Cranberry Apricot Chicken Crock Pot Freezer Meal Recipes

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, barbecue sauce, onion, celery, salt and pepper; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Cover and freeze cooled chicken and sauce in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Reheat in a foil-lined 13x9-in. baking dish in a preheated 325° oven until heated through, covering if necessary to prevent excess browning.

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat and brown half of the chicken on both sides. Remove from pan; repeat with remaining oil and chicken., Add onion to same pan; cook and stir over medium heat 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in broth, cranberries, preserves and vinegar; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 2-3 minutes or until slightly reduced. Return chicken to pan; cook, uncovered, 4-6 minutes longer or until chicken is no longer pink, turning chicken halfway.

Steps:

• Place onion in slow cooker, then arrange thighs over onion.
• Combine remaining ingredients together and whisk well; spoon over chicken, making sure to get some on every piece.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to gallon freezer bag. (add chicken last, so it's the first ingredient into the crockpot).
• Thaw bag (in bowl) in refrigerator overnight. In the a.m., place ingredients into crockpot.
• Cook on low setting 4-6 hours or until cooked through. Serve with green beans (or veggie of choice).

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except chicken in ziploc freezer bag and squash and mash to mix. Add chicken and mix well. Pour into 9 x 13 greased pan at 350 for 35-40 minutes and serve over rice. If are preparing this for later use, simply put ziploc bag with the sauce and chicken directly in the freezer, defrost when ready to use and bake as directed above.