Freezer Recipes

As promised from yesterday's freezer meal post, here are a few of my recent recipes.

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Crockpot Italian Chicken
4 chicken breasts, frozen or thawed, full breasts or tenders
1 stick of butter
1 packet dry Zesty Italian dressing (Regular works as well)
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 can cream of chicken soup

Melt butter in crockpot. Once the butter is melted, stir in dry dressing packet. Add chicken to the crockpot and thoroughly coat in the butter mixture. Cook on low until done. Remove chicken and set aside. Add cream cheese and soup to crockpot. Whisk together until smooth.

To serve: Add chicken and serve over prepared noodles or rice.
To freezer: Add chicken and sauce to either pan or freezer bags.

Chicken Alfredo

1 bag Broccoli florets

1/4 c. butter

1 lb chicken breast, cooked and cubed

1 bottle Alfredo sauce, 16 oz

1/2 c. Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1/2 c. Parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp Garlic powder

1/8 tsp black pepper

In a saucepan combine broccolli, chicken breasts and sauce. When it's warm add the butter, cheeses, garlic powder and pepper. Let simmer on low for about 5 minutes. Once cooled, pour into a gallon sized freezer bag.

photo and recipe credit to: joelens.blogspot.com

16 buttery crackers (such as Ritz), crushed (about 3⁄4 c)
6 ounces sharp Cheddar, grated
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1-2 stalks scallions, thinly sliced {I omitted}
kosher salt and black pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 Tbsp butter, melted

Heat oven to 350° F. In a bowl, combine the crackers, cheese, garlic, scallions and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.

Pound the chicken to about 1/4 - 1/2 inch thickness with a meat mallet. Dip the pounded chicken in the butter, then in the cracker mixture, pressing gently to help it adhere, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Sprinkle any remaining cracker mixture on the chicken and drizzle with any remaining butter. Bake until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

* To make ahead/freezer meal - Prepare the chicken as directed above. After coating it in the cracker mixture, place chicken in a gallon sized freezer bag, seal and freeze flat in your freezer. When ready to prepare, place on a baking sheet and drizzle with melted butter. Bake as directed above from frozen until cooked through, possibly 30-35 minutes depending on thickness.