Crock Pot - Place frozen meal in refrigerator overnight to defrost approximately 8 hours. Remove chicken from bag and place in crock pot. If there is a sauce with the frozen meal, add sauce to the top of the chicken. Spread evenly on top of the chicken. If frozen meal does not have a sauce such as Curry Chicken, add 1 cup of chicken stock to the Family Packs or 1/2 cup chicken stock to Petite Packs and stir well. Cover and Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours. Chicken can be served with bone in or shredded (using 2 forks) and removing bones.

Oven Baking instructions - Place frozen meal in refrigerator overnight approximately 8 hours. Remove chicken from bag and place in a deep baking dish or pan. If there is a sauce with the frozen meal, add to the top of the chicken. If frozen meal does not have a sauce, add 1 cup of chicken stock to the Family Pack or 1/2 cup chicken stock to the Petite Packs, stir well. Cover with lid or aluminum foil and bake at 400 degrees for 50-60 minutes for Family Packs and 40-45 minutes for Petite Packs.

Grilling instructions- Place frozen meal in refrigerator overnight approximately 8 hours. Remove chicken from bag and grill as you would normally grill your foods. If there is a sauce with the frozen meal, add to the top of the chicken a few minutes before removing from grill.

Stove top - Place frozen meal in refrigerator overnight approximately 8 hours. Add 1-2 teaspoons of olive or coconut oil to a large pan, pot or skillet. Heat on medium. Remove chicken from bag and place in pan/pot/skillet. If there is a sauce with the frozen meal, set aside. Cook chicken on medium high for approximately 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Add sauce to the top of the chicken, cover and reduce heat to simmer for 30 minutes. If frozen meal does not have a sauce, add 1 cup of chicken stock to the Family Pack or 1/2 cup chicken stock to the Petite Packs, stir well. Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 30 minutes.

I highly recommend using a rice cooker for cooking rice. Rice cookers save time and usually turns out perfect every time. All Living Fit Meals rices will be brown or black rice, so if you decide to cook in a rice cooker, be sure your rice cooker has a "brown rice" setting to cook.

Family Pack rice has approximately 2 cups of brown/black rice along with veggies, beans, and seasoning. Petite packs has approximately 1 cup of rice.

Stove top- Add 2 1/2 cup chicken stock to the rice pack in a medium size pot. (For Petite rice packs add 1 1/4 cups of stock) Bring all ingredients to a boil over high heat. When the water boils, stir the rice and cover. Reduce the heat to low and cook until the rice is tender and has absorbed almost all the water, 20-30 minutes. Take the pan off the heat. Uncover the rice and stir to fluff it so that some of the liquid evaporates and the grains separate. Re-cover the rice and set it aside 5 minutes before serving.

*Please note that the rice packs contain all the ingredients you need. Do not add salt, seasonings, butter, or oil.

**If rice turns out slightly crunchy or under cooked. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water, cover and let steam for 5-10 minutes. You can repeat this 2-3 times until you get desired consistency.