Chicken with Dijon Glaze

Tonight for dinner was a recipe that came from Pinterest.  It was really good.  I found the balsamic vinegar to be a bit over powering.  The only thing I would change to this recipe is the amount of balsamic vinegar.  I served it with twice baked potatoes and green beans.  Yum!

Enjoy!

http://www.juliashealthyitalian.com/2011/03/chicken-with-dijon-glaze-freezer-bag.html

Toddler Friendly Chicken Quesadilla

I have pinned a couple of quesadilla recipes for my little guy to try out.  I finally had some left over chicken from dinner last night.  I wasn't sure if he would like the avocado/salsa combo but he ate everything today for lunch.  I am going to take that as a sign that he likes it :)

Ingredients

1 avocado
1 cup of salsa
Cooked chicken
Shredded cheese
Wraps

Spoon the avocado into a bowl.  Take a fork and soften so you can spread it on to the wraps.  Once soften, add the cup of salsa (you can add more to your taste) and mix together.

Once mixed together start assembling the quesadilla.  I layer mine as follows, avocado/salsa, cheese and then chicken.  Fold in half and place on baking sheet.  Once ready, place all quesadilla on to the baking sheet and put into freezer to flash freeze.  Once frozen, place into large freezer bags.

I dont wrap mine again as we go through them pretty fast and keep well in just the freezer bag.

Cooking Directions from Freezer

Defrost and cook in panini grill.

Chicken Wings

It has been some time since I have blogged.  Lots has been going on.  Vacation, going back to work and getting ready for my littles guys first birthday!

We love chicken wings at home and it took some time for me to find a baked recipe at home.  This one is a big hit with our family and friends!  I find that Costco is cheaper for chicken wings.  They also come prepared so I dont have to do any extra cutting of the wing.

Ingredients

3 lbs chicken wings
salt
fresh ground pepper
2 cups tangy barbecue sauce

To Prepare for Freezing

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Season the chicken wings on both sides with salt and pepper.  Set them in a single layer in a large roasting or baking pan.  I line my pan with foil.  Bake the chicken wings, turning once, until browned, about 45 minutes.

Let wings cool.  Put into freezer bags.

Cooking Directions from Freezer

Take wings out and defrost.  Pour the barbecue sauce over the chicken wings and bake in oven at 350.  Bake for 10 minutes.  Turn the wings over and bake 10 minutes longer.

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.

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.

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.

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

Chicken Bacon Sub

I had to try this recipe when I first saw it.  Who doesnt like chicken and bacon?  Yum!  This was a good and quick dinner if you are on the go.  I think next time I will try to heat mine up on the panini grill.

You will need to use the shredded chicken recipe that I posted the other day.

Shredded Chicken Recipe

Chicken Bacon Swiss Cheese Sub Recipe

1 large French loaf, sliced lengthwise
1/2 cup garlic butter (I used store bought and only enough to cover the bread)
2 cups shredded chicken
1/4 cup chopped bacon, cooked crisp
4 slices swiss cheese

To Prepare for Freezing

Place French loaf on large sheet of aluminum foil. Spread garlic butter on bottom half of bread. Spread shredded chicken across garlic butter. Sprinkle with bacon. Layer cheese over top. Place top half of bread over cheese. Wrap in foil and freeze.

We had a long loaf and managed to get three subs.

Cooking Directions from Freezer

Turn oven on to 350.  Bake for 50-70 minutes if frozen. If thawed, bake for 25-30 minutes.

Chicken Souvlaki

I am not sure if this is a "traditional" souvlaki.  I got this recipe a couple years ago when I did the South Beach Diet.  This one was always a fav in our house and is really easy to make.  This is the first time we made it from frozen and it was really good.  I will be adding this one to my standard recipes for freezing.

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts cubed
1/4 cup light soy sauce
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp dried oregano
Juice of one lemon

To Prepare for Freezing

Mix all ingredients excluding chicken in a bowl.  Place chicken in a small freezer bag.  Pour mixture on top.  Place in freezer.

Cooking Directions from Freezer

Defrost in fridge in the freezer bag.  Cook in frying pan until chicken is cooked.  We serve with rice and green beans.

I had enough to make 2 meals but we are a small family.