#dumpmeal

[salmafood]

Chicken Fiesta Soup is thick, hearty, and super easy weeknight meal made entirely in the crock pot. A dump soup so it requires no precooked ingredients!

[thegoodfoodie]

This is perfect for a homemade Chinese food fix. Fantastic to put in the slow cooker while you’re at work.

[cookbookdiet]

Freezer Dump Meals - Our Thrifty Ideas

These Freezer Dump Meals are easy to prep, cost just $5 per meal and can be the perfect solution to all those busy Work or Mom days. You guys, one of the greatest things I have ever done is prepping crockpot dump meals and having them on hand in the freezer for those busy days. …

As promised, we are working our way through these freezer meals. I’m a big fan of freezer meals because it’s an easy way to have food ready and avoid the drive thru lane. Dump crockpot meals are even better because there is no cooking required :) 

One of the first recipes we tried is Honey Seasame Chicken. This recipe was a 3/5. We ate it with brown rice and mixed steamed stir fry vegetables. We even took the leftovers to work the next day. The best part about this recipe is that we learned we like chicken thighs in the crockpot. Our crockpot is neat because it will switch over from cooking (high or low) to warm when the pre-set time is up. Unfortuantely I think our crockpot is too hot and tends to dry out meat unless it’s totally submerged in liquid. In this case, the thighs were a little burnt up but still remained juicy. I’ve been battling the dryness for a while so these freezer meals have given me the opportunity to play with the crockpot a little more and get it right. So far I have taken the cook time down by an hour, crumpled up aluminum foil and put it under the crockpot liner to have the food avoid touching the ceramic plate and loosely tying the liner to “lock in” the juices. One step at a time. If you have any advice with this issue, please share! Crockin’ xo