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| The final product after my second attempt |
Tonight for dinner we ate the first of my four freezer to crock pot meals that I put together on Tuesday. Click here for the recipes and how-to's. I pulled out the bag this morning but, of course, I forgot to get it into the crock pot at the 8 hour mark, so I waited until this afternoon and set it to 4 hours on high instead. When it was time to eat, I pulled out one of the chicken breasts and put it on a bun with some provolone and the pepper, onion and pineapple toppings. There were two immediate problems: One, I failed to pound the chicken breasts before I put them in the freezer bags, so they were so thick it was a bit ridiculous to put them in a bun. Two, everything was so drippy wet (it looked like soup when I opened the crock pot) that my bun was immediately turned into soggy nastiness.
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| Not looking too promising at this point... |
I threw away the bun and tried eating the chicken and toppings with just a fork, but it was a little dry and really tasteless. This recipe really didn't have any seasoning to begin with, and it was obvious. So, to salvage my meal, I shredded the chicken breast to make it manageable on a bun. I buttered my bun, layered chicken (now heavily seasoned with salt and pepper), toppings and cheese and then put it under the broiler to melt the cheese and crisp the bread.
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| If at first you don't succeed... |
The verdict: MUCH better. It was at least palatable at this point. When I put the boys' sandwiches together, I shredded their meat for them so it wouldn't be too hot and to help them get it down. Bryce ate the whole thing, and that's really saying something. So I definitely want to try this again. But I don't think I'd do it as a freezer meal. Grilled chicken breast, grilled peppers and onions and grilled pineapple rings sound so much better!
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