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Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef

May 20, 2015 By Cris

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Check out this recipe for how to make a large batch of ground beef in your slow cooker and freeze for later use! Our Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef is perfect for everything from tacos to pizza to casseroles and makes dinner prep super easy in the evenings! via @recipescrockCheck out this recipe for how to make a large batch of ground beef in your slow cooker and freeze for later use! Our Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef is perfect for everything from tacos to pizza to casseroles and makes dinner prep super easy in the evenings! via @recipescrock

Check out this recipe for how to make a large batch of ground beef in your slow cooker and freeze for later use! Our Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef is perfect for everything from tacos to pizza to casseroles and makes dinner prep super easy in the evenings!

Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef is perfect to a make tacos, pizzas, casseroles and more! Make a large batch in your slow cooker - freeze for later use!
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Cris here.

I just love this recipe and I use it ALL. THE. TIME.

Mikey even made a video to show how easy it is to throw together!

For years I have thrown prepared ground beef in my freezer for quick dinner prep, but I first got the idea for making my ground beef up in my slow cooker from my bloggy (and real life) pal Leah.

And since learning how, I have never turned back! You guys will have to check out Leah’s version too– she even makes hers with sausage in it. My version is different from Leah’s, but we love it just the same.

Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef is perfect to a make tacos, pizzas, casseroles and more! Make a large batch in your slow cooker - freeze for later use!

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I LOVE that you can throw frozen or fresh ground beef in the slow cooker and let it cook up while you are away, then drain, cool, scoop into bags and freeze!

Ingredients for Crock Pot Make-Ahead Ground Beef

4 lbs Lean Ground Beef
2-3 Small Onions Chopped
4 Cloves Garlic Minced
Salt and Pepper to Taste
10 3/4 oz Can Beef Consume

Notes on Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef

  • We loved using our 6 Qt Crock Pot for this recipe as it gave us enough room for everything.
  • We also used our Chopstir Nylon Chopper halfway through to break up the beef very easily.
  • At the end, we sprinkled our beef out on a couple Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Half Sheets to cool.
  • If you don’t like clean up with the crock pot, you can also consider using this slow cooker with a non-stick surface OR the very popular Slow Cooker Liners.
  • Looking for more recipes? Our Recipe Finder can help you find exactly what you need.
  • Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in our Amazon Influencer Shop.
  • As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
  • All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef is perfect to a make tacos, pizzas, casseroles and more! Make a large batch in your slow cooker - freeze for later use!
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Readers Love This Recipe!

I use this all the time! Fantastic for meal prep. I suggest using a crock pot liner to help with clean up.

-Amanda F.

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Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef is perfect to a make tacos, pizzas, casseroles and more! Make a large batch in your slow cooker - freeze for later use!

Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef

Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef is perfect to a make tacos, pizzas, casseroles and more! Make a large batch in your slow cooker – freeze for later use!
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Course: Make Ahead
Cuisine: Batch Cooking
Keyword: Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 16 (4- 1lb) Bags Prepared Ground Beef)
Calories: 164kcal
Author: Cris
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Ingredients

  • 4 lbs Lean Ground Beef
  • 1.5 cup Onion Chopped
  • 4 Cloves Garlic minced
  • Salt and Pepper to Taste
  • 10.5 oz Can Beef Consomme

Instructions

  • Place beef in slow cooker and top with remaining ingredients.
  • Cook for 2 hours(on high if frozen, low if fresh) and then chop to crumble.
  • Cook for 2-3 more hours until meat is fully cooked.
  • Drain and sprinkle on cookie sheets to cool.
  • Divide into four freezer bags and push all air out before freezing

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Notes

  • We loved using our 6 Qt Crock Pot for this recipe as it gave us enough room for everything.
  • We also used our Chopstir Nylon Chopper halfway through to break up the beef very easily.
  • At the end, we sprinkled our beef out on a couple Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Half Sheets to cool.
  • If you don’t like clean up with the crock pot, you can also consider using this slow cooker with a non-stick surface OR the very popular Slow Cooker Liners.
  • Looking for more recipes? Our Recipe Finder can help you find exactly what you need.
  • Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in our Amazon Influencer Shop.
  • As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
  • All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.

Nutrition

Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 427mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 2.8mg
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Comments

  1. Peggy J says

    May 27, 2015 at 11:35 am

    5 stars
    This idea is going to help me out tremendously!! Won’t have to constantly stir, so much easier!! I am cooking my hamburger meat as we speak! Thanks a bunch!

  2. Cris says

    May 25, 2015 at 7:27 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Angel-
    You can leave it out if you’d like or I would just add as much onion powder you normally add when cooking up a pound of beef x4. So if I normally use 1/2 tsp, I would add 2 teaspoons when batch cooking. Make sense?

    Enjoy!
    ~C

  3. Angel S. says

    May 24, 2015 at 10:59 pm

    My family doesn’t like onions BUT, I can put onion powder in things and they don’t complain. How much onion powder would be equivalent?

  4. Cathy says

    May 23, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    this is going to be great. Doing it tomorrow.

  5. Kacy says

    May 23, 2015 at 8:17 am

    So it’s ok to refreeze ground beef, I have always heard you can’t refreeze

    • Cris says

      May 23, 2015 at 8:31 am

      5 stars
      Hi Kacy-
      I would never refreeze raw ground beef, but I always have once it is cooked. Hope that helps. Cris

  6. Kristin says

    May 23, 2015 at 6:46 am

    Do you know how long it would be good in the freezer for?

    • Cris says

      May 23, 2015 at 8:29 am

      5 stars
      Kristin- I usually use mine up within a month or a little more. Enjoy!

  7. pegell says

    May 21, 2015 at 9:33 am

    4 stars
    Great idea! Why wasn’t it mine? And ground beef is on sale this week!

    • Cris says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm

      5 stars
      Oh I love a good sale! Enjoy!

  8. Karen Dawson says

    May 21, 2015 at 2:25 am

    5 stars
    Beef Consume contains too much salt – I use homemade beef stock instead. Made the beef stock in my slow cooker too!

    • Cris says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Karen- Glad you found what works for you. We love the consume and don’t find the beef to be too salty, especially since it is drained off with the fat at the end. However, we totally understand folks have different tastes. Either way, hope you enjoy!

  9. Marsha Baker says

    May 20, 2015 at 11:55 pm

    5 stars
    Such a great idea to add the consume. I’ve done this before, and LOVE the technique…now I must try it using the consume. Thanks for sharing.

    • Cris says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:03 pm

      5 stars
      Marsha-
      It adds such a great depth of flavor! Enjoy!!

  10. WANDA says

    May 20, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    5 stars
    THIS IS SO CLEVER. GREAT IDEA.
    I LOVE MY CROCK POT. USE IT ALL THE TIME.
    WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT AWAY. SAVES USING THE
    STOVE IN THE HEAT
    THANK YOU , SO MUCH

    • Cris says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      5 stars
      Do try it Wanda– you will love it!!

  11. Pam says

    May 20, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    WE ALL HAVE SUCH A BUSY LIFE, IT SEEMS, THAT
    THIS IS WHAT WE NEED…PERFECT IDEA.THANKS FOR
    SHARING IT.
    WISH I HAD SOME TONIGHT, AS I HAD SURGERY YESTERDAY.
    HUBBY COULD MAKE WHATEVER HE WANTED. 🙂

    PAM IN KC, MO.

    • Cris says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      5 stars
      Pam- We just love having it on hand! Hope you recover quickly!

  12. Joyce says

    May 20, 2015 at 6:31 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks so much for this idea. I will definitely do this right away. Don’t know why I hadn’t already tried it, have always done it on the stove but, this will be much easier for me. Thanks again.

    • Cris says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:06 pm

      5 stars
      Joyce-
      It is TOTALLY my favorite way. We have made it up in big batches for years, but this is by far the easiest way to do it. Enjoy!

  13. Joanne says

    May 20, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    5 stars
    This will be perfect for different recipes!

    • Cris says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:07 pm

      5 stars
      Yes! I use it all the time. Just this week I made some quick sloppy joes and a deep dish pizza with it. Enjoy!!

  14. Karen says

    May 20, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent idea. Pinned it on my Good Recipes. I will definitely try this very soon.

    • Cris says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:07 pm

      5 stars
      Karen-
      Thank you SO much for pinning our stuff! We really appreciate it. Enjoy!!

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