Okay. So I wasn't going to go shopping this month for anything other than perishables...but then Harmon's put their chicken on sale. For anyone not familiar with Harmon's boneless, skinless, recipe-ready chicken...it's AWESOME. There is not one ounce of fat or other yuckiness on there at all. And it just so happens that I have been waiting 8 long months for them to put it on sale (at their cheapest price, which is $1.99/lb.). I meant to take a picture of all of it when I got home, because it really was an impressive giant pile of chicken (the girl at the checkout said "are you having a barbecue or something?) but I got all happy and excited with my new chicken and got it all wrapped and put away before I remembered. Oh well.
So...I bought a total of 60 pounds of chicken. Even thinking that my freezer has 60 pounds of the most awesome chicken ever in it makes me smile. I'm wierd that way.
I individually wrapped 40 pounds worth of the breasts and put them in bags for freezing. The other 20 pounds I sprinkled with Grillmates Monterey Chicken seasoning and put in the crockpot with onions, celery, green peppers and enough water to barely cover it all (about 2 cups per crock pot). They cooked all day. When they were done, I shredded some (enough for 6 bags of 2 cups each) for enchiladas and other yummy shredded chicken recipes. The rest I covered and refrigerated overnight and then diced. I got nine bags of diced chicken ready for freezing. And it was so TENDER.
Then I strained the liquid that the chicken cooked in and poured it in bottles for the freezer. Considering I only added 4 cups of water total, I got a LOT of chicken stock...so it's pretty concentrated.
The really funny thing about this, is that even with all that chicken I am still wondering if I bought enough. Hopefully I did, because it will probably be another LONG 8 months before it goes on sale again.
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