Welcome Back to Freezer to Crockpot Cooking - Sandwich Week! You have had a few days to get everything on the shopping list for the week, so now it is time to put everything together!
Make sure to check out all of the other weeks in this series:
- Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes
- Slow Cooker Appetizer Recipes
- Slow Cooker Beef Recipes
- Slow Cooker Sandwich Recipes
- Slow Cooker Pork Recipes
- Slow Cooker Mexican Recipes
- Slow Cooker Soup Recipes
- Slow Cooker Vegetarian Recipes
- Slow Cooker Apple Recipes
Don’t forget: the shopping list for this week was designed to make 4 meals. If you doubled or tripled the shopping list to make even more meals (or larger meals), you will need to adjust these instructions for the increased quantity of food that you are making
Step 1 - Prep Your Ingredients - Just a few steps of prep work for these sandwiches
- Cut your 4 lb roast in half
- Slice bell peppers into strips
- Slice 1 onion into strips
- Dice one onion
See? Easy Peasy.
Step 2 - Get Your Bags Ready!
Grab 4 gallon, and 1 quart freezer bag and a sharpie, lets write the cooking directions before we fill the bags for later- who can remember a month from now what you are supposed to do? I recommend that all but the chicken be thawed the night before in the refrigerator before cooking. Chicken cooks beautifully from a frozen state but I have more trouble with other meat and find it just tastes better thawed first.
Philly Cheesesteak
- Thaw overnight in the refrigerator
- Spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray
- Pour contents of bag into crockpot
- Cook on low for 7-8 hours
- Using a slotted spoon, drain meat, place on your favorite roll, top with a slice of Swiss or Provolone cheese. Place in toaster oven or under broiler for 2 minutes.
- Additional Ingredients: Rolls
Hawaiian Chicken Sandwich
- Spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray
- Pour contents of bag into crockpot
- Cook on low for 6-7 hours *Note- If you cook chicken longer you can eat it as a shredded chicken sandwich as well, I like to eat the whole chicken breast*
- Remove from crockpot and place on a hamburger bun (I love the Hawaiian Rolls brand for this)
- Top with cheese if desired
- Additional Items: Rolls
Pulled Pork Sandwich with Homemade Barbeque Sauce
- Defrost in refrigerator overnight
- Spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray
- Pour contents of bag into crockpot
- Add ½ a beer, any kind, don’t need to be exact
- Cook on low for 7-8 hours
- Drain liquid , remove fat
- Return to crockpot
- Add bag #2
- Cook for an additional 30 minutes
- Shred with 2 forks
- Serve on hamburger buns
- Additional Ingredients: Rolls
French Dip Sandwich
- Defrost in refigerator overnight
- Spray crockpot with nonstick spray
- Pour contents of bag into crockpot
- Cook on low 6-8 hours
- Add 1-12 oz. beer
- Cook for another 30 minutes
- Shred meat with 2 forks
- Serve on French or Kaiser rolls
- Additional Items needed: Rolls
Step 3 - Fill Your Bags!
Ok now you know the drill.. let’s fill those bags for the freezer, but feel free to keep one out and toss it into your crockpot for dinner.
Philly Cheesesteak
- 2 lbs. of roast
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 stick of butter (8 tbsp)
- 2 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 ½ tsp. black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire
- Green Pepper Strips
- Onion Strips
Hawaiian Chicken Sandwich
- 4-6 Chicken Breasts
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 small can crushed pineapple
- ½ cup finely diced onions
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- ½ tsp. ground ginger
Pulled Pork Sandwich
- Pork shoulder or loin
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup diced onions
In Quart Bag:
- 1 cup ketchup
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. onion powder or flakes
- 3 cloves crushed garlic
French Dip
- 2 lb. roast
- 1 cup beef broth
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 2 tsp. onion flakes
- 1 tsp. black pepper
And that is it! You now have 4 bags for your freezer of easy sandwich meals that you can make in a pinch!
Need more slow cooker recipes that are great for freezer cooking? See all of the other weeks in this series:
Mindi has been blogging since 2008 sharing her best frugal living tips, recipes and more. When she isn't writing, she spends time as an unpaid cook, maid and chauffeur to her 3 children!
Thank you so much for this series. I had never thought of doing up crockpot recipes and putting them in the freezer. I share a home with my elderly mother but after years of working odd shifts we tend to have very different meal schedules. This allows me to cook healthy meals we both enjoy and can eat whenever we choose. This is truly a blessing for both of us.