There are two things in this world that make my life easier. The first is freezer meals and the second is crock pot recipes. This Freezer Meals: Garlic Lime Chicken Salsa Soup is one of those recipes that do double duty and makes it so easy to get dinner on the table.
Now if you don't happen to have a crock pot why don't you?!!! You can still enjoy this Garlic Lime Chicken Salsa Soup because I have included both stove top directions and crock pot directions for this recipe.
If you love chicken be sure to check out my 25 Boneless Chicken Freezer Meals.
How to Make Freezer Meals
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 ½ cups chicken broth
- 16 ounce jar Garlic Lime Verde Salsa
- 15.5 ounce cab black beans, drained and rinsed well
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ cup long grain rice, rinsed well
Directions
- Place all the ingredients except the rice into a gallon freezer bag.
- Freeze flat.
How to cook
- Thaw bag in refrigerator overnight.
- Pour ingredients into a large pot.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer about an hour or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Once chicken is cooked add rice to pot. Return to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
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Freezer Meals: Garlic Lime Chicken Salsa Soup
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs. boneless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 ½ cups chicken broth
- 16 ounce jar Garlic Lime Verde Salsa
- 15.5 ounce can black beans (drained and rinsed well)
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ cup long grain rice (rinsed well)
Instructions
To Make Freezer Meal
- Place all the ingredients except the rice into a gallon freezer bag.
- Freeze flat.
To cook Freezer Meals: Garlic Lime Chicken Salsa Soup on stove
- Thaw bag in refrigerator over night.
- Pour ingredients into a large pot.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer about an hour or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Once chicken is cooked add rice to pot. Return to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Serve with your favorite toppings.
Nutrition
To cook in crock pot see my Crock Pot Garlic Lime Chicken Salsa Soup recipe.
Looking for more crock pot Freezer Meals recipes like this Garlic Lime Chicken Salsa Soup recipe? Head over to my Easy Freezer Meals page for more freezer meal recipes.
Emily
I really need to get into freezer meals.
Arlene Mobley
Emily they do make getting dinner on the table so easy.
Pam
Couldn't live without my crockpot! This looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty.
Arlene Mobley
Thank you Pam. Enjoy the recipe!
Emily
This sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing with Merry Monday!