20 Easy Healthy Freezer Meals (Instant Pot or Crock Pot)

 

Lentil Soup

Ingredients 

Ingredients to freeze:

  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 2 large carrots chopped
  • 2 small celery chopped
  • 2 cups green lentils rinsed & drained
  • 1 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 28 oz can diced or crushed tomatoes low sodium

Ingredients to finish and serve:

  • 11 oz box of spinach fresh or frozen
  • 1 large garlic clove grated
  • Parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions 

  • Before cooking: Add 2 bouillon cubes + 10 cups water or 10 cups low sodium veggie stock.
  • Instant Pot: Cook from frozen for 20 minutes with Quick Release.
  • Slow Cooker: Cook from frozen on Low for 10 hours or on High for 5 hours.
  • After cooking: Add spinach and garlic. Stir and serve hot garnished with Parmesan cheese.

Notes

Container label: Instant Pot – 20 mins, QR OR Slow Cooker – Low 10 hrs, High 5 hrs. Before – 10 cups broth. After – 1 box spinach and 1 grated garlic.

Nutrition

Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 145mg |

How to Do Freezer Meal Prep

  • Print recipes and shopping list: Pick Healthy Freezer Meal Prep #1, #2, #3 or all 4 out of 4 meal preps below. Each meal prep contains 5 recipes with freezing instructions and complete shopping list – click button below each title. That’s total of 20 recipes in this freezer meals post. I found it takes about 2 hours to meal prep 5 recipes and is the most feasible time for a busy mom. After that, I am tired, but you can do 10 recipes at a time, if you wish.
  • Gather ingredients: Gather meat, vegetables, cans and sauce jars, and grains on a counter. No spices yet. Label gallon size Ziploc bags with instructions.
  • Prep meat, veggies and cans: Cut meat, peel vegetables (do not chop yet) and open cans.
  • Start assembling: Fill each bag with tomato products first (if recipe has any and if cooking in Instant Pot), then meat, and stand up right.
  • Chop vegetables: Chop basic veggies like carrots, celery, onion, garlic, potato etc. for each recipe individually. Then place on top of meat (if any) in each bag. It helps to keep measuring simple.

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