Dump & Go Freezer Meals

Happy Friday Friends! I shared on instagram this week that I was preparing some dump & go freezer meals before baby arrives. I am 38 weeks along, and feeling like she could come any day now so we are preparing as much as we can. I wanted some healthy and easy meals to throw in the crockpot our first couple weeks home with new baby. I also included a grocery list of some simple, easy, and healthy snack options I will make sure we have stocked in our home before heading to the hospital. At least that is the hope unless she decides to throw us for a loop. haha

F R E E Z E R   M E A L S

Healthy Turkey Chili 

• 1LB ground turkey 
• 1 large sweet potato 
• 1 can black beans (drained)
• 2 chopped bell peppers 
• chopped onion 
• 1 can pinto beans (drained) 
• 1 can fire roasted tomatoes 
• I can tomato paste 
• seasonings ( I use cumin, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and a little chili lime powder) 
• 2 cups chicken broth (this will wait and go in when you put it in the crockpot) 

Directions: 

• Add all ingredients into a gallon sized ziplock, I double up. 
• leave out the chicken broth 
• write on the bag what it is, the directions, and how long its good for (3 months in the freezer) 
• before dumping into the crockpot thaw in fridge for 24 hours 
• add chicken broth and cook on high 4 hours or low 6-8. 
• add toppings of your choice (we add cheese and avocado) 

 BBQ Pulled Pork or Chicken 

My husband and I are not big pork eaters, we would normally make this recipe with chicken but for some odd reason making it with pork this time sounded yummy. Pregnancy hormones I guess. haha 

• Boneless pork shoulder 
• seasoning (garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, salt and pepper) 
• 1/2 cup bbq sauce 
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 
• 1/4 cup chicken broth 

Directions: 

• Place pork shoulder in your freezer bag 
• whisk together remaining ingredients and pour over top 
• Fully thaw before cooking 
• Cook on high 4-5 hours or low 8-10 
• Enjoy over rice, or on a sandwich 

Lemon Dump Chicken 

• Chicken breasts ( we just used 2 since it’ll be just the two of us) 
• 1/4 cup olive oil 
• parsley 
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (I doubled this just because I love it extra lemon-y) 
• salt & pepper 

Directions: 

• Add all ingredients to ziplock bag 
• thaw before cooking 
• Add 1 cup chicken broth 
• Place in crockpot on high 4-5 hours 
• I like to shred mine once done and have over rice or quinoa 

White Chicken Chili

• Chicken breasts (again we only used 2 on the larger side) 
• 2 cans cannellini beans 
• 1 cup salsa verde 
• 1 can mild green chilis 
• 2 tsp cumin 
• 1 tablespoon chili powder 
• 2 tsp paprika 
• salt & pepper 
• 1 cup frozen corn 
• onion chopped 
• 3-4 cups chicken broth 

Directions: 

• Add all ingredients besides the broth to the bag 
• Good in the freezer for up to 3 months 
• thaw completely before cooking 
• dump contents into crockpot, cook on low 6-8 hours. 

Turkey Sausage Breakfast Bake 

• 3 eggs 
• 2 cups egg whites 
• sautéed mushrooms 
• spinach 
• turkey sausage 
• gold potatoes (I cut up about 8 of the little ones) 
• cheese 
• salt & pepper 
• seasonings (garlic powder, onion powder, little cayenne, and paprika) 

Directions: 

• preheat oven to 400, bake potatoes, while those are baking sauté sausage and mushrooms 
• Allow both to cool completely 
• mix everything together in baking dish and freeze 
• Allow to thaw overnight, bake at 375 for 30 to 40 mins. 

Lactation Balls or “Ta Ta Balls”

• 3/4 cup oatmeal 
• 3/4 cup peanut butter or almond butter  
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips 
• 1/2 cup flax seed 
• 2 tbsp hemp seeds 
• 1 tbsp chia seeds 
• 1 tbsp brewers yeast 
• 2 tbsp honey 
• 2 pinches salt 
• optional – cinnamon, vanilla extract, cranberries, coconut 

Directions: 

• Mix everything together 
• place in fridge for 30 to 40 minutes 
• use an ice cream scoop or large spoon to make golf ball sized balls 
• put in the fridge for up to a week or freeze! 

I have never made these but got the recipe from SBKliving.com. She has so many great healthy recipes and meal ideas! 

M U S T   H A V E   G R O C E R Y   L I S T 

These are items I am trying to have on hand when we get home from the hospital. It’ll just make snacking and making little meals easy, healthy, and doesn’t require much effort. haha 

• Vans waffles 
• Two good yogurts 
• Quest chips 
• Chomps
• Fruit 
• Eggs 
• Nuts 
• Fruit bars (love the ones from trader joes) 
• Built Bars 
• Almond milk 
• Chex 
• String cheese 
• Pretzels 
• Carrots 
• Yogurt dip from Trader Joes 

Thank you for being here!