I've Fallen Back in Love with my Slowcooker Recipe 1 - Ginger-Peach Chicken

For my first go with freezer dump meals, I thought I would try the ten recipes I found here. They all looked delicious, they were large so there would be leftovers (well, it's just me, my husband and 16 month old so this won't be true for everyone) and all had easy prep. Before starting, I made a list of everything I'd need (I had almost all of it on hand) and bought in bulk. I also pre-cut the chicken breasts and froze them ahead of time on parchment-lined baking sheets.

I then planned for an afternoon when my husband would be around (to watch the little) so I could have uninterrupted production time.

Prior to starting, I wrote on all my Ziplock bags (Large - Freezer type):
Recipe Name
Cooking Instructions
Any additional ingredients required at time of cooking

Then I set up my production line! I cut everything I needed for each recipe and measured from there. No sense chopping onion, crying about it, and then have to go back 10 minutes later to cut more!

When all was said and done, it took me 3 1/2 hours to make the ten meals. Not bad! I was pretty pleased with myself - the neatly labelled bags on my counter looked oh-so yummy. I was already planning my next kitchen day!

The first recipe I tried was the Ginger-Peach Chicken.

Ginger-Peach Chicken
Freeze in a bag:
2-lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
12-ounce bag of frozen peach slices
1 red onion, sliced
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
2 teaspoons ground coriander
Cook on high for 4-5 hours.
Serve with rice.







I pulled the bag out to thaw the night before, and had it in the slowcooker after breakfast. Ok, so I was a little suspicious because it didn't call for any liquid to be added, but thought that the peaches might do the trick.

Snowflake Design Cowichan Style Canadian Wool Sweater

On with my day! Got some grocery shopping done, folded laundry and finished work on this awesome sweater.

The house smelled A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I couldn't wait for dinner.

Sigh. Talk about disappointing! The flavour was awesome but the meal itself was way dry. Definitely lacking in any type of sauce to scoop over the rice (I used brown rice, so that's pretty dry in itself.)

Learning: plan on adding chicken stock (eyeballing it I'd say 2 cups or so) and additional spices if desired. I'd use something to thicken the sauce before serving, but that's up to you!

If you try this recipe, please let me know how it turned out for you!

Next time: Shredded Beef Tacos