A lot of people have asked me for allergy-friendly crockpot freezer meals, so I decided to pull together all of the freezer meal prep sessions that I’ve done that are naturally gluten-free and dairy-free. During the “prep session,” all you do is combine the meat, vegetables, sauces, and spices in baggies and freeze. (That’s right – there’s no cooking required ahead of time!) Below, you’ll find links to all of my free recipes and shopping lists. Enjoy, Friends!
What’s so great about these freezer meal prep sessions?
- There’s no cooking required ahead of time, so you can easily make 6-8 meals in an hour. Simply combine the ingredients in plastic freezer bags and freeze for up to three months.
- You can save money by buying the ingredients in bulk.
- All of the recipes are gluten-free and dairy-free. (They’re also delicious – I tried all of them myself!)
Below, you’ll find a list of recipes included in each prep session and a link to the free printable recipes and shopping list. If you want to read more about how I made each group of meals, search my website for more info.
If you’re making these meals for someone with a food allergy, please read every single ingredient’s nutritional label to check for gluten and dairy. Foods with gluten often contain the words wheat, barley, rye, or oats (among others). Dairy can be listed as butter, cheese, or milk or less obvious words like lactose and whey (use Google for complete lists). Meat, produce, and individual spices are naturally free of gluten and dairy, but processed foods might surprise you (for example, always check broths, pasta sauces, soy sauces, and vinegars). I added notes below about specific items to check, but it’s important to be extra careful when dealing with food allergies.
Without further ado…
11 Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Crockpot Freezer Meal Prep Sessions
6 Chicken Crockpot Freezer 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. (Click the link for the free printable recipes and shopping list)
7 Whole30 Crockpot Freezer Meals in 1 Hour. This prep session includes recipes for cool ranch shredded chicken, turkey bolognese sauce, Mediterranean shredded pork, sweet potato chipotle chili, Mexican pot roast with carrots, southwestern shredded pork, and chicken cacciatore. Check the spaghetti sauce, Italian seasoning, and chicken broth for hidden sources of gluten.
8 Healthy Crockpot Freezer Meals in 45 Minutes. This prep session includes recipes for chicken fajitas, Italian chicken and veggies, honey dijon chicken and red potatoes, and BBQ chicken with carrots. For a total of eight meals, you make a second bag of each recipe with beef instead of chicken. Check all of the condiments, like vinegar, hot sauce, ketchup, soy sauce, etc.
12 Crockpot Freezer Meals from Costco in 75 Minutes. This prep session includes recipes for red pepper chicken, honey sesame chicken, tomato turkey and veggie soup, and turkey and black bean chili. To take advantage of Costco’s great deal on bulk foods, you triple each recipe and make three bags of each. (Trust me, you’ll want three of each because they’re so delicious!). Check the Italian seasonings, soy sauce, ketchup, and chicken bouillon/broth.
6 Crockpot Freezer Meals from ALDI in 40 Minutes. This prep 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 bags of each. Check the vinegar and pasta sauce.
8 Crockpot Freezer Meals from Whole Foods in 35 Minutes. This prep session includes recipes for chicken teriyaki (x2), chicken chili (x2), honey dijon pork and green beans, hot pepper pork and butternut squash, beef fajitas, and pepperoncini shredded beef. Check the teriyaki sauce.
6 Healthy Crockpot Freezer Meals in 50 Minutes. This prep session includes recipes for balsamic beef roast with carrots, lime shredded pork, chicken teriyaki. To save time and money, you double each recipe and make two bags of each. Check the soy sauce, vinegars, and broth.
3 Ground Beef Crockpot Freezer Meals in 30 Minutes. This prep session includes recipes for stuffed peppers, hamburger vegetable soup, and sloppy joe’s. Use homemade vegetable beef seasoning mix and gluten-free pasta sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Serve the sloppy joe’s over baked potatoes or sweet potatoes.
31 Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Crockpot Freezer Meals. This includes too many recipes to list here, but my favorites are chicken curry, turkey black bean chili, banana pepper shredded beef, and honey bourbon chicken. Yum!
7 Healthy Chicken Crockpot Freezer Meals in Under an Hour. This prep session includes recipes for red pepper chicken, lemon pepper chicken, chicken Philly cheesesteaks, spring chicken soup, chicken fajitas, Hawaiian chicken, and southwestern chicken chili. Omit the orzo, use gluten-free soy sauce, and serve the chicken Philly cheesesteaks over rice (no bun or cheese).
8 Healthy Crockpot Freezer Meals in 75 Minutes. This prep session includes recipes for beef roast with carrots, chicken fajitas, Mexican chicken soup, and garden veggie soup with ground beef. To save time and money, you double each recipe to make two bags of each. Check the vinegar and pasta sauce.
If the suggested side dishes include gluten/dairy, try these instead:
- Serve tacos over lettuce and rice as homemade burrito bowls
- Substitute spiralized and sauteed zucchini zoodles for noodles
- Rice
- Salad is quick and easy
- Steamed broccoli
- Baked potatoes and sweet potatoes
I’m excited to try some of the gluten free recipes.
I will say that some of them are NOt gluten free but can easily be made gf. Example: teriyaki chicken calls for soy sauce. Soy sauce is NOt gluten free but tamari sauce is a good substitute. Just be careful if you are making this for some with celiacs.
Not true. Kikomans soy sauce sells a gluten free soy sauce. I’ve been buying it for years.
Yeah, and it’s called Tamari.
Correction. You can buy gluten free soy sauce
You can purchase gf soy sauce
They do make a gluten free soy sauce
How much does each meal feed?
I was just going to ask the same question… but you have no answer in 5 months???
The answer is 6 … she has 2 adults and 5 children
Your website has been instrumental in my family’s transition to a (mostly) gluten free/dairy free diet. Thank you so much for this wonderful service you provide!
My questions: Regarding your Honey Dijon Beef / Chicken with red potatoes recipes … Should I cut the beef into smaller chunks? And at what point do you wash the potatoes? I’ve read that you shouldn’t wash fruits/veggies before freezing because it causes freezer burn, but the recipe says to put the frozen potatoes right into the crockpot. Should I wash the potatoes when they’re frozen? Thanks so much!
How long should u keep the bags of pre made food in the freezer for? no more than a month?
They should be good for at least 3 months
This looks so good! I love all the variety with different meats and veggies! So not boring!
Thanks for sharing! How long can these meals usually sit in the freezer?
At least 3 months.