Creamy Broccoli Chicken Freezer Meals

Dear Sis,

Carter’s family is expecting its newest member in July 2018 and we just discovered we are expecting a new member in September 2018. Jen and I are excited that we just might have three batches of friends between our families soon:)

In any case, early pregnancy is exhausting, and I suggested we make freezer meals during our play date today.

Creamy Broccoli Chicken Freezer Meals
Serves 6
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Ingredients
  1. 6 (1-gallon) freezer bags
  2. 3 (1-quart) freezer bags
  3. 6 pounds chicken breast, cubed
  4. 1/2 c salted butter
  5. 1 pound mushrooms, chopped
  6. 3/4 c unbleached flour
  7. 1 T chicken base
  8. 1 T curry powder (optional)
  9. 3/4 c pepper
  10. 2 c water
  11. 4 c milk
  12. 2 T lemon juice
  13. 6 c frozen broccoli florets
  14. 6 c shredded Colby Jack
  15. 1 1/2 c bread crumbs (optional)
Instructions
  1. Label, date, and write cooking instructions on three gallon bags.
  2. Pan fry cubed chicken until cooked through. Cool. Divide among labeled bags.
  3. Melt butter in a large saucepan. Sauté chopped mushrooms until soft, about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in flour. Add chicken base, curry powder if desired, and pepper.
  5. Gradually stir in water and milk. Cook stirring until sauce thickens.
  6. Whisk in lemon juice. Cool sauce. Then, pour equally over chicken portions.
  7. Top each chicken and sauce portion with 2 c broccoli florets. Seal bags.
  8. Fill three quart bags with 2 c shredded cheese and 1/2 c breadcrumbs if desired. Seal bags.
  9. Place each meal in an additional gallon freezer bag to avoid messes and to keep the chicken and cheese bags together during storage.
Cooking Instructions
  1. Thaw completely in refrigerator.
  2. Preheat oven to 350.
  3. Place creamy chicken broccoli mixture in a casserole dish. Top with cheese and breadcrumbs.
  4. Bake 35-40 minutes.
  5. Serve over rice.
Adapted from Fix Freeze Feast by Kati Neville and Lindsay Ahrens
Adapted from Fix Freeze Feast by Kati Neville and Lindsay Ahrens
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Optional Ingredients:

Jen didn’t love the rice curry flavor. She decided to leave it out in future so the sauce would taste more like mushroom soup, and even contemplated using condensed cream of mushroom soup to save time and effort.

Although I loved the flavor twist the curry powder offered, I didn’t love the texture of the breadcrumbs, and will be leaving those out in future.

 

Love,

b