Made some more freezer meals- recipes in post
I posted a few weeks ago about some freezer meals I made. Here is what I did today. I feel so good- my freezer is stuffed with meals we are in good shape for a few weeks.
These are from the Once a Month Cooking book I got a few weeks ago.
Sour Cream Chicken
2 cups (16oz) Sour Cream
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp chopped garlic (I grated it- ala Rachael Ray tip)
2 tsp pepper
6 boneless. skinless chicken breasts
3/4 cup dry bread crumbs *
2 tblsp parsley *
1/4 cup melted butter
Mix the sour cream, lemon juice, Worcestershire Sauce, paprika, celery salt, garlic and pepper. Pout into 1- gallon freezer bag and add chickn. Completely covering the clicken with the sauce. Label and freeze
To serve, pour thawed chicken into baking pan treated with non-stick spray. Sprinkle top with breadcrumbs, parsley and drizzle with melted butter. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes
Note- I cubed the chicken and split this recipe into two freezer bags for two seperate dinners
Chicken Dijon
3 tblsps butter
2 tablespoons flour
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts- cut in half
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup half & half
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tomatoes - cut into wedges *
2 tablespoons parsley flakes *
Melt the butter in a large skillet. Cook the chicken breast pieces in the butter over medium heat until cooked through and lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside to cool.
Stir flour into drippins in the skillet and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken broth and half & half. Stir and cook until the sauce thickens and bubbles. Stir in the mustard. Cook the sauce. Pour the chicken and cooled sauce into a labled 1- gallon feezer bag and freeze.
To serve, thae the chicken. Place the chicken and sauce in a skillet, cover and heat for 10 minutes. Garnish with tomatoes and parsley flakes.
Note- I split this recipe into 2 freezer bags for 2 servings
Chicken Durango
1/2 cup melted butter
5 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
4 boneless chicken breasts
Combine all ingredients except the chicken in a small bowl. Put the chicken into a labeled 1-gallon feezer bag, pour other ingrediants over it, and freeze.
To serve, thaw the ingrediants. Place in a baking dish treated with non-stick spray. Bake, uncovered for 45 minutes at 325 degrees.
Re: Made some more freezer meals- recipes in post
I love doing freezer meals... I however have just had a true anti-food stomach since I got PG. My mind wants to do more meals, but my stomach can't take it...
Good for you!
same here. I am addicted. Do you have any easy recipes to share? I always say if I am going to break up a package of chicken breasts to freeze anyway- might as well take 10 more minutes and put some meals together- so simple with the assembly ones.
I have another chicken one for you that's really good if you want another idea.
6 chicken breasts
1 cup parmesan cheese
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 packet italian dressing mix (comes in a box of 2 or 4)
combine parmesan, garlic, and seasoning in a shallow dish. trim chicken, wet it (or you could roll in egg, but i just give it a little water), then roll into mixture. wrap individually in plastic wrap, then foil, then bag. thaw before baking. cook at 350. i can't remember the exact cooking time, though. i think it was about 40, but my oven time is always off from recipe.
I just went back to the post. Sorry for not replying earlier. None of mine are really easy. I grew up in a big family, and so I cook like I am serving 7 or 8 people instead of two adults and a toddler. When I make something, I split it in half and freeze it. I liked your freezer meals because they are easy and don't require me doing a lot of cooking before getting it in the freezer.
no worries. I cook like that too- my hubby says we have enough food for the "third armored division".....come to think of it, I don't know why he uses that term, we aren't a military family - hee hee- but I get his point!