The first time I made this recipe, I never thought to turn it into a freezer meal. But when I picked up a bulk order of chicken, I was trying to think of recipes my family loves that would make great chicken freezer meals. I knew this one would be a hit. So I whipped a bunch up in bulk and popped them in the freezer. They’ll make for a warm, chunky chili on a cold winter day. Yum!
Easy Freezer Meal – Sweet Chicken Chili with Bacon
Ingredients
6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
1 pound of shredded, cooked chicken breast
1 large onion, diced
1 can red beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup brown sugar, gently packed
1 quart of tomato sauce
1 tablespoon brown spicy mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon of vinegar
Instructions
Throw all ingredients into freezer bags. Seal, label and freeze.
To cook after freezing, dump all ingredients into a large pot. Add 1- 2 cups of water {depending on desired thickness} and heat to boiling. Simmer for 30 minutes or until bacon is cooked through.
Looking for more easy freezer meal ideas? See the full list of freezer meals HERE.
Here are a few of my favorites:
- Roadside Sliders Recipe
- Easy Freezer Meal Meatballs
- Peach Crisp Recipe
- Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Chicken Cacciatore
- Chicken Casserole with Mashed Potato Topping
Heidi P says
Looks yummy. Does it need thawing before cooking?
Em says
Question about the bacon: if making freezer meals, do you start with cooked or uncooked bacon? Ingredients specify cooked, but directions say to cook until bacon is done. Sounds good and I am going to do freezer meals this year. 🙂
Mavis Butterfield says
You should cook it first. We forgot to before we bagged it up this time around. 🙂
Em says
Thanks!
Tonya says
Sounds great!
Allison says
Hi Mavis! I would like to make this! Is the list of ingredients for one gallon size bag or is it divided up between the 6 bags pictured? Thanks!
Mavis Butterfield says
1 recipe = 1 gallon size bag. 🙂 I hope you like it, we sure do.
Allison says
Thank you! 🙂
Hope says
Too sweet and too much tomato. Yuck.
Holly says
Do you drain the beans?
Mavis Butterfield says
Yes. Drain and rinse the beans before adding them to the bag.
jayme says
If you didn’t add the beans until the end could you use uncooked chicken and cook in the crockpot?