Freezer-Friendly Chicken Recipes to Make Now & Freeze For Later
15 Freezer-Friendly Chicken Recipes ✅🍗 that are EASY to meal prep now and FREEZE for later! Nothing beats knowing you have a stash of ready-to-eat meals waiting for busy weeknights or days when you can’t motivate to cook anything. Your freezer stash to the rescue! 🛟 Everything is BUDGET-friendly, picky-eater approved, and simple.
Easy Freezer Friendly Chicken Recipes
- When I make dinner, I try to make extra to have planned leftovers for lunch or dinner the next couple of days. Most of the time things don’t even make it to the freezer but when then do, I’m so happy knowing that on a random busy weeknight in the future, I won’t have to cook. 😊
- All of these chicken dinner recipes are easy because let’s be honest, if the recipe isn’t simple, straightforward, and ready in about 30 minutes, there’s not much chance you’re making it just to freeze – you’re likely not making it at all! Which is why these chicken recipe are all sheet-pan or one-skillet recipes with minimal ingredients and they’re ready fast!
- I purposefully selected recipes that have some sort of sauce or are juicy to begin with so that when you freeze, thaw, and then reheat them, that they still taste great and NOT dry! There’s nothing with a cream sauce or heavy cheese sauce since those type of sauces don’t always hold up after being frozen and thawed.
- Instead you’ll find a variety of Asian, American, Italian, and Mexican-inspired dishes that are budget friendly and universally appealing to satisfy even your pickiest eaters.
- Storage and Reheating: I make everything like normal, eat half, and then freeze half – or sometimes I just freeze it all. I use reusable plastic freezer containers that are single serving sizes which makes thawing and reheating a cinch. I reheat things in my microwave for 30-60 seconds, or as needed. If something isn’t at all thawed, it’ll take longer than that to heat.
Sheet Pan Brown Sugar Chicken 🍠🍗 is an EASY sheet pan meal that’s ready in 30 minutes and loaded with layers of flavors from the spice rub, which features a mixture of chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, and more!
Chicken and Rice Skillet with Veggies 🥦🍚 So EASY, ready in 20 minutes, made in ONE skillet with everyday ingredients you probably have on hand! A HEALTHY weeknight dinner the whole family will LOVE!
Perfect Baked Chicken Breasts 🍗❤️🙌 Super juicy, flavorful, EASY, and tender baked chicken breasts that are ready in 20 minutes and made on ONE sheet pan! Nothing complicated or fussy about this PERFECT chicken that everyone LOVES!
15-Minute Salsa Verde Chicken, Rice, and Beans 🌿🫘 is a fast, EASY, one skillet recipe!! Between the salsa verde, lime juice, and cilantro mixed with juicy chicken, rice, and beans, you’ll be hooked! Perfect for busy weeknights and meal prepping!!
Kung Pao Chicken is an easy, BETTER-THAN-TAKEOUT recipe with juicy chicken and such a flavorful sauce! Don’t call for takeout when you can make this HEALTHIER version at home in 20 minutes! The sauce helps keep it so nice and juicy even after freezing and reheating.
Lemon Butter Dijon Skillet Chicken 🍋 Tender, juicy chicken with a scrumptious sauce made with lemon butter, Dijon mustard, and a splash of wine for extra flavor! This EASY stovetop chicken recipe is ready in 15 minutes and will become a family dinner FAVORITE!
20-Minute Baked Lime Cilantro Chicken Breasts 🍋🟩🌿 are super juicy, EASY, tender chicken that’s ready in 20 minutes and made on ONE sheet pan! Bursting with robust Mexican-inspired lime cilantro flavors that will make this an automatic family FAVORITE!
🍗🙌🏻 Just 3 ingredients in this saucy EASY 15-Minute Barbecue Chicken Skillet recipe: Chicken, barbecue sauce, and Italian dressing. It doesn’t get any simpler than that and it’s ready in 15 minutes! When you need a family favorite skillet chicken recipe for busy weeknights, this is a winner!
Better-Than-Takeout Sticky Chicken 🍗🥢🧡 Stop calling for takeout or going to the mall food court and make this AMAZING sticky chicken at home in 15 minutes!! So EASY with the perfect balance of sweet and spicy with plenty of sticky sauce!
Green Thai Curry with Chicken 💚🧡🙌🏻 An EASY, one-skillet green curry that’s ready in 20 minutes and tastes BETTER than from a Thai restaurant! It’s healthy comfort food that tastes AMAZING! One of my most popular curry recipes because it’s just that good!
15-Minute Southwest Chicken Skillet 🍗🌽🫑 An EASY chicken skillet with red onions, black beans, corn, green chiles, lime juice, and cilantro! So much flavor and texture in every bite of this HEALTHY naturally gluten-free recipe that’s great for planned leftovers and meal prepping!
🧄🧈🍗 Simple Garlic Butter Chicken features tender, juicy chicken bathed in a rich garlic butter sauce with a splash of wine for extra flavor! This QUICK and EASY stovetop chicken recipe is ready in 15 minutes and will become a family FAVORITE!
15-Minute Cheesy Chicken Taco Skillet 🌮 Craving tacos minus all the empty carbs? This EASY taco skillet without tortillas is PERFECT! Fast, EASY, loaded with awesome Mexican-inspired flavors and it’s super CHEESY!
Skinny Mexican Chicken Skillet 🍅🌽💃 is EASY, ready in 20 minutes, and is a skinny recipe that keeps you full and satisfied! A great Mexican-inspired meal that’s naturally gluten-free and is a flavor FIESTA in your mouth!
Sheet Pan Baked Italian Chicken and Vegetables 🥒🍅 Fast, EASY, one pan recipe that’s full of FLAVOR from balsamic, Italian seasoning, Parmesan cheese, and basil!! The chicken is so tender, juicy, and moist!
Your better than take out chicken & cashew is a regular in our house and one of my favourite meals of all time!
Thank you so much for letting me know it’s a favorite you make often!