8 Easy Chicken Freezer Meals
There’s comes a time where we all get busy in our lives and some nights there is no time to prepare dinner. For those busy nights, I have come up with 8 Easy Chicken Freezer Meals that can be prepared in one hour. We ordered 40lbs of chicken from Zaycon Fresh Foods and the hard part was cutting up and trimming the fat off of each piece of chicken.
Each recipe is prepared in a Ziploc bag and put in the freezer until needed. When you are ready to cook the meal thaw it out in the fridge overnight and cook in the crock pot. You can cook while you run errands, at work, etc. and come back to a cooked meal.
To make this easier for you, I have created a free printable shopping list with all of the ingredients for each recipe and a free printable of each recipe.
Download the FREE Shopping List and Recipes HERE!
Shopping List
-40 Chicken Breasts
-1 packet of Ranch Dry Dressing Mix
-Brown Sugar
-Small Jar of Minced Garlic
-1 Bottle of Teriyaki Sauce
-1 Bottle of Italian Dressing
-1 Bottle of Red Hot Wing Sauce
-1 Bottle of Lemon Juice
-1 Bottle of BBQ Sauce
-Olive Oil
-Lemon Juice
-1 Bottle of Mesquite with Lime Juice Marinade
-1 Bottle of Honey Mustard BBQ Sauce
-Butter
-Parsley Flakes
-1 Jar of Salsa
-Salt and Pepper
-8 Ziploc Storage Bags
Below is a list of the chicken recipes. Make sure you label each bag before you add the ingredients in as it is easier to write on an empty bag.
Teriyaki Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken Breasts (cut up into pieces)
- 1 Bottle of Teriyaki Sauce
- 1 Cup of Water
- 2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
- 3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
Directions
- Add all of the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and mush the ingredients together.
- Get all of the air out of the bag and close.
- Put in freezer until needed.
To Cook:
- Thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Dump the ingredients out of the Ziploc bag into a crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Crock Pot Buffalo Ranch Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken Breasts
- 1 Bottle of Franks Red Hot Wing Sauce
- 1 oz. Dry Ranch Dressing Mix
- 2 Tbsp. Butter
Directions
- Add all of the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and mush the ingredients together.
- Get all of the air out of the bag and close.
- Put in freezer until needed.
To Cook:
- Thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Dump the ingredients out of the Ziploc bag into a crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Lemon Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken Breasts
- 1-2 TSP Minced Garlic
- ¼ Cup Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp. Parsley Flakes
- 2 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
Directions
- Add all of the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and mush the ingredients together.
- Get all of the air out of the bag and close.
- Put in freezer until needed.
To Cook:
- Thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Dump the ingredients out of the Ziploc bag into a crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours on low or 4-6 on high.
Italian Crock Pot Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken Breasts
- 1 Bottle of Italian Dressing
Directions
- Add all of the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and mush the ingredients together.
- Get all of the air out of the bag and close.
- Put in freezer until needed.
To Cook:
- Thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Dump the ingredients out of the Ziploc bag into a crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
BBQ Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken Breasts (cut up into pieces)
- 1 Bottle of BBQ Sauce
Directions
- Add all of the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and mush the ingredients together.
- Get all of the air out of the bag and close.
- Put in freezer until needed.
To Cook:
- Thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Dump the ingredients out of the Ziploc bag into a crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Crock Pot Salsa Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken Breasts
- 2 Cups Salsa
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
Directions
- Add all of the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and mush the ingredients together.
- Get all of the air out of the bag and close.
- Put in freezer until needed.
To Cook:
- Thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Dump the ingredients out of the Ziploc bag into a crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Honey Mustard Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken Breasts
- 1 Bottle of Honey Mustard BBQ Sauce
Directions
- Add all of the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and mush the ingredients together.
- Get all of the air out of the bag and close.
- Put in freezer until needed.
To Cook:
- Thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Dump the ingredients out of the Ziploc bag into a crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Mesquite with Lime Juice Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken Breasts
- 1 Bottle of Mesquite with Lime Juice Marinade
Directions
- Add all of the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and mush the ingredients together.
- Get all of the air out of the bag and close.
- Put in freezer until needed.
To Cook:
- Thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Dump the ingredients out of the Ziploc bag into a crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
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How long can these meals stay frozen?
If they are wrapped and stored properly they can last 3-4 months.
this would be even better if you have a meal sealer you can get all the air out and it will last even longer.
Are you supposed to cut all the chicken up or leave some whole chicken breasts?
Amanda this was my question as well
Can’t you just dump the meal into the crockpot while still frozen?
I was thinking the same thing. If I cook mine while I am at work I need it to cook longer than that and thought I would start it frozen.
Do these have to be cooked in a crackpot? Or could I bake them or cook them in a skillet?
Crockpot**
How many servings in each recipe? My apologies if it is listed – I scanned and couldn’t find it, but I could just very well have missed it. Thanks.
Wondering about how many servings? And also do you serve these over rice or what are your suggestions..?
I see that the recipe for teriyaki chicken calls for cut up chicken, are the other recipes cut up or is the chicken breast left whole?
The others are left whole unless it says to cut it up. Hope that helps!
Quick and simple recipes! Thanks for sharing…?
Its a shame there was no picture of the meals so I won’t bother saving them 🙁
Maree Plane
I think these are great. It would be really easy to pair say the salsa chicken with some refried beans and corn tortillas for one meal, or the Asian chicken with some rice and steamed veggies. I love how easy you made things, I think it would definitely save time in the kitchen and also money on the grocery budget.
Great ides, thank you for taking the time to put all of this out for us, im pinning 🙂
Hi, Just letting you know I’m linking here on my blog post for Freezer Meals.
Thanks for the awesome post!
Katelynn
Thanks so much.
What do you sever with each chicken meal?
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One bottle is very unclear. Do you have an oz amount?
Can you add veggies and other stretchers to these before you freeze them? If so, will that affect the cooking time?
Yes, you could add veggies to these recipes.