Chicken Dump Freezer Meals for a Week
Chicken Dump Freezer Meals for a Week
These are a few of our favorite freezer meals because they are so simple to prepare and easy to cook when we are ready to make them. We make them all the time because my whole family (yes, including the kids) loves them. These are the meals we pull out when our day becomes hectic. I love having them in my freezer and ready to go when I need them.
If you have an Instant Pot you could even cook these without thawing them, which is perfect for really crazy days!
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Salsa Chicken
- 4-6 chicken breasts
- 1 jar of salsa
Mix ingredients together in freezer bag. Seal. Freeze.
Thaw overnight in the fridge. Dump into slow cooker. Cook on high for 4-6 hours.
Pesto Ranch Chicken
- 4-6 chicken breasts
- 1 small jar pesto
- 1 packet dry ranch mix
Mix ingredients together in freezer bag. Seal. Freeze.
Thaw overnight in the fridge. Dump into slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours. Serve over pasta and with feta cheese (optional)
This is a really simplified version of our Pesto Ranch Chicken Bake.
Hawaiian Chicken
- 4-6 chicken breasts, cut in large pieces
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 20 oz. can pineapple chunks
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
Mix all ingredients together except for chicken. Add chicken to freezer bag. Pour liquid mixture over chicken. Seal. Freeze.
Thaw overnight in the fridge. Dump into slow cooker. Cook on high 4-6 hours. Serve over rice.
Sweet Mustard Chicken
- 4-6 chicken breasts or boneless skinless wings
- 1/2 cup of dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup of maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon of rice wine vinegar.
Combine all ingredients except chicken. Add chicken to freezer bag. Pour mustard mixture over chicken, Seal. Freeze.
Thaw overnight in the fridge. Dump into a baking pan. Bake at 450º F for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh rosemary.
Alternative: Grill the chicken on the barbecue.
These recipes are so easy you honestly cannot screw them up. I have a lot of crazy days. It’s just the stage of life I’m in right now. I love knowing that I have a freezer stashed with meals that I can pull out and all the prep work is done for me.
Do you have a favorite freezer meal? How does it save you time on crazy days?
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These look delicious and super easy! Thanks for the detailed lists and great pictures!
I hope they can help you out. These have been a huge timesaver for me on busy weeks!
How much would you say is a small jar if pesto? I have homemade pesto frozen into ice cubes.
I want to say the jar I used was about 8 oz but you can make this to taste. I like a lot of pesto (especially since I mix this with noodles when I serve it) but you could certainly do whatever amount you like. I’d just be careful to do enough that the chicken doesn’t get dry when you cook it.
What do you recommend for those who buy the prefrozen chicken breast bags? Leave them frozen and add the sauce, rinse off the glaze, or thaw and freeze again?
I’d leave them frozen and just throw them in the freezer bags with all the ingredients. I do that with frozen chicken thighs all the time. It turns out great!
For the Hawaiian chicken, do you drain the can of pineapple chunks or include the liquid? Thanks.
I include the liquid. You could probably do it either way but without the liquid you’ll need to add some back in when you go to cook.
I am confused by the ingredient list. All but one recipe says it’s for 2. But the ingredient list does not accommodate that. Am I supposed to make 2 of those recipes, or am I supposed to divide those recipes into 2 freezer bags? The ingredients are comparable to other freezer meals to make 2, but the chicken seems like it’s only enough to make one…does that makes sense?
So sorry it was confusing. I make each recipe separately so I can make sure that each freezer bag has equal ingredients. You could just double the recipe and put half in each bag but I’ve found I always end up with one having more liquid than the other and with freezer meals the liquid is so important.
Thank you, I just wanted to make sure I had the right portions, Im excited, thank you so much for sharing these recipes 🙂
Wow! It looks so tasty. I want to make it on my own. But is it ok if I make the dish without brown sugar?
You could certainly try it. If you do, I’d love to hear how it turns out!
How would you adjust cooking times for each recipe if you cook them in an Instant Pot?
For most of these, I’d do about 16 minutes at pressure in the Instant pot with natural release.
Do you add water when using an instant pot?
I used to lay my freezer meal bags flat to freeze them, but I’ve found that I can cook them in a slow-cooker from frozen! So now I just stand the bags up and make sure the shape of the frozen meal will fit inside my slow-cooker. To release the frozen meal from the freezer bag, just rinse it under hot water for a minute. It will then slide right out into your slow cooker. Cook on low 8-12 hours.
Hi! I found chicken thighs on sale and would LOVE to use your recipes, but this meat is bone in. What adjustments would I need to make? I am guessing I would need to take out and thaw the night before, unless I was using an instant pot… is there anything else I’m missing?