Here are 17 freezer meal prep sessions that will help you stock your freezer with healthy and delicious dinners.  During the “prep session,” all you need to do is combine the meats, vegetables, sauces and spices, and freeze (That’s right – there’s no cooking required ahead of time!).  Every prep session includes free printable recipes and a grocery list, so the process couldn’t be easier.

Update 8/18/15: I have now shared 31 freezer meal prep sessions and have an updated post with all 31 freezer meal prep sessions here.

I’ve made hundreds of freezer meals and I’m excited to share my favorite freezer prep sessions with you.  If you’ve never frozen a meal for your crockpot before, prepare to be amazed.  All you need to do is combine the ingredients in gallon-sized plastic bags and freeze.

Since the meals are so easy to prepare, I like to spend an hour on the weekend making 6-8 at once.  That way my freezer is stocked with meals for the week and I don’t have to do any extra cooking.  In the morning all I have to do is dump a freezer meal into my crockpot and dinner is done.  (And, boy, does my house smell amazing!)

I’ve done all of these freezer prep sessions myself so I can tell you that the recipes are delicious, budget-friendly, and 100x healthier than the drive-thru.  Preparing meals like this has changed my life so much that I wrote multiple cookbooks about it.  Once you see how easy it is to make freezer meals for your crockpot, I know you’ll be hooked too.

17 Freezer Meal Prep Sessions That Will Change Your Life

Eight Healthy Crockpot Freezer Meals in 75 Minutes: This session includes recipes for beef roast and carrots, chicken fajitas, Mexican chicken soup, and garden veggie soup with ground beef.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.

Eight Crockpot Freezer Meals from Whole Foods in 35 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for chicken teriyaki, chicken chili, honey dijon pork and green beans, hot pepper pork and butternut squash, beef fajitas, and pepperoncini shredded beef.  I only spent $92 total on ingredients, which is awesome because these meals are packed with healthy and organic ingredients.

Eight Crockpot Freezer Meals in 35 Minutes: This session includes recipes for cranberry pork roast and green beans, Italian chicken, Mexican chili with cornbread topping, and honey dijon pork.  To save time and money, you make two of each recipe, but you can vary the meat to make the meals different (For example, making one freezer bag of cranberry pork roast and one freezer bag of cranberry chicken.)  I spent a total of $60 on ingredients.  The chili with cornbread topping is to die for.

12 Crockpot Freezer Meals from Costco in 75 minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for red pepper chicken, honey sesame chicken, tomato turkey and veggie soup, and turkey and black bean chili.  To save time and money, you make three bags of each recipe.  I spent $87 on ingredients and was so glad I made three of each.  These recipes are awesome!

Six Freezer Crockpot Meals from ALDI in 40 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for cranberry chicken, Italian chicken, and tomato beef veggie soup.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  I spent $44 on ingredients.  The tomato beef veggie soup is so good even my toddlers inhaled it.

Six Budget-Friendly Make-Ahead Crockpot Meals in One Hour: This freezer session includes recipes for white chicken chili, ham and potato soup, and hamburger vegetable soup.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  I only spent $26 on ingredients – such a great deal!

Six Healthy Crockpot “Comfort Foods” in 40 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for beef roast and carrots, pot roast and green beans, and beef barley stew.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  These are my favorite recipes to make when boneless beef chuck roasts are on sale at the grocery store.  They are seriously, seriously delicious.  I spent $50 on ingredients during this session.

Six Cheap Freezer Crockpot Meals in 50 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for shredded BBQ chicken, beef lime chili, and Mexican chicken chili with cornbread topping.  (We love all three of these recipes.)  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  I spent $30 on ingredients.

Six Freezer Crockpot Meals in 30 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for Mexican chicken chili with cornbread topping, balsamic chicken and pears, and Hawaiian chicken. To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each. To be honest, I wasn’t crazy about the balsamic chicken and pear recipe.  It’s the only recipe I’ve made from Once a Month Meals that I didn’t like.  

Six Ground Beef Crockpot Freezer Meals in 50 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for beef vegetable soup, Mexican beef chili with cornbread topping, and beef black bean chili.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  I spent $56 on ingredients.  These are the best recipes to make when ground beef is on sale.  They are so yummy.

Six Crockpot Soup Freezer Meals in One Hour: This freezer session includes recipes for sausage spinach tomato soup, meatball veggie soup, and chicken soup with Mexican seasonings.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  I spent $46 on ingredients and peeled more carrots than ever before, but it was worth it because the soups were delicious.

Six Chicken Freezer Crockpot Meals in 30 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for red pepper chicken, orange-ginger chicken, and lemon pepper chicken.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  I spent $20 on ingredients. These recipes are super healthy and don’t include any processed foods.

Seven Slow Cooker Freezer Meals in an Hour: This freezer session includes recipes for beef roast and carrots, chicken fajitas, spicy Dr. Pepper shredded pork, and chicken pot pie with tater tots.  The chicken pot pie sauce requires some cooking before freezing.  We really loved all of these recipes.

Six Make-Ahead Meals from Costco in 40 Minutes: This freezer session focuses on frozen meatballs from Costco and includes recipes for meatball veggie soup, sweet n sour meatballs, and spaghetti and meatballs.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each. I spent $45 on ingredients.  These are probably the easiest freezer meals I’ve ever made and the spaghetti and meatballs were extra delicious. 

Five Freezer Slow Cooker Meals in an Hour: This freezer session includes recipes for chicken curry, mini meatball soup, and beef roast with carrots.  I need to make that curry again sometime soon – it was so good!

Six Healthy Freezer Crockpot Meals in 50 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for chicken teriyaki, balsamic beef roast, and lime shredded pork. To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  I spent $73 on ingredients.  The lime shredded pork recipe is one of our favorites.

Six Make-Ahead Freezer Meals in 50 Minutes: This freezer session includes recipes for honey sesame chicken, brown sugar meatloaf, and turkey white bean kale soup.  To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two of each.  I spent $60 on ingredients.  I love that the meatloaf recipe can be frozen without any cooking ahead of time and cooks in the oven.  Perfect for nights when we need a break from the crockpot.

So there you have it, 17 different ways you can spend about an hour stocking your freezer with homemade meals.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and I’ll reply as soon as I can.