Feeling Chicken

No I'm not afraid or a scared y cat, I'm literally feeling chicken.  As you may already know that I work from home Mondays and Fridays and concentrate on my PZ business.  Today I started out checking my reports, my groups and messaging a few hostesses and consultants to see how their weekend went.  Then I moved on to the chicken.  Many times I will have a party in the evening or I'll do a craft fair or vendor show on the weekend so cooking is not my top priority those days.  While I'm working from home I stock pile some casseroles or prep some meals so its EZPZ on the days I need them.

Today I was feeling chicken.  Start by purchasing a large economy package of chicken breasts,  I like boneless and skinless because they are extra EZPZ.  Put them in a large pot and add plenty of cold water to cover them.  Start to boil these, then turn them down a bit and let them cook until they are no longer pink in the middle,  approx 30 minutes.  Then I remove them and let them cool enough to handle.  If you're interested in chicken soup you are left with a bit of stock,  its not nearly as hearty as when you boil chicken with bones but it will do.

I cube up my cooked chicken and divide it into pounds.   This is my fury kids' favorite part of the process.  All the puppy eyes and kitty whiskers are tuned into me dropping something on the floor.  I pretend its an accident when I do,  these fury kids are spoiled.  I load up some freezer bags with a pound of cubed chicken and label it so I can add it to a recipe later like some Chicken Alfredo or a Chicken, Bacon and Ranch home made pizza.

Then I start on my casserole creations.  I have a Tex Mex recipe on my Pinterest that I make every time we run out of my freezer stash of it,  I make 4 at a time.  Today I am trying out a new one from All Recipes.  This is my favorite website for food.  Today its Easy Chicken Casserole,  I put this on my EZPZ Recipe Board on Pinterest too.

1. Grease a 9" round foil pan or 9 X 9 pan.  I use foil because it can be recycled and I don't own as many real casserole dishes as my freezer habit requires.
2. Add a pound of cubed chicken.   I top mine with sauteed onions and mushrooms because we like that.
3. Mix 8 oz of sour cream, a can of cream of mushroom soup (because I hate cream of chicken but you can use it if you like) and a cup of milk together and spread on top of the chicken.
4. Crush up one sleeve of Ritz Crackers and sprinkle them on top.
5.  Cover and freeze or load right in the oven.  This thawed casserole with need 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven to cook.  I serve it over egg noodles which I prepare just before its dinner time.

When I find recipes like this I always make up a few extra casseroles to stash in the freezer for my busy days.  This is just one of the tips I've found to make my life a little more EZPZ.

What are you making for dinner?  Or did you already make it last month and you just have to heat it up?  I'd love to hear about your favorite EZPZ recipes.