Tammy: You can freeze all kinds of sandwiches to make your lunch packing easier. To freeze peanut butter and jelly, put the peanut butter on both slices of bread, and then the jelly. If you put the jelly directly on the bread, it will soak in and you’ll have a soggy sandwich. For lunchmeat and cheese, make the sandwich without any spreads or condiments, and freeze it. Put the spreads and condiments on in the morning as you’re packing the lunch. To try your favorite sandwich spread, freeze some in a rigid container for a few days, thaw it, and see how it turns out. Adjust the dressing based on how dry or runny it is, and you should be good to go!
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| Makes |
1-1/2 C. |
3 C. |
4-1/2 C. |
6 C. |
7-1/2 C. |
9 C. |
| Ingredients | ||||||
| Cooked, diced chicken |
1-1/2 C. |
3 C. |
4-1/2 C. |
6 C. |
7-1/2 C. |
9 C. |
| Sweet pickle relish |
1 t. |
2 t. |
1 T. |
1 T. + 1 t. |
1 T. + 2 t. |
2 T. |
| Mayonnaise or salad dressing |
1/2 C. |
1 C. |
1-1/2 C. |
2 C. |
2-1/2 C. |
3 C. |
| Diced onion |
1 t. |
2 t. |
1 T. |
1 T. + 1 t. |
1 T. + 2 t. |
2 T. |
| Mrs. Dash or similar seasoning salt |
1/8 t. |
1/4 t. |
3/8 t. |
1/2 t. |
1/2 t. + 1/8 t. |
3/4 t. |
Assembly Directions:
Put the cooked, diced chicken in a bowl. Add the relish, mayonnaise, onion and Mrs. Dash. Stir until well combined.
Freezing Directions:
Put the chicken salad in a freezer bag or rigid container. Seal, label and freeze. OR, make sandwiches as normal. Wrap each sandwich in a sandwich baggie. Put all of the wrapped sandwiches in a freezer bag or a rigid container. Seal, label and freeze.
Serving Directions:
Thaw container of chicken salad overnight in the refrigerator. OR thaw sandwiches overnight in the refrigerator.
Tammy’s Comments:
Make chicken salad with the leftover cooked chicken from your cooking day. You could add some chopped boiled egg if you like. Keep in mind that the chicken will absorb some of the mayonnaise during the freezing-thawing process, so it may seem too moist when you mix it up. But if it isn’t moist going into the freezer, it will be too dry when it comes out. I use Miracle Whip instead of mayonnaise, and it worked fine with this recipe.
Nutritional Info:
Analysis was done with mayonnaise.
Per Serving: 290 Calories; 26g Fat (77.2% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 54mg Cholesterol; 207mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 2-1/2 Lean Meat; 2 Fat.
Carol Santee
Carol is the co-author of the Big Book of Freezer Cooking and the author of 30 Day Gourmet’s Slow Cooker Freezer Favorites, Freezer Lunches To Go and Healthy Freezer Cooking eBooks. She is a computer information specialist and works for a computer software company.
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