Crocktoberfest 2025 – 31 Days of Freezer to Crock Pot Magic

Dinner stress doesn’t have to be part of your October.

With Crocktober, you’ll have a full month of ready-to-cook slow cooker freezer meals planned out for you — plus a free printable calendar to keep it simple and organized.

Imagine how different your evenings will feel when you can:

• Enjoy cozy, homemade meals without the 4p.m. dinner dread.
• Walk in the door knowing dinner is already handled.
• Save time and money with smart freezer meal prep.

Pretty much the only thing more convenient than a freezer meal is a freezer to slow cooker meal. Your freezer and CrockPot really do belong together.

We’ve carefully chosen this year’s recipes to give you variety and show off how delicious slow cooker freezer meals can be.

If you double each recipe and eat one and freeze the other, you’ll set yourself up for a No Cook November!

Another benefit to participating in Crocktoberfest is that it’s a great way to get out of your cooking rut.

How Crocktober Works

Take the stress out of mealtime with our free 31 day Crocktober calendar filled with easy, family-friendly freezer meals for your slow cooker. Just thaw, dump, and let dinner cook itself while you live your life.

You don’t need fancy equipment or hours in the kitchen — just follow these simple steps:

Get Ready

Check out the recipes and look over your Crocktober calendar.

• If you’re in the Freezer Meals 101 Club, you can turn the recipes into a meal plan, auto-generate your shopping list, prep list, and printable labels (with cooking instructions + date).
• Not a member? No worries! Just use the linked recipes right from your calendar or join the Club today.

Prep

Grab your groceries or put in an online grocery order and prep your ingredients.

Assemble

Choose your path:

• Make a big batch session (double each recipe — one for now, one for the freezer).
• Or toss one meal straight into the slow cooker and the second into a freezer bag for later.

Do it this way and you’ll slide into No Cook November with meals already waiting for you.

Cook

Dump the freezer bag contents into your slow cooker, press start, and let it do the work while you worry about the real stuff.

Enjoy

Kick your feet up and dig into a warm, delicious dinner. Stress-free, guilt-free, and family-approved.

If you’re a member of the Freezer Meals 101 Club, you can create a custom meal plan of the recipes and print off your shopping list, prep list, and printable labels with the cooking instructions. Otherwise you can reference the links in the calendar.

Why join Crocktoberfest?

• It’s free (yep).
• You’ll feel confident heading into each evening with a plan.
• You’ll taste test recipes that just might become family favorites.

And most importantly — you’ll see how much freedom a stacked freezer can really give you.

In the video below, we walk you through assembling each recipe in the Crocktoberfest calendar.

Sign up (for free) today.

2025 Crocktoberfest Recipes:

Day 1: Zippy Shredded Chicken Tacos

Day 2: Salisbury “Steak” Meatballs

Day 3: BBQ Shredded Chicken

Day 4: Mississippi Pot Roast

Day 5: BBQ Beer Meatballs

Day 6: Pesto Minestrone

Day 7: Cincinnati Style Chili

Day 8: No Peek Beef Tips

Day 9: Thai Peanut Chicken

Day 10: Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo

Day 11: Crock Pot Pierogi and Kielbasa Casserole

Day 12: Sloppy Joes

Day 13: Chicken Hurry

Day 14: Pinto Tortilla Soup

Day 15: Beef Barbacoa

Day 16: Mongolian Meatballs

Day 17: Honey Chipotle Chicken

Day 18: Cowboy Baked Beans

Day 19: Mexican Pork Carnitas

Day 20: Pineapple Chicken Teriyaki

Day 21: Ham and Potato Soup

Day 22: Hearty Sausage and Zucchini Soup

Day 23: Ground Beef Stroganoff

Day 24: Garlic Sausage and Peppers

Day 25: Hot Honey Chicken Sandwiches

Day 26: Potato Chickpea Tikka Masala

Day 27: Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Day 28: Meatball Subs

Day 29: Chunky Ground Beef Bolognese

Day 30: Crock Pot BBQ Drumsticks

Day 31: Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

To make these meals even easier, we recommend using Crock Pot liners especially with recipes that tend to stick to the sides of your slow cooker. They make cleanup a breeze!

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