What A Crock!

Can we all just freeze for a minute to talk about how wonderful freezer meals are?

Now, some may call me crazy but in order to understand my train of thought I must start from the beginning.

The Bone & I just bought a house in September of 2012.  I've never had to actually grocery shop like a grown up before and stock a kitchen- trust me, it's not for the feign of heart.

After acting like we were in college & stocking up on what we consider "staples" (Nutella & Ramen Noodles)- we looked at each other & decided that we can't keep eating this way- weight & health wise.  (Not gonna lie- it was fun while it lasted!)

After my obssession with Pintrest grew more & more, I came across the wonder of freezer meals.  The Bone & I love to eat and comfort food is our ultimate favorite.  Between crazy work hours and late night eating, freezer meals became the perfect solution.  Besides, all that fresh produce we bought can actually last loads longer than we thought!

I came across great blogs that explained how it worked and we decided to try just a couple of what we thought would taste good.  One particular blog provided a shopping list & recipes: all the fixin's for my first  
   freezer meal E XTRAVAGANZAAA!!!

 

My first go at it was with a recipe The Bone & I both were interested in: Chicken & Dumplings.

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

3 Medium Size Chicken Breasts

2 Cans Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup

2 Medium Golden Potatoes

1/4 cup Peas

1/2 Cup Diced Onion

1 TB Parsley

2 TB Butter

Enough Water to Cover Ingredients

1 Can of Biscuits

 

DIRECTIONS:

Place Chicken in crock pot..

2 Cans of Cream of Chicken Soup

Then remaining ingredients: potates, peas, onions, parsley, butter

Cover with water

Put lid on..and put on high for 4 hours.

Break up the uncooked biscuits into fours & drop in crock pot & stir around (I shredded the chicken using 2 forks at this point).

 

Cook them for 30 minutes..

 

 

It will panic you for a split second after 4 hours because it looks super soupy but trust once you put those biscuits in they will soop up the liquid & make it a hearty stew-like meal.

 

 

Excuse the lighting, I'm playing with the settings on my camera.

 

 

 

AND gone!  In a matter of minutes....like the tiki themed napkin?  My grandmother bought me a napkin holder with these napkins in it...fun theme for when outside looks like this:

 

Welcome to New York in February! 

Crock Pots & Snow Storms!

 

Live Happy!

ntb