Weekly Meal Plan #3 So after a week of being on vacation, I’m back into the meal planning routine. This is what our weekly meal plan looks like: If you are going to prepare this meal plan from scratch, you will need the ingredients in the list below. You can make all 6 of theseContinue reading Easy Weekly Meal Plan #3
The Secret to a Homecooked Family Dinner Every Night – Even on Busy Days
As a full time working mom of three kids, I have always struggled with getting a healthy dinner on the table every night. That is until I discovered batch cooking and freezer meals! Yes, I finally found a way to save money on food. The kids “what’s for dinner? I’m hungry” no longer gets theContinue reading The Secret to a Homecooked Family Dinner Every Night – Even on Busy Days →
Easy Weekly Meal Plan # 2
This inspiration for this week’s menu came from experimenting with a $11.61 turkey breast I picked up on a buy one get one free sale ($22.63 for two). On Sunday, I made lazy day turkey breast in the crockpot and paired it with a few easy pantry sides. The cost of the ingredients for theContinue reading Easy Weekly Meal Plan # 2 →
Easy Weekly Meal Plan #1
Every Sunday afternoon, I take 15 minutes to evaluate the weeks activities, what’s in the freezer and pantry and what I need from the grocery store. I write a list of what I think the meal plan will be. Here is this week’s meal plan as an example: I usually have my freezer stocked withContinue reading Easy Weekly Meal Plan #1 →
5 Easy Chicken Crockpot Freezer Kits in an Hour
Five Easy Chicken Freezer Crockpot Kits I’ve found the easiest way to freezer prep crockpot meals is to focus on one meat at a time and to use recipes with minimal ingredients. Just because I prep 5 chicken meals doesn’t mean we’re eating chicken every night. I prepare and freeze the kit and then pullContinue reading 5 Easy Chicken Crockpot Freezer Kits in an Hour →
Crockpot Jambalaya
This budget friendly slow cooker meal is full of chicken, sausage, vegetables and hearty flavors. And the best part is that you can simply dump all of the ingredients into a crockpot and it’s warm and waiting when you get home. After your busy day, all you need to do to get dinner on theContinue reading Crockpot Jambalaya →
Another Fast & Easy Dinner the Kids Will Love!
An easy dump of the freezer kit into the crockpot and a few hours later lunch was on the table. Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, steamed broccoli and garlic toast. Yummy! Great things about this recipe: It’s cheap! $5 for a dinner for 5 people. (Even less if you shop sales and use coupons) It’s incredibly easyContinue reading Another Fast & Easy Dinner the Kids Will Love! →
The Perfect Meal for a Rainy, Cold Fall Day
Today is a cold, rainy and dreary day. After sitting in traffic, stressing about time, rushing off in two directions to both Taekwondo and Swim lessons, it was so nice to come home to an already cooked, hot crockpot meal of White Chicken Chili! What was even better is that this afternoon all my husbandContinue reading The Perfect Meal for a Rainy, Cold Fall Day →
Rinse and Repeat!
Rinse and Repeat….The story of this crockpot mom’s life! Tonight was crockpot mushroom chicken, steamed rice and green beans. I LOVE the pre-assembled dump and go crockpot freezer kits! Dishes are done and we’re prepped for tomorrow nights meal. See – it truly is rinse (the crockpot and dishes) and repeat (the set up)! SpaghettiContinue reading Rinse and Repeat! →
Saturday Sandwiches
Saturday Sandwiches is our theme for lunch. It’s awesome because: 1. Meal planning is easy. Every Saturday lunch is a hot sandwich, chips, pickle and fruit. See rotation list below – each week is a different sandwich. 2. It’s ready when we get home from sports. 3. We can eat in shifts if running aContinue reading Saturday Sandwiches →