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March 29, 2014

Freezer Meal Friday- Chicken Crockpot Freezer Meals

We are entering a busy season of our life.  It’s the last six weeks of class at Texas Tech so Dr. Smartypants is really busy, and sometimes gets home late.  I am spring cleaning and preparing for another garage sale.  I am in purge mode!  E is a never stopping whirlwind of toddler craziness.  There are days I just don’t feel like cooking!

Enter freezer meals!

The preparation takes a bit of time, but is well worth it.  When you are ready to cook it, simply pull it out of your freezer and let it thaw in the sink for a short time.  When I am in a bit of a hurry, I will fill up the sink with warm water and let the bag sit in it to help it thaw faster.  It doesn’t have to be completely thawed though to put it in the crockpot.  It just needs to be able to break apart a bit.  The heat of the crockpot will take care of the rest.

For the next four weeks, I will be running a new series: Freezer Fridays!  Each Friday, I will feature the freezer meals that I made that week and I will include the recipe and instructions.   My hope is that this will make your life a bit easier and that it will be a blessing to you!

Chicken freezer meals

Crockpot Honey Sesame Chicken

  • 1 lb raw chicken (cubed)
  • 3 T olive oil
  • 1 cup honey
  • 2 T sesame seeds
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1 t. pepper

Place all ingredients in a freezer bag, toss to coat and freeze.

Write on your bag: Cook on low 4-5 hours.  Remove chicken, shred, and place back in crockpot.  Serve over rice.

Crockpot Curry Chicken

  • 2-3/4 lb.raw chicken breast
  • 1 jar (16 oz.) Salsa (I used homemade canned salsa! YUM!)
  • 1/2 large onion, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. curry powder
Place all ingredients in a freezer bag, toss to coat and freeze.
Write on your bag: Cook on low 8 hours. Serve over rice with side of veggies.  If your salsa is spicy, you can add some sour cream to taste when serving.

 

Crockpot Tex Mex Shredded Chicken

  • 4 to 5 raw chicken breasts
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup chicken broth
  • juice of 1 lime.

Combine every thing into a freezer bag.  Toss to coat.

Write on bag:    Cook on low for 4-6 hours.  Shred chicken and return to crockpot.  You can find several different meals that use this chicken mixture at Recipes for our Daily Bread.

Slow Cooker Black Bean and Corn Salsa Chicken Tacos from Six Sisters Stuff

  • 4-5 raw chicken breast
  • Taco Seasoning pack (I used homemade)
  • 2 cans black beans
  • 16 oz of frozen corn
  • 1 cup salsa

Combine everything into a freezer bag.  Toss to coat.

Write on bag:  Add 3/4 cup water.  Cook on high 4 hours.  Shred chicken and return to crockpot.  Warm tortillas and garnish with sour cream, tomatoes and lettuce.

Hope this blesses you and makes your life a little easier!

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Comments

  1. Seana turner says

    April 14, 2014 at 11:40 am

    I haven’t tried the honey sesame one before. I’ll give that a try – I’m thinking chicken thighs might be good for that one, right? Do you need to thaw first?
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    • Stephanie says

      April 16, 2014 at 2:33 pm

      Ooo that sounds great!! Typically, I do thaw everything (at least mostly) before I toss it in the crockpot 🙂

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  2. Lauren @ For the Love of Dixie says

    April 3, 2014 at 11:00 am

    These recipes are perfect timing for me, all healthy, dairy free and gluten free as well! Thanks so much!
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    • Lauren @ For the Love of Dixie says

      April 3, 2014 at 11:01 am

      Minus the sour cream garnish, of course 🙂
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    • Stephanie says

      April 3, 2014 at 2:55 pm

      You are so welcome!!

      Reply
  3. Tiffiny says

    March 31, 2014 at 9:38 pm

    I recently discovered the genius of freezer crock-pot meals from my sis-in-law (who blogged about our experience here: http://tariburt.com/2014/03/08/freezer-cooking-day/). We created a board on Pinterest so we can continue to live this life of yummy convenience. I will be pinning your Friday posts to our board. Thanks for your inspiration!
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    • Stephanie says

      April 3, 2014 at 2:56 pm

      Thank you so much for sharing my post!

      Reply

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  1. Freezer Meal Friday- Casserole Round-Up says:
    April 4, 2014 at 11:13 am

    […] week, I shared with you 4 Easy Peasy Chicken Crockpot Freezer Meals.  We already gobbled up the Tex Mex Shredded Chicken.  We made burritos and tostadas with it. […]

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