Reclaim dinner time with these 30 healthy freezer meals {gluten free slow cooker recipes, soups, stews, and chili} you can make ahead of time for a quick, easy, and nourishing weeknight meal!
Today I’m throwing you a party!
And, we’re celebrating all fall and winter long, with a delicious round-up of gluten-free healthy freezer meals from my food blogger and dietitian friends.
Together, we’re bringing you 45 deliciously healthy freezer meals to help you reclaim dinner time, and de-stress over the busy holiday season.
What could be better than coming home from a long day of work, or shuttling the kids to and from sports and after-school-activities, to a piping hot bowl of chili, or a cup of luscious lentil soup?
Maybe a foot massage from your significant other??? Hint, hint if you’re reading this Mr. Spicy!
This can be your reality when you defrost one of these healthy freezer meals, and pair it with my super easy “Best Rolls Ever” aka “Pao de Quejo” aka “Brazilain Cheese Puffs” aka “Gluten-Free Crack Rolls” {Yes, they are THAT good.}, and some fresh fruit on the side.
Dinner is served!
Note: I’ve divided the recipes in to slow cooker soups, slow cooker stew/meat/chili, non-slow cooker soup, non-slow cooker stew/meat/chili, and I have also indicated vegetarian recipes with “veg” and vegan recipe with “V” so you can find exactly what you’re looking for.
HEALTHY FREEZER MEALS: SLOW COOKER SOUP RECIPES
- Crock Pot Taco Soup ~ Real Food Real Deals ~ Photo by Annemarie Rossi
- Crockpot Butternut Squash Apple Soup Veg ~ Bite of Healthy Nutrition
- Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup Veg ~ The Foodie Dietitian
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup ~ Dietitian Jess
- Slow Cooker Green Chile Enchilada Soup ~ Allergy Awesomeness
HEALTHY FREEZER MEALS: SLOW COOKER STEWS, MEATS, AND CHILI
- Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken ~ The Lean Green Bean ~ Photo by Lindsay Livingston
- Lentil Coconut Curry w/ Brown Basmati Rice V ~ 80 Twenty Nutrition
- Slow Cooker Chipotle Pumpkin Chicken ~ Strength and Sunshine
- Easy 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Pork ~ Fearless Dining
- Slow-Cooker Beef & Root Vegetable Stew ~ Meaningful Eats
- No-Fuss Slow Cooker Lamb Haleen {Stew} ~ Desilicious RD
- Slow Cooker Black Bean Chili ~ The Kitchn
- Slow Cooker Taco Chili ~ What the Fork
- Crockpot Butternut Squash & Turkey Chili ~ Krolls Korner
- Sorghum, Black Bean, and Vegetable Chili V ~ Triad to Wellness
- Slow -Cooker “Buffalo” Cauliflower-Sweet Potato Chili V ~ Gowin Nutrition
- Slow-Cooker Chicken Chili Verde ~ The Real Food Dietitians
HEALTHY FREEZER MEALS: SOUP
- Kale & Basmati Soup w/ Pumpkin Seed Pesto Veg ~ The Spicy RD ~ Pictured above
- Corn Tortilla Soup with Black Beans V ~ Nutritioulicious
- Spicy Butternut Squash and Pear Soup V option ~ Nutrition Starring You
- Chipotle Sweet Potato Black Bean Soup V ~ Craving Something Healthy
- Mediterranean Quinoa Soup Veg ~ Uproot Kitchen
- Butternut Squash Pumpkin Soup V option ~ Hungry Hobby
- Quick & Easy Veggie Lentil Soup V option ~ Raia’s Recipes
- Aguadito de Pavo, Peruvian Turkey & Veggie Soup ~ My Gluten Free Miami
- Vegan Cauliflower Apple Walnut Soup w/ Turmeric V~ Simple | Pure | Whole Wellness
- Curried Carrot Soup V ~ Gluten Free Jules
- Black Bean “Mud” Soup ~ Christy Wilson Nutrition
- Roasted Butternut Squash & Ginger Soup Veg option ~ Family. Food. Fiesta
- Spicy Butternut Squash Soup Veg ~ Nutrition by Nazima
- Vegetable Lentil Soup V ~ RDelicious Kitchen
- Creamy Carrot Cauliflower Soup Veg ~ Amy Gorin Nutrition
- Moroccan Lentil Soup V ~New York Times Dining
- Spiced Pork Posole ~ The Every Kitchen
- Vegetarian Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup V ~ The Nutritionist Reviews
- Slow Roasted Tomato Basil Soup V ~ Erica Julson
HEALTHY FREEZER MEALS: STEWS, MEAT, AND CHILI
- Smoky and Sweet Turkey Chili ~ Healthy Seasonal Recipes ~ Photo above by Katie Webster
- Easy Weeknight Chili w/ Beans & Italian Sausage ~ The Spicy RD
- Sweet Potato Lentil Chili V ~ Fannetastic Food
- Easy White Bean Chicken Chili ~ Simply Sissom
- Smoked Paprika Sweet Potato Chili V ~ Shaw’s Simple Swaps
- Pumpkin Quinoa Turkey Chili ~ A Clean Bake
- Chicken & White Bean Chili ~ Real Living Nutrition
- Creamy Three-Bean Stew V ~ Whole Green Wellness
- Freezer Friendly Braised Za’atar Spiced Beef & Root Vegetables ~ Nourish, Breathe, Thrive
P.S. Grab my guide to Time Saving Kitchen Tips for Healthy Make Ahead Freezer Meals for ideas on what containers to freeze meals in, tips for freezing meals, tips for thawing and re-heating meals, and more!
Hi There! I’m EA, a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) in sunny San Diego. I create easy, DELICIOUS gluten free recipes & low FODMAP recipes for a wide variety of diets: anti-inflammatory, low carb, Mediterranean, paleo, vegan, vegetarian, & more. I offer nutrition coaching for wellness nutrition, digestive health (celiac disease, IBS, IBD, SIBO), autoimmune disease, & healthy aging. Learn more about my nutrition philosophy and my nutrition coaching services, sign up for my newsletter, or get in touch~I’d love to connect with you!
10 comments
Love, love, love this roundup! Even though it’s still too warm to go all out on soups and chilis (sigh…) I plan to start making 1-2 new recipes a week to fill the freezer for ski season so we can come home to plenty of reheat and eat options.
Thanks for including our Slow Cooker Chicken Chili Verde recipe!!
What an amazing roundup EA! So many recipes I want to try – I love making recipes I can freeze (much to my husband’s chagrin – he’s not as much of a fan!). First up I still need to make those Pao de Quejo of yours! Thanks for including my corn tortilla soup with black beans!
Such a great roundup and perfect timing EA! Too bad the SoCal weather hasn’t let up a bit though lol! Thanks for including me Smoked Paprika Chili!
Thanks Liz! Your chili recipe looks fabulous-can’t wait for the weather to cool down again so I can make it! 🙂
Thank you so much for including my Vegan Cauliflower Apple Walnut Soup w/ Turmeric in this wonderful round-up! I am pinning and sharing to keep me stocked with healthy, delicious meals all season long.
I’m so happy to share your recipe Jennifer! I love all the ingredients, especially the addition of turmeric!
Thank you for including my slow cooker pork recipe. Sharing all around 🙂
So happy to share your recipe Sandi! My son loves pulled pork-can’t wait to make this!
What a delicious round-up! All those chilis are calling to me… Thank you for sharing my veggie lentil soup!
Thanks Raia! And, I love your veggie lentil soup~any recipe with “quick and easy” in the name, sounds perfect to me! Have a wonderful week!