Simple Tip #4

Two items that I use a lot in my cooking is ground beef and chicken breasts. When I find these two items on sale, I like to stock up on them. At least once a month, frozen chicken breasts can be found on sale from $3.99 to $4.99 which is a great deal considering how much meat and meals you can get out of a bag. I can usually get at least four meals out of it. I like to thaw about four breasts and then bake them. I dice the meat as soon as it comes out of the oven. Then, I put about two cups of the chicken in a couple of freezer bags. It is so much easier to pull them out of the freezer and warm them up when needed. It is much healthier and tastes better than the precooked chicken you buy in the store, not to mention much CHEAPER. I also like to do this with ground beef.  Brown a couple of pounds of beef and freeze in bags by the pound. The meat can quickly be combined with a pasta and sauce, a soup, tacos, or any recipe that calls for chicken or beef. A real time-saver!! 
Chicken breasts also can make a great main dish. They are great on the grill, but are good baked too. Some easy things I do with chicken breasts are seasoning with lemon pepper, covering in barbeque sauce, or even doing something a little more like coating in bread crumbs.  Cover some potatoes in foil and put in the oven while the chicken is baking.  Bake some frozen bread, and add another fruit or vegie and you have yourself a hearty meal that really is not much work at all.