Time Saving Shredded Chicken for the Freezer

Happy Monday! I am excited over here because the mornings are really starting to scream fall and sweaters are becoming a thing I can wear without sweating in the afternoon from the beautiful sunshine and warmth. While we are having an exceptional start to fall the true born and raised PNW girl is coming out and ready for fall. I sit here with my UGG slippers finally on my feet and a hot tea to my right. Fall comfort meals for me bring an abundance of recipes that call for shredded chicken and I love to have it on hand quick and easy. There are two methods I use for always having shredded chicken on hand. The first is to cook 4 frozen chicken breasts in a crock pot on low, when finished shred and disperse into Ziploc bags for the freezer. This next one I just thought of when I saw that Costco sells there super delicious Rotisserie Chicken shredded for you. Well I can easily shred it and put it into my own bags. Costco's chicken is the best and at the best price of course, grocery stores offer there Rotisserie 2 maybe 3 dollars more and it is smaller! Costco for the win every time! Plus you will have the added bonus of the dark and white meat in your casseroles and dishes versus just the chicken breasts in the crock pot.

Start out with 2 or 3 Rotisserie Chickens from Costco or where ever you wish to buy them and start shredding up your chicken with your hands(I ALWAYS wear gloves when handling any meat product, its just a thing I have with touching meat) and measure the shredded chicken into 1 cup portions. I actually get a little over 2 1/2 cups of meat. So I do two Ziploc with 1 cup each and a third with 1/2 cup of shredded chicken. Most of my recipes call for either 2, 2 1/2, maybe 3 cups of shredded chicken so its nice to have the extra half cup just in case. So on the day of cooking one less thing to measure and one less dish to dirty is a joy. Doing dishes is a love/hate relationship I have, I make a disaster while cooking but can't handle a messy kitchen with lots of dishes in the sink. Anything to cut a dish or two and I am all for it!!

I used two chickens and got 5 cups of shredded chicken. I have already used 2 cups and they were perfect in the casserole!

Squeeze all the air out  and zip them up. I like to double baggie them, so its keeps the small Ziploc neat in the freezer. Write you date and just pop them out on the day you need! Here are some of my favorite dishes that call for shredded chicken...ENJOY!!!

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

Cheesy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole

Chicken Roasted Veggie Mac & Cheese

Cheesy Spicy Ranch Stuffed Baked Potatoes

I was very busy around here cooking and decorating for our annual harvest party we host. Here is a small peek at the yummy treats prepared.

APPLE PIE...a family favorite growing up in my family and a must all fall and winter long or anytime really. There is no wrong time for an apple pie. I made 4 apple pies, 2 traditional, 1 crumb top and bottom, and 1 more that had a crust bottom with an amazing crumb top and a homemade Carmel top, oh MY it was good. I will be sharing it SOON!! 

2 Pecan Pies, because well Pecan Pie is simply AMAZING!! Pumpkin muffins with a cream cheese frosting, gingersnaps, and Apple doodles. All things that to me scream Fall!! Thank you for stopping by today...enjoy your sweaters, warm drinks, cozy fires(I need to go to my dads house for a wood burning fire that crackles and smells wonderful), beautiful falling leaves, caterpillar hunting with your little ones, and a fresh crisp fall air!!