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Raise your hand if you like to buy in bulk.  Here’s everything you need to know to turn six pounds of ground beef into crockpot freezer meals in 50 minutes or less!

Crockpot Freezer Meals Made With Ground Beef

Last week, I shared how to prep six chicken freezer crockpot meals in 30 minutes.  We like to eat a variety of meat, so this week I bought six pounds of ground beef and turned it into six crockpot freezer meals.

Here’s what I made…

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What’s so great about these ground beef crockpot freezer meals?

  • They’re healthy recipes that your family is sure to love.
  • You can take advantage of sales and buy the ingredients in bulk.
  • In 50 minutes time, you’ll have six dinners waiting in your freezer.

Six Ground Beef Crockpot Freezer Meals in 50 Minutes

I froze all of my meals raw, so they were very easy and quick to prep.  Plus, they’ll cook for the first time out of the freezer and won’t taste like leftovers at all.  Wahoo!

If you’re nervous about mixing raw meat and vegetables, check out this info from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.  I did a lot of research when I was writing my No Cook Freezer Meals cookbook and learned that freezing to 0 °F inactivates any microbes present in food (such as bacteria, yeasts, and molds).  That means freezing raw meat with vegetables, sauces, and spices is perfectly safe. 

I measure all of the recipes in my No Cook Freezer Meals cookbook and calculate nutritional info, but I don’t do that in everyday life.  I would guess that the beef vegetable soup and black bean chili will feed 4-6 adults and the Mexican chili with cornbread topping will feed four. 

Six Ground Beef Crockpot Freezer Meals in 50 Minutes

I had the spices on-hand and bought everything else at ALDI for $56.  The ground beef was $4.99 per pound.  Finding a cheaper price for meat would definitely cut down on the cost.

If you’re a regular reader, you might notice something different in these pics.  I usually use these freezer bags (affilliate link), but I’m testing out ALDI’s.  I’ll let you know what I think.

Six Ground Beef Crockpot Freezer Meals in 50 Minutes

Lastly, here’s how I prep my meals quickly and efficiently…

  1. I do all of my shopping ahead of time.  If possible, even a day or two in advance.
  2. When possible, I fill out my freezer meal labels ahead of time. (This saves time when prepping the meals and makes me focus on writing legibly.)
  3. I print my recipes so I don’t have search for them on my phone/computer/tablet.
  4. On the prep day, I get out all of the necessary ingredients.
  5. I prep the veggies first.  This step takes the most time, but it makes me so happy to prepare healthy meals for my family.
  6. Then, I open all of the cans and work in an assembly line to fill the bags with their vegetables, beans, spices and sauces.
  7. I add the ground beef to the freezer bags last so it’s the first ingredient poured into my crockpot.

Seal, freeze, and thaw before cooking.  Easy, I promise!  

Six Ground Beef Crockpot Freezer Meals in 50 Minutes

Thoughts or questions?  Leave a comment below.  I’d love to hear from you!

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[…] Kelly from New Leaf Wellness shows you how to make 6 Ground Beef Crockpot Freezer Meals in 50 Minutes. […]

Kelsey
Kelsey
9 years ago

I just wanted to say that I just prepped these tonight! Thanks so much for sharing the grocery list as it made the whole process much easier for me and actually made this doable. It took me about 50 minutes as stated in the title 🙂 the Mexican chili with cornbread is in the crockpot as we speak (;

Jana
Jana
8 years ago

Is there any reason you couldn’t just put this in the crockpot frozen? You’d probably have to cut it out of the bag, but would save time or help if you forget to take it out the night before.

Kelly
Kelly
9 years ago

Visiting from Moneysavingmom : ) Thanks for your post, I was looking for some yummy new ways to use the last of our peppers and zucchini from the garden. As a FT working mom of three little girls, crockpot meals save me!

Michelle
9 years ago

Thank you for sharing these freezer meal plans! I pulled together the chicken meals yesterday and while it took me longer than 30 minutes, it was very exciting to have my freezer filling up again. One thing I did notice, these recipes will need to be doubled in the future, for my family. I am taking that into account for these beef recipes.

Anna
9 years ago

Thanks for the info, Kelly! I am trying to do some freezer cooking today (still new at this) and was wondering if I could mix up meals with raw meat like this beforehand. So, I am now going to get off the computer and go do it! Just one question – you write a “use by” date on the top of your bags. How do you figure out what your “use by” date should be?

Riann
Riann
9 years ago

No browning of the ground beef before hand huh? I’ve never done that before.

Riann
Riann
9 years ago
Reply to  Kelly McNelis

I did and it was totally fine for us! What a time saver! I would have never thought to do that. 🙂

Whitney
Whitney
9 years ago
Reply to  Kelly McNelis

What do you do about the grease from the beef if you cook from raw in the crockpot? Even when buying the leanest ground beef possible (93/7) there is still fat that I typically drain off when browning on the stove. Doesn’t that add a lot of unnecessary fat to your meals?

Riann
Riann
8 years ago
Reply to  Whitney

I bought really lean beef and it wasn’t greasy or dry. It was great!

Natalie
Natalie
9 years ago

What is the best way to thaw a frozen bag without a microwave cooking it?