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My only ones so far are freezer bag recipes, the ones that you mix in a bag and freeze flat, then thaw and pour into a slow cooker. Do you want some of those?

@marionberry: Here are my favorites so far!

http://whoneedsacape.com/2013/01/crock-pot-maple-dijon-chicken-thighs/

http://whoneedsacape.com/2012/11/easy-crockpot-mongolian-beef/

http://whoneedsacape.com/2013/01/crockpot-beef-tips-gravy/

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/09/slow-cooker-freezer-meals-make-8-meals.html
(third recipe down here, chicken broccoli alfredo)

All of the above you'll have to make rice or pasta or mashed potatoes (I do instant) to go with, and maybe a steamed veggie. I make the rice/pasta the night before and store in the fridge. I do the steamed veggies in the bag you stick right in the microwave.

Also, pulled pork! pork shoulder with a 20 oz bottle of root beer, low for 8 hours, pull pork and mix with BBQ sauce, serve on buns with cole slaw! That's not a freezer meal, but easy to throw in the crock pot in the morning.

These black bean enchiladas are good. I don't do the slow cooker version, I just put them in a 9x13 pan like it says at the bottom of the recipe.

http://www.thekitchn.com/easy-dinner-recipe-slowcooker-127016

This chicken tortellini soup is good.
http://www.framedcooks.com/2012/01/chicken-tortellini-soup.html

These are my go-to freezer meal for new moms - I make a tray for myself and one for them.

http://projects.eveningedge.com/recipes/stuffed-chicken-shells/

I froze this soup once or twice and it was still great:

http://www.hellobee.com/2013/10/31/creamy-crockpot-chicken-and-tomato-soup/

This is SO simple and good:

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/06/crockpot-vietnamese-roasted-chicken.html

I make it with chicken thighs or chicken wings (just made some last night!). For the wings, I dump a bag of frozen chicken wings, double the sauce recipe, omit the oil, and let it go for 3-4 hours on HIGH. Then I throw the wings under the broiler for a few minutes on each side to brown and crisp up and eat with some steamed rice. There are so few ingredients in the sauce, I don't even think you need to do anything ahead but have some chicken and fish sauce on hand.

This recipe is also good:

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/03/crockpot-apricot-chicken-recipe.html

I imagine you can just dump all the sauce ingredients in with the chicken in a Ziploc bag and freeze them. We also eat this with rice and steamed green beans.

Mrs. Rabbit's parmesan chicken bake has been a hit with us, including company:

http://www.hellobee.com/2014/05/22/chicken-parmesan-bake/

Similarly, we do a baked ravioli lasagna that's just a bag of frozen ravioli covered in sauce and cheese. This is another one where you don't need to make it ahead, just keep a jar of sauce, some cheese, and a bag of frozen raviolis on hand and you can customize however you like - alfredo sauce, add pesto, add ground beef, crumbled sausage, spinach, etc.

Our favorite chicken taco meat is 4-6 boneless chicken thighs, 1/2 packet of McCormick CHICKEN taco seasoning, 1/2 cup of salsa (we use 8oz cans of Herdez salsa - use half for the chicken, use the other half to top the tacos, no waste). Cook for 4-6 hours on LOW, remove chicken and shred the meat. Add a few spoonfuls of the juices as desired for flavor.