With evening classes starting in a week and half, plus working and coaching, needless to say, I am strapped for time most days, and dont have time to cook! All together, shopping and prepping, plus throwing a meal into the crock pot took me 4.5 hours of my Wednesday evening, for a month worth of food prep! :)
***The Beef Stew cuts are not bite size, so please CUT THEM UP before you start throwing it into a zip lock bag****
Beef Stew (This was left over meat and veggies I had after prepping teh rest of teh meals. This would make 3 bags, I threw it all in one so we can take it for our long September long camping trip).
Ingredients
- 2 lb/ 454 G extra lean stewing beef, cut into 1- inch cubes
- 1 medium onions, chopped
- 2 Beef Bouillon Cube
- 1 lb. yams or sweet potatoes
- 5 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 ribs celery, sliced
- 1.5 tsp. dried bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1- 14.5 ounce can tomato sauce
Directions
Throw all ingredients, except for water in a large freezer zip log bag. On the outside of teh bag write teh date, teh name of teh meal, and "add 3 cups of water." Make sure to push extra air out of the bag to avoid freezer burn. The day before you want to cook eh meal, take it out of teh freezer and allow it to defrost in your fridge. The morning/ afternoon you want to eat the meal for dinner, juts put everything in your crock-pot, ad 3 cups of water, and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
AUTUMN BEEF STEW (1 Freezer meal)
Ingredients
- 1 lb/ 454 G extra lean stewing beef, cut into 1- inch cubes
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 Beef Bouillon Cube
- 2 cups apple cider
- 1 lb. yams or sweet potatoes
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 ribs celery, sliced
- 1.5 tsp. dried bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
- 3 cups water
Directions
Throw all ingredients, except for water in a large freezer zip log bag. On the outside of teh bag write teh date, teh name of teh meal, and "add 3 cups of water." Make sure to push extra air out of the bag to avoid freezer burn. The day before you want to cook eh meal, take it out of teh freezer and allow it to defrost in your fridge. The morning/ afternoon you want to eat the meal for dinner, juts put everything in your crock-pot, ad 3 cups of water, and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
Honey & Lime Chicken (1 Freezer meal)
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 2 garlic cloves (or 1.5 tsp. garlic powder)
- 1 small pineapple cut up (or 1 - 20 ounce can pineapple. Keep half teh juice)
- 1/4 cup honey (raw is best!)
- 2 Tbsp. low sodium soy sauce
Directions
Throw all ingredients, except for water in a large freezer zip log bag. On the outside of the bag write the date, the name of the meal. Make sure to push extra air out of the bag to avoid freezer burn. The day before you want to cook the meal, take it out of the freezer and allow it to defrost in your fridge. The morning/ afternoon you want to eat the meal for dinner, juts put everything in your crock-pot, and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
You can add brown rice to the crock pot for an extra carb. Serve with a fresh lime wedge to squeeze on top. You can dice the chicken before you put it in the bag. I personally don't like handling raw meat so I dice it after its done cooking.
Chicken and Veggie Soup (2 Freezer bags)
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 - 14.5 ounce can of can diced tomatoes, no salt added (do not drain)
- 1 lb. sweet potaoes or yams, diced into cubes
- 1 small onion
- 2 clove minced garlic
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 jalapeno, diced fine
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 cube chicken Bolivian (I used veggie, because that's what I had on hand)
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 5 cups water
Directions
Mexican Chicken (1 Freezer bag)
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 small jar salsa
- 1 Tbsp. cumin
- 1 Tbsp. chili powder
- 2 cups brown rice
- 1 cup water
- **you can also add 1 cup of black beans. 21 Day Fixers this will UP your carb intake, so minus the rice or up your yellow container***
Directions
Throw all ingredients, except for water, in a large freezer zip log bag. On the outside of the bag write the date, the name of the meal, and "add 1 cups of water." Make sure to push extra air out of the bag to avoid freezer burn. The day before you want to cook the meal, take it out of the freezer and allow it to defrost in your fridge. The morning/ afternoon you want to eat the meal for dinner, juts put everything in your crock-pot, add 1 cup of water, and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low. You can dice the chicken before you put it in the bag. I personally don't like handling raw meat so I dice it after its done cooking.
Beef & Rice (3 Freezer bags)
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. Beef stew meat
- 1 large red onion, chopped
- 8 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
- 4 stalks celery, sliced
- 1.5 cups frozen corn
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 3 cubs beef bouillon (one per a bag)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1- 14.5 ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 cups brown rice
- 5 cups of water
Throw all ingredients in a large freezer zip log bag. On the outside of the bag write the date, the name of the meal, and "add 5 cups of water." Make sure to push extra air out of the bag to avoid freezer burn. The day before you want to cook the meal, take it out of the freezer and allow it to defrost in your fridge. The morning/ afternoon you want to eat the meal for dinner, put everything in your crock-pot, add 5 cups of water, and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
Sweet & Sour Chicken (2 Freezer Bags)
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup reduced sugar ketchup
- 1/3 Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 apple cider vinegar
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 can low sodium tomato sauce
- 4 Stevia packets
- 1 small pineapple, diced up (or can of diced pineapple. Skip the juice, as it adds to your sugar content)
Throw all ingredients in a large freezer zip log bag. On the outside of the bag write the date, the name of the meal. Make sure to push extra air out of the bag to avoid freezer burn. The day before you want to cook the meal, take it out of the freezer and allow it to defrost in your fridge. The morning/ afternoon you want to eat the meal for dinner, put everything in your crock-pot, add 5 cups of water, and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
Beef Stew (This was left over meat and veggies I had after prepping teh rest of teh meals. This would make 3 bags, I threw it all in one so we can take it for our long September long camping trip).
Ingredients
- 2 lb/ 454 G extra lean stewing beef, cut into 1- inch cubes
- 1 medium onions, chopped
- 2 Beef Bouillon Cube
- 1 lb. yams or sweet potatoes
- 5 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 ribs celery, sliced
- 1.5 tsp. dried bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1- 14.5 ounce can tomato sauce
Directions
Throw all ingredients, except for water in a large freezer zip log bag. On the outside of teh bag write teh date, teh name of teh meal, and "add 3 cups of water." Make sure to push extra air out of the bag to avoid freezer burn. The day before you want to cook eh meal, take it out of teh freezer and allow it to defrost in your fridge. The morning/ afternoon you want to eat the meal for dinner, juts put everything in your crock-pot, ad 3 cups of water, and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
***Chad and I will be taking this camping during the long weekend, so we will throw it in a large pot and cook it over the fire**** I will post pictures after September long weekend! :)
***Chad and I will be taking this camping during the long weekend, so we will throw it in a large pot and cook it over the fire**** I will post pictures after September long weekend! :)
