What's Cookin'

Yesterday the assembly of the freezer meals was overall a success! Were we tired? Yes. Were some mistakes made? Sure. Does anyone feel like chopping onions in the near future? Nope! But the beauty is, we have a number of meals ready and raring to go - and won't have to even so much as pick up a knife for a little while!

Be amazed! Freezer meals galore!

So what is cookin' in our casas? Here are the meals we prepared!

• Rosemary Chicken
• Salsa Chicken
• Honey Chicken
• Cranberry Chicken
• Polynesian Chicken
• Chicken Chili
• Cilantro Lime Chicken
• Healthy Mama BBQ
• Chicken Curry
• Steph's Goulash
• Seasoned Sweet Potatoes 

We also made some pre-seasoned zucchini (yummmm) and a whole heap of chicken scraps for dog food (just boiled it - made for easy clean-up!)

This looks gross! It's for a dog, so...

This morning I woke up, got ready for work, opened up the freezer and grabbed...Rosemary Chicken! I plopped the contents of the bag right in the slow cooker, set it - and let it do it's thing!

When I came home this evening, the house smelled yummy! I rushed right to the slow cooker, even before taking Hook out (he could hold it just 30 second longer!) because I couldn't wait to take a peek! It looked good and I could tell by poking it with a fork, was very moist!

Labeling with full instructions is key.

I threw some of the zucchini on a cookie sheet at 400 degrees and baked for 20 minutes while I got changed, took the dog on a quick walk and made a phone call. Zucchini, chicken and a little bit of bread and dinner was done. I was satisfied with the taste and especially the texture - not rubbery, not overcooked. I am wild about rosemary (just ask my sister about the now infamous stuffing from Thanksgiving 2010...I got a little overzealous), so this was a great first start! The sauce created by the ingredients was really yummy with the bread and I am a sucker for zucchini, so I am feeling a little bit like a champion this evening. Cleanup? A breeze. One plate and the silverware into the dishwasher. Zucchini was on foil that I tossed and I had to handwash the slow cooker quickly.

They stack up nicely when laid flat.

What I will say, is it wasn't very pretty. I'm not a girl who can stage photos to make it look professional and even if I was...it wasn't much to look at. In the grand scheme of things, I'd rather have the ease and taste over appearance on this one. I do know that looks contribute to whether something appears appetizing, so cross your fingers this won't get old quickly!

I have leftovers that I'm taking for lunch tomorrow from the chicken and zucchini, along with some carrots, veggie chips and grapes. Packing lunch was a snap. I am hopeful that this will taste good on the second day. It's always a gamble.

Aslyne was working out of town today, so she didn't get to try out her first meal. Tomorrow's menu will include Honey Chicken  and asparagus in the steamer for me.

Ta-ta for now!
~Snark & Smirk