clean for the next use.
• Don’t overfill your slow cooker. For your slow cooker to work effectively it needs to be half to three quarters full.
• No peeking! Once you get your slow cooker going the lid needs to stay on. Every time you lift the lid for a peek can add approximately 20 more minutes to the final cooking time.
• Make sure that you label your freezer bags so that you know what you are pulling out of the freezer. Write your cooking directions clearly on your freezer bags as well. You never know when one of your kids or your husband might decide to surprise you with dinner, and they will need that information.

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Prep these 5 easy freezer meals in less than an hour! Slow Cooker meals are made even easier when you prep these freezer dump meals.

Slow Cooker Meal Ideas

Prep 5 Freezer Meals in Less Than 1 Hour

Slow Cooker freezer meals are one of the easiest ways to prepare for dinner.  A slow cooker “dump meal” is when you can simply “dump” your ingredients into the crockpot and have dinner ready for your family when you are ready.  Freezer meals answer the age old question “What’s for dinner?” Because you already have meal options ready to go! I just love meal-prepping. I have 5 freezer dump meals listed for you below that you can assemble in an hour or less.  That’s right, you will have 5 dinners made in less than an hour!

Make sure that you have quality freezer bags and a good Sharpie or other permanent marker when you are preparing your freezer meals. You don’t want your food to get freezer burnt due to freezer bags that are too thin. If you have a Foodsaver you might also consider using that to properly seal your meals in an airtight bag. Be sure to write your cooking instructions on the bag before putting anything in the bag, trust me, it’s much easier this way 😉

For each recipe below, you will place all the ingredients into your prepared freezer bag and simply toss it into the freezer until you are ready to make them.  Each recipe can be placed into the slow cooker frozen and cooked on low for 6 – 8 hours, if you are cooking it on high, I recommend approximately 4 hours, but always make sure your meats are cooking thoroughly before serving.  I did link to the full instructions on each recipe so you can visit them as well though.

Now here are 5 delicious Freezer Dump Slow Cooker Meal Ideas you can prep in an hour or less:

Crock Pot BBQ Hawaiian Chicken Ingredients

• 4-6 boneless chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce
• 1 20 oz can pineapple chunks – in 100% juice
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tbs corn starch

Crock Pot BBQ Hawaiian Chicken Cooking Instructions

Zesty Italian Chicken Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup
• 1 package reduced fat cream cheese cubed
• 1 package zesty Italian dry seasoning

Zesty Italian Chicken Cooking Instructions

Lazy Man’s Stuffed Cabbage Ingredients

• 1/2 head shredded cabbage – Medium size
• 1.5 lbs uncooked lean ground beef
• 2 14.5 cans diced tomatoes – I used the garlic and onion variety
• 1 red onion – diced * you can use yellow onion if you prefer
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 can of tomato soup
• 1 cup Minute Rice – I used Brown rice

Lazy Man’s Stuffed Cabbage Instructions

Ranch Chicken Ingredients

• 1.5 – 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 packet Ranch Dressing powder
• 1 can healthy request/low-fat cream of mushroom soup
• ½ cup low-fat or skim milk

Ranch Chicken Instructions

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Ingredients 

• 1½ – 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 bottle your favorite BBQ sauce we used Sweet Baby Rays
• ¼ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp garlic powder

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Instructions

Just pull a bag out to thaw the night before in the fridge and then throw it in the crock pot the next morning (you can also put your freezer dump meal in the crockpot frozen, it will just increase your cooking time). Add a salad or a simple side to your freezer dump meal and you have a delicious and flavorful meal with very little prep time.

Here are a few slow cooker tips to keep in mind:

1. It’s important to always check your food for proper cooking times and temperatures.  Actually, it’s important to do this with any form of cooking.
2. You can safely cook frozen meat in your slow cooker, but if you don’t like the idea of that place your bag in the refrigerator the night before to thaw.
3. If you are having a hard time getting your slow cooker clean, soak it overnight with ½ of a dryer sheet and it will wipe right off in the morning.  You can also use a crockpot liner for easy clean-up.
4. Never put the freezer bag in the slow cooker, dump the ingredients inside and toss the bag in the trash.
5. When freezing your dump meal, try to make sure that the contents are shaped in a way that will fit easily inside of your slow cooker.

Looking for more freezer dump meal recipes?  Here are 5 more slow cooker meal ideas that you can prep in an hour or less.

What is one of your favorite slow cooker meal ideas?

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