Freezer Meal: Chicken, Broccoli, Bacon & Potato Bake

Name: Freezer Cooking: Chicken, Broccoli, Bacon & Potato Bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 4½ cups red potatoes (diced ); 2½ cups boneless skinless chicken breast (diced ); 2 cups broccoli florets; 1/2 cup bacon (cooked crumbled); 1/4 cup onion (sliced ); 2 cups cheddar cheese (grated); ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp pepper; ½ tsp garlic powder; 1 cup heavy cream ((can sub half & half)); 2 Tbs butter (chopped); 1 cup cheddar cheese (grated)

January 15, 2014 By Kylee Last updated: September 17, 2019

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

Update: This post was originally posted in 2014 and has been updated to improve reader experience

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

I originally posted this when I was expecting my second son, C. I was so worried that I’d be unable to cook while recovering from abdominal surgery, and chasing a toddler (spoiler: I was right). Having a few freezer meals stocked in the freezer meant that I really could lay on the couch and rest vs stand in the kitchen trying to make something edible.

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How to make this freezer meal:

(full printable recipe below – just scroll!)

Grease 2 8×8 foil baking pans.
Divide ingredients in half – you are making 2 pans, so half of the ingredients goes in each pan.
In both pans, layer ingredients in this order: potatoes, chicken,broccoli, bacon, onion and cheese.
Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Repeat the layers and seasoning.
Pour heavy cream over ingredients and sprinkle butter pieces over the dish.
Cover with foil.

To eat today:

Bake at 350 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.

Freezing directions:

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 cook from frozen

Thaw overnight.
Bake covered for one hour or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 more minutes until cheese is bubbly.

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.

For me – I like to cook once, eat twice (eat tonight, repurpose leftovers for tomorrow), as well as make one for eating tonight, and one for the freezer. It doesn’t require a big time commitment and fills your freezer as you go. I throw this together on a Sunday afternoon – bake one, freeze one 8×8 pan.

It gets bonus points for being appealing to the kids as well as husband, and me!