17 Freezer Meals

I thought I would take another stab at Costco meal planning. This time I made up most of my own recipes. Some for the crockpot, some cooked, some just prepped so it's ready to go.

I threw out my receipt by accident, so I can't list prices for everything, but can say that I spent just under $300 and have 17 meals ready to go. Now I also have left over items for breakfast and lunches as well as just keeping some items, like chicken tenders, frozen for use in the nest batch of meals. Also I bought some fruit for snacks, and a few other items for the house.

Costco Ingredient List 

Meats 
4 rotisserie chickens 
1 15 ct chicken sausage 
1 package stew beef

Produce
1 8lb yellow onions 
Garlic
Salad
3 - 6pk multi-color peppers
1 5lb bag baby carrots
1 bag red potatoes
1 24oz box of mushrooms

Frozen/Pantry staples
1 bag frozen chicken tenders
1 - 12pk chicken broth cans
8pk canned diced tomatoes
8pk canned black beans
Stir fry sauce
Italian seasoning 
Tortillas 
Bacon
Whole grain/wheat pasta

Dairy
Eggs 
Shredded Mozzarella
Shredded Mexican cheese   

Now since my weekend was pretty busy, I broke up preparing the meals into two settings. I made 8 meals in about 40 minutes on Saturday night.


Chicken Fajitas
I shredded up the rotisserie chicken while sautéing pepper strips with onion and garlic. Once the veggies were done I added in a can of black beans. I used three peppers, one onion, and three cloves of garlic. I split this up between two freezer bags. When I am ready to make these, I will just pull out the morning before and place in the fridge. Then that night I will add some of the mixture with some Mexican cheese between two tortillas in the griddle until heated through in both sides.

Sausage and Peppers
I split the sausage between three freezer bags, then cut up three peppers and one onion and split between the two bags. When ready to use I will pull out the night before. In the morning I will put in the crock pot with a can of chicken broth and cook in low for 10 hours. This will be served over rice.

Italian Chicken Pasta
I shredded some rotisserie chicken between three bags while cooking some pasta. I then sauteed some mushrooms with onions and garlic. When the pasta was done I added the mushroom mixture and three cans of diced tomatoes with some Italian seasoning (add to your taste). I separated the pasta between the tree bags and added some mozzarella cheese to top it off. When ready to cook take the bag out the night before and place in fridge. Then bake at 350 for 15 - 20 minutes. (You can also freeze this in an oven safe dish and cook longer if you forget to take it out, close to an hour to 1 1/2 hours).

I made the rest of the meals Sunday when I had more time late morning/early afternoon.

Italian Beef Stew
I separated the stew beef between three bags, added 1 can of corn to each, about 1 1/2 cups of baby carrots, and about 6 diced red potatoes. I also added in 1 can of diced tomatoes to each with some Italian seasoning. When ready to use, take out of freezer the night before and place in fridge, then cook on low 8-10 hours.

Eggs and Potatoes with Bacon
I diced up about 12 red potatoes, 3 peppers, and mushrooms. I coated with olive oil and seasoning salt. When ready to use take out and place in fridge the night before. Then just cook in skillet, add eggs when veggies are done and make some bacon to go with.

Chicken Stir-Fry
I added stir-fry veggies to two bags and then 4 chicken tenders per bag. I topped one bag with 1/2 bottle of Teriyaki Stir-Fry sauce and the other with an Orange Stri-Fry sauce. (I purchased the sauces at Safeway because I only saw Soy Sauce at our Costco). When ready to cook place in fridge the night before and then cook on low 8 - 10 hours. Serve over rice. Make sure there is enough liquid when you put in slow cooker. If you need more, add a little bit of chicken broth.

Chicken Pasta with Veggies
While boiling pasta I cut up the rest of the mushrooms and peppers. I also shredded up some chicken between the two bags. Once the pasta was done I added the veggies and some Italian seasoning. When ready to make place in fridge the night before. Then bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Top with some mozzarella cheese.

I hope this helps give you some ideas of what you can do. Now I haven't tried all of these myself, so please let me know what you think or what spices you used instead of the ones I did, etc. :-)

Thank you and enjoy!!