Chicken Parm you taste so good! Somebody famous said that I think. Well he wasn’t kidding, especially when you can throw it together in like 2 minutes. It’s a no brainer! Quick, easy, and delicious!
Freezer to Crockpot Chicken Parmesan Recipe
Prep time on this one depends on how fast your can opener is. Seriously, no prep time at all. Thaw the sauce and dump-n-go. Simmer it all day in your crockpot and when you get home throw in the nuggets or breaded patties and that’s all there is to it. Add cheese and boil some pasta and dinner is served. BTW that famous person was Peyton Manning in his Nationwide commercial.
For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date. Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- 1 bag (26-32 oz) frozen fully cooked nuggets – cooked
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 2 cans petit diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
- 1 can tomato paste, 6 oz
- 1 tsp minced garlic or 2 cloves garlic, minced
- salt & Pepper
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- Mix all the sauce ingredients and and place in gallon-size freezer bag (except nuggets and cheese)
- Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
- Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
- Dump sauce in the crockpot and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours
- One 30 minutes before sauce is done, add the nuggets (either deep fry them or cook them before adding or they will get very, very soggy)
- 15 minutes before you plan to serve, add mozzarella cheese to top.
We love to serve this with garlic bread and a side salad 🙂
Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:
- Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
- The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
- For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)
- 1 bag (26-32 oz) frozen fully cooked nuggets
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 2 cans petit diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
- 1 can tomato paste, 6 oz
- 1 tsp minced garlic or 2 cloves garlic, minced
- salt & Pepper
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- Mix all the sauce ingredients and and place in gallon-size freezer bag (except nuggets and cheese)
- Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
- Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
- Dump sauce in the crockpot and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours
- About 30 minutes before sauce is done, add the nuggets, either deep fry them or cook them are they will get very, very soggy
- 15 minutes before you plan to serve, add mozzarella cheese to top.
- We love to serve this with garlic bread and a side salad 🙂
Have you ever frozen a meal for your crockpot before? Please share your thoughts in a comment below!
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