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How long can you freeze cooked chicken?

Sunshine48205
Sunshine48205 Posts: 41 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
:\ I'm just on a roll with stupid questions today but I'm curious ... I HATEEE meal prepping! I was baking my chicken last night and put some in the freezer for maybe about 7 days but could I cook chicken for 3-4weeks worth and freeze it? for how many days in advance do you freeze chicken?

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  • rlwilson1967
    rlwilson1967 Posts: 40 Member
    I technically have no idea. But I do bake chicken, wrap it in plastic wrap, then stick it in a freezer bag. It has been good up for 3 or more weeks.
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  • Sunshine48205
    Sunshine48205 Posts: 41 Member
    thanks! I also wrap them separately in sandwhich bags then again in freezer bags. If I could just cook all my chicken that ill need for the month, this would be alot easier on me.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    If you make chicken stock, you can also freeze cooked chicken submerged in stock to prevent it from getting dry when it thaws.
  • haniscor
    haniscor Posts: 9 Member
    It will be safe to eat for a long time, but it won't taste as good or have good texture as it ages. Also if your freezer doesn't keep good temperature or does a bad job in its thaw cycles, the quality will drop faster. But even freezer burned, it is edible.
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