Healthier...Quicker...Meal TIME!

In an effort to make healthier meals for my family I have set out on a journey 

to research foods! 

I have Googled, read blogs, & searched numerous web-sites! 

I wanted meals that were simple, few ingredients, easy to assemble, & cock pot friendly. 

As a stay-at-home homeschooling Mama many nights when dinner times arrives I am exhausted and the last thing I want to do is prepare numerous dishes over a stove! 

(I am sure Mamas working outside the home feel the exact same way!)

With all of that said this is a new journey of food preparation for me and I hope the meals turn out successfully!

Here is a photo of all of my meals ready for the freezer.

Here are the recipes that I decided to try out first: 

*On all recipes I went ahead and chopped up all of the chicken.*

*All ingredients are placed in the freezer bag raw.*

Crock-pot Nacho Chicken 

2-4 Chicken breast 

1 can Rotel 

1 package taco seasoning 

Place all ingredients in gallon size freezer bag. Seal and place in freezer. When ready to use thaw in fridge overnight. Pull out in the morning and place in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. 

Serve with tortilla chips.

Crock-pot Honey Garlic Chicken 

2-4 chicken breast 

3 garlic cloves; smashed/chopped

1 tsp. Dried Basil 

1/2 soy sauce

1/2 ketchup 

1/3 honey

2 cups carrots 

(I just use a bag!)

Place all ingredients in gallon size freezer bag. Seal and place in freezer. When ready to use thaw in fridge overnight. Pull out in the morning and place in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. 

Serve with rice. 

Crock-pot Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

2-4 chicken breast

Head of fresh broccoli; chopped 

1 jar Alfredo sauce 

1 green pepper; chopped 

1 basket mushrooms; chopped

Place all ingredients in gallon size freezer bag. Seal and place in freezer. When ready to use thaw in fridge overnight. Pull out in the morning and place in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. 

Serve over pasta.

Crock-pot Orange Chicken 

2-4 chicken breast

1 bag baby carrots 

1 bell pepper; chopped

3 cloves garlic; smashed/chopped

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

8 oz orange juice concentrate 

Place all ingredients in gallon size freezer bag. Seal and place in freezer. When ready to use thaw in fridge overnight. Pull out in the morning and place in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. 

Serve with rice. 

Crock-pot Maple Dijon Glazed Chicken 

2-4 chicken breast 

1 cup Dijon mustard

1/2 cup maple syrup

2 T. red wine vinegar 

Salt and pepper to taste.

Place all ingredients in gallon size freezer bag. Seal and place in freezer. When ready to use thaw in fridge overnight. Pull out in the morning and place in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. 

Serve with potatoes or rice. 

Crock-pot Chicken Teriyaki 

2-4 chicken breast 

1 bag of baby carrots

Red Onion; sliced

1 large can diced pineapples

4 cloves  garlic; smashed/chopped

1 cup Teriyaki sauce 

Place all ingredients in gallon size freezer bag. Seal and place in freezer. When ready to use thaw in fridge overnight. Pull out in the morning and place in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. 

Serve with rice. 

Keep in mind if there is an ingredient that your family doesn't like, for example carrots or broccoli, you can simply not add that to the recipe! The main idea of prepping 7-8 meals at a time is you don't have to 'cook' for the entire week. Some women do them for months at a time. I do not have freezer space for that many meals so I decided to do it on a smaller scale! I hope to work up to 15 meals at a time that way I would only have to prep meals twice a month! As I get new recipes and try out new things I will continue to share with you all! I hope you all enjoyed reading this and have fun cooking or prepping should I say!