Honey Mustard Chicken Freezer Style

In my post about meal planning I had mentioned Freezer meals. Last night we had the Honey Mustard Chicken that I had prepared in advance and froze in ziploc bags.  We are a family of 3 and our little eats poultry/meat like a bird so 2 chicken breasts is enough for a dinner.  I was able to get 3 bags with 2 breasts in each out of one batch of sauce.  

With keeping dinner 'easy' I pulled out the Knorr Sidekicks Scalloped potatoes.  Not the healthiest of course but easy. (We also had steamed broccoli on the side)

Here are the 2 dishes before heading in the oven to become delicious!

Post baking - I had to keep them cooking longer than I wanted as J was running so dinner was later. (Hence the crisp sauce edges)

Plated.... we ended up pputting a bit of the honey mustard sauce over the chicken.

I love BBQ season so I will definitely be doing this again for the summer time as marinated chicken is so wonderful - especially when you don't have to prepare it that day! 

 

 

Without further ado here is the recipe for the HMC.  

(day of defrost the chicken and bake at 350 degrees for 45 mins - as you would cook any other chicken breasts normally)

 

Honey Mustard Chicken Freezer Recipe

Makes two meals for six people, three meals for four or four meals for three people!

12 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup honey
1 cup prepared mustard
2 tsp dried basil
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried parsley  

 

Mix all ingredients and pour into bags.  Lay bags flat in freezer.

 

Hope you have a chance to give this a try!

 

Have a great day. *A

 

Today: Shopping State Side

This morning Makena and I headed across to the States for a quick shop.  I went down for a couple items in particular and they didn't have them......ergh.

So we went to Trader Joes.  How can you not right?  I need a few essentials and then tried out some extras that I haven't yet tried.  Here is what I got.  

I love Hummus so I got the snack packs and the container.  Thought I would try out their Cinnamon Rolls on Sunday morning before church.  Cilantro dressing is simply delish so had to grab that!  I picked up Satay Peanut sauce last time I went down, was going to make some homemade possibly next week but then stumbled upon some in the frozen foods section.  Dinner should be great!

I threw out a ton of crackers that the boxes were all opened and half eaten.  I hate when that happens.  So it was definitely time to stock up!           

My SIL picked up the Lime chicken Burgers so I thought I'd give 'em a try.  And of course Makena saw the Apple Cinnamon Sticks and thought we should try those.  Lol.  Pita Chips for the hummus.

We love bagels.  Makena would eat one every day if I let her.  That girl loves her carbs!  Cheap and good milk, and of course, can't forget to grab a bottle of wine!!

We also hit up the Dollar Tree, which was where I was hoping to grab foil pans with the bardboard lids - I use them for freezer meals as I can write what it is on the lid with a sharpie and the cooking instructions. No. Such. Luck.  NONE to be found!  Ugh.  Oh well.

I love that I can buy name-brand at the Dollar Tree.  Soft toothbrushes that get replaced often and paste = perfect. I found 2 cup bakable bowls with BPA free lids too.  How perfect for a small dip?  A portion of left overs?  I grabbed 4.  Lol.  I love using baggies so I get them there so I don't flush my money down the drain.  You get 60 sandwich bags for $1....

Ran outta vinegar and my Keurig needs to be descaled with it so stocked up!

More baggies and a set of funnels.  I realized I have ZERO funnels in my kitchen.  How have I been putting spices in the jars?  I am sure I have been making huge messes.  No longer.What do you buy when you are in the States?  Are there specifics that you go down for? 

What is you favorite(s) from trader Joes?  I always love to hear.

I have not blogged in well.....10 months.....

There are no updates in the TTC front.  Hate to disappoint.  Lol.  We are still trying.  And trying.  And trying.

I posted on facebook wondering who blogged still as I hadn't seen much action on my blog roll and hadn't blogged at all myself.  I found that a few people replied they were blogging, and some wanted to read mine.....eep.  Not sure what I will start blogging about again.  I have this set to 'public' so I don't want to post photos or get too personal on information. 

A friend posted her meal plan today and I thought "I have been meal planning, I guess I could post on that" Haha

So here goes!  A week and a half ago I decided I needed to start meal planning again as I had fallen off the rail in September.  I did up a plan and used my new Best Of Bridge Crockpot recipe book for a couple meals.  I went and did my grocery shop for the week and I also made freezer meals.

For the freezer meals I made:
Chicken A La King (3 meals)
Turkey Enchiladas (5 meals)
Honey Mustard Chicken Breasts (3 bags with a marinade)
Breakfast Burritos

This weeks Meal Plan includes 3 of the frozen meals!!  Makes it super easy and my grocery bill was only $50 for the week as I spent more last week to make the meals.  Gotta LOVE that.  I will be making more freezer meals for sure to make dinner time easier and less prep work. Allows me to do more chores around the house until closer to dinner time and not stress about it all.

Monday: Chicken A La King (freezer meal) with Puff Pastry and salad.
Tuesday: Spaghetti and Garlic Bread
Wednesday: Honey Mustard Chicken (freezer), Scallop Potatoes, Steamed Brocolli
Thursday: Turkey Endhiladas(Freezer), with rice (J is away so it's just M and I)
Friday: J is away so may sneak over to my parents. Hehe
Saturday: Family Dinner at my parents.

There you have it.  Easy Peasy this week.  Maybe next week will be a bit more inspirational for the the Meal Planning.