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Slow Cooker Freezer Kits – Reposted June 8, 2020

July 29th, 2019 – Update: The grocery list is incorrect. You need 2 bags of peppers and onions and only 1 bag of mixed veggies.

So what are slow cooker freezer kits?  Basically you have everything you need to fix a meal in the slow cooker ready to go in the freezer.  There might be a few items that you might need to add to the slow cooker on the day you cook the meal.  Other than that, everything else is ready to go.

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Slow Cooker Freezer Kits – An Update

Currently there are 15 freezer slow cooker kits in my freezer. It’s so easy to pull out a kit in the evening and then drop it in the slow cooker in the morning.

About a month ago, I put together 12 freezer slow cooker kits.  Then I shared my slow cooker freezer meal plan.

Having those kits in the freezer has been helpful because I ended up getting sick.  It was easy to put the food in the slow cooker and then set the slow cooker to cook the food.  There was not much thinking about what we were going to eat for dinner.  Believe you me, Hubby is happy to have dinner.

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More Freezer Meals (Day 27)

Welcome to Day 27 of 31 Days of Slow Cooking.

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Here are other recipes that can be made into freezer kits.  Please check out my previous blog post for other recipes that can be made into freezer kits.

Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

Pulled Pork

Slow Cooker Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes

Pork and Sauerkraut

Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Crock pot Chicken fajita

Easy BBQ Chicken

Spanish Style Chicken Noodle Soup

Bramble Beans

Skyline Chili

Crock Pot BBQ Ribs

Beenie Weenies

“Oniony” Pork Chops

Balsamic Pot Roast

Taco Soup

Stuffed Pepper Soup

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Freezer Meals (Day 26)

I am behind with the 31 Days of Slow Cooking.  Last week was crazy busy with parent teacher conferences on Monday and Wednesday nights.  I did not get home from work until almost 8:30 on those nights.  Then I had activities with the boys on Tuesday and Thursday evenings so I was gone on those nights.  Then my Hubby and I went on a weekend trip to Louisville, Kentucky so I was busy during the weekend.

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Peach Cobbler (Day 25)

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Welcome to Day 25 of 31 Days of Slow Cooking.

We are almost to the end of this series.

Since Halloween is next Monday, I’m going to play This or That – Halloween version.

Chocolate Candy or Fruity?

I have always said since I was born near Hershey Park, I must have chocolate in my blood.

Witches or Vampires?

Witches, hands down – Especially if they are good witches.

Trick or Treat?

Treat – Yum!

Halloween Party or Scary Movie?

I dislike scary movies, so Halloween party would be preferred.

Skeletons or Zombies?

Skeletons

Trick or Treat or Hand out candy?

When the boys were younger, I would go trick or treating.  Now that they are older and go out on their own, I hand out glow sticks not candy.

Hay Ride or Corn Maze?

I seem to get so lost in corn mazes so I prefer hay rides.

Scary Costume or Funny Costume?

I like funny costumes.

Pumpkin Seeds or Pumpkin Pie?

I prefer pumpkin seeds.  The Imaginative One loves pumpkin pie more than pumpkin seeds.

Bottle Feed a Baby Zombie or Walk Alone Through a Dark Forest?

I wouldn’t want to do either of those two choices.  However, I would prefer to walk alone.

Bats or Black Cats?

Bats

Pumpkin Spice or Hot Chocolate?

I love pumpkin spice.

Celebrate in your neighborhood or at the mall?

We celebrate in my neighborhood.

Peach Cobbler

Stars of the Recipe:

  • 4 c. fresh or frozen peaches, sliced
  • ¼ c. sugar
  • 1 c. Bisquick or another baking mix
  • ½ c. sugar
  • 1 c. milk

Steps:

  1. Spray the slow cooker with cooking spray.
  2. Place peaches in a slow cooker.
  3. Top with ¼ c. sugar.  Toss to coat.
  4. In a medium bowl, mix together the Bisquick, sugar, and milk.
  5. Pour over peaches.
  6. Cook on low or until cobbler is set.
  7. Enjoy with ice cream or  Whipped cream.

Printable Recipe

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Cashew Chicken (Day 22)y

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Welcome to Day 22 of 31 Days of Slow Cooking.

Your pets least likable character trait.

It’s thundering outside.  The rain is pouring.  Suddenly lightning lit up the sky.

No one’s home but the dog.  He needs comfort from the scary storm outside.  So what does he do?

Does he run and hide in the bedrooms of the family members?

No, he decides to run through the doggy door into the backyard where it’s wet, loud, and dark and then bright when lightning lights up the sky.

He goes to his secret hole in the fence that no one can find.to patch up.

Then he runs to grandma’s house.

Either he finds a little hole in the fence and runs into her backyard to her doggy dog.  He escapes the bad storm.

Or he stands at the side door whimpering until someone lets him.

Meanwhile, his owners get a call from grandma telling them their dog is at her house.

This is one of our dog’s least likable traits.  We can’t believe that he doesn’t run and hide during thunderstorms.  Instead, he will run over to my mother-in-law’s house.

When we leave for the day, we must check the weather before leaving.  If the weather calls for rain, the doggy door will be shut, so he doesn’t run to grandma’s house.

It’s early in the morning.  People are trying to sleep.  All of a sudden you start to hear squawking coming from the living room. Or you hear “Nich-o-las,” “”Get off the Computer,” and “Beak Bump.”

You can not sleep because the bird is insistent someone comes and pays attention to him.

Then there is the mess all around the stand.  He thinks imaginary birds are sitting on the ground.  So he throws food at those imaginary birds.

This is my son’s bird’s least likable trait.  He likes people to pay attention to him.  If they don’t, he will start squawking or talking up a storm until someone notices him.

What is your pet(s)’s least likable traits?

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