Preparing for Baby #3 with 2 Months of Freezer Meals

In two days, I will be exactly 1 month from my due date. This realization makes me both anxious and excited! But mostly it puts me in planning mode. So, I sat down this last weekend and planned out 2 months of freezer meals that I don't have to make all at once. Here is the simple calendar print out I used to plan the meals I'll be making: Free Printable Calendar  My plan is to make most of the freezer meals in the next 3 weeks and the closer I get to my due date, the less I have to prepare/make. Since my first son was 3 weeks early and my second son was 2 weeks early, I'm thinking this little one will be at least a week early so I want to have as many meals frozen by then as possible.

Here is my plan for now. I'll be adding more as I go along. The green meals are meals that I have left over from our last Mom Meal Swap and the pink ones are meals I'll be getting from our next Mom Meal Swap. By the way, this is a great thing to do if you are expecting or just busy because it gives you a chance to try other people's favorite recipes and switches up the routine.

 January

 February

 March

So, today I started on day 1 with Cilantro Lime Chicken in the Crockpot. This is one of my favorite freezer meals because it is delicious and so simple. I prepared all 3 of these meals in less than 20 minutes today. I prepped 2 and threw one in the crockpot for dinner tonight. Here's the recipe and what I did:

Ingredients:

 9 chicken breast

Juice from 4 limes 

1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

3(16 oz) bags frozen corn

6 minced garlic cloves

3 can black beans, drained and rinsed

3 tsp cumin

salt and pepper to taste

First, label the ziploc bags with the date, meal and directions for preparation.

 Next, split all of the ingredients into the 2 bags and the crockpot (3 chicken breasts per bag). Remove as much air as possible from the bags and put in freezer. That part is done!

Then, add all of the ingredients for dinner tonight into the crockpot and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours. 

For this meal, I made it into nachos, but you can also use this recipe to make tacos as well. To make the chips I cut corn tortillas into four triangles...

 Then fried them in vegetable oil until just crispy. 

 Then I layered the Cilantro Lime Chicken with cheese on the homemade chips and broiled for about 3 minutes in the oven. 

 Dress with sour cream, guacamole, salsa, lettuce and any other nacho toppings that you prefer. 

I'll be adding to this post every day that I make a freezer meal so keep checking back to find other great freezer meal recipes!