Freezer Meal Dump Recipes

Would it surprise you to know that I had never tried chicken tacos before this year? I had always made our tacos with beef (or Mexican ground round). These Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos were a first for me. Our whole family loves tacos, so I was expecting to get some dissent on the change. They surprised me. I surprised me! We all loved the chicken version just as much.

In fact, when one of my daughters recently requested tacos as her birthday supper, she wanted both types of meat. Most of us just chose one or the other, but some of my kids are strange eaters and they used both chicken and beef in their tacos. Weird, I know!

Make this freezer to slow cooker or Instant Pot recipe for Taco Tuesday or Taco Wednesday or Taco Thursday or… I think you get the idea!

Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos Recipe:

• 2 lbs. skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup jarred salsa verde
• 1/8 tsp. ground cumin

Dump the chicken, diced onions, cumin, and salsa verde in a large resealable bag. Remove the excess air, seal, and freeze. Instant Pot Cooking Instructions:

Take the bag out of the freezer and thaw. Add bag contents to the Instant Pot. Lock the cover and seal the steam nozzle.

Cook on high pressure for 12 minutes (or 20 minutes if cooking from frozen). Release the steam.  Once vented, shred the chicken using tongs or two forks.

Slow Cooker Cooking Instructions:

Thaw. Place the bag contents into the crock pot on cook on low for 4-6 hours. Shred before serving.

Serving suggestions:

Serve the shredded chicken on corn or flour tortillas with cheese and all of your favourite taco fixings. Possible toppings are black beans, salsa, hot sauce, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, green onions, sliced black olives, avocados, sliced jalapenos, and fresh cilantro. You can also offer sour cream, salsa, and guacamole on the side. If chicken tacos aren’t your thing or if you have leftovers, you can also use the shredded meat as a topping on nachos or in wraps.

This salsa verde chicken recipe is included in our Instant Pot Freezer Meal plan along with other easy recipes, prep and shopping lists, and printable labels. 

You may also be interested in these recipes:

Freezer to Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

Tex Mex Pasta Bake 

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Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup onion diced
• 1 cup jarred salsa verde
• 1/8 tsp. ground cumin

Instructions

1. Dump the chicken, diced onions, cumin, and salsa verde in a large resealable bag. Remove the excess air, seal, and freeze.

Instant Pot Cooking Instructions:

1. Take the bag out of the freezer and thaw. Add bag contents to the Instant Pot. Lock the cover and seal the steam nozzle.
2. Cook on high pressure for 12 minutes (or 20 minutes if cooking from frozen). Release the steam.  Once vented, shred the chicken using tongs or two forks.

Slow Cooker Cooking Instructions:

1. Thaw. Place the bag contents into the crock pot on cook on low for 4-6 hours. Shred before serving.

Recipe Notes

Serving suggestions: Serve the shredded chicken on corn or flour tortillas with cheese and all of your favourite taco fixings. Possible toppings are black beans, salsa, hot sauce, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, green onions, sliced black olives, avocados, sliced jalapenos, and fresh cilantro.

When it comes to freezer meals, there is nothing faster than chicken dump recipes. This chili chicken dump recipe is no exception. Make one (or many) in minutes.

This six ingredient recipe may be simple, but the taste is there. Serve this chicken with any number of sides. It goes well with a vegetable and wild rice.

One of the best things about this recipe is its versatility in the cooking method. It can be cooked in the crock pot, oven, or skillet. If you’ll be out for the afternoon, you can throw it in the slow cooker. If you’re in a rush, you can cook it on the stovetop and otherwise, you can heat it in the oven.

What’s a Chicken Dump Recipe?

A chicken dump recipe is simply a method to make a lot of meals in a short amount of time. Open resealable freezer bags and set them on the counter in such a way that they stay open. Place the chicken in each bag and then “dump” the sauce ingredients into the bags.

Seal them all up, label them, and you’ll have made many meals made in just a few minutes.

You can find more recipes in the Chicken Dump Recipes Cookbook. It includes convenient shopping lists and printable labels. 

Chili Glazed Chicken Dump Recipe:

• 3-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or 8-10 chicken thighs
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. honey, melted
• 1/4 cup chicken broth

Place the chicken breasts in a large, resealable freezer bag. Dump the rest of the ingredients into the bag. Squish together to combine. 

On the cooking day, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw.

Oven instructions:

Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.

Slow cooker instructions:

Cook in the crock pot on low for 4-6 hours.

Skillet instructions:

Heat in a skillet at medium-high for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through, turning frequently.

Check out these other Chicken Dump Recipes:

Apple Maple Chicken 

Lemon Garlic Chicken 

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Chili Glazed Chicken Dump Recipe

Ingredients

• 3-5 chicken breasts or 8-10 chicken thighs boneless, skinless
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. honey melted
• 1/4 cup chicken broth

Instructions

1. Place the chicken breasts in a large, resealable freezer bag. Dump the rest of the ingredients into the bag. Squish together to combine.
2. On the cooking day, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw.

Oven instructions:

1. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.

Slow cooker instructions:

1. Cook in the crock pot on low for 4-6 hours.

Skillet instructions:

1. Heat in a skillet at medium-high for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through, turning frequently.

Dump Recipe are the fastest way to make freezer meals. It’s so easy to make many at one time. This apple maple chicken dump recipe is delicious and can be cooked in the oven or the crock pot. It has an interesting blend of flavours that go so well together.This recipe calls for a fair bit of garlic. We are big fans of garlic as you may notice from the fact that most of our recipes call for garlic and that a lot of them even have the word “garlic” in the title! If you aren’t a fan, just reduce the amount the recipe calls for or eliminate it altogether. Personally, I think it tastes best with this amount, but you be the judge!

Apple Maple Chicken Dump Recipe:

• 3-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or 8-10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 12 1/2 oz. can frozen apple juice concentrate
• 3/4 cup dry white wine (you can use alcohol free if you prefer)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1 tsp. pepper

To put together this freezer meal, place chicken pieces in a large resealable bag. Dump all the rest of the ingredients in the bag. Squish it to mix everything together. Remove the excess air, seal and freeze. 

On the day of cooking, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw. You can cook it in the oven or in the slow cooker.

Oven instructions: After thawing, place the chicken and sauce in a covered casserole dish. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for one hour, uncover during the last 10 minutes.

Crock pot instructions: Place thawed chicken and sauce into the slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours.

Serve the chicken with side dishes such as rice, potatoes, vegetables, or a salad. We ate ours with roasted root vegetables (yum!) and cabbage.

Looking for more chicken dump recipes? Check out our tried and true recipes that include printable labels and shopping lists. 

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Apple Maple Chicken Dump Recipe

Ingredients

• 3-5 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 8-10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 12 1/2 oz. can frozen apple juice concentrate
• 3/4 cup dry white wine you can use alcohol free if you prefer
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1 tsp. pepper

Instructions

1. To put together this freezer meal, place chicken pieces in a large resealable bag. Dump all the rest of the ingredients in the bag. Squish it to mix everything together. Remove the excess air, seal and freeze.

2. On the day of cooking, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw. 

Oven instructions: After thawing, place the chicken and sauce in a covered casserole dish. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for one hour, uncover during the last 10 minutes.

Crock pot instructions: Place thawed chicken and sauce into the slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours.

Check out these other easy and delicious chicken freezer meals:

Lemon and Garlic Chicken Dump Recipe

Chicken and Vegetable Casserole with Crispy Onion Topping 

Supper doesn’t get easier than this Lemon Garlic Chicken Dump recipe. It’s a quick make ahead meal that can be cooked in the slow cooker. 

Dump recipes are probably my favourite type of freezer meal to make. You can easily make ten meals in half an hour to an hour using the dump recipe method.

The dump recipe method is basically using only one protein or main ingredient, setting up all of your resealable bags on the counter, filling them with that main ingredients and then dumping the other ingredients called for in the recipes into each bag.

Lemon Garlic Chicken Dump Recipe:

• 3-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or 8-10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 4 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley
• 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Since this is a dump recipe, it is just as easy to make lots of these as it is to make one. Begin by opening a large resealable bag (or as many bags as the amount of meals you are going to make) and adding the chicken. 

Dump the other ingredients into the bag. Remove the excess air from the bag, seal, lay flat, and freeze.

On the day of cooking, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 45-55 minutes or in the crock pot on low for 4-6 hours.

If desired, you can sprinkle some parsley on top. Serve with rice or potatoes and your choice of veggies. This meal is one of the many simple, yet delicious recipes included in my Chicken Dump Recipes cookbook. 

Check out these other Dump Meal Recipes:

BBQ Shredded Chicken in the Crock Pot 

Freezer to Crock Pot Beef Stew

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Lemon Garlic Chicken Dump Recipe

The dump recipe method is basically using only one protein or main ingredient, setting up all of your resealable bags on the counter, filling them with that main ingredients and then dumping the other ingredients called for in the recipes into each bag.

Ingredients

• 3-5 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 8-10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 4 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley
• 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Instructions

1. Begin by opening a large resealable bag and adding the chicken.

2. Dump the other ingredients into the bag.

3. Remove the excess air from the bag, seal, lay flat, and freeze.

4. On the day of cooking, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw.

5. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 45-55 minutes or in the crock pot on low for 4-6 hours.

6. Serve with rice or potatoes and your choice of veggies.

Some meals just have that home-cooked, hearty comfort food feel to them. This freezer to crock pot beef stew recipe is one of those meals. It’s an easy weeknight family meal.

This beef stew is a great one dish meal full of chunky vegetables. It is especially nice to have on a cold winter’s night. There is just something about a soup or stew that brings that warm comfort feeling.

Freezer to Crock Pot Beef Stew Recipe:

• 2 lbs. stew meat, cubed
• 1 cup onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce*
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• dash salt

*Be sure to use gluten free Worcestershire sauce if you are wanting to make this stew gluten free.

Before putting together this freezer meal, chop the onions, peel and dice the carrots, peel and cube the sweet potato, and dice the celery so that everything is ready to toss into the bag. I like to make the veggies in bigger chunks than what I would do for a soup, but this is a preference thing. Feel free to cut them in the size that works best for you. 

To assemble this crock pot beef stew recipe, dump the beef stew meat into a large resealable bag before adding the other ingredients. Remove the excess air from the bag, seal and freeze.

On the day of cooking, take the meal out of the freezer to thaw. Cook in the slow cooker for 5-7 hours on low. 

You can serve this slow cooker beef stew with buns or on its own.

This crock pot beef stew recipe is one of the recipes included in our popular Beef Dump Recipes book. 

You may also like these freezer meal recipes:

BBQ Shredded Chicken in the Crock Pot

Tex Mex Pasta Bake Freezer Meal