Beef Bourguignon Freezer Meal Recipe

While you’re out conquering the day, this Beef Bourguignon is at home cooking itself. Eight dreamy hours of slow simmering in your slow cooker, deep French flavors, and zero effort from you. You toss it in the freezer raw, throw it in the slow cooker in the morning, and future-you gets to walk into the house like, “Who hired a personal chef?”.

It’s rich. It’s cozy. It’s fancy without the fuss. And the best part?
Dinner cooked itself. 😏

Perfect for crazy-busy days, sports nights, holiday chaos, or anytime you want a high-protein “WOW” with absolutely no work.

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Beef Bourguignon

This freezer-friendly Beef Bourguignon delivers rich, slow-simmered flavor with almost no effort. Just prep ahead, let it cook low and slow for 8–10 hours, and come home to tender beef, hearty veggies, and a luxurious French-style sauce. It’s the ultimate “set it and forget it” comfort dinner.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Course Main Course

Cuisine French

Servings 4

Calories 462 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2.5 lbs Beef chuck roast
• 1 Onion diced
• 2 Carrots sliced
• 2 Stalks celery sliced
• 1 tbsp Garlic powder
• 1 tsp Thyme
• 2 Bay leaves
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• 3 oz Tomato paste

Day of Cooking:

• 3 cups Beef broth Gluten-Free

For Serving:

• 4 cups Mashed potatoes

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Instructions

 

Make it Fresh | Slow Cooker Directions:

• Add all ingredients, except for serving and day of cooking ingredients, to the slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• Shred beef, stir and serve over mashed potatoes.

Freezer Meal Prep Directions:

• Prepare a gallon freezer bag, labeling according to your preferred method.*
• Add all ingredients, except for serving and Day of Cooking ingredients, to the freezer bag.
• Seal bag, removing as much air as possible, freeze for up to three months.

Slow Cooker | Cooking Directions

• Thaw freezer bag in fridge for 12-24 hours before cooking.
• Dump the contents of the freezer bag into a slow cooker, add 3 cups beef broth.
• Cook on low for 8-10 hours. 
• Shred beef, stir and serve over mashed potatoes.

Instant Pot | Cooking Directions: 

• Thaw in the fridge for 12-24 hours before cooking. (Meals can be cooked from frozen, but some Instant Pots may trigger a burn notice due to slow steam generation.)
• Dump the contents of the freezer bag, plus 3 cups beef broth, into the Instant Pot.
• Set to High Pressure for 65 minutes, then allow a 10-minute natural release followed by a quick release.
• Shred beef, stir and serve over mashed potatoes.

Notes

*Labeling Methods:

1. Handwrite recipe name and cooking directions on freezer bag with permanent marker.
2. Print off a blank freezer label, write in recipe name and cooking directions, and tape onto freezer bag.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 462kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 37gFat: 27g

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