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Freezer Cooking: Chicken, Broccoli, Bacon & Potato Bake
This Chicken Bacon & Potato bake is a tasty freezer meal that is easy to double, triple or quadruple, so you have plenty of meals when you need one! And it has bacon!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 399 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4½ cups red potatoes diced
- 2½ cups boneless skinless chicken breast diced
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1/2 cup Bacon cooked crumbled
- 1/4 cup onion sliced
- 2 cups cheddar cheese grated
- ½ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoons cracked pepper
- ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 cup heavy cream (can sub half & half)
- 2 tablespoons butter chopped
For the top
- 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
Instructions
- Grease 2 8×8 foil baking pans.
- Divide ingredients in half - you are making 2 pans, so half of the ingredients goes in each pan.
- In both pans, layer ingredients in this order: potatoes, chicken, broccoli, bacon, onion and cheese.
- Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Repeat the layers and seasoning.
- Pour heavy cream over ingredients and sprinkle butter pieces over the dish.
- Cover with foil
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To eat today:
- Bake at 350 for one hour or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 more minutes until cheese is bubbly.
Freezing Directions:
- Assemble as directed above but do not bake. Make sure the potatoes are covered by other ingredients if possible (so they don't blacken). Cover tightly with foil, label, and freeze. Freeze 1/2 cup cheddar with each dish.
To cook from frozen:
- Thaw overnight.
- Remove bag of cheese, set aside and recover with foil.
- Bake covered for one hour or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 more minutes until cheese is bubbly.
- Devour.
Notes
- This recipe makes 2 8x8 pans each serving 4.
Nutrition Information
Calories
399kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Cholesterol
124mg
(41%)
Sodium
526mg
(22%)
Potassium
508mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
1105IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
25mg
(28%)
Calcium
342mg
(34%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 399
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 399kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 124mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 526mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 508mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1105IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 25mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 342mg | 34% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.