Holiday Helpers

Freezer Cooking with Slow Cooker Recipes

Basically, all you do is chop vegetables and assemble ingredients.
You dump the veggies into the gallon ziploc bags, then add the meat, then add the spices.

To cook, take out of freezer and set on counter for about 30 minutes, then dump contents of bag into slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours, or low for 8 hours.

Here are a couple of sample recipes:

Goulash

2cups chopped onions2.5 cups coarsely chopped green sweet peppers4 large beets, peeled and diced2 cups of carrots3 cloves garlic, minced3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into one inch cubes1 6-ounce can tomato paste4 teaspoons Hungarian paprika or regular paprika (I used regular)1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper4 cups hot cooked noodles1/2 dairy sour cream

Beef Roast with Root Vegetables
Ingredients
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 large sweet potatoes, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 parsnips, peeled and chopped
1 celery root (celeriac), peeled and chopped
1 (5-pound) boneless beef roast, trimmed of fat
Salt and ground black pepper
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder

Prep Time Savers:
Seasoned Ground Beef
Shredded Chicken
Shredded Pork
Shredded Beef
Chopped Bell Peppers
Chopped Onions
Freezer Basil (Yay!!)
Crockpot Veggie Dump (for roasts and whole chickens)