Crockpot Ranch Potatoes

I love these ranch potatoes! You throw them in the crockpot for 6 hours and yummy!! I like to make a lot and then freeze them.

The ingredients:

 Plus 5 lbs red potatoes cut up:

This recipe makes enough for around 8 people, so feel free to half it or make this amount and freeze the leftover!

Crockpot Ranch Potatoes

5 lbs red potatoes, cut up

2 can cream of chicken soup

16 oz sour cream

2 ranch packets

Mix everything but potatoes in a bowl. Throw potatoes in and stir until well coated. Throw into the crockpot and cook on low for 6 hours.

Before cooking

After Cooking!

If Freezing: Let cool and put in a plastic container, freeze. When ready to eat, reheat in the microwave.

This one is so easy, and a great side dish to whatever meat you want to cook up!

Beef Stroganoff (Freezer Meal)

This is the first time that I have tried a Beef Stroganoff recipe. It was an easy freezer recipe, and now all we have to do to finish making it is throw it in the crockpot for 6-8 hours.

Beef Stroganoff

1/4 c minced onion (I used onion flakes)

1/4 c butter-softened

1 lb. stew beef

3/4 cup sour cream

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 (4 oz) cream cheese block-softened

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

In a bowl mix onion, butter, sour cream, mushroom soup, cream cheese, salt and pepper. Then add the Stew beef to the mixture and stir until well coated. Add all ingredients to a large freezer bag and freeze.

To Serve: Place ingredients in crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve over hot noodles or rice.

These are the onions that I used, they are from Costco.

I got three pounds of stew beef from the grocery store and was able to make 3 beef stroganoffs from that.

This is what it looks like in the bag:

Enjoy!!

Sheree's Chili

This is by far the best Chili that I have ever tasted. I finally attempted to make my mother-in-law's chili so that I could freeze it to have after our baby is born. I think I did pretty good, but it's never as good as when we go to their house to eat the chili during the football games!

Sheree's Chili

Soak 2 lbs (about 4 cups) small red kidney beans overnight in 4 quarts water and 2 TB baking soda in a very large stock pot (6 quarts at less). Drain in the morning.

Add more water to cover the beans. Simmer at a low boil for 1 1/2-2 hours. You may need to add more water as it cooks down but not too much.

Then add:

1 lb ground beef

1 small onion, chopped (or 2-3 TB dried onion flakes)

2-3 cans tomato sauce

44 oz bottle ketchup

2-3 TB chili powder (depending on how spicy you want it)

salt and pepper to taste

Then simmer one more hour. If too thick, add more water.

If Freezing: Put in plastic container when cooled and freeze. When ready to eat, thaw and reheat in the microwave.

Cheesy Ham and Potatoes (Freezer Meal)

This is probably one of our favorite freezer dinners. It is really simple to prepare and just as simple to cook. We got this recipe from my mother-in-law who is awesome at making and freezing meals for her family because she is a teacher, so she needs those quick and easy meals for the weekdays. Speaking of her teaching, check out her awesome blog HERE. She has amazing ideas and products!

Anyway, here are the ingredients needed for Cheesy Ham and Potatoes:

Cheesy Ham and Potatoes

1 (1-lb) bag frozen shredded hash browns

1/2 cup minced onion

2 cans cream of celery soup

1 (8-oz) cream cheese

1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

1 1/2 cups cubed ham

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Soften cream cheese and cream together with soup. Stir in onions, ham, Jack cheese and pepper. Break apart hash browns. Gently stir into cheese mixture. Place in gallon freezer bag. Label and freeze.

To Serve: Thaw. Place in greased baking dish (9x13). Bake covered for 1 hour at 350. Uncover and top with shredded Cheddar cheese. Return to oven until cheese is melted.

This is what mine looks like after it's in the bag:

I hope you enjoy this recipe! Let me know what you think!