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Chicken, Broccoli, Bacon & Potato Bake

January 15, 2014 By Kylee Last updated: February 7, 2019

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A tasty meal that is easy to double, triple or quadruple, so you have plenty of freezer meals when you need one! And it has bacon! 

Hi there! If you’re looking for freezer meals/cooking, or weeknight wonders – you’re in the right place!

With the arrival of our second son coming up FAST (he’ll be here March 7th! – EDIT, he messed those plans up – arrived Feb 21!), I’m having a quiet little panic about what the heck we’ll be eating as I recover from the birth.

With abdominal surgery (yep), a newborn, and a toddler, I’m fairly certain we’ll need some freezer meals to save us from resorting to takeout 7 nights a week and save the Husband from creating dinner from his imagination. The thought, frankly, is scary.

In any case, new parenthood is an adjustment for everyone. I’m trying to make it easier on all of us 🙂

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Stocking up with quality freezer meals can be a little daunting

 

If you haven’t done it before, and see all the “all day” cooking sessions, with 40 meals at a time etc – it can be somewhat overwhelming! It doesn’t actually have to be that way. It has to work for YOU and what time and resources you have.

 

I like to cook once, eat twice (eat tonight, repurpose leftovers for tomorrow), as well as make one for now, one for the freezer. Doesn’t require a big time commitment, and fills your freezer as you go.

See this post – How to cook mashed potatoes, rice and steel cut oats in the pressure cooker/instant pot

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I threw this together on a Sunday afternoon. One to eat, 4 small ones to freeze. It gets bonus points for being appealing to the toddler as well as husband, and me!

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A tasty meal that is easy to double, triple or quadruple, so you have plenty of freezer meals when you need one! And it has bacon! 

 

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Freezer Cooking: Chicken, Broccoli, Bacon & Potato Bake
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
 

A tasty meal that is easy to double, triple or quadruple, so you have plenty of freezer meals when you need one! And it has bacon! 

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 393 kcal
Author: Kylee
Ingredients
  • 4½ cups diced red potatoes
  • 2½ cups diced boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1/2 cup cooked crumbled bacon
  • 1/4 cup sliced onion
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese grated
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese grated (for top)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 cup heavy cream (can sub half & half)
  • 2 Tbs butter chopped
Directions
  1. Grease 2 8×8 foil baking pans.
  2. Divide ingredients in half - you are making 2 pans, so half of the ingredients goes in each pan.

  3. In both pans, layer ingredients in this order: potatoes, chicken, broccoli, bacon, onion and cheese.

  4. Season salt, pepper and garlic powder.

  5. Repeat the layers and seasoning. 

  6. Pour heavy cream over ingredients and sprinkle butter pieces over the dish.

  7. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for one hour or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender.
  8. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 more minutes until cheese is bubbly.

Freezing Directions:
  1. Assemble as directed above but do not bake. Make sure the potatoes are covered by other ingredients if possible (so they don't blacken). Cover tightly with foil, label, and freeze. Freeze 1/2 cup cheddar with each dish.

TO SERVE
  1. Thaw. Remove bag of cheese and recover with foil. Bake covered for one hour or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 more minutes until cheese is bubbly.
Recipe Notes

This recipe makes 2 8x8 pans each serving 4.

Nutrition Facts
Freezer Cooking: Chicken, Broccoli, Bacon & Potato Bake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 393 Calories from Fat 261
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29g 45%
Saturated Fat 17g 85%
Cholesterol 123mg 41%
Sodium 532mg 22%
Potassium 508mg 15%
Total Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 22g 44%
Vitamin A 22.1%
Vitamin C 30.3%
Calcium 34.2%
Iron 5.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Chicken&Turkey, Freezer Friendly/Freezer Cooking, Main Meals, One Pot/Skillet Dishes Tagged With: bacon, chicken, dinner, freezer, freezer friendly, potato

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  1. Jan

    January 15, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    This is going to be tonight’s dinner. yummmmm

  2. That Girl

    January 15, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    We lived off freezer meals for the first month after my guy was born.

    • Tonia

      March 23, 2018 at 3:32 am

      How do you think this would work if baked before frozen. Hubby works alot if hours out if town so I cook up meals to freeze so he can easily warm up when ready.

    • Kylee

      March 26, 2018 at 8:31 pm

      I have made this several times, and actually prefer it pre-baked before freezing!

    • Rhonda Koch

      April 2, 2018 at 7:28 pm

      Wow!!! That looks delicious. Ididn’t realize you can use those containers for freezing.
      I will be making this very soon…Thx!

  3. Eva @ Eva Bakes

    January 16, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    What a wonderful idea for a freezer meal! I wish I would have had a stash before my daughter was born.

  4. Anonymous

    February 12, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    This looks so good and Easy Peasy. Thanks Melissa

  5. Hillary

    November 4, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    This looks yummy! Did you cook the chicken before assembling?

    • Kylee

      May 17, 2016 at 10:56 am

      Nope, Hillary – diced and raw chicken!

  6. Courtny Sears

    December 4, 2014 at 6:12 am

    Is the broccoli fresh or frozen? If fresh do you blanch before freezing the extra meals?

    • Kylee

      May 17, 2016 at 10:57 am

      I used raw, unblanched broccoli. Frozen would work just fine though

  7. Anonymous

    December 18, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    Have you used a crock pot to cook this instead of the oven, after freezing raw ingredients?

    • Kylee

      May 17, 2016 at 10:58 am

      I haven’t, but I bet it could easily be adapted. I’d probably leave the broccoli out until the last 15 minutes of cooking though – so it doesn’t go mushy and gross.

  8. Anonymous

    April 18, 2015 at 8:19 am

    Very nice, lovely flavour. Might add a packet of chicken noodle soup with it next time, although it really didn’t need anything extra for flavour. Also added capsicum, diced pumpkin and half broccoli and half cauliflower. Easy prep all in one pan!! Fantastic! Thanks for a wonderful recipe.

  9. Anonymous

    August 3, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    my 14 year old daughter loved it so much she went back for seconds and she is quite the picky eater 🙂 so thank you!

  10. Anonymous

    August 3, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    family loved it including my picky 14 year old!

    • Kylee

      May 17, 2016 at 10:56 am

      I’m so glad to hear that!

  11. Brigette

    March 15, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    Did your potatoes turn black in the freezer?

    • Kylee

      March 15, 2016 at 6:16 pm

      Nope. I found if I mixed them well enough, and there weren’t too many on the surface, they did just fine!

    • Stephanie

      December 11, 2017 at 10:13 am

      Have you tried this recipe with diced hash browns? Hash brown casseroles are so yummy…I wonder if this would taste just as good with them.

  12. Annah

    June 16, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    Tried this the other day. My husband and I loved it. I’m going to pre-cook the chicken next time though. I never have luck with raw chicken in freezer meals, I have to cook it a lot longer to get it to fully cook.

    • Kylee

      June 17, 2016 at 8:27 am

      Hi, Annah! Thanks for stopping by. Yep, cooking the chicken would REALLY reduce cook-day time, more reheating than cooking, I suppose. Let me know how it turns out?

  13. Danielle Keplinger

    June 21, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    Do you add milk/cream if freezing not cooking right away?

    • Kylee

      June 21, 2016 at 3:37 pm

      Hi Danielle – I do! I know it’s not “supposed” to work, but it does 🙂

  14. coralee cousin

    July 7, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    How long can it stay in the freezer?

    • Kylee

      July 7, 2016 at 12:16 pm

      I probably wouldn’t go more than 3 months, personally.

  15. Sarah

    July 27, 2016 at 6:33 am

    Hi! Looks delicious! I was wondering if you think this could be made on a BBQ?

    • Kylee

      July 27, 2016 at 10:29 am

      Do you mean in a baking dish, in the BBQ, baking? I don’t see why not – but I’d assume a metal dish would be needed?

  16. Suzie

    August 15, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    Is the recipe already quadrupled? 4.5 cups of potatoes seems like a lot for an 8×8 pan, but not enough for four servings…

    • Kylee

      August 17, 2016 at 3:42 pm

      Hi Suzie – thanks for catching that! It actually makes 2 8×8 dishes. One to eat today, and one for the freezer! I’ve updated the recipe to show it, I appreciate you commenting!

  17. Paul Reilly

    August 24, 2016 at 2:14 pm

    Looks great! Will this work freezer to oven or does it have to be thawed?

    • Kylee

      August 30, 2016 at 9:37 am

      Thaw. Remove bag of cheese and recover with foil. Bake covered for one hour or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 more minutes until cheese is bubbly.

  18. Jessica

    August 29, 2016 at 6:33 pm

    Sounds delish! Do you need to thaw first or can it go straight from the freezer to the oven? Thank you 🙂

    • Kylee

      August 30, 2016 at 9:36 am

      Thaw. Remove bag of cheese and recover with foil. Bake covered for one hour or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 more minutes until cheese is bubbly.

    • Kim

      September 1, 2016 at 8:44 am

      Hi kylee, how long does it usually take to thaw

    • Kylee

      September 1, 2016 at 8:46 am

      Kim, I usually just pull it out of the freezer in the morning, and cook it when I get home at night.

  19. Mary

    September 1, 2016 at 5:22 pm

    Made this tonight, it was AMAZING. I will be making this again.

    • Kylee

      September 2, 2016 at 9:52 am

      Glad you enjoyed it, Mary!

  20. lester

    September 7, 2016 at 6:45 am

    Where do you purchase the foil baking pan with lid shown in the picture.

    • Kylee

      September 7, 2016 at 9:12 am

      Hi Lester – I get them from Amazon!

    • Jillian Schultz

      August 6, 2017 at 11:00 am

      I get mine from dollar tree – 3 for $1 in one package

  21. Denizey

    September 18, 2016 at 10:48 am

    This looks good! Gonna try it this week! I get my foil pans at the dollar tree! Three for a buck, and they come with nice covers

  22. Brionna Wilder

    October 7, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    This is so good!!!!!!! I forgot about the bacon but it really didn’t need it. I will definitely be making 2 more for sure. Thank you so much.

  23. Carrie

    October 16, 2016 at 7:44 pm

    Can you cook first then freeze? Just thinking easy way for when bubs arrives

    • Kylee

      October 18, 2016 at 11:42 am

      Hi Carrie – you could, but I haven’t done it that way, so can’t attest to the quality of it! I wouldn’t freeze it for too long, up to a month, maybe, if you cooked it first.

  24. Elaine

    November 2, 2016 at 4:24 pm

    Do you assemble all ingredients raw, except for the bacon?

    • Kylee

      November 3, 2016 at 9:58 am

      I do!

  25. Lisa Listle

    November 6, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Hi Kylee. This recipe looks absolutely delicious! I know your recipe says that it needs to be thawed first before baking, but do you think it could go straight from the freezer to the oven successfully? I’m horrible at remembering to take things from the freezer in advance. Thanks.

    • Kylee

      November 6, 2016 at 6:44 pm

      It doesn’t HAVE to be, but you’d need to add a significant amount to your cooking time. I haven’t tried it, let me know how it goes!

  26. Barb

    January 7, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    This recipe looks tasty, Using the amounts given , are they divided by 4….ie…2 layers in each pan. Seems like a very small amount of cream, onion etc.

    • Kylee

      January 8, 2017 at 12:59 pm

      Actually, the recipe as written makes 2 pans 8×8 size. I usually double or triple my recipe, though.

  27. Carmen

    January 28, 2017 at 7:48 am

    Do you divide the 1/2 cup of cream among the 2 pans, or do 1/2 cup of heavy cream over each pan?

  28. Jessica

    February 12, 2017 at 9:51 am

    Would this be good with a different type of meat? I have friends coming over and the don’t like chicken. 🙁

    • Kylee

      February 12, 2017 at 9:07 pm

      I think maybe diced pork tenderloin would be nice?

  29. Kelly

    June 7, 2017 at 6:57 am

    Made this and it was incredible. I will add more bacon next time.

  30. Christine @ myblissfulmess

    August 5, 2017 at 8:13 am

    I love having meals in the freezer. I call them homemade convenience food LOL. With my kids back to school, guess what’s coming next? Oh yea, every germ carried in the halls of the school, and that usually results in me falling ill at least once or twice. And when mom is sick, mom doesn’t cook. I like this one particularly because it’s a bit different than most freezer meals I see. I see a lot of pasta ones, but not too many like this. I very much appreciate this post. Thanks for sharing this!

  31. Shawn

    August 28, 2017 at 5:31 pm

    Hi Kylee. This sounds delicious and I’m excited to try it. I’m not quite sure if I understand the recipe. It makes 2 pans that are layered, so each ingredient needs to be divided into 4, (for each layer) correct? The cream just in half, 1/2 C into each pan?

    • Sara

      October 11, 2017 at 8:16 am

      Hi! That is what I did. I got all of the ingredients – not realizing it was for 2 pans. When it was time to construct the dish I saw that it was meant for 2 pans and used only 1/2 cup of cream for each. I did not divide into 4. I just layered the potatoes, chicken, bacon then cheese!

  32. CC Mills

    September 5, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    I made this and it was delish! Husband liked it too. I had some yellow squash I chopped small and added to it. Vegetables were tender and cheesy, chicken was done but not dry. When I make the next batch I might try a little Cajun seasoning but it is very good just as it is.

  33. Cathy Letourneaux

    October 8, 2017 at 9:02 pm

    It turned out great! The whole family loved it, especially with the extra cream. The family’s feedback is to double the broccoli (they loved the creamy cheesy-ness of it and wanted more broccoli!) and said it needed a new name. After telling them about Kylee, they named it Kiwi’s Chicken! My kids are 8 and 12, a definite hit! Thank you!

    • Kylee

      October 9, 2017 at 1:28 pm

      I’m so glad you liked it, Cathy!

  34. Stephanie

    December 11, 2017 at 10:16 am

    Have you tried making this using the diced hash browns? Hash brown casseroles are so yummy…I wonder if it would taste as good using them.

  35. Annette

    January 21, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    This was a big hit in my house. Thank you for the recipe.

  36. Rachelle

    January 29, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Made this for dinner last night and it was delicious. This recipe will be on our menu. Thanks!

  37. Lilly

    January 29, 2018 at 8:34 pm

    This sounds good… im wondering can we substitute potatoes with sweet potatoes? Just wondering if it will go well with the dish.

    • Kylee

      February 12, 2018 at 9:32 pm

      I think it sounds awesome!

  38. Shi

    February 12, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    Love this idea and trying soon. I realized that I’ve often already frozen meat and thawing to make meals for later. Can this be cooked cooled and frozen? For a family to take down and reheat?? Help!

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