It’s Monday–time to share our dinner-time game plans for the week! A little effort with meal planning at the beginning of the week helps me to provide my family with nutritious, budget-friendly meals, and also allows me to get my act together when our family’s headed in several different directions.
With a busy week ahead, I thought it would be a good idea to share one of my favorite pre-cooking tips: How to Cook, Shred, and Freeze Chicken Breast! If you’ve never tried it before, it’s great for buying chicken breast when you see it at a great price, and getting it ready to go for simple dinners for busy nights. Once your chicken is cooked and shredded, here are some ideas for using it:
Soup: Add noodles, veggies, and chicken to the cooking broth to make a simple Chicken Noodle soup, or use the chicken in Chicken and Gnocchi soup
Chicken Pot Pie: all the way from scratch or with a store-bought crust…either way is delicious!
Quesadillas: Keep it simple and cook with cheese between tortillas, or kick it up a notch with Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas
Chicken Salad: Mix with mayo and your favorite add-ins (sliced grapes or green peppers & celery are popular) for the perfect summer sandwich
Chicken Broccoli Rice casserole: cheesy and delicious, and freezes well for an extra dinner for later!
Chicken and Biscuits: Mix with leftover frozen gravy (or crack open a jar–we won’t tell!), and serve over biscuits with a veggie–comfort food!
Chicken tacos or enchiladas: Mix with your favorite Mexican seasonings to have an almost-finished main dish.
How about you–what’s on your menu this week? Do you have another favorite way to use cooked shredded chicken? Join the conversation in the comments or on Facebook!
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