Easy Meal Prep Chicken Breast Recipes for the Freezer

I’m so glad you are joining me today because your life is about to get EASIER! I’m ALL ABOUT shortcuts, money savings, saving time, AND saving my energy! I’ll show you an Easy Meal Prep Chicken Breast Recipes for the Freezer so that your meals will get on the table quickly and with minimal fuss. 

Have you ever done a whole day of Freezer Meals? It’s quite exhausting…worth it, but exhausting. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you the easiest way for meal prepping boneless skinless chicken breasts for the freezer. Not only how to freeze chicken breast but also give you some super easy meal prep chicken recipes and easy meal prep tips!

Using this method you will have some great options to serve a healthy meal in no time because most of the work is already done for you! Hello to saving money…no eating out!

Another easy meal prep I do for chicken breast is to use these Easy Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes for the Freezer.  My prep time needs to be quick and easy even when making bulk meals. As often as I can, I buy in bulk to save HUGE amounts of money on my grocery bill.  I buy large quantities of Chicken when it’s on sale and use this method!!

Prepping my chicken this way makes it easier for flexible meal planning too! Do yourself a favor and take just a couple hours once a month and buy a lot of chicken breasts or chicken thighs and try this easy way of meal prepping! You won’t regret it!

Meal Prep Chicken Breast Recipes

Here is a step-by-step tutorial of what I do the day I get large amounts of Chicken Breast from the store or that I have bought in bulk. I can get large quantities of chicken cooked and prepped in less than 2 hours and then we have many varieties of meals for weeks, even months! It’s a great way to save time and money! 

All of these chicken breast recipes to freeze can be used no matter how much chicken you purchase. The idea is not how much chicken breast you buy, but how much easier this will make your life! Whether you do a weekly meal prep, every other weekly or monthly!

How do I prepare chicken breast for freezing?

Once I get my Chicken Breast home I always rinse it off in cold water before I prep it, cook it, and put it into freezer bags. I do this because it’s been sitting in chicken juices (for I don’t know how long) and I want to make sure my chicken pieces are nice and freshly clean.

Step 1

After rinsing your chicken, divide the amount of chicken breast up into what meals you’ll be making. I highly suggest you read this whole post as it contains all the information you need for making these easy chicken recipes to freeze.

I divide my chicken as follows for specific recipes and different ways I’m going to use the chicken:

• The chicken I’m going to bake, so I have pre-cooked chicken
• The chicken I’m going to have for Mexican Recipes
• The chicken I’m going to have for Teriyaki Stir Fry
• The amount I’m going to leave without seasoning for other Chicken Recipes I like to make and Slow Cooker Recipes.

Divide your chicken by what you’ll cook most and what cooking method you will be using. It’s easier to do this if you know you’ll be making casseroles, using your Instant Pot or crockpot or any other method…You get the picture.

Step 2

Line a sheet pan or two with foil or parchment paper. Spray with cooking spray if using foil, so your chicken doesn’t stick. Lay out your Whole Chicken Breasts on the cookie sheets.

Spray chicken breasts with olive oil (or whatever cooking spray you like) and lightly season with your fave Chicken seasoning (I use Johnny Seasoning‘s).

How long to cook chicken breasts?

Cooking time: Cook your sheet of whole chicken breasts for 1 hour at 375 to 400 degrees. Make sure your chicken is cooked thoroughly after removing from the oven. This means no pink on the inside when you cut the largest part of the chicken open. Internal temp should be at least 165 F.

Once cooked I chop these up into strips and bite-size pieces.  I then put them on a CLEAN lined sheet pan and flash freeze. 

What is flash-freezing chicken?

Flash Freezing is putting cooked or raw chicken into a freezer for a short period without covering it. It is the best way I’ve found to make sure your chicken pieces don’t stick together. To flash freeze, put the cooked chicken on a sheet pan, in a single layer. Place in the freezer for about 20 min. You don’t need to cover it because it’s only going to be in there a short bit.

After 20 min., remove from the freezer and put all your chicken in a freezer bag together. 

Package up the cooked cut-up chicken into portions either plain or add Taco Seasoning. You can use freezer bags like I do or use an airtight container or even meal prep containers if you have them! If you want to try something new, try my Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce with your cooked chicken!  You are all ready for quick easy meals! 

Step 3

Can I Freeze Chicken in Marinade?

Yes, you totally can marinate your chicken! For best results, I cut up some of the raw chicken and put it into freezer bags uncooked with Teriyaki Sauce, Italian Salad Dressing, and many other marinades. Then while the chicken is unthawing, it is also marinating! 

Step 4

Leave some chicken plain for freezing. Cut the raw chicken up into strips or chunks and place into freezer bags. These are what I will use on busy week nights for quick stove-top dinners. 

I will leave the rest unprocessed and whole for grilling, baking, and other recipes.  I cook chicken in so many meals and in so many ways that I need Chicken that is not seasoned in any way

Ideas for how to use your chicken freezer meals to make delicious meals:

I’ll share some of our favorite ways to use our Meal Prep Chicken Breast Recipes for the Freezer. The sky is the limit and I’ll bet once you’ve done this once or twice you’ll think of your own quick meal favorites! 

Use the Cooked Chicken

• In salads: Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad
• On Pizza ~ Homemade OR Store Bought (try this Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza!!)
• In Casseroles
• Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Use the Chicken Teriyaki

• Stir Fry
• Grilling ~ Skewer it and put pineapple and peppers in between the pieces of chicken. 
• Teriyaki Rice Bowls ~ Sometimes I will cook the marinated Teriyaki Chicken in the oven and then serve in rice bowls.

Taco Seasoned Chicken:

• Taco’s
• Burritos
• Quesadilla’s 
• Mexican Rice Bowls
• Taco Soup
• Chicken Taco Casseroles

All of these ideas should be a great starter for you to create your own simple meals! It takes me about an hour and a half to 2 hours to process all of the Chicken.

Now I could cut the veggies and all of that, and I actually used to do that, but chopped veggies are on sale a lot at the grocery store or I’ll just chop them up with my little Ninja food processor, I just do it when I’m ready to make the meal.

Also, I don’t take time for veggies when I’m packaging the chicken. it’s just too much for me to do all at once.  It also eliminates the feeling of being overwhelmed at such a simple task.

That’s it friend! 

More Chicken Breast Recipes:

• Creamy Baked Million Dollar Chicken Spaghetti
• Easy Cheesy Layered Chicken Breast Recipe
• Cheesy Broccoli Chicken and Rice Casserole
• Chicken Enchilada Casserole
• Cheesy Chicken Taco and Rice
• Baked Club Chicken
• Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu
• Easy Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes for the Freezer

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Here are some great Beef recipes if you buy it in bulk:

Easy Ground Beef Recipes for the Freezer

How to Make Homemade Hamburger Patties to Freeze for Later

Be Blessed Today! q

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