Freezer Friendz: Stubb's Chicken

Monday, March 29, 2010

Stubb's Chicken - by Mags

My husband chose our chicken marinade this month: Stubb's Chicken Marinade - "a special blend of citrus, herbs, and sesame." Enjoy!

Ingredients:

6 Chicken Breasts
1/2 bottle Stubb's Chicken Marinade

Preparation:

Poke holes in your chicken breasts and place 6 in a Zip-Loc Freezer Bag.
Pour in 1/2 a bottle of the marinade.
Squeeze out the air, seal the bag, and squoosh around so the chicken breasts are coated.
Freeze Flat.
If you are eating this on the same day as you prepared it, make sure your chicken breasts sit in the marinade for 2-6 hours.

Cooking Day:

Thaw and cook, bake, or grill to your liking.

4 comments:

MagsApril 26, 2010 at 3:13 PM
We broiled these in the oven - about 15 minutes per side. They were great - mild flavor. One kid had seconds. Thumbs up from everyone! :)
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AnonymousApril 27, 2010 at 10:19 PM
This was good. Not bad, had to use sauce to eat it, kind of dry. It might have been me over cooking it. The left overs worked great in a rice casserole. Thanks!
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AnonymousMay 1, 2010 at 7:33 PM
We enjoyed this chicken. I used the left-overs in a chicken 'n dumplings meal the next night. The meat gave it great flavor.
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Jen McMay 3, 2010 at 5:28 PM
Very good chicken on the grill on a Spring night! We really enjoyed the marinade.
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Freezer Cooking Quick Tips

When wrapping meals for freezer: make sure to double wrap to prevent freezer burn. Using one layer of plastic wrap and a top layer of foil is best.

Freezer Bags: Use GOOD freezer bags! Don't skimp on cheapo freezer bags or your food will taste like plastic!

Meat in Freezer Meals: Thawed meat must be cooked before it can be refrozen. Frozen cooked meat can not be refrozen once thawed.

Freezing Soup: Pour soup into gallon size Ziploc bag. Lay bag of soup flat on a cookie sheet in the freezer until frozen, then remove cookie sheet. Doing this allows soup to freeze flat, so it can stack easily with other meals in your freezer.

Flash Marinade: Put raw chicken or beef in a ziploc baggie, pour in your marinade, then freeze. In the thawing process, your meat will be infused with the marinade and ready to cook!

Cooking Noodles: Cook noodles only 3 minutes, drain and immediately run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Noodles will freeze well and not turn to mush if done this way. Tip from freezerchicks blog site!

Slow-Cooking Chicken for the Freezer: You can fill crock pot with chicken breasts and pour a can of chicken broth over meat. Cook on high for 4 hours. Another method that gives the meat more flavor is to layer 1 sliced onion in the bottom of slow cooker. Top with chicken. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook on low for 4 hours or until done. With either of these methods, you need to keep an eye on your meat to make sure you do not overcook. Shred or dice and freeze in 2 cup portions for use in casseroles, tacos, etc...

Freezing Cooked Ground Beef: You can boil ground beef, then freeze it - it will be easy to thaw and use for tacos or something similar! To do this, add raw ground beef to large pot. Add onion, salt & pepper. Fill pot with water until water is 1" above the top of the meat. Boil, stirring occasionally to break up chunks. Meat is finished when no longer pink. Drain off the water (which drains off the fat).

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Freezing Sandwiches: You can make lunchmeat sandwiches ahead of time and freeze them. Just assemble the meat and cheese on bread and place in ziploc sandwich bags. Place all bagged sandwiches into a large ziploc freezer bag. I did this once with cheap sandwich bags and the sandwiches tasted like plastic; however, they taste fine if you use Ziploc bags. **PBJ works too, if bread is a higher quality wheat bread.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Stubb's Chicken - by Mags

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