What to do with 40lbs of Frozen Chicken?

Wesman61 · 10-25-2008, 03:43 PM

Ok, I bought a 40lb box of boneless, skinless chicken breast from Cash & Carry (a restaurant supply store) a few months ago. It was in 10-4lb zippered bags and ice glazed so You could take out 2 or 3 at a time. I went back today and it was on sale so I got another box. This time it was 4 10lb bags and each bag has all 10lbs in one big frozen lump. I know You shouldn't thaw a re-freeze chicken but there is no way with 3 People in Our house that We could eat 10lbs of chicken in one setting or even two. Any ideas for safely salvaging the situation? I thought about thawing it in the fridge till a few pieces could be pried from the lump and putting the rest back in the freezer. Any help is appreciated and needed! Thanks, Wes

Kevin · 10-25-2008, 04:06 PM

Cook a big batch (10 pounds) of something you make often. Have a nice meal and vaccu suck the rest in meal size packages and refreeze. I freeze cooked chicken all the time. 1 pound bags of smoked chicken are like gold at my house. Very versatile.

BBQ Grail · 10-25-2008, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin

cook a big batch (10 pounds) of something you make often. Have a nice meal and vaccu suck the rest in meal size packages and refreeze. I freeze cooked chicken all the time. 1 pound bags of smoked chicken are like gold at my house. Very versatile.

bingo!

ipls3355 · 10-25-2008, 07:50 PM

We make three meals from a batch of chicken.
1st night the chicken stands alone
2nd night we use some of the leftovers for chicken alfredo
3rd night we use some of the leftovers for grilled chiken salad.

10 lbs is probably still to much for this, but as the others said, you can freeze the cooked chicken in 1lb bags.

parrothead · 10-25-2008, 08:04 PM

You can do the partial thaw followed y a refreeze. However, the best bet would be to cook the whole thing up and divvy out a couple of meals from it.

Have it how ever you care to the first night. Fried, etc is perfect. From there make somethign that you can freeze. This time of year is perfect for making a minster batch of chicken noodle soup and freezing in usable portions. Let the imagination go wild and for goodness sake. Don't forget thet "food is an adventure".

Make one meal and boil the living heck out of the rest of it to make soup stock, etc. or soup itself.

Wesman61 · 10-26-2008, 12:40 PM

Great ideas! Thanks. For the first go round I'm just gonna bbq a bunch and invite all 3 of my kids and my niece and Her boyfriend over. The leftovers will go into bbq chicken salad. That should take care of most of one bag. We have a drawer in our fridge that is for storing meat. It's a little colder than the rest of the fridge. Any ideas how that could work for Me.

Beerwolf · 10-27-2008, 12:25 AM

I usually wait for a rainy chitty day and make 3 large dishes... My suggestions would be Chicken cachetore, Chicken Tamales, Chicken Mole, Chicken and Dumplings ( well you get the idea. Any of these ( especially the tamales) can be frozen and re-heated.
Just re read your last post and saw you had some Grocery Gobblers ( Kids) in the family... Id go with the tamales, they are good, only problem is kids can eat them faster than you can make them.

Wesman61 · 10-27-2008, 11:06 AM

To be honest We just buy tamales from a Mexican Bakery that makes 'em fresh everyday. Not home cooking but pretty darn god. I love Chicken and Dumplings and used to make them all the time.

Anyway We were able to thaw it some and pry off about 7 breast halves for dinner and put the rest in the fridge. My Wife plans on making bourbon chicken for dinner tonight.

Sarge · 11-15-2008, 08:03 PM

If it were me I would make a meal or two with the chicken, cook the entire 10# baked, grilled or however you preferred. Freeze whatever is extra. Some of the extra could be sliced into strips for salads or burritos, chopped for chicken salad or even soup or stew, whole for a real quick casserole. The possibilities are almost endless.

Mike

Beerwolf · 11-15-2008, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Wesman61

. My Wife plans on making bourbon chicken for dinner tonight.

THAT seems like a waste of good chicken... Bourbon for Dinner is not necessarily a bad thing at all

fevoice · 01-19-2009, 12:12 AM

There's a Super Bowl coming in two weeks. Invite 15-20 friends and cook up that chicken.

Problem solved!

Have fun.

Frank

KuyasKitchen · 01-19-2009, 07:55 AM

Leave it frozen and use a hack saw on it (clean one, of course!)

jbrink01 · 01-19-2009, 08:20 AM

Peter Gabriel song, late 80's, comes to mind.......Sledgehammer.

Or, thaw in frigde and make one huge batch of Chicken Paprikash.

Brian in So Cal · 01-20-2009, 07:05 PM

Ask Bentley, sparky, We did a charity event where they supplied the chicken. We get set up with the smokers and guess what they bring us frozen chicken.

About 200 pounds worth.

leanza · 01-20-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian in So Cal

Ask Bentley, sparky, We did a charity event where they supplied the chicken. We get set up with the smokers and guess what they bring us frozen chicken.

About 200 pounds worth.

Not to hijack but what did you and the Great Bentley do?

10-25-2008, 03:43 PM	#1
Wesman61 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-06-08 Location: Caldwell, Idaho	What to do with 40lbs of Frozen Chicken? Ok, I bought a 40lb box of boneless, skinless chicken breast from Cash & Carry (a restaurant supply store) a few months ago. It was in 10-4lb zippered bags and ice glazed so You could take out 2 or 3 at a time. I went back today and it was on sale so I got another box. This time it was 4 10lb bags and each bag has all 10lbs in one big frozen lump. I know You shouldn't thaw a re-freeze chicken but there is no way with 3 People in Our house that We could eat 10lbs of chicken in one setting or even two. Any ideas for safely salvaging the situation? I thought about thawing it in the fridge till a few pieces could be pried from the lump and putting the rest back in the freezer. Any help is appreciated and needed! Thanks, Wes __________________ Gateway drum smoker, OK Joe Longhorn Dual, OC Smokehouse, OK Joe Judge.

10-25-2008, 04:06 PM	#2
Kevin Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-06-05 Location: Southern Minnesota	Cook a big batch (10 pounds) of something you make often. Have a nice meal and vaccu suck the rest in meal size packages and refreeze. I freeze cooked chicken all the time. 1 pound bags of smoked chicken are like gold at my house. Very versatile. __________________ Kevin

10-25-2008, 07:50 PM	#4
ipls3355 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-27-07 Location: Mattoon, IL	We make three meals from a batch of chicken. 1st night the chicken stands alone 2nd night we use some of the leftovers for chicken alfredo 3rd night we use some of the leftovers for grilled chiken salad. 10 lbs is probably still to much for this, but as the others said, you can freeze the cooked chicken in 1lb bags. __________________ Chris Crankin out Q on my ECB since 2005 UDS born September, 2007 22" Weber Kettle 18" Weber Kettle

10-25-2008, 08:04 PM	#5
parrothead somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL	You can do the partial thaw followed y a refreeze. However, the best bet would be to cook the whole thing up and divvy out a couple of meals from it. Have it how ever you care to the first night. Fried, etc is perfect. From there make somethign that you can freeze. This time of year is perfect for making a minster batch of chicken noodle soup and freezing in usable portions. Let the imagination go wild and for goodness sake. Don't forget thet "food is an adventure". Make one meal and boil the living heck out of the rest of it to make soup stock, etc. or soup itself. __________________ Greg American Picker Blog

10-26-2008, 12:40 PM	#6
Wesman61 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-06-08 Location: Caldwell, Idaho	Great ideas! Thanks. For the first go round I'm just gonna bbq a bunch and invite all 3 of my kids and my niece and Her boyfriend over. The leftovers will go into bbq chicken salad. That should take care of most of one bag. We have a drawer in our fridge that is for storing meat. It's a little colder than the rest of the fridge. Any ideas how that could work for Me. __________________ Gateway drum smoker, OK Joe Longhorn Dual, OC Smokehouse, OK Joe Judge.

10-27-2008, 12:25 AM	#7
Beerwolf Take a breath! Join Date: 06-03-07 Location: Cloverdale, Ca	I usually wait for a rainy chitty day and make 3 large dishes... My suggestions would be Chicken cachetore, Chicken Tamales, Chicken Mole, Chicken and Dumplings ( well you get the idea. Any of these ( especially the tamales) can be frozen and re-heated. Just re read your last post and saw you had some Grocery Gobblers ( Kids) in the family... Id go with the tamales, they are good, only problem is kids can eat them faster than you can make them. __________________ *"Assumption is the Mother of all F___ups!"*

10-27-2008, 11:06 AM	#8
Wesman61 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-06-08 Location: Caldwell, Idaho	To be honest We just buy tamales from a Mexican Bakery that makes 'em fresh everyday. Not home cooking but pretty darn god. I love Chicken and Dumplings and used to make them all the time. Anyway We were able to thaw it some and pry off about 7 breast halves for dinner and put the rest in the fridge. My Wife plans on making bourbon chicken for dinner tonight. __________________ Gateway drum smoker, OK Joe Longhorn Dual, OC Smokehouse, OK Joe Judge.

11-15-2008, 08:03 PM	#9
Sarge Got Wood. Join Date: 10-19-08 Location: Nelsonville, Ohio	If it were me I would make a meal or two with the chicken, cook the entire 10# baked, grilled or however you preferred. Freeze whatever is extra. Some of the extra could be sliced into strips for salads or burritos, chopped for chicken salad or even soup or stew, whole for a real quick casserole. The possibilities are almost endless. Mike __________________ LifeSaving BBQ - Nelsonville, Ohio - Lang Model 60 - broken Brinkmann GCS

01-19-2009, 12:12 AM	#11
fevoice Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 02-10-08 Location: Boulder, CO.	There's a Super Bowl coming in two weeks. Invite 15-20 friends and cook up that chicken. Problem solved! Have fun. Frank __________________ Frank Eriksen Roaring Fork BBQ :-D Modified Traeger 075 [URL="http://www.roaringforkbbq.com"]www.roaringforkbbq.com[/URL] [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]

01-19-2009, 07:55 AM	#12
KuyasKitchen is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-27-08 Location: Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines	Leave it frozen and use a hack saw on it (clean one, of course!) __________________ James Kuya's Kitchen - my culinary adventures in the rural Philippines IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller Equipment: Weber Kettle, Stainless GOSM, Green Super-Fast Thermapen Equipment Wish List: Smokehouse, Backyard Brick Pit with Lechon Spit

01-19-2009, 08:20 AM	#13
jbrink01 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-17-06 Location: Washington, Missouri	Peter Gabriel song, late 80's, comes to mind.......Sledgehammer. Or, thaw in frigde and make one huge batch of Chicken Paprikash. __________________ [CENTER][B][/B] [/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I][B]KCBS #13207[/B][/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]2013 Insane Can Posse [/I][I]Tour [/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][I]Sponsored By: [/I][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Gateway BBQ Store[/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Blues Hog BBQ Company[/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Plowboys BBQ Company[/I][/B][/CENTER]

01-20-2009, 07:05 PM	#14
Brian in So Cal Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-12-07 Location: canyon Country, Ca, 91387	Ask Bentley, sparky, We did a charity event where they supplied the chicken. We get set up with the smokers and guess what they bring us frozen chicken. About 200 pounds worth. __________________ www.rocstock.org Blast Off BBQ, Brian K As a matter of fact I am a rocket scientist! Just call me Dad.

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