Crock Pot Freezer Meals : { Pineapple Pepper Chicken }

Do you have all of these ingredients in your pantry to make this delicious Make Ahead Crock Pot Meal? Pineapple Pepper Chicken is one of our families favorites and I always like to make enough to freeze any time I make it for dinner. We have had this recipe in our in our Freezer Meals series for a few years. Since I do not always have time for group freezer meal cooking I thought I would show you how I like to make dinner for now and dinner for later with barely any effort.

Here are the ingredients you will need:

Imagine that there is ketchup in that photo. I made this with out ketchup because I was forgetful, but it actually still turned out fab so if you decide to forget the ketchup like I did you will still have a fab meal!

You will need: 

2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1 cup sugar sugar coupons
1 cup vinegar
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup packed brown sugar sugar coupons
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup ketchup
3 Tbls soy sauce
1 tsp. chicken bouillon granules
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
6 chicken breasts {Zaycon chicken is my favorite}
1 can (8 oz.) pineapple chunks, drained  Pineapple Coupons
1 medium green pepper or half red and half green for more color and flavor
1 medium onion chopped {optional}

Get conversions to make Pineapple Pepper Chicken for 6 families!

To Prepare:

Combine the first 10 ingredients, then add chicken. Place in crock pot. Cook on low for 5-6 hours. Set aside pineapple onion and pepper. 30 minutes before you’re ready to serve add pineapple onion and peppers, cook an additional 30 minutes. Serve over rice.

If you remember to use ketchup your sauce will have a deeper red color. You will serve half of this meal tonight and save the other half for later in your freezer. Zaycon Chicken breasts are quite large and I can easily feed my family of four with only 3 breasts and still have a little left over for lunch the next day. I will save the remaining sauce and other three breasts for my freezer. You can cook with a few more chicken breasts if you need to for your family size. The sauce measurements can all stay the same.

Freezer Cooking for a group tip: Place freezer bags in a large bowl so you can fill more than one at a time and keep them from spilling.

This night I served over brown rice. This crock pot chicken is great on white or brown rice. It is personal preference. I alternate with my family. They like the taste of white rice better, but brown rice is healthier.

Eat half for dinner tonight. Bag the remaining chicken and sauce in a 1 gallon freezer bag.

To Prepare after freezing: Thaw ingredients enough to place chicken in a 13x 9 pan. Place pan in oven at 350° and bake for 30-40 minutes.

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