Freezer Meal Recipes save so much time and money!
We love freezer meal cooking!
One of my favorite, and probably the easiest Freezer Meal recipe I make, Ham and Scalloped Potatoes is simple, fast and nutritious!
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Ingredients
- 6 Potatoes, Fresh, Sliced (about 1/4 inch thick)
- 1 10 3/4 oz cans Cream of Chicken Soup (can substitute any Cream of Soup you have, it all tastes great!)
- 1 1/3 C Water
- 1.25 lbs Ham
- 2 cups broccoli (this is 1/2 bag frozen broccoli (16 oz) if you want to save time)
- Salt and Pepper
- 4 oz Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
- 1 Gallon size Freezer Bags
- Because this is so simple, it only takes about 5 extra minutes to make 4 instead of 1, so I always do 4 at a time
- 24 Potatoes, Fresh, Sliced (about 1/4 inch thick) about a 5 lb bag
- 4 10 3/4 oz cans Cream of Chicken Soup (or 2 Large Cans-you'll have about 3 TBSP left over)
- 5 1/3 C Water
- 5 lbs Ham
- 8 cups broccoli (or 2 bags 16 oz frozen broccoli)
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 lb Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
- 4 Gallon size Freezer Bags
Instructions
Place 2 cups Broccoli in each gallon bag
Add 1 can (or 1 1/3 cups, if from the big cans) Cream of Chicken Soup to each bag
Add 1.25 lbs cubed ham to each bag
Add 1 1/3 cups (or one can, if you used the little cans of soup) water to each bag
Place 6-7 sliced potatoes (we like yellow or red-and leave the skins on for quicker prep) on top.
Seal and lay flat to freeze.
To cook, defrost slightly (enough to get out of Freezer Bag), place entire contents in Crock Pot and cook on low for 8 hours.
In the last hour of cooking, add 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese (or if like me, you forget this step, add it at the end and stir gently)
I do all the the other work in the same time it takes my sweet hubby to wash and slice the potatoes. Doing all four meals takes the 2 of us about 15 minutes.
I like to buy a 5 LB ham, and cut in in half, and then the halves in half (so each quarter looks identical), it saves time and measuring :)!
You can add the cheese into the bags if you want to save a step, I just personally think it tastes better added at the end of cooking time
If you don't add the potatoes at the end, and freeze right away, they may turn brown/black. This doesn't mean they are bad, it just is what they look like if left in the air to long.
Broccoli $0.78 each ($1.56)
Cream of Chicken soup $1.98 each ($3.96)
5 Lb Ham $9.28
Potatoes $2.50
Cheese $4.99 2 lb Brick (Albertsons Round Up-Ends Tuesday.) ($2.50)
Final Price: $19.80 or $4.95 per meal!
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- What Foods Don’t Freeze Well
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What perfect timing on this recipe! Zaycon ham is being delivered now, and Albertsons has 10# potatoes for .99 in our stores. Killer deals and tasty sounding recipe. Thanks for sharing and helping to make some of my nights more convenient.
I’m glad
I love this recipe 
It’s still great if you double up on everything but the ham. 
Depending on how much I want broccoli, sometimes I even throw in a whole bag when I add the stuff to the crock pot 
(Broccoli and steak are what I’m craving this pregnancy… I guess it could be worse! At least I’m not craving ice cream!)
I’m guessing yes but the potatoes do well frozen? I thought they didn’t do well frozen but its good to know they can be. Thanks for the recipe! I totally want to start doing freezer meals.
I freeze them within 2 minutes of cutting them, and they haven’t turned brown. The more time in the air, the more they will turn brown.
We make this…with a little variety but try adding thinly sliced yellow onions to it with cream of celery soup! And switch up the cheeses to include smoked or sharp! Yummo! Great recipe to play with! Even canned sliced or diced potatoes work!
Nice!
If I make this fresh, how long should it cook in the crock pot?
I almost always throw one in fresh
I’d say about 4 hours on high…
Can’t use Cream of anything soup… can you make a Rouge/cream sauce instead?