Our family loves Chinese food so we were super excited about the Teriyaki Chicken freezer meal. We can throw it in the crockpot for 7-8 hours and make up the rice and BAM it is ready to eat. The best part is we ALL love Chinese and this meal is a hit.
Freezer to Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken
This meal requires is a little bit prep work by slicing chicken, green peppers, and carrots. We found that cutting the chicken into thin slices works best. Mix everything up in a bowl and spoon or pour into the freezer bag and seal. When it’s time to eat just make your favorite white rice and serve.
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 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, sliced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Teriyaki sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3-4 carrots sliced or 12-14 baby carrots sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic or 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Mix ingredients in a gallon-sized freezer bag.
- Label meal, directions, date, and freeze up to 3 months.
- Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
- Cook on low for 7-8 hours
- Optional: To thicken sauce at end, whisk together 1/2 cup cooked sauce with 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and pour back in the slow cooker.
- Turn crockpot on high for an extra 10-15 minutes so sauce can thicken.
Serve this over rice and you can also add sesame seeds.
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 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, sliced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Teriyaki sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3-4 carrots sliced or 12-14 baby carrots sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic or 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Mix ingredients in a gallon-sized freezer bag.
- Label meal, directions, date, and freeze up to 3 months.
- Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
- Cook on low for 7-8 hours
- Optional: To thicken sauce at end, whisk together 1/2 cup cooked sauce with 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and pour back in the slow cooker.
- Turn crockpot on high for an extra 10-15 minutes so sauce can thicken.
- Serve this over rice and sesame seeds - DELICIOUS
Have you ever frozen a meal for your crockpot before? Please share your thoughts in a comment below!
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