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I already mentioned this one, but it bears repeating. This is one of the primary reasons I adore my pressure canner for putting up broths, beans, and meats– no defrosting required. I’m not awesome at meal planning, and sometimes I forget to defrost stuff in time for dinner. Sometimes when we lose power during one of our bajillion blizzards ( Wyoming is fun like that), I get a bit nervous about how much food I preserve in the freezers. It’s a great preparedness measure for when the power goes out.Why Canning Chicken is an Ideal Pantry Filler If you follow these procedures carefully, you can stock your pantry with canned chicken that is super useful for not only emergencies, but also for quick and easy meals. Here are my tips for canning chicken safely. That being said, if you find chicken on sale, or you have a bunch of whole chickens you need to clear out, piecing them out and canning the meat is a perfect back-up. (For example, are 30+ whole chicken recipes). I’ve canned other meat before ( here are my tips on canning beef, pork, venison, or elk), but chicken is a recent addition to my home-canned meat adventures since I usually prefer to roast whole chickens. So I freeze tomatoes, freeze my green beans…I even freeze my peach pie filling. And when the garden is in full-swing in the summer, I usually try to shove my produce in the freezers too, at least until I have time to can them. On top of that, we raise meat chickens (because you can’t just eat beef, you guys), so there needs to be space for the chickens in the freezer, too. We’ve recently been delving deeper into raising beef cattle (it’ll be available for purchase soon, by the way!), and while I’m getting super creative in the kitchen with making short ribs recipes, beef shank recipes, and other beef cuts, there’s still a lot of beef to try squeezing into the freezers. Our freezers are currently overflowing with our own farm-raised meat.Īnd even with 3 personal freezers, and one commercial freezer, there’s only so much room in there… Gather your pressure canner and equipment, and follow these tips for end up with jars of delicious chicken for your pantry shelf. Just grab a jar, pop the top, and you’re ready to add cooked chicken to your favorite recipes (like tacos, pizza, pasta, and more).
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Canning chicken at home is easier than you think and not only stocks your pantry, but can make on-the-fly meal prep even easier.