I actually bought 40 lbs and then went back a couple days later and bought 40 more. I had several crockpots going, cooking several batches of chicken. I mostly cooked and shredded. Then I made several meals and froze over half of it. But the real adventure this time around was bottling or canning! I've never bottled chicken, well for that matter I've never canned anything with a pressure cooker. I bottled 32 pints (about 32 lbs) of chicken, which will be awesome food storage and very convenient. This whole process (cooking, shredding, canning, making meals...) actually took me a week to complete. Yesterday I made my enchiladas and got the last of the chicken into the freezer, whew! Here's approximately what I prepared:
-32 pints canned
-10 c. of shredded BBQ chicken
-10-12 c. of chicken tacos
-6 c. creamy Italian chicken
-15 prepared chicken roll ups
-6 c. filling for chicken roll ups
-20 enchiladas
-about 7 raw breasts, cut into strips, in fajita marinate
-12 raw breasts in lemon marinade
-13 raw breaded Parmesan breasts
-7 raw breasts
-4 c. cubed raw chicken
-30 c.(in 10 bags) of cooked shredded chicken
I think we may get sick of chicken! What do you think?! Nonetheless, I'm glad to have stocked the freezer and gotten some meat into food storage!
12 comments:
Wow, I'm impressed! That's a ton of work, but how nice to have all of that food prepared. It will make dinner easy whenever you have chicken.
Holy Cow girl that makes me tired just reading what you've been up to. Now hopefully you can take it easy and relax before this little man comes. Good luck.
You are amazing, the year I bought my first box of chicken I stuck the whole thing in the freezer....duh, big time duh..... 40 lbs. of chicken stuck together frozen, what a nightmare. Last year I bought 80 pounds, but I had to take the skin off all of it and then I froze it in 3 breast packages so easier to manage when I wanted it. This year I said I am skipping chicken, but after ready this I am feeling guilty !!!!!
You are very prepared!!!! Relax a little now !!!!
That really is soooo awesome! Just think of it this way... How many nights of dinner do you have prepared? and with two kids that will come in handy! So awesome. Kris never has to worry about me... I don't have your ambition! I wish I did!
that is seriously impressive! way to go, martha! ;o)
xoxo
YOu are INSPIRING!!! I love it! I have come and admired this posting several times and have asked my mom and friend if they want to split the work with me. Doing it all yourself while pregnant must have been nauseating!
Holy Cow! You are ambitious. I got a 40 lb box this year as well, and it was enough just to get them all in to ziplock baggies to put in the freezer!
I am proud of you. You did great! I know it was a lot but I bet you feel great when you have 2 kids and a hubby wanting dinner and you aren't in the mood to go to all the work. But, next time. Call me and I can help. I just live 2 doors down and we could visit and the girls could play.
I just put mine in the freezer so your packages are much more impressive.
Now that is a lot of chicken!!!
You are so awesome! There is no way I would have thought of doing that. But it's great that it's all cooked and frozen. And my mom actually came home with a box herself, just today! Now you have inspired her to get cookin' too!
All I have to say is WOW!!! Apparently I haven't been up to date on you! I am super impressed and would have never thought to do so much preparation! It is such a great idea though...my main excuse for not cooking is because "the chicken is frozen!" ha,ha! Way to go Natalie!
I am interested to know what your canned chicken tastes like.
You are super woman!!! Way to go. I am so impressed. What a great thing to have done and be able to rely on in the next year. WOW WOW WOW!
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