CHICKEN & SAUSAGE GUMBO!! DUAL FREEZER MEAL!!

Today we continue our freezer meal journey with one of my families very favorite slow cooker dinners. Chicken and sausage gumbo may not be a gumbo in the traditional sense, but it is very tasty and easy to make on the fly with ingredients on hand or turn into a freezer meal when doing your monthly prep and one that gives you another pre cooked meal for later that you can freeze and reheat for a night when there is just too much to do. Thus why I am calling this a "dual" freezer meal. I know that your family is going to love this flavorful simple stew filled with chicken, sausage and veggies and I know that you will love knowing that you are cooking once for dinner at least twice!

I have made this dinner into a video before. A couple of years ago. It was a bit of a different ingredient list. But this one that I am sharing today, with a pared down ingredient list but still as much flavor is just as delicious. I have swapped out the boxed stock for chicken and tomato bullion powder which is nice, especially when making a freezer meal because you don't have to deal with the bulk. My family loves this meal from fresh and reheated. I never get any complaints. In fact the night I made this my daughter Micah was having one of her nursing school clinical days and on her way home asked what was for dinner and when I told her and texted her a picture she replied with an enthusiastic "Hell Yeah!". That is just how good this is!

Basically this freezer meal goes together in a freezer bag just as easily as it would if you were tossing everything into your slow cooker. The benefit of having the freezer meal on hand is for when you are on your way out the door for work or a day of tasks and you want to return to a prepared meal. Making these in advance is a great way to keep on top of both your schedule and your sanity not to mention your budget! It encourages you to use what you have as well as discouraging you from running for take out on a night when you are simply too tired to think about cooking. With this all you have to do is steam some rice, or grab some precooked rice from your freezer and boom! Dinner with no fuss, no muss and literally no thinking!

I am using boneless skinless chicken breast, but you could also use precooked chicken, which would make this even easier but I prefer the fresh. I am also using our favorite smoked sausage cut into half moons. Tons of veggies go in here. Frozen okra, green bell peppers, celery, onion, garlic and a handful of seasonings of your choice. I used my favorite chicken seasoning as well as a bit of Italian seasoning and some marjoram which is like oregano's low key cousin. Some canned tomatoes and green chilies along with petite diced tomatoes go in as well and the bullion powder. I added a couple cups of water to the mix and we are good to go.

I have included all the cooking instructions for you from fresh frozen as well as from cooked frozen for both the slow cooker and the pressure cooker. I hope that you will take time to refer to that using the link below.

I hope you give this chicken and sausage gumbo a try whether it is for a freezer meal or just an easy slow cooker meal any night of the week and I hope you love it!

Happy Eating!!

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