What’s for dinner tonight? Are you scrambling each day around 5 PM to put something on the table? For me, this scramble would ruin my whole day. I would find myself so anxious because I knew every day that 5 PM time would strike. I had to find a better solution! This is when I started using freezer meal cooking. I started with once a month meals but this didn’t work well for me so I came up with my own freezer meal theory. I found a way to make the panic stop and each week I’m sharing meals with you to make your evening more enjoyable. You too can have warm healthy meals on the table each night!
Chicken Bacon Cesar
First up I must say this is NOT my recipe but rather just one I found online and fell in love with. I found this over at joyfilledeats and you should definitely head over there to get the details. I’m just going to tell you a few tips for how I made it super easy for myself. Please support the joyfilledeats blog and enjoy all of their great advice and recipes! Us bloggers just love when you follow us around!
Make it Fast and make four pans!
Once you get the recipe you can come back here to learn how I make it fast! I started by putting my chicken breasts into my crock pot. I cook them for about 4 hours and then drain the juice. When I use my crockpot to cook my chicken I do not add anything to my crock pot. Just put the chicken in and let it go.
Once the chicken is cooked I add the cream cheese, thawed and squeezed spinach, mayo and seasonings (basically everything else) to the top. I let this sit a little so that the cream cheese softens. Once it’s soft I use my pampered chef chopper to shred up the chicken and combine everything. After it’s all mixed up I put it into my freezer pans. I top it with bacon (sometimes I even use real bacon bits instead of cooking the bacon), mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
When they are all set to go I freeze them and when I’m ready to use them for dinner I thaw them and cook according to the joyfilledeats directions. When I’m making my four meals for the week I do a large load of chicken in my crock pot and then transfer it into a larger bowl to warm the cream cheese and what not. I feel like I need a little more room to mix it up than what my crock pot offers.
Freezer Meals to the Rescue
5 PM will never feel the same again once you start your freezer meal cooking. You will feel so great about the amazing meals you are putting on the table. Looking for some more great recipes to try to join me each Tuesday for a new post or check out my freezer meal menu!