Sunday, October 21, 2012

Chicken Tater Bake
Source: Taste of Home Magazine
  
2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted 
1/2 cup 2% milk 
1/4 cup butter, cubed 
3 cups cubed cooked chicken 
1 package (16 ounces) frozen peas and carrots, thawed 
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided 
1 package (32 ounces) frozen Tater Tots

In a large saucepan, combine the soup, milk and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in the chicken, peas and carrots, and 1 cup cheese.
Transfer to two greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Top with Tater Tots; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months. Cover and bake the remaining casserole at 350° for 35 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through. 

To use frozen casserole: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until heated through. Yield: 2 casseroles (6 servings each).

Just had this tonight and it was so good. Tasted similar to a chicken pot pie but had Tater Tots as the crust. It was so good! Definitely one of my top favorite freezer meals. The 6 servings were very very small...like my daughter ate her portion and it was not enough for her. So, realistically it serves 4 unless you have lots of other sides. We just had a salad and fruit.  Maybe next time I will add cubed ham and mixed vegetables instead of just the peas and carrots. 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken
Source: SixSistersStuff

4-6 Boneless Chicken Breast (mine were still frozen!)
1 Bottle Archer Farms Hawaiian Style Barbecue Sauce (from Target)
1 20oz. can Pineapple chunks, drained

Spray the inside of your crock pot with cooking spray for an easy cleanup! Place frozen chicken beasts in the crock pot and cover with sauce. Empty can of drained pineapple chunks on top. Cook on High for 2-3 hours or Low for 4-6 hours. Shred chicken with two forks while still in the crock pot so the chicken will be well coated with sauce. Serve over rice. 

I always type the recipe up exactly how I see it...so here are my recommendations.
We made this with thawed out chicken and it only took 3 hours on Low. We also shredded our chicken in our Kitchen Aid, but make sure you don't shred it too much...that machine can get carried away. Over the next few days we ate this with rice in tortillas....so yummy! Oh, and we also added onion and green bell peppers in the crock pot, but we will probably not do that again. We didn't like the taste they gave. Lastly, we tried to find this BBQ sauce at Walmart. No luck. Only sold in Targets.