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Welcome back to Easy Freezer Meals. Today we are making Bacon Chicken Ranch Casserole (Easy Freezer Meals). This dish is easy, fun, delicious, and really ticks all the comfort food boxes. Bacon... Yes
Pasta.... Yes
Rich Cream Sauce.... Yes
Gooey cheese.... Yes please
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Recipe: (makes enough for 8 portions) Can be cut in half or doubled.
2 pounds of rotini pasta
2 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breast
5 oz unsalted Butter
1/2 cup of sifted all purpose Flour
2 cups of Milk
3 cups of Ck Stock
1 2/3 cups of heavy Cream
1 2/3 cups of Parmesan cheese
1.5 pounds of bacon
1 1/4 pounds of Mozzarella Cheese
1 1/4 pounds of cheddar cheese
Garnish w/ dried parsley
Brine Recipe:
1 quarts of water
1/4 cup of salt
2 Tablespoons of sugar
1 bay leaves
1 teaspoon black peppercorn
Modified Ranch seasoning for chicken: (This will make extra seasoning to use on other stuff)
1.5 Tablespoon Dried Parsley
2 teaspoons Dried Dill Weed
1 teaspoon Dried Chives
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
1 Tablespoon dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon kosher Salt
1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
Instructions:
Brine the chicken for 30 minutes. Make sure Bring is at room temp or below. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry. Coat with olive oil and lightly season with "Ranch" seasoning mix on both sides. Bake at 375-400 f till internal temp is 165F. Remove and dice into small cubes.
Prepare the bacon by dicing then frying it on a medium heat till crispy. Remove from heat and let drain.
Prepare the sauce by melting the butter adding the flour and cooking the flour taste out (5-10 minutes). Add the liquids and mix so no clumps form. Once the sauce thickens a bit add the parmesan cheese. Cook till the consistency is like a gravy.
Prepare the pasta. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water 1 minute less than al dente. Rinse with cold water to cool and set to the side.
Assemble:
Combine all the sauce with the pasta. Portion in your freezer trays. Add diced chicken to each tray. Cover with a 50/50 blend of Mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Add crispy bacon to the top and garnish with dried parsley. Cover, Label and freeze..
To reheat just thaw, cover with foil, and bake in a 375F oven for 25-35 minutes till it's warmed throughout.
Thank you for watching this video. If you have any question please leave them in the comment section below. I read all comments and respond to all the questions as best I can. If you are new here, we want to welcome you and ask that you make yourself comfortable. Sit down, relax, click that subscribe button, and that notification bell and check out some of our other videos!! We post videos regularly and would love to have you part of our Family. Be sure to like and share. We need your help to spread the word about our channel.
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Eric
Welcome back to Easy Freezer Meals. Today we are making Bacon Chicken Ranch Casserole (Easy Freezer Meals). This dish is easy, fun, delicious, and really ticks all the comfort food boxes. Bacon... Yes
Pasta.... Yes
Rich Cream Sauce.... Yes
Gooey cheese.... Yes please
I want to take a second to thank all of you who are new to my channel and if you have not yet subscribes take a minute to click that sub/notification button. We post each week new recipes that mainly focus on freezer friendly food.
Need kitchen knives? Check out Dalstrong Knives here: tinyurl.com/kx78nhhj
Get 10% off your entire purchase by entering the discount code EFMEALS10 at check out.
We invite you to check out our new Amazon storefront.
Our Store Front: amazon.com/shop/2guysacooler
Here are some links to the products that we used to make our job a little bit easier. If you have any questions about anything listed let me know. I am a partner in Amazon’s affiliate Program. This means that if you click on one of my links and you happen to buy either what I listed or an unrelated item then Amazon pays me a tiny % (and I mean tiny). This small percentage helps support our channel and our project. All this support comes at no extra cost to you!! That’s the best part. So, thank you in advance.
This is my recommendation for my absolute favorite thermometers. If you choose to buy one of these you will not regret it as they are reliable, fast, durable, and convenient. Makes for a great gift BTW!!
• Thermapen Mk4 - http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4?tw=2GUYSACOOLER
• Smoke - http://www.thermoworks.com/Smoke?tw=2GUYSACOOLER
• ThermoPop - http://www.thermoworks.com/ThermoPop?tw=2GUYSACOOLER
Freezer to Oven Tins amzn.to/2TCVVmb
3 Compartment Tins for freezer meals amzn.to/2SEoNwQ
Vitamix 750 Heratige Pro Model amzn.to/2PFXe1d
Lodge Cast Iron Griddle amzn.to/2BOT4yM
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet 17 inch amzn.to/2wZ3lGb
Vacmaster Vacuum Sealer amzn.to/2wQp7wF
8x10 bags for vac master amzn.to/2NQxpuU
6x8 bags for vac master amzn.to/2y72Lrk
Food Saver Vac bags/Sous Vide Friendly amzn.to/2WkEqsx
Robo Coup w/Dicer (Commercial grade food processor) amzn.to/2x0Wmwi
Recipe: (makes enough for 8 portions) Can be cut in half or doubled.
2 pounds of rotini pasta
2 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breast
5 oz unsalted Butter
1/2 cup of sifted all purpose Flour
2 cups of Milk
3 cups of Ck Stock
1 2/3 cups of heavy Cream
1 2/3 cups of Parmesan cheese
1.5 pounds of bacon
1 1/4 pounds of Mozzarella Cheese
1 1/4 pounds of cheddar cheese
Garnish w/ dried parsley
Brine Recipe:
1 quarts of water
1/4 cup of salt
2 Tablespoons of sugar
1 bay leaves
1 teaspoon black peppercorn
Modified Ranch seasoning for chicken: (This will make extra seasoning to use on other stuff)
1.5 Tablespoon Dried Parsley
2 teaspoons Dried Dill Weed
1 teaspoon Dried Chives
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
1 Tablespoon dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon kosher Salt
1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
Instructions:
Brine the chicken for 30 minutes. Make sure Bring is at room temp or below. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry. Coat with olive oil and lightly season with "Ranch" seasoning mix on both sides. Bake at 375-400 f till internal temp is 165F. Remove and dice into small cubes.
Prepare the bacon by dicing then frying it on a medium heat till crispy. Remove from heat and let drain.
Prepare the sauce by melting the butter adding the flour and cooking the flour taste out (5-10 minutes). Add the liquids and mix so no clumps form. Once the sauce thickens a bit add the parmesan cheese. Cook till the consistency is like a gravy.
Prepare the pasta. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water 1 minute less than al dente. Rinse with cold water to cool and set to the side.
Assemble:
Combine all the sauce with the pasta. Portion in your freezer trays. Add diced chicken to each tray. Cover with a 50/50 blend of Mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Add crispy bacon to the top and garnish with dried parsley. Cover, Label and freeze..
To reheat just thaw, cover with foil, and bake in a 375F oven for 25-35 minutes till it's warmed throughout.
Thank you for watching this video. If you have any question please leave them in the comment section below. I read all comments and respond to all the questions as best I can. If you are new here, we want to welcome you and ask that you make yourself comfortable. Sit down, relax, click that subscribe button, and that notification bell and check out some of our other videos!! We post videos regularly and would love to have you part of our Family. Be sure to like and share. We need your help to spread the word about our channel.
See you soon
Eric
