15 CHICKEN FREEZER MEALS | FREEZER MEAL PREP ON A BUDGET
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Today on Frugal Fit Mom we are tackling the freezer meal prep game! Cook with me for several days as we put together a ton of chicken freezer meals. This can help you feed your family on a budget and make dinner time easier.
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My father is screaming from heaven, "Put a little bit of water in that jar and get the rest of the sauce!"
Facts!!!
So is mine! Just yelling from New Zealand... 🤣🤣
LOL I always do that with sauces and dish soap!!
lol i do that too
Hands up -am yelling too :)
She who rips off saran wrap With out any folds ... we salute you oh talented one!! 👸
Aka Haley 😊
LOL I didn't know this was an issue until I heard frustration grunts coming from the kitchen as the 12 yr old tried to wrap something. I walked into handfuls of strands of shredded wrap in a fists! 😂😂
😅😅
Here she is showing off 4:12 ...lol
I used to work for A take & bake pizza place for my first job (many many moons ago) and we wrapped the dough, breadsticks, cinnastix, and pizzas in Saran Wrap. So I learned how to be a pro at how to get it done easily as well. My life partner jokes that this is one of the reasons he will be with me forever because he HATES trying to use Saran Wrap/ clingwrap. :D
No, no, no - so many wrongs in one video!!! The ls so outside the box!!! And so out of the box becsusf you Kåberg to schred to best the far!!!??? 🙄🙄🙄what dovU Do???
In France we don’t bake radishes. Actually we eat in as a little « entrée » (before the main course). We put salt in our plates and dip ou radishes in it and we eat it with butter spread on bread. Sooooo good!
That sounds yummy! I saw Ina Garten on Food Network do a veggie tray like that with the radishes so thats how I eat them too now 😉
Cindy Hobson Jackson I’m glad you like them that way! 😁
Yes and my German grandfather always eat radishes with salt and butter on a very dark firm bread. It was soooooo good
I promise if you parboil your radishes for 5 minutes before roasting, it makes them a lot closer to tasting like potatoes.
This is a great tip thanks
also butter & oil pan roasted works too!
The Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas is the same recipe that my Mother in law taught me after I got married lol. I have since modified it by adding rice to the filling. My family likes it better and rice is cheep so I get more for less money.
Freezer meal idea: My family LOVES lasagna, I hate making it (way too much prep work) so when I do make it I make up enough for 5 lasagnas. The prep is same amount of work, I then line up the 5 dishes and assemble them all at once, 1 goes in the oven and 4 into the freezer :)
Love the freezer meals, I'm 59 and disabled and I don't have the air and energy to stand snd cook for myself and my autistic son so I love just putting these together to freeze. Thank you so much.
I dont even have a family but I'm obsessed with these videos 😅
the tiny "thank you" at 19:36 added years to my life. huhu. cute.
Ravioli lasagna is my favorite freezer meal! Cheese (or meat or spinach) raviolis layered with red sauce and more cheese, throw it in a 425 degree oven for like an hour, lasagna but half the work!
Agreed! Super delicious and easy to throw together!
Im Italian. This would not even come close. Its baked ravoli not lasagna. Cooking lasagna is not work for me. Its love for my family and pride actually. Nothing wrong with short cuts i hear you especially for working moms and i love baked ravioli. No shame in preparing it. But lasagna is just something I enjoy making and it is a family recipe so makes me happy. Im blessed to still have my nana she is 93 but back home in Chicago. I moved to Nevada. So when homesick i get out my pot to start homemade sauce.
I just had my 4th babe in March and I'm realizing freezer meals are going to save my life. I have one seven year old and three babes under four. I was trying to cook a multi-course meal (pork, rice, veg) a week ago and of course the baby woke up and needed to nurse and it was just a whole stressful thing! The nights I pull out a freezer meal my house and I are so much more calm. Thanks for these recipes! I'll have to give them a shot.
Yes! I'm having my second baby in a few weeks and I'm trying to prep my freezer for postpartum
Do people realize that freezer meal are the old tv dinners.
Heck Yep
@@emmahayden9362 Lol.Yes TV dinners folks.
@@emmahayden9362 yeah, but ours are made with love and we know whats really in it! lol
I just ADORE your meal prep videos. They are just sooooo satisfying to watch. Who the hell is able to cook that much chicken without getting bored?? Kudos Christine, Love you and your channel !
🤣 LOL @ getting bored cooking that much 🐔 chicken! That would be me no doubt! 😉
Sometimes it is the only meat you can afford. Or you can mix it with other more expensive meats to use for meatballs, meatloaf, fillings for lasagna and stuffed vegetables. That keeps you from tasting just chicken.
Actually because of it’s low fat it is probably the protein I most use even if eating out.
I did like this chicken freezer meal prep cause I just got 32 chicken thighs for $4 and being a single household I need to freeze some small meals. You gave me so many ideas. ❤
Thanks for the freezer meals! My husband has become a huuuge fan and every night before bed, he tells me to put 'Frugal Christine' on to see what you cooked today. He hated any dish I made with beans, and told me to make BLACK BEAN STEW after he saw your bean and rice burritos
This is a great video. The next time someone has a baby, goes to the hospital, etc. I'll have some ideas for meals to bring them.
I loved this freezer meal video! Even though I only live with my boyfriend I still find it easier to prep a bunch of meals at once so its ready to go.
Yes just prepare in individual servings. So many times after work you don't feel like cooking and end up with an unhealthy meal that didn't even taste good and cost too much money. This is a way to avoid it. Even for those who live alone.
@@raquellambropoulos279 I thought of that when I first saw a freezer meal prep show l believe from Pioneer Woman on her episode once. First thing came to mind was preparing for my dad or mom since dad was handicapped, now passed away. Then my mom which has dementia but she is in a nursing home. I have done for our direct family and boy it has helped on those busy sport nights or just too tired and don't want fast food. I love making meals ahead!!
If you put pieces of sturdy cardboard between the tinfoil roasting pans they will sit nicer, won't sink in to the one they sit on. Fun and helpful video.
I did that as they were freezing and then removed it after - great minds think alike!
I love watching you cook, using up whatever you have on hand. Awesome prep work to make mealtimes easier, faster.
I love freezer meal prep! I had a good eight hour day doing some yesterday: waffles, chilli, meatballs, pizza sauce and various meats in Hawaiian sauce and Italian sauce. Oh and bread rolls ready for school packed lunches
That all sounds yummy!
Inspiring!!!
I am so glad you shared this! I just scored one of those 10lb bags of chicken leg quarters for only $3.00 on clearance at my local Kroger today so now I have a TON of chicken.
I loved this video. I am thankful, that I didn't have to process 40 pounds of chicken in 3 days, however, Congratulations on scoring that much chicken at such an amazing price.
I love Dave's "Yes Ma'am!"
I love doing black beans 'Cuban style' -- saute diced onions and green peppers in oil, dump in the beans, add Sazon complete seasoning, minced garlic, S&P, red pepper flakes, and 1/2 cup water per 2 cups beans -- simmer until it cooks down to thickness desired. So flavorful! Leftovers freeze/reheat well, too.
That cilantro lime marinated chicken looks amazing. All the recipes look good but that one stood out to me
Who doesn’t love gwok-uh-mowlee?? 😂
When they’re made with flour tortillas they are called flautas, taquitos are made with corn tortillas.
I love your dinner ideas! So simple yet creative!
lol I just love how your family express themselves around food. it makes me smile
One our family loves to make is barbeque chicken taquitos. Super easy just shredded chicken, crumbled bacon, red onion and bbq sauce. Put a little in each tortilla, cook and enjoy. We air fry, bake or fry them and they are always a hit.
This was EXCELLENT!!!! Chicken Suprise!
I do like to make freezer meals but I haven’t in awhile. Another thing I did when my kids were growing up is make sure I always had cooked meat in the freezer. I stopped buying canned soups because they were expensive and loaded with salt. I could make chicken and noodle soup in about 15 minutes because I always had cooked chicken, broth and frozen veggies ready to go. Or tacos in about 15- 20 minutes, the thank me it takes to heat the meat and chop some fixings. My favorite freezer meals are actually hand pies. Empanadas ham and cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are some of my favorites right now. For the empanadas I use bread dough instead of piecrust.
Christine i have been home sick with covid for over a week now and have not had an appetite at all until i watched this. 🤤
Got to be one of the most helpful videos I have seen in a while! Thanks
I love your freezer meals.
I really enjoyed this video. Freezer meals are great and I would love to see more of them!
My all time favorite thing to do with chicken breast is to marinade it in the freezer but with a blend of the following ingredients : Soya sauce, honey, minced garlic, olive oil, pepper, salt, onion powder. I normally cube it and eat it in burrito/taco form !! It is a family and friend favorite!!! Would love to see you try it !
I've just discovered your channel - literally this evening. Loved watching several of them. Liked this one so much. Wish I'd thried these preps when my kids were still at home.
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Oh! I'm going to have to search out that shirt!
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This was perfect timing, I was just trying to figure out what to do with a bunch of chicken! I'm now craving taquitos in a big way! ☺️ And the chicken potato bacon bake situation has turned into one of our fav meals here!
I'm so excited to try these meals!! Thank you for sharing!! Taquitos will be the first i try.
Those bowls still available at world market. I bought 2. They are reasonably priced unbelievably easy to clean up. I love them and use them all the time. My World Market had a mint green
Dude, I love your entire family. You guys are all so fun and genuine
Love all the recipes. Chicken is great especially pot pies
Chicken a la king is a great freezer meal - similar to the pot pie filling but seasoned a little differently. I add mushrooms celery carrot onion red bell pepper and peas with a healthy glug of dry sherry. I precook a big batch of rice in the instant pot and freeze that in portions too so it’s all heat and eat.
Indian/curry chicken recipes freeze well too. Same rice trick.
Yaaas! Exactly what I was searching for five minutes ago!!! Freezer meeeeals ideas) thank you 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Love this long video so much! You make me jealous because I live in an apartment and I dream about having extra freezer space lol
Our favorite marinated grilled chicken is marinated in the Kroger brand Italian dressing. Omg! So simple, but so delicious!
These meals look pretty good and easy to make. I would swap out the chicken breast for chicken thighs, and use frozen peas and green beans instead of canned for the chicken pot pies. Also, I prefer a bottom crust on my pot pies. I par-bake my bottom crust first, then add the filler and vent the top crust.
Winner, winner, lotsa chicken dinners!! Having freezer meals is so satisfying!! I love doing chicken and beef enchiladas, chicken pot pie, chicken italian pasta, etc. etc.
I may have mentioned to this before Don't remember.
My mom taught me this.
to take a can of peas, drain them put them in a container, add a little bit of mayonnaise and some minced onion. stir it up, cover & put it in the fridge.
Ima tell you what!! it's simple but that is some of the best tasting stuff!!
My mom called it pea salad.
It's so freaking simple and just so so yummy!!
So another use for canned peas!!
We cut up raddishes in quarters, put lime and salt on them. Eat them on the side of our dishes. Really cuts the richness of any Mexican food that is heavy.
I'm with you Christine on freezer prep meals. You make it look so easy...and fun. It's smart to plan ahead for times when you don't feel like cooking or have no time. Great video!
Hi from Portugal. Loved this video. Thanks for the ideas. Have a nice week.
I know this was 9 months ago but I have ALL these recipes written down!! Can’t wait to try some.
Also, you can freeze the lime and lemon zest up to three weeks before losing its freshness. (I still use it though but just more of it)
You could always zest those you only use for the juice, before squeezing them!
I love the dinner meals great dinners keep them coming
So excited to see you guys eating less beef and more chicken! It’s not only cheaper but easier on the body and easier on the environment! I know you guys got all that beef from someone local with their own cow, no judgement here. I don’t eat meet but I make chicken for my husband often and this will give me some fun ideas! Love you Christine and family! Thank you!
These look so good! I don't do freezer meals. I love to cook what I'm in the mood for each day. I have started to freeze leftovers since I usually don't like to eat leftovers the next day. My Grandma will be back from down south soon and I'll give her the frozen leftovers since assisted living provides 1 meal a day.
I save a serving for my 80 year old Mom who lives on her own. She is always grateful and has lowered her blood sugars!
Yes and the food they do serve is AWFUL. i worked at a luxurious assisted living facility and still that food was not edible. Most of it from can and you could still taste tin. When I got hired the owner bragged about his kitchen staff. He even said i could have free lunch or whatever meals I was present for as our place served 3 meals and 2 snacks daily. My God it was BAD. I understand not being able to season food due to diet restrictions but it was bland and just gross. I hosted Friday night movie nights and I treated them all to Chicago pizza we ordered the best at my expense and I got them plenty of soda pop thats another treat they miss of coarse diet so many are diabetic and popcorn. They are at the end of life and deserve treats. Its not like junk food is a concern to living long for them.
Love your videos thanks 😊god bless you and your family 👪
OMGosh! I have that same t shirt! I love your videos! Thank you for the great recipes!
Chicken pillows with the veggie, cream cheese & chicken mixture. Wow! Videos for them available on the tube.
Yes, more freezer meals please! Love them & everyone can always use more ideas!
I love your videos! Glad I found you recently!
It's only my fiance and I lol but you inspire me to try to make more frugal choices and stretch my dollar. My next shopping trip is a stock up with you in mind
Adobo! Yas! Use it almost everyday. Usually comes in a powder, can be found in many stores.
I love this. We don't have time to cook from scratch every night after work, so I've been meal prepping and stocking the freezer. Just have to put one on the counter or in the fridge in the morning, and by the time we come home it's ready to go in the oven. Thank God for real food every night!
So timely! I pickup my 40lbs on Saturday.
Seriously. You just gave me so much inspiration to meal prep. These kids are driving me crazy wanting to eat all the time. My 10 yr old really wants to help and she can get these from the freezer thru the summer and make lunch for us all.
We loved this video today.
Thanks!
I have never seen any of your vids b4 but this being the first one, I LOVED IT!! wrote down several recipes, I dont ever seem to have freezer space but I would just try them during the week!! Thank u so much😁🥰
I needed this video because my kids eat a lot of chicken and I need to figure out how to fix it in more ways than just the normal
Love these meal ideas! I eat a lot of chicken and even though it’s just me most nights I love freezer meals. Don’t mind the prep work for an easy week. ❤️
Always a good day when you upload!!
Omgoodness, grilling in the mid-morning, ya weirdo😂 I've done that and my 1 neighbor just couldn't understand meal prep, he's older and u only grill at night!😂😂 hilarious. Kikin ass Christine, job well done. Going 2 have 2 whip my kid's up taquitos!! Tfs👍💜
My spouse went through a phase of grilling chicken at dawn for each day of work 😂
I need the workout routine because y’all are eating so good 🤤
Absolutely love frezzer meals and i love how u show it all.. From beginning to end.. I feel like i waste so much food but thanks to u i will no longer do that and might b able to feed a few homeless people as well.. Tysmfs... Now to binge watch ur videos 😆 have a great day
It's not a freezer meal, but I get those rotisserie chickens most stores have whenever I see them on manager special, and shred the meat and freeze it in ziplocks, and make broth from the bones and freeze it, then it's super easy to use one or both for all sorts of things like chicken noodle soup, chicken pot pie, BBQ pulled chicken, use the broth to cook rice in, any number of quick easy things for a day I don't feel up to properly cooking
Mixarooni!!! I like that u make up words! It makes u that much more awesome! Like the count from Sesame Street, boss watching, XD, love it!!! Homemade chicken pot pie!!
I’d like you to do more of these because all I can find right now the store is chicken. And I’ve kind of exhausted all of my chicken recipes🤪
I love the Our Best Bites recipes. My absolutely favorite is their chicken fajitas. The marinade is incredible.
Yes, more freezer meal videos, please! Loved it! And I love your energy! Where in the world do you get so much energy?!
I enjoy all you recipes. You are a real Mom.
9am and now I'm hungry!!! I love your daughters personality! She is so cute well pretty. Too old for cute!
You are so kind
@@FrugalFitMom I used to wish I had 4 kids til I saw how crazy your homelife is...I got a lifelong friend In indianapolis who has ELEVEN kids and homeschooled ALL of them ...i dont know how she does it last letter i got she told me she still has 4 kids at home...holy crap....
LOVE this video.. great ideas for our family with a new baby on the way!!!!
I am going to try some of these recipes once I can eat solid food again. They all sound so good.
Suggestion on the cheesy chicken potato bacon bake: marinate the chicken and potatoes in olive oil, buffalo hot sauce, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and seasoned salt. Do everything else the same. Actually double it. Lol. I can’t remember where I got that recipe but everyone loves it and despite the buffalo sauce (I use aldi brand) it’s not spicy when done.
Christine I gotta say, I'm a biiiiiig fan of your channel and your family! Please keep 'em coming!
"my kids are outside rinsing the potatoes".... ok...lol I have chronic pain issues, I love making freezer meals, so on the days when I'm not feeling very well, I can still have a healthy meal. Thanks for the really good ideas. Haley is the Queen of plastic wrap, I am in awe!!!
All of those meals look amazing! I've made the chicken taquitos twice now, since watching an older FFM vid and my kids LOVE them, so thanks! My fave marinade for 'ready to grill' chicken is Asian sesame or teriyaki. I make broccoli salad to go with -- Saute 2 beef ramen noodle packets (smash noodles while still in packaging w/kitchen mallet), 1/2 cup sliced almonds, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds in a stick of butter until noodles are lightly golden. Dump two bags of broccoli slaw in a big bowl, then toss with dressing (mix in separate bowl): 3/4 cup olive oil, 2Tb red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 of the beef ramen spice packets, pepper to taste. Add the noodle/nut mixture and toss again. SO good when you want crunchy, and it keeps well for 2-3 days.
I make chicken bacon ranch tatertot casserole which is basically your cheesy bacon cheese potato bake except I use cream of chicken soup or cheddar soup as my creamy part and I put the chicken and green onions celery in the bottom mix with soups top with toes and then cheese and real bacon crumbles
I made the Takitos!!!! They came out so frigging good!!!
I love your videos. I stop everything else as soon as the notification pops up lol
What a very yummy chicken
pot pit recipe that seems to be.⭐🥰 I have to try it!! So smart doing all that email prep! You are such a wonderful wife and Mommy. I pray they realize how lucky they are? Bless you.🙏🏻 I am praying over you over you!🥰
Honestly I would have grilled all 40 lbs and then made freezer meals with some and dinner portion bagged the rest. Then you could yummy chic salads of many kinds. Take your Tacitos to another level. Yes even the pot pies. Maybe I would have used some different marinades and seasonings first? Hmmm. In your potato, bacon, chic dish I think it would freeze better with cooked chic and boiled potatoes. You gave me lots of great ideas though! You also had a great deal on chicken!
We love these taquitos! I usually triple or even quadruple it and I only have 4 tiny kids.
I pretty much have been watching this video every day since you posted it. So inspiring!
Your comment about matured tastebuds made me laugh... Sometimes my 8 years old does not like something and I Tell him it's because he does not have his adult tastebuds yet... Haha 😆
Yes!! I love love LOVE these long videos!
Another great and easy topper for pot pie-- biscuits! If you go canned, use them halved height-wise (easily done if they're the "flaky" variety)
YUM 🤤!! All the chicken looks delicious!! I need to find some different marinades to try out. I'd love to get my hands on that citrus stuff.
I like the meal prep videos because they give me ideas on what to fix. We do a low carb/keto diet so I have to modify a lot of things but it is still nice to have a starting point.
Use a hand mixer to shred the chicken. It makes it so quick and easy
easy Freezer meals: lasagna; salmon bake; king ranch casserole, enchiladas, tatertot casserole
Our family has a similar chicken enchilada recipe. But we as a little smear of of refried beans on the tortilla before adding the rest of the stuff. Soooooo good.