I have made this slow cooker meal plan twice, and love the simplicity of freezer dump meals!  You dump a freezer bag into the slow cooker,  set it on low and come home to a main entree that everyone in my house will eat.  These meals are sized for a family of four and I changed the original recipes so they had more flavor.  I wrote how I serve every entree, some are over rice, others over mashed potatoes, noodles, on buns or tortillas.

I packaged them all in Freezer Bags that I write the instructions and additions to the recipe on the bag prior to filling. I set the bags in a square tuperwear, so they don’t tip over while filling.  Learn from my mistake, try to freeze the bags flat so you can save space in your freezer. You could do this by using a cookie sheet or separating bags with cardboard or a thin cutting board between bags until they are froze stiff.
All of these items I purchased at Aldi and I spent under $110 for 19 freezer meals.  You don’t like Aldi’s store brand stuff?  Did you know that Aldi’s meat is Tyson and Hormel but with Aldi’s packaging?  You can even buy natural organic products there, but if you insist on spending more, go ahead and buy the ingredients at your favorite grocery store.

These are the list of the Slow cooker dump/ freezer meals –

2- Mongolian Beef

2- Pulled Pork

2- Cuban Ropa Vieja

2- Spagetti Meat Sauce

2- Baby Back Ribs

2- Paprika Chicken

2- Chicken Tacos

1- Honey Garlic Chicken

2- Salsa Chicken

2- Cuban Pork

Shopping list: (I shop at ALDI)

(1) Freezer Gallon Bags

(2) Bottles BBQ Sauce

(1) Honey, 12 oz

(1) Salsa, 24 oz

(1) Soy Sauce, 15 oz

(1) Tortilla Chips, 13 oz

(3) Cheddar Cheese, 8 oz

(1) Sour Cream, 1 lb,

(1) Onions, bag of 7-8,

(1) Mini Sweet Peppers, 16 oz,

(3) Chicken Breast, fresh 2.5 lb pkage,

(2) Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs, 2.5 lb pkage

(2) Chuck Roast – 2 lb each

(2) Pork Loin, 4 lb each

(2) Top Sirloin Steak – 1.5 lb

(1) Ground Beef 90% Lean, 2.25 lb pkage

(2) Baby Back Ribs, 2.25 lb

(2) Crushed Tomatoes, 28 oz

(2) Stewed Italian Tomatoes with Garlic and Oregano 14 oz can

(1) Flour Tortillas

(4) Tomato Sauce, 8 oz

(1) Green Onions

(1) White Rice

(1) Frozen Peas

(1) Spaghetti Pasta, 2 lb,

(1) Hamburger Buns

(1) Garlic, jarred

(2) Lime

(Need these ingredients on hand- Brown Sugar, Paprika, cumin, Oregano, Garlic Salt, Olive Oil, Cornstarch, Chicken bouillon cubes, beef bouillon cubes, Powdered or fresh Ginger, Salt, Pepper, ½ stick butter)

Mongolian Beef- (Ingredients makes two of this)

2 lbs. chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat.

½ cup soy sauce

¼ cup water

1/8 cup dark brown sugar

1 tsp worsheshire sauce

3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed

2 tsp of minced ginger (or ½ tsp ground ginger)

4 green onions, sliced into 2-inches pieces

2 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

Combine beef, soy sauce, water, brown sugar, garlic and ginger in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Remove the meat from the liquid and place on a cutting board.

Shred meat and remove any excess fat. Cover meat to keep it hot.

In a small sauce pan, whisk together 2 Tbsp corn starch with 4 Tbsp water.

Add about ½ cup of the liquid from the slow cooker to the sauce pan and heat over medium, whisking constantly add to slow cooker and heat until thickened.

Add some of the sauce from the slow cooker over the meat, serve with rice

Pulled Pork (Ingredients makes two of this)

2 – 2.5 lbs. boneless pork loin

½ onion sliced

1 Tbsp paprika

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp salt

½ 16 oz. bottle BBQ sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed

½ cup water

Instructions

Add all ingredients to the slow cooker.

Cook on medium for 6 hours or low for 8-10 hours.

Shred and serve with buns

Cuban Ropa Vieja (Ingredients makes two of this)

1.5 lbs of skirt steak, flank steak, or top sirloin

1 onion sliced

1 carrot, sliced into chunks

½ bag mini sweet peppers (or 1 red or orange bell pepper) sliced into strips

6 cloves garlic minced or pressed

1 tsp salt

2 beef bullion cubes

½ cup water

2 cans tomato sauce (8 oz. each)

2 tsp oregano

1 tsp black pepper

⅔ cup frozen peas

Instructions

Place meat in the bottom of the slow cooker.

Add all spices on top (including salt and bullion)

Add vegetables (except for the peas).

Top with tomato sauce and water.

Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Boil peas for 4-5 minutes and add to the slow cooker.

Shred meat and serve over rice.

Meat Spaghetti Sauce (Ingredients makes two of this)

1 – 1.5 lbs. lean ground beef (at least 90%)

1 -28 oz cans crushed tomatoes

1- 14 oz can stewed tomatoes with garlic and Oregano

1 Tbsp dried basil

1 tsp Italian seasoning

½ tsp black pepper

2 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed

Salt to taste

Instructions

Place ground beef in the bottom of the slow cooker.

Add all other ingredients on top.

Cook on medium for 6 hours, or low for 8 hours.

Serve over your favorite pasta.

Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs (Ingredients makes two of this)

2 – 2.5 lbs. baby back pork ribs

½ onion sliced

1 Tbsp paprika

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp salt

½ 16 oz. bottle BBQ sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed

½ cup water

Instructions

Slice onion and place on bottom of slow cooker.

Cut ribs into halves or thirds and place over the onion.

Add all spices and garlic on top of the ribs.

Add the BBQ sauce and water.

Cook on high for 4 hours or medium for 6 hours.

Remove from slow cooker – If you want to crisp them pop them under the broiler for a few minutes.

Paprika Chicken (Ingredients makes two of this)

2-3 lbs. chicken drumsticks or thighs

1 onion, sliced

1 tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

2 Tbsp paprika

2 Tbsp butter, cut into cubes

1 tsp worchestershire

1 Tbsp honey

1 Tbsp lime juice

1 Chicken Bullion cube

½ cup water

¼ cup sour cream

Instructions

Add all ingredients (except the sour cream) into the slow cooker.

Mix to evenly distribute the spices.

Cook on high for 4 hours (or medium for 6, or low for 8).

Remove chicken and vegetables from the slow cooker.

Add sour cream to the remaining liquid and whisk.

Pour some of the gravy over the top of the chicken and serve with potatoes

Chicken Tacos (Ingredients makes two of this)

2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 Tbsp chili powder

2 tsp cumin

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp onion powder

¼ tsp garlic powder

1 bullion cube

½ cup water

Instructions

Place chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker.

Add all other ingredients on top.

Cook on high for 4 hours (or low for 8, medium for 6).

Shred with forks or a potato masher.

Serve in taco shells and top as desired.

Honey Garlic Chicken (Make 1 of this recipe)

1 – 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast

½ onion, chopped

3 Tbsp soy sauce

3 Tbsp honey

2 Tbsp water

1.5 tsp fresh ginger (or ½ tsp ground ginger)

3 cloves of garlic, pressed or minced

A pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (or 1 tsp if you like it spicy)

Instructions

Place chicken in the crockpot.

Add all other ingredients on top and mix.

Cook on medium for 6 hours, or high for 4 hours.

Shred with forks or a potato masher.

Serve over rice and top with chopped green onions.

Salsa Chicken(Ingredients makes two of this)

1 – 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken breast

12 oz. of Salsa

½ packet of taco seasoning (or 1 tblsp chili powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp garlic salt)

¼ cup of water

3 Tbsp sour cream

½ tsp salt

Instructions

Put chicken in Crockpot, put Salsa on top.

Add water and salt.

Cook on high for 4 hours (or medium for 6)

Shred chicken, add sour cream.

Serve over White Rice, or in tortillas

Cuban Pork (Ingredients makes two of this)

2 lb. pork loin

1/2 onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic

2 Tbsp lime juice

1 tsp salt

.5 tsp pepper

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp oregano

½ tsp garlic powder

1/2 cup beef broth

Combine salt, pepper, cumin, organo and garlic powder in a bowl.

Rub all over pork.

Place pork in the crockpot with everything else.

Cook on low for 8 hours, and shred.

Serve over rice and top with sour cream or use in burritos