Balsalmic BBQ Chicken

Lately I have been craving balsalmic vinegar.  So off I went to see what I could try since I had lots of chicken to use up.  I combined a couple of different recipes to get this one!  I think next time I will not add as much vinegar as it was a bit tangy.

Ingredients

1/2 cup balsalmic vinegar (I would try 1/3 cup)
1/2 BBQ sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/3 cup brown sugar

To Prepare for Freezing

 Mix everything together in a bowl.  Place chicken into freezer bag.  Pour mixture into bag.  Rub chicken to ensure it is covered. 

Cooking Directions from Freezer

Defrost.  Place chicken into baking dish with mixture.  Bake 375 of 35 mins.

Shepherds Pie

Another freezer friendly meal!  Great on cold days.  I love comfort food :)  I normally make mine in a large 8x8 freezer dish.  However, I have noticed we have too many left overs.  Since we are a small family (myself, hubby and a 10 month old) I think I will be making smaller sizes.  From one package of beef I will be able to get 4 small meals with left overs for lunch.

Ingredients

Ground Beef
Diced Onion
Peas and Corn (I use frozen)
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy

To Prepare for Freezing

Brown the beef  with onions and season with pepper.  I dont season much of my meals with salt.  Once brown, add gravy and mix together.  Grab freezer friendly dish.  Evenly spread out the beef mixture.  Top beef mixture with  peas and corn.  Then top with mashed potatoes.  Sprinkle with cheese.  Put on the lid and freeze :)

Cooking Directions from Freezer 

Defrost and put in oven at 350 for 45 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling.

Chicken Parmesan

This was a new recipe that I added to my freezer list.  I have to say that when I put it into the oven I wasnt 100% if it was going to turn out.  It just didnt look great at all.  But I gave it a go and it wasnt too bad!  I think next time I am going to precook my chicken.  I wanted to add that the breading on the chicken wasnt soggy and was a bit crispy!

Also note that I know I havent been putting in measurements in my recent recipes.  I wing most of my recipes.  The amount you use will depend on how many meals you are making. 

Ingredients

Chicken Breast
Bread Crumbs
Tomatoe Sauce
Cheese


To Prepare for Freezing

Bread the chicken.  Take a couple tablespoons on tomatoe sauce and place on the bottom of your freezer dish.  Place chicken on top.  Top with remaning sauce and sprinkle with cheese.  Cover the dish and freeze.

Cooking Directions from Freezer

This meal can be cooked from frozen.  I defrosted mine since I remembered in the morning to take something out.  Heat oven to 350 and cook for 45 minutes.  If cooking from frozen, keep in oven longer, until fully cooked.  Serve over spaghetti noodles.  Goes great with garlic bread.

Taco Beef

My husband loves taco beef.  We always have some on hand in the freezer.

Ingredients

Taco Seasoning
Ground Beef
Taco shells and toppings

To Prepare for Freezing

Prepare according to the directions on the seasoning package.  I triple the recipe.  Once cooled, placed into freezer bags.  Lay flat to freeze.

Cooking Directions from Freezer 

Defrost and heat in frying pan till warm.  Serve with taco shells and toppings!

Roast!

Sorry I have been MIA.  It has been hard to find time to sit down and blog.  I have a handful of recipes to post.

Roast was on sale a couple weeks ago.  I got 2 large roasts and cut them into 6 small meals.  For most families it would be 4 meals.  I love my roast in the slow cooker. 

Ingredients

Roast
Package of Onion Soup Mix
Red Wine
Water

To Prepare for Freezing

Place roast into freezer bag and place into freezer.  If you have a large roast, cut into smaller sizes.  I can freeze 2 roast in one large bag.

Cooking Directions from Freezer 

Defrost roast.   In slow cooker, add red wine, and approx 4 cups of water.  Mix in onion soup mix.  Please roast into the mixture.  Cook on low for approx 5 hours.  Cooking times will depend on the size of the roast.

Chicken Quasdialas

I love having easy freezer meals for when I am in a rush.  I am able to cook from frozen in my panini grill.  They are a great idea for lunch.

Ingredients

Large flour tortillas
Grated cheese
Salsa
Chicken


To Prepare for Freezing

Cook the cubed chicken in fajita seasoning.  Take a tortialla and top with a table spoon of salsa.  Add grated cheese and chicken.  Fold over to close the quasdiala.

Place quasdialas on a baking sheet and flash freeze.  Once frozen, wrap each quasdiala in plastic wrap and place into a freezer bag.

Cooking Directions from Freezer

I cook mine from frozen in my panini grill.

National Freezer Food Day

I had no idea that today was National Freezer Food Day!  I would like to thank one of my blog readers for sharing that with me :)

I hope everyone who is reading is enjoying a freezer meal today to celebrate :)

Here are some pinned recipes!

http://pinterest.com/onceamonthmom/national-frozen-food-day/

Repeat!

No new recipes tonight!  For dinner we had chicken souvlaki.  I had to go to the store to get some stuff for dinner and found that chicken was on sale!  I will be stocking my freezer up again with some new and yummy chicken freezer meals! 

Roast beef was on a great sale.  I bought 2 large roasts for $24.  I cut them up into 6 dinner size roasts.  I bagged them into freezer bags so I am able to take them out for single meals.  I love cooking my roast in the slow cooker.

Tonight I will be meal planning for all my chicken!  Hope you will look forward to some new recipes!

Chicken Stir Fry

Dinner tonight was chicken stir fry.  It is the same recipe below, just with chicken :)  It was a quick and yummy dinner to make!

http://freezerpleasermeals.blogspot.com/2012/02/beef-stir-fry.html