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Lemon Pesto Chicken Freezer Meal Recipe

September 20, 2015 by jlpenner 7 Comments

lemon pesto chicken

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lemon pesto chicken

 

Family meals are super important in the Penner house. There is barely a day that goes by that we don’t sit down to at least one meal together (and sometimes more).

This September it’s Family Meals Month and the new rebranded Smart & Final is a great place to shop and save for all your meals. They have great private label brands like Ambiance, La Romanella, First Street and Cattleman’s Finest. These brands are top quality and save you a ton of money.

 

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Also, Smart and Final’s club buy items are great for freezable meals and buying in bulk. Which we all know saves us both time and cash.

As a bonus, check to see if your local Smart and Final offers Instacart. If they do you can get “$5 off and free delivery with promo code: SMART5.

My Lemon Pesto Chicken is not only a fabulous meal. It’s also quick and easy as well as family and freezer friendly. The recipe below serves around 4 (with leftovers for my family) but you can easily double or triple it for multiple dinners.

 

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It truly takes minutes to prepare and makes dinner a snap.

 

lemon pesto chicken

 

Make sure to check out Smart and Final on Twitter and Facebook for deals and recipe ideas.

What’s your go to meal for a family meal? Leave a comment (and the recipe if you like).


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Lemon Pesto Chicken Freezer Meal

Lemon Pesto Chicken Freezer Meal

10 minPrep Time

40 minCook Time

50 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pound First Street Chicken Breasts or Chicken Breast Tenders (about 4 breasts or 10-12 tenders)
  • 1/2 cup jarred or homemade pesto
  • 1/8 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup First Street Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Instructions

  1. Place chicken, pesto and lemon juice into a large zip tight freezer bag.
  2. Remove air from bag and close.
  3. With your hands massage bag to combine chicken, pesto and lemon juice. Set aside.
  4. Load cheese into a small freezer safe zip top bag. Squeeze out air and close.
  5. (This is an optional step to keep everything together). Take another large zip tight freezer bag and place both the chicken and the cheese bags inside. Remove air and close.
  6. Label outer bag using a permanent marker with contents, date assembled and cooking instructions.
  7. Freeze
  8. Cooking instructions
  9. Remove contents from outer bag
  10. Place cheese bag in the refrigerator
  11. In the refrigerator thaw bag of Lemon Pesto Chicken over night
  12. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  13. When thawed place Lemon Pesto Chicken into a 9x13-inch casserole dish and cover with aluminum foil
  14. Bake for 25-30 minutes, covered
  15. Remove foil and sprinkle cheese on the top of the chicken
  16. Bake for 5 minutes
  17. Turn broiler on high and broil for 5 minutes
  18. Serve with rice or your favorite First Street pasta topped with extra pesto, if desired
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Comments

  1. Carolyn West says

    September 21, 2015 at 9:56 am

    Yum! I'm loving all these freezer meals. My family won't know what hit them. They'll be so surprised I spent hours slaving over a hot stove. :) #client
    Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    August 10, 2016 at 8:05 am

    Have you ever cooked this in the crock pot instead of the oven?
    Reply
    • jlpenner says

      August 11, 2016 at 2:30 pm

      I have not but I think you could. Not sure on the time.
      Reply
  3. Pat says

    February 26, 2017 at 2:20 pm

    I did the pesto chicken but I made a mistake and put the cheese in with the chicken is that ok
    Reply
    • jlpenner says

      March 2, 2017 at 4:48 am

      I will be different... but I'm sure it will taste fine :)
      Reply
  4. Jodi says

    September 20, 2017 at 6:19 pm

    What size is the jar of pesto!
    Reply
  5. Ellie says

    April 15, 2018 at 2:34 pm

    I can’t wait to try this recipe! Would this work well if I put it in a casserole dish with pasta on the bottom and froze it for later? I would thaw then add cheese.
    Reply

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