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Since M’s arrival, one of the most dramatic shifts in our daily schedule has been to our meal planning approach. The casual decision over what to eat has given way to whatever is easiest and most efficient. Needless to say, we enjoy a fair bit of take-out. While we’ve tried subscription meal services such as Plated, Hello Fresh and Blue Apron, their recipes were not our idea of “quick and easy.” So when we discovered we could easily freeze crock pot meals, our dinner routine became so much easier. I love just grabbing a bag from the freezer in the morning and throwing it in the slow cooker!

Thanks to Pinterest we have found tons of simple and delicious recipe options.

1) Black Bean and Corn Salsa Chicken  |  2) Bourbon Chicken  |  3) Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies  |  4) Pepper Steak  |  5) Honey Sesame Chicken  |  6) Creamy Crockpot Chicken and Broccoli  |  7) Hawaiian Sticky Chicken  |  8) Cilantro Lime Chicken  |  9) Crock Pot Beef Stew  |  10) Beef and Broccoli

These 3 recipes below are some of our favorites. This past weekend we made 4 bags of each recipe and each bag is 2-3 dinners for Mr. Ice Cream and me.

In the bag:

* 2 green peppers, sliced long ways
* 1 onion, sliced long ways
* 3 chicken breasts
* ½ cup chicken broth
* taco seasoning packet
* 1 tsp chili powder
* ½ tsp paprika
* 1 tsp salt

Use a fork to shred the chicken.

In the bag:

* 2 cups baby carrots
* ½ onion, sliced into large chunks
* 1 can crushed pineapple 20 oz. (un-drained)
* 2 garlic cloves
* 3 chicken breasts
* ½ cup teriyaki sauce

In the bag:

* 4 chicken breasts
* 3 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
* 1 tsp dried basil
* ½ cup soy sauce
* ½ cup ketchup
* 1/3 cup honey
* 2 cups baby carrots