I had a request to post how I made my freezer meals gluten free. Maybe I will make this a monthly thing and it might help someone out. If you aren't interested I won't be offended if you skip over it because it might be long and only have 1 picture that i already posted in another post, I will try to remember to take more pictures next time.
January's meals
Taco Meat
(2) Crock Pot Chicken
(2) Lemon Garlic Chicken
White Chicken Chili
Russian Chicken
Cranberry Chicken
Chicken Adobo
Taquitos
Spicy Honey Chicken
Sloppy Joes
Shredded Chicken (I plan on making chicken salad sandwiches with)
Orange Teriyaki Chicken
Tater Tot Casserole
Yogurt Chicken
Italian Chicken
Creamy Chicken
I am not going to lie making normal recipes gluten free can get a little rediculous, but it's usually worth it.
Taco meat. We used taco seasoning mix, the lime and the vinegar. McCormicks taco mix is gluten free, your store brand might be also, you just have to check, but if your in doubt just buy McCormicks.
Crock Pot Salsa Chicken is chicken, a can of corn, a can of black beans, a jar or salsa and a block of cream cheese. All naturally gf!
Lemon Garlic Chicken is chicken, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a lemon. All naturally gf again!
White Chicken Chili, you just have to look out for gf broth, but pacific (my fav), progresso, and swansons natural goodness chicken broth are gf.
For Russian Chicken and Cranberry Chicken (they are pretty much the same thing)
I don't use Russian dressing for Russian chicken, because the only brand I know that actually makes Russian dressing (Wishbone) is expensive and not gf, so I just buy French dressing for both recipes, most store brands are gf but make sure you check not assume. Onion soup mix, Liptons used to be gf before they changed the ingredients, I don't know how long I used it before one day I decided to look at the ingredients and it's not gf anymore. I haven't found one that is gf so I have to make my own, sounds hard right? Nope super easy. 1/4 cup dried minced onion. 2 Tbsp instant beef bouillon. 1/2 Tsp onion powder. Mix ingredients together and use as you would Lipton soup mix.
Chicken Adobo. Scott's recipe. All I know is it has vinegar and soy sauce in it. Distilled vinegar is naturally gf. Soy sauce, is a hard one, the main ingredient in most is wheat. I have found La Choy soy sauce and the market pantry (Target brand) soy sauce I have in my fridge is gf.
Taquitos. All ingredients gf as long as you use corn tortillas of course. I have found after heating them up, the corn tortillas don't freeze and reheat very well, but the flour ones I made for my husband turned out good, or so he says.
Spicy Honey Chicken. All ingredients gf!
Sloppy Joes. Most ingredients are fine, just check your ketchup and mustard. Heinz, French's, and Walmart brand are gf. I havent found any gf buns I actually like.
Shredded chicken obviously gf. I plan to make chicken salad sandwiches with this. Everyone else made chicken roll ups for theirs, I love chicken roll ups but don't think they are worth making gf, I havent been successful with them using bisquick and I don't think the gf cream of chicken soup makes good gravy.
Orange Teriyaki Chicken.
1⁄4 cup soy sauce 3 Tbsp chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp olive or canola oil 1⁄2 tsp ground pepper 1⁄2 tsp ground ginger 1⁄2 tsp red pepper sauce 1 can (6 oz) orange juice concentrate 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Combine all ingredients except chicken. Place chicken breasts in freezer bag and pour marinade over chicken. Freeze in gallon bag, date and label: “Grill chicken 4-6 inches from heat source for 35- 40 minutes.” Serves 6.
Just keep in mind the soy sauce from before.
TaterTot Casserole. Emy's recipe, but it includes hamburger, tater tots, canned milk, dried onion, cream of mushroom soup. Ore-Ida TaterTots are gf. For cream of mushroom soup I use pacific brand condensed cream of mushroom, expensive but the best I have found.
Yogurt Chicken. Emy's recipe, but it includes chicken, ritz cracker crumbs, plain yogurt, parmesan cheese, garlic salt, salt. Everything is fine but of course the crackers, I just grabbed the ones I had in my pantry http://www.schar.com/us/gluten-free-products/table-crackers/ (I got mine at Harmons) The closest gf to ritz I can think.
Italian Chicken. Emy's recipe but it includes chicken, cream of chicken soup, Italian dressing mix, cream cheese. Seasons brand Italian dressing mix is gf. For cream of chicken I use pacific brand again.
Creamy Chicken. Emy's recipe but includes chicken, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, package of onion soup mix. I think I have gone over everything in this recipe but sour cream. Sour cream? You think that should be naturally gf, right? Yes it should.
Its sure been nice to have a freezer full of food and not having to plan meals every night.
