Sunday, February 24, 2013

Smothered Chicken - Crockpot & Freezer Meal


I have not posted in over a week!  Our house has been filled with sickness for the past three weeks.  It started with me (I am still not 100%), it moved on to the hub and then to our little guy.  It's been miserable.  Hopefully by next weekend we are all feeling 100% again.

As for my fan-tab-ulous Smothered Chicken...  I went crazy one day and prepared 35 freezer meals in one day.  I will post on the entire process after I post all my recipes.  (That way I can link them all.)  This worked out great as a freezer meal and crockpot meal.  What's even better is that it latest us two days!

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Ingredients
4 -6 Chicken Breasts
1 T Onion Powder
1 T Minced Garlic
2/3 C Cream of Some Soup  (check out this great recipe!)
2 T Chicken Bouillon
1 pkt Onion Mix
2 T Chicken Gravy
1 8oz package of mushrooms, cleaned and sliced (cooked or raw)
Water
     Freezer Bag / Into Crockpot Frozen or Thawed or Baked in Oven-Thawed Only
     1/4 C (ziploc bag prior to freezing)
     1 1/4 C into crockpot
   
     Baked Fresh
     2 C

To Prepare
Ziploc Freezer Bag
1.  Combine all ingredients in a freezer bag.
2.  Seal with as little air as possible.
3.  Mix ingredients in bag once closed.
4.  Lay flat and freeze.
5.  When ready to cook:
     a.  Put frozen bag contents in crockpot with remaining water and cook on low for 6 - 8 hours.  I've cooked mine as long as 10.
     b.  Thaw frozen bag inside a bowl in the frig (1/2 - 1 day).  Throw in crockpot with remaining water for 4  - 6 hours on low.
     c.  Thaw frozen bag inside a bowl in the frig (1/2 - 1 day).  Combine ingredients with remaining water and place in a baking pan.  Cover with foil.  Bake at 375F for 40 - 50 minutes, remove foil for the last 10 - 15 minutes.

Baked Fresh
1.  Place chicken breasts in a baking pan.
2.  Combine remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl.
3.  Pour mixture over chicken and cover with foil.
4.  Bake at 375F for 40 - 50 minutes, remove foil for the last 10 - 15 minutes.

Serve with red skin or mashed potatoes.


My inspiration:
momswhothink.com

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