Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Pinterest: crockpot dinner recipes

For some time now I have been wanting a crockpot. Well I broke down and bought a small used crockpot at the JBF consignment sale here in Gainesville, Fl. Turned out to be one of the best investments I have made in quite awhile, and I make good investments normally when I bring something home non-food.

This purchase was not only a great non-food purchase because it makes my life easier- making dinner hours ahead and walking away to deal with the rush of a busy schedule with two girls but it has led Dan and I into the world of grocery shopping once a week- making my grocery shopping more productive and less focused on treats.I also have been making creations from Pinterest not just "pinning".

So today I will be telling you about one of my "pins" that I have been using and loving! When I began making my shopping list (now weekly) I pulled up pinterest and headed straight for crockpot recipes- which seemed like a dream come true! I pulled up a site page worth five meals with a shopping list set up. There is now a SECOND menu on the site which I will need to check out.

The sites name really is true; Saving You Dinero when it comes to food- I have yet to check out what else the bloggers have gathered to help me save money.

It is recommended to freeze the entire meal but I opted this time to just freeze the meat because it takes no time at all. If you decide to make some of these meals just be away that some of them may have time restraints based on veggies or creams used.
Here are the meals:
 Garlic Honey Chicken-delicious!
 Beef Burritos- tomorrows dinner
 Chicken Fajitas-haven't made
 Hawaiian Chicken- made a similar dish which was Amazing! 
Teriyaki Pork Chops-delicious, should have cut into bite size pieces to fit the meat in the sauce all the way.


For those just starting out with either a crockpot, freeze meals, or both I highly recommend these recipes to get started. One huge benefit to these recipes is that they come with the shopping list all ready to go- so there is no hassle when deciding to do all these meals. Love it! At the end of each recipe is a quick review of sides to go with the meal such as served with "lime" rice.  I enjoy the extra information.


:)Brittney