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I know you’ve been anticipating it and here it is! This week’s bagged chicken recipe is this super easy chicken stir-fry (check out previous recipes here). This is so quick and easy to make that you can whip up dinner in minutes for your family. Bonus, this is a great dish to teach kids to use chopsticks with (we love these trainers) and no wok required!

Ingredients

• 2 – 12 oz. Bags of Frozen Stir-Fry Vegetables Mix
• 3 Cooked Chicken Breasts
• 2 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
• 2 Tbsp. Garlic Powder

Step 1

In a large pot, combine all of the ingredients except for chicken.

Step 2

Heat over medium heat and cover. Stir occasionally until vegetable are partially cooked.

Step 3

While the vegetable and sauce mix is cooking, cube chicken breasts into roughly 1/2 inch pieces. Stir chicken into the pot.

Step 4

Continue cooking just long enough to thoroughly re-heat the chicken (about 5 minutes).   Serve immediately and enjoy! Have dinner on the table in four easy steps!

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Welcome to week 2 of our awesome frozen, bagged chicken breasts recipes!  (If you missed week 1 you can check it out here.)  This week’s recipe is a great way to dress up leftovers or to make fresh from the oven.  The best part is that 2 cooked chicken breasts feed a family of four easily!  Make these toasted ranch chicken sandwiches any time you need to feed your family fast.

Ingredients

• 2 Cooked Chicken Breasts
• 4 Hamburger Buns
• 4 Slices of Mozzarella Cheese (Or shredded cheese)
• 4 Tbsp. of Ranch Dressing (divided)

Step 1

Slice your cooked chicken breasts.

Tip: Slicing them into medallions makes it easy to fit them on the bun later without them hanging over the edge (unless you’re into that sort of thing).

Step 2

Toast your hamburger buns in the toaster to give them a nice, warm crunch.

Step 3

Immediately place one slice of cheese on the bottom half of each bun as it comes out of the toaster to help it melt.

Step 4

Layer on slices of chicken and top each sandwich with 1 tbsp. of ranch dressing.

Step 5 (Optional)

Add other toppings such as lettuce, tomato, and cucumber.

Step 6

Replace the top of the bun and serve with a side (like delicious steamed-in-the-microwave edamame).

 

It’s that simple to go from zero to lunch in 5 minutes!  Check back next week for the next recipe in the series, the super-fast and easy chicken stir fry!  (Sign up for our Newsletter and we’ll remind you so you don’t have to remember.)

 

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There are a lot of recipes out there for making meals with store bought rotisserie chickens but honestly I prefer to use bags of frozen chicken breasts in our meals.  We love rotisserie chicken but I’m lazy and hate the work of cutting and separating it for meals.  The frozen bags of chicken are super easy to bake in one big batch.  Since they are boneless and skinless, I can just cut or shred them for our recipes easily.  With school coming up soon, I’m starting a weekly series to help you create easy and quick meals using this simple staple.  First up is the best garlic chicken pasta! (Seriously, this is delicious!)

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Ingredients

• 3-4 Cooked Boneless Chicken Breasts
• 2 Boxes of Pasta (I used this veggie pasta)
• 1 cup of Butter or Margarine
• ¼ cup Minced Garlic (not dried)
• ½ cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp. Ground Black Pepper
• 2 Cans of Petite Dice Tomatoes (14.5 oz.)

Step 1

Cook your noodles according to package directions.

Step 2

Cube cooked chicken breasts while pasta is cooking.  Set aside.

Step 3

Strain pasta and rinse with cold water to prevent further cooking.

Step 4

Melt one cup of butter or margarine in pot used for pasta.  Add in minced garlic, olive oil, and pepper.  Simmer for 3 minutes.

Step 5

Strain tomatoes and add to sauce along with chicken cubes.  Continue simmering for 5 minutes.

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Step 6

Toss pasta with sauce and chicken until thoroughly mixed.  Divide entire dish in half and freeze one half in a freezer bag.  Serve remaining half sprinkled with mozzarella cheese (optional).

Tip:

To reheat frozen meal, empty into a microwave safe bowl and heat for 10 minutes in microwave, stirring halfway through.

 

This meal comes together so quickly and easily that you can have dinner on the table in minutes!  This is also a great recipe to sneak more vegetables into kiddos’ diets.  Simply puree the veggies and add them in with the sauce along with your tomatoes and chicken.  Want more easy recipes?  Check back next week for more incredible bagged chicken recipes!

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