Easy Chicken Freezer Meals Recipes to Make Ahead
There’s nothing like having a meal prepped and ready to go after a long day of dealing with life. I was sick for a few days and I was SO glad that I had these Easy Chicken Freezer Meals Recipes Made Ahead! My family simply took them out of the freezer and boom…they were ready to go and I didn’t have to stress about cooking and feeding my family.
Most of these recipes are chicken breast freezer meals…because my family likes white meat the best, but you can use thighs too! These Chicken Freezer Meals are all family-approved and delicious! Not to mention they are super easy to make. If you want SUPER EASY, you’ll love how I make these Easy Meal Prep Chicken Breast Recipes For The Freezer!
We eat a lot of chicken since I buy it in bulk which is SO much cheaper. The following are Main Dishes made with boneless skinless chicken breasts. You could buy a couple of packages of frozen chicken at your local grocery store on sale and make these dishes for future use…easy peasy!
Easy Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes for the Freezer
These recipes are a VERY EASY way to add a few meals for those emergencies or busy weeknights! Some of these are made with frozen chicken breasts and some are made with cooked chicken breasts.
Meal planning is a huge help whether you get sick, work outside or inside the home. Life is busy, so with a minimum amount of work you too can have a quick easy main dish to put into your oven with no work at all!
Be sure to check out the TIPS section below (after the recipes) to help with your freezer meals!
01
Cheesy Layered Chicken Breast Recipe
This easy chicken breast recipe only needs 6 ingredients! Super kid friendly and easy to make.
02
Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti
This Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti is so cheap, easy and delish! You’ll want to make a freeze 2 of these! One with Alfredo Sauce too!
03
Best Oven Baked Chicken Meatball Recipes
A healthy and wonderful recipe for freezing! Make your own ground chicken (I’ll show you how) then make your meatballs and freeze for later!
04
Crispy Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Breast Strips
One of our favorite freezer-friendly recipes are these yummy BBQ Chicken Strips.
05
Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Rice Casserole
This Cheesy Broccoli Chicken is one of those super easy chicken freezer meals you’ll want to make extras and freeze for those busy weeknights! Everyone is happy when this meal hits the table!
06
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
This super easy chicken enchilada casserole recipe only has 5 ingredients! YAY! The best part is that it has a crunchy tortilla chips topping!
07
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
Chicken Cordon Bleu is one of those perfect make-ahead dinner recipes for company. It’s absolutely crazy delicious! It’s the perfect make-ahead chicken freezer meal!
08
Easy Crockpot BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
These Crockpot BBQ Chicken Sandwiches are a super easy lunch or dinner for when you know you have a super busy day ahead of you! It’s even better when you make a double batch and freeze the other half!
09
Easy Cheesy Baked Bacon Ranch Chicken
If your family loves mashed potatoes like mine does…you’ll love this super easy recipe made with Instant Mashed Potatoes so it’s quick to put together. Can be made ahead and frozen or make two!
10
Easy Cheesy Layered Chicken Breast Recipe
This easy cheesy boneless chicken recipe is so easy to make and delicious too! With pre- cooked chicken it comes together in a snap! Make 2 and freeze one for later!
Tips
Tips for Making Chicken Freezer Meals
- It’s helpful to have gallon size freezer bags or 9×13 Baking Dishes to cover with aluminum foil.
- It’s perfectly fine to use fresh or frozen chicken breasts for these recipes. You can also use rotisserie chicken and skinless chicken thighs if you prefer! It all works great for these easy freezer meal recipes.
- The best way to keep your freezer recipes fresh is to mark them with the date you made them.
- It is perfectly safe to freeze cooked chicken and reheat it! Think about the freezer section at the grocery store!
Baking Dishes Needed for Chicken Freezer Meals
As mentioned in the tips about there are 2 great ways to freeze cooked chicken meals for the freezer. See what I use below:
One of the things that you really need are 9 x 13 Foil pans. Here is the secret to NOT cooking in foil (that is unless you don’t mind) ~
When you take a meal out of the freezer to cook, simply dip the outside of the pan in hot water and slide the frozen meal into a 9 x 13 glass pan and cook! Yep!! It’s that easy!
Pyrex Basics 3 Quart Glass Oblong Baking Dish,
If you don’t already have 9 x 13 glass Pyrex baking dishes you need a couple. There are also ones with lids for easy storage for leftovers! A must have for freezer cooking!
Easy Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes for the Freezer
Baking instructions for all meals: Thaw completely. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Use as many chicken breasts as your family will normally eat at a meal.
100 Creative Ways to Use Rotisserie Chicken in
6 More Easy Freezer Chicken Meals
Here’s the Scoop on the following make ahead chicken breast recipes. Years ago when I started blogging I didn’t take all the pictures. The chicken freezer meals below are tried and true and I have been making them…forever, but no pics…yet. However I wanted to update this post with newer recipes.
I’m going to do a freezer cooking session making these 6 recipes soon…I’ll take detailed pics when I do. I wanted to leave them in this post though because they are yummy and take only an hour to make! Seriously!!
These freezable chicken recipes can also be made in a crock-pot or instant pot, except the Parmesan Chicken and Chicken Salad. Lay out your baking dishes and go!
Parmesan Chicken
Take boneless, skinless chicken. Dip in egg or milk.. Dredge (dip) in an equal mixture of Italian bread crumbs and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. (Add a little lemon zest and a few cloves of garlic to bread crumb mixture for extra incredible flavor). Place chicken in a single layer in a 9×13 pan and freeze.
Unthaw, Bake, Serve with pasta and tomato sauce side dish
Teriyaki Chicken
Take frozen , boneless, skinless chicken pieces and put into freezer bag. Add Yoshida’s Gourmet Teriyaki Sauce (this is oooh so YUM!), a small splash of vinegar, 4 cloves of freshly pressed garlic and 1/2 finely minced onion…if you want. Pour over chicken. The chicken will marinate when unthawing. Put in freezer.
Unthaw, Bake. Serve with rice.
Chicken Surprise
Take boneless, skinless chicken (still frozen), put into a 9×13 pan (aluminum is great for freezing) cover with a few strips of bacon, sliced mushrooms, and 1 can of cream of chicken soup. Press 4 cloves of garlic into the soup first and stir. Cover and freeze until ready to use.
Unthaw, Bake, Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and serve on curly or bow tie pasta..or whatever kind you want
Mexican Chicken
Take boneless, skinless chicken breasts put in 9×13 pan and top with finely chopped onion, sprinkle with 4 cloves of minced garlic. Put a “finger” of cheese on each piece. Cover with medium or mild salsa.
Unthaw, Bake, Serve with Mexican rice. (easy Mexican rice..any kind of rice with some taco seasoning mixed in..tomato’s if fam likes:)
Chicken Salad
Poach (boil) Boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Chop chicken and store in baggies for chicken salad, chicken soup, etc.
Chicken soup: Put cooked chicken into a large pot with 1 large can of chicken broth. Add chopped veggies, pasta or rice. Season as desired..I use a little Thyme, Basil, a little pepper..
What a great site and so many original recipes. WOW! I’m going to have to visit time and time again to get to try some of these yummy dishes. Thanks for such a great website.
Hi Kelli! So happy you stopped by and hope that you will find some deelish recipes that you will love! Have a great day 🙂
And here I thought I had to cook all the dishes BEFORE freezing them… This is great!
Hi OneMommy..Nope..these are fantastic do ahead dinners with NO pre cooking AND with already Frozen chicken if you want! Hope you enjoy!
Have a great weekend! 🙂
This is awesome! Having just recovered from two brain surgeries this year I can honestly say that cooking ahead is the WAY TO BE when you know you’re gonna be incapacitated for ANY amount of time. Thanks so much for sharing! =)
Hi Foodnatic! Wow!! 2 brain surgeries..you are amazing! Hope you are doing well! Yes those freezer meals can save our lives for sure..literaly 😉 Thanks for stopping by!!
Blessings!
This is really helpful. I was down with the flu for the past three days and I learned THE HARD WAY, how difficult it is when you’re the only one competent enough to cook at home…
Congrats on your SITS Day! 🙂
Hi Cham! I’m sorry you were down with the flu 🙁 no fun! It’s great to have few meals in the freezer for sure for these hard times or when we are just soooo busy! I also have some other freezer meals you might enjoy with Ground Beef 🙂 Also VERY Easy 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and blessings to you!
Glad you are feeling better 🙂
Yum – love anything with chicken (and if it can go in a crockpot, I love it even more!)
Me too!! Blessings 😉
Those all sound awesome, putting them in my try foods folder.
Yay! So glad you could use them 🙂 Blessings!
Awesome! I need things I can freeze!!
That’s great Krystle! I’m glad you could use them..they are really easy too! That’s the best part 🙂
There are some great recipes here 🙂 Will have to play with a couple of these 🙂
Happy SITS DAY!!!!
Hi Aly! If you do some switching it up..let me know I’d love to have whatever tweeks and use them ! 🙂 Blessings to you and thanks for stopping by!
I’ll be making ALL of those. Except I’ll have to keep the mushrooms on my half. Le sigh. Zee urchins and Daddy are picky peoples. They say “There’s a fungus amungus” whenever I try to serve them at a meal.
LOL! That’s how one of my kids feels about Mushrooms too 🙂 they think that they should be out in our woods in the backyard 🙂 LOL
These are brilliant “frozen” dinner recipes!!
Hi Tristine! So glad you like them..so easy too! Blessings!
Oh thank you for all the great recipes! I love chicken and work full time so I love the convenience of freezer meals. Happy SITS Day too!
You are so welcome! I’m so glad you can use them 🙂 Thanks for stopping by Raquel! Blessings!
Stopping over from SITS! I will definately be trying some of these recipes
Yay! I’m glad you like them..and they are soooo easy 🙂 Thank you for stopping by! Blessings!
Oooo! These look good. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
You are so welcome Sarah!! Blessings and thanks for stopping by!
I just bookmarked this page! These recipes will really come in handy! I buy chicken in bulk, too.
Yay! I’m glad you can use them Ginny..they are sooo easy too:)
Oh my! These all sound so delicious! And nothing’s better than a homecooked meal using whole, natural foods, coupled with the convenience of frozen dinners! Thank you so much for sharing this…..I’m going to get some of these ready for next week!
Hi Brandina! I’m so glad that these were helpful! It is great to serve a homecooked meal and so much easier when we have a couple of freezer meals in the frig prepared for the week:) Thanks for stopping by! Blessings! 🙂
These all sound yummy! I haven’t made chicken salad like you describe here in so long. My husband wouldn’t eat it. I really like chicken salad with grapes and apples. Thank you for these suggestions. I think boneless chicken breast is my favorite meat, because you can do so much with chicken.
Hi Angela! I’m glad a couple of these might work for you 🙂 You could always make yourself chicken salad like that..tee hee 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! Blessings to you!
Terrific ideas! We just bought a ton of chicken in bulk and are looking for new ways to use it. We’re also becoming more interested in make-ahead meals.
You are so welcome! Buying chicken in bulk is the best 🙂 I just got a fantastic recipe from you for Creamy Chicken Bacon Chowder..my mouth is watering! Can’t wait to make! Thanks for stopping by! Blessings Mrs. Jen B.
hi!
i just wrote a post about menu planning, and i used chicken pretty much every monday night!
thank you for these, they will be great! please check out my site, https://sterlingandfish.com
i don’t get very many visitors and would love to get any feedback!
thank you!
leslie
Hi Leslie! Thanks so much for stopping by and I’m glad these little recipes were of help to you! I stopped by your blog and you have a great post on Menu Planning..For some reason I couldn’t leave a comment..sorry Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings!
Greta ideas! I don’t eat chicken, but my husband will love these options for when he is preparing frozen meals in advance of our baby being born 🙂
Woo Hoo..congrats Charise! Yes these will be quick and easy for him to stick in the freezer! Maybe I better do a quick freezer plan for you though since you don’t eat Chick..let me know and I’ll make up something else 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! Blessings!
We have chicken a lot. Thank you for giving me new ways to serve it.
Your Welcome! Blessings!
Yum, these all sound yummy! I think I’d like the teriyaki chicken the best!
Thanks so much for linking up to Delicious Dish Tuesday! We’d love it if you’d add a link to the hop, and be sure to come back next week and share another yummy dish!
Hi Full Time Mama! I’m glad you like the recipes and oops sorry about the link up..I was in a hurry to get the door 🙁 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Blessings!
A great collection of recipes which will make my life so much easier…thanks.
Katy x
Hi Katy! I am so glad this will make your life easier. I am all about making life easier 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings
Yum, chicken salad is my favorite! Grapes and walnuts are one of my favorite combinations, but sometimes I add a little bit of hot sauce and cream cheese for a spicy kick.
Mmmm..hot sauce and cream sound deeelish! I’m going to have to try that. I love hot sauce 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing and for stopping by!
Blessings Ana!
i love chicken salad with grapes!
Me too Renee! Thanks for stopping by! Blessings!
I’m always looking for new chicken recipes! YUM!
Yay! and the best part is that these are EASY 🙂 Thanks for stopping by Dee 🙂
Blessings!
Thank you for sharing this! We recently stocked up on chicken, and I’m always looking for new ways to prepare it.
I’m so glad! Yes, this is a really way easy way to have some freezer meals planned for those hectic days:) Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings!
That is awesome. Quick question…I just got an awesome sale on turkeys. Think you could sub the chick for turkey?
Most definately you could. I think they would all taste great with Turkey..I suppose that’s a matter of opinion though! 😀 Thanks so much for stopping by Kristen!
This is perfect! Thanks for sharing!! I love chicken recipes, and always looking for good freezer recipes!
So glad it is useful Julie! Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings!
Parmesan chicken sounds delicious. Thanks!
Hi Ellen! Yes it is Deelish and EASY..Must be easy these days:) Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings!
Shari, you are amazing, my friend! For all you do, for all you are, for all you give, THANK YOU!
Cindy, Cindy, Cindy..my sweeeet friend! I love you..Thanks for coming by and saying HI..See you this week! Blessings to you!!
Thank you so much for the recipes. I Pinned them to share.
Your welcome and thanks so much! Have a great week. Blessings!
What great recipes! Anything that makes my work easier works for me. ty for these. Your friend from Blog Frog Believe in Yourself community
Hey Hi Donna! Thanks for stopping by! Glad you could use these..for sure anything to make life easier 🙂 Have a great week! Blessings to you!