Skip to main content

More Freezer/Crock Pot Meals

Were you waiting with bated breath?

I thought so.

More crock pot meals to make ahead of time and freeze:

Honey Bourbon Chicken
(Although there's not really bourbon in it. Got your attention, though
Great flavor and can be served on rolls or over rice.

4 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
2 C. honey
*I thought that was excessive so I use 1 c. honey and 1 c. brown sugar. Because I'm cheap frugal like that.
1 c. low sodium soy sauce
1/2 c. ketchup
4 T. olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 c. diced onion
1/2 t. red pepper flakes.

Split the above between two gallon Ziploc bags and sprinkle with salt and pepper, remove as much air as possible, seal and freeze.

When ready to place in crockpot, take out the soup mixture and add 1/2 c. water directly to the bag. Pour into crockpot and cook on low 3-4 hours or high 2-3 hours. Low is best and can be cooked longer than 4 hours if needed. About 30 minutes before done, take out a few T. liquid and add 2-3 t. cornstarch. Mix and then add back to crockpot and stir to thicken sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve over rice or shred meat and serve on rolls.

Chicken Fajitas
Can use beef instead. I was naughty and used half the amount of chicken but compensated with shredded Mozzerella cheese. My family loved me.

4 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
2 cups sliced onion
2 red peppers sliced in half circle slices
2 green peppers sliced in half circle slices
2 t. chili powder
2 t. cumin
1 package fajita seasoning mix
1 can chicken broth
Juice from one lime

Split the above between two gallon Ziploc bags and sprinkle with salt. Remove as much air as possible and seal. In a separate bag, add 8-10 tortillas and seal. Place both bags inside another gallon Ziploc bag and seal. Freeze.

When ready to place in crockpot, take out the soup mixture and add 1/2 c. water directly to the chicken bag. Pour into crockpot and cook on low for 3-4 hours or high 2-3 hours. Reserve the tortillas in the fridge or on the counter. Low is best and can be cooked longer than 4 hours if needed.

Serve as a casserole or wrap in tortillas and stack side by side. Top with more cheese and some of the sauce. Bake until cheese on top melts. Big hit in my family.

Comments

  1. These sound yummy. I bet we'll be making both of them real soon.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I needed a chicken recipe for tonight and I happen to have the ingredients! Woot!
    What happened to you coming to live with me. Did the snow all melt? If you leave now you can make it in time for Bourbon Chicken....well, you can make it in time for leftover :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Tonia - I'm snowed in. Seriously had a blizzard blow through. In fact. I think it's still snowing. It is miserable!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Braces!

13 year old got braces today! She also had a little helper on her.

Christmas Gifts

Jill is the slice of home baked pie you long for. Her dad was a farmer. His dad was a farmer. On a hot summer day Jill would call me up to go floating down the canal or ride the slick rocks with the stream into a barely thawed pool of water. She's also the girl I called one day when I was bored and offered to drive two hours and try out this new thing called "Bungee Jumping." We did although I can't remember why . The first year after my college graduation I found myself particularly low on pride.  First of all, I was a college graduate working as a sales clerk.  Too late I discovered that a bachelors degree in sociology is equal to a high school diploma and, in some cases, a G.E.D. and got you hired at JC Penney trying to upsale with a colorful scarf.  On top of it, I'd been dumped.  It wasn't that he was the love of my life.  In fact, it was quite the opposite.  He started planning the wedding aloud and I freaked out, pointing out that we'd only bee...

They Call Me Grace

I was nearly 8 years old when my baby sister was born. This was quite fortunate since I was well adept at reading. I was tired of my name. Nancy. So plain. The Sunday comics included a comic strip called Nancy. She hung out with her stupid little boyfriend named Russell, was very boring and cried all the time. Why would parents who love their child name her such a boring name? I assumed they had run out of originality by this point. I was, after all, their third child. There was Mike, then Suzy, after me they had Joey (short for Joanne) and finally Jene Marie. The "j" a soft French slur. It was fitting. We had a French surname. But clearly Jene Marie was their crowning glory. Do I hate for taking all the love from my parents and hogging it for herself? Of course not. She's my sister. She's my baby sister. But if I happen to feel the need to speak to her when she's at work, I always ask for her by using both names; Jene Marie (with the schwa). I don't want her...