Get dinner "done" for the month all in one day.
20 crockpot freezer meals (enough for every weekday of an entire month) all made in 2 1/2 hours!!
These meals will simplify your life and help you get dinner on the table no matter how busy you are.
Hi, I'm Karen and I am the author of the blog, 365 Days of Slow Cooking and 2 cookbooks, 365 Days of Slow Cooking and Slow Cooking--Fast! I use my slow cooker a LOT. If I'm cooking, it's mostly likely in that beloved appliance.
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| This is an updated post from July 2014 |
I love cooking in my slow cooker. It can make life a lot less hectic. One of my favorite things about the slow cooker is that dinner is prepared early in the day and it frees up my mind. I don’t have to think, “What are we going to have for dinner tonight” all day long. The worst part of making dinner is figuring out what to make, right?! If someone would just tell me what to make or what they wanted for dinner I would be glad to make it. So when I have a plan and follow through, it makes my day happier. What is even better than a crockpot meal is a freezer crockpot meal. All the thinking and prepping is already done.
I love to go to my freezer, pick out a meal, plop it in my slow cooker and turn it on. This routine is especially appreciated on busy mornings or for busy working professionals that won’t get home until 6 pm but still want a home cooked meal.
I know there must be others like me that would love to have dinners for every weekday of an entire month prepped at one time. I was able to do the grocery shopping for 20 meals in about 1 ½ hours (I had to go to 2 stores) and then prep the freezer meals in about 2 ½ hours. That’s one Saturday afternoon! And let me tell you that it has been totally worth it. I have LOVED having these freezer meals on hand. I love knowing what’s for dinner at 8 am. I love not having any mess to clean up in the morning (throwing away a plastic freezer bag is hardly a mess). I love not heating up my kitchen in the summer. I love having a home-cooked dinner made for my family with MINIMAL effort. Overall, I just love it!
