Make Ahead Crockpot 22 Meals

Beef and Broccoli (8 servings)

Ingredients

4 one-gallon baggies 

8 quart baggies

4 snack bags

2 lb beef, thinly sliced flank steak (½ lb each bag)

2 t beef broth granules (1/2 t each bag)

1/2 cup soy sauce (2 T each bag)

1/3 cup brown sugar (4 t each bag)

4 t garlic powder (1 t each bag)

4 t sesame oil (1 t each bag)

2 cups broccoli (1/2 c each quart bag)

8 teaspoons cornstarch (2 t cornstarch each snack bag)

2 cups white or brown rice, cooked ahead and freeze. (1/2 c each quart bag)

Label gallon bags "Beef and Broccoli". Write cooking instructions on bag.

Mix the beef and sauce ingredients in a gallon bag.  

Cooking Instructions:

Cook beef 4-6 hours.

Remove approx.1/2 cup of the sauce from the crock pot and mix with the 2 t cornstarch. Stir back into the Crock Pot.  Add the broccoli, stir again, and cook for another half an hour. 

Serve over rice.

Honey Garlic Chicken and veggies 

(8 servings)

4 one-gallon baggies, 4 qt baggies

8 chicken thighs (2 each bag)

16 ounces baby red potatoes, halved (1/4 lb each bag)

16 ounces baby carrots (1/4 lb each bag)

1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce (2 T each bag)

1/2 cup honey (2 T each bag)

1/4 cup ketchup (1 T each bag)

2 T garlic powder (1/2 t each bag)

2 t Italian seasoning (1/2 t each bag)

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (a pinch each bag)

1  teaspoon ground black pepper (1/4 t each bag)

16 ounces green beans, trimmed (separated) (1/4 lb each quart bag)

2 T  dried parsley (1 ½ t per quart bag w beans)

 Label gallon bags "HONEY CHICKEN W/VEGGIES ". Write cooking instructions on bag.

Cooking instructions:

Add all ingredients (except green beans/parsley) to each bag. Cook 6-8 hours. Add green beans/parsley during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.

CROCK POT CHICKEN TACO CHILI (6 servings)

INGREDIENTS:

2 servings each bag

3 gallon baggies, 3 snack bags

1 16 oz. can black beans, drained (1/3 can each bag)1 16 oz. can kidney beans, drained (1/3 can each bag)                 3 teaspoons garlic powder (1 t each bag)

1 medium onion, chopped  (1/3 each bag)
1 jalapeno pepper, minced (1/3 each bag)
1 green bell pepper, chopped (1/3 each bag)
10 oz. package (1 1/4 cups) frozen corn kernels (1/3 bag each bag)
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce (1/3 can each bag)
1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained (1/3 can each bag)
1 tbsp. cumin (1 t each bag) 

1 tbsp. chili powder (1 t each bag)
1-1/2  tsp. dried oregano (1/2 t each bag)
1-1/2 tsp. salt (1/2 t each bag)
3/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper (1/4 t pepper)
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 each bag)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (4 t each snack bag)

Label gallon bags "CHICKEN TACO CHILI ". Write cooking instructions on bag.

Cooking instructions:

Combine all ingredients, except chicken, in crock pot and stir. Then place chicken on top, in a slow cooker. Cook for 6 hours.  Thirty minutes before serving, pull chicken breasts apart with two forks. Stir and continue cooking. Top with fresh cilantro or any other desired toppings.