I love Crock Pot freezer meals. Primarily, dump chicken recipes. For those of you that don't know, dump chicken recipes are when you literally dump the ingredients and chicken in the Crock Pot and let it cook. The appeal for me is that you can, instead, dump the ingredients in to a freezer bag, store it in the freezer until you need an easy dinner, and them toss it in the Crock Pot.
It's handy because it doesn't have to be completely thawed before you cook it (I can never remember to take meat out to thaw until it's too late). You can either let it thaw slightly in the fridge for a couple hours, or run it under warm water for 2-3 minutes, just enough to loosen it up a bit so the chicken can be laid out evenly.
Crock Pot Ranch Chicken Tacos
4-5 boneless chicken breast (or whatever chicken part is on sale, as long as it's boneless)
packet of taco seasoning
packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Mix
1/4 Cup of water
1/4 cup of ranch dressing (Do not add to the Crock Pot with the rest of the ingredients)
Dump the chicken, taco seasoning, ranch mix, and water in a Gallon size freezer bag. Mix together, flatten, and freeze until needed.
Thaw the contents just enough so the chicken pieces can be separated. Spray your Crock Pot with non-stick spray. Dump contents into the Crock Pot and cook on Low for 4-5 hours. NOTE: If you choose not to freeze the ingredients ahead of time, that's fine; just cook on low for 3-4 hrs.
Put the chicken pieces in a bowl and shred them. Add the ranch dressing. Return chicken to the crock pot and cook for 10 mins.
Put it in a tortilla and add your favorite toppings! We like to use to make quesadillas.
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