Sunday, September 25, 2011

Cheesy Chicken and Rice

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 (6 ounce) packages long grain and wild rice blend (converted rice with seasoning packets)
2 1/2 cups water
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed broccoli cheese soup
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 medium onions, finely chopped
1 cup broccoli floret
1/2 lb cheese spread, cuti into 1/2 inch cubes

Directions:

1.In a 3 1/2 quart (or larger) slow cooker, combine all the ingredients; mix well.
2 Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 10 hours.

Cheesy Chicken Tortilla Soup

3-4 lbs boneless/skinless chicken thighs
paprika, garlic salt, chili powder to taste
2 cans cheddar cheese soup
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk
1 (14.5oz) can chicken broth
2 (11oz) cans southwestern style corn
1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 (4oz) can fire roasted diced chilis
1 pkg shredded Mexican cheese blend

Put chicken thighs in bottom of sprayed crock pot, sprinkle with paprika, garlic salt & chili powder. Turn on to high & cover. In large bowl mix soups, chicken broth, milk, corn, tomatoes, chilis & ½ package of cheese. Pour over chicken (don't stir) & cook on high 4-5 hrs. Shred chicken before dishing out. Sprinkle with more cheese & top with crushed tortilla chips.

Cheesy Broccoli and Chicken with Hashbrowns

Put bag of frozen broccoli in bottom of crock pot
4-boneless cooked chicken breast cut up
2 cans of cream of chidken soup
1/2 box velveeta cheese cut up or sliced
bag of hash browns
remainder of velveeta on top
Cook on low 3 to 4 hours till cheese melts.
Turn to keep warm till ready to eat.

*can also substitute cooked rice instead of hashbrowns

Crockpot Taco Soup

1 lbs RAW chicken breast [mine is typically frozen still!]
1 cans [10 oz] Enchilada Sauce
1 medium onion chopped
1 can rotel with green chile peppers [I use mild]
6 cloves of garlic, minced
3 cups water
3 cans [14.5 oz] chicken broth
2 cans black beans
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 bay leaves
2 10 oz packages of frozen corn
1 Tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro

Garnishes: Chopped cilantro, chopped avocado, cheese, sour cream

Put everything except the garnishments in the crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4. If it goes longer on low it just tastes better do not worry.

Bacon Ranch Slow Cooker Chicken

2 Tbsp Real Bacon Bits (I use 1/2 bag or jar)
1 tsp minced garlic (can use powder)
1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 cup Sour Cream
4-5 Boneless Chicken Breasts (skinless) (I poke holes in them with fork)

1. Combine first 5 ingredients.
2. Spray crock pot with Pam & put chicken breast in crock pot.
3. Pour ingredients over the chicken breast.
4. Cook 3-4 hours on HIGH until done.

Chocolate Lava Cake

This is sooooo good!!



1 package devils food cake mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 2/3 cups water
1 package Jell-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding Mix
2 cups cold milk
1 bag (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions
Prepare cake mix into batter using eggs, oil, and water. Pour into crock-pot.

Prepare Jell-O Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix using milk. Pour this over cake mix in crock-pot.
Sprinkle chocolate chips all over the top of the batter.

Cook in crock-pot on high setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours until cake is moist but not jiggle, and
little volcanoes of spitting chocolate appear on top. Serve with ice cream, whipped topping, or
on its own for a really special dessert.

Notes For best results use a crock-pot liner so sides don't burn to your crock-pot.

Parmesan Potato Wedges

2 pounds red potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch wedges
1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp black pepper, or to taste
2 tblsp. butter, cut into 1/8- inch pieces
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Layer potatoes, onion, oregano, salt, pepper, and butter in crock pot. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours. Transfer potatoes to serving platter and sprinkle with cheese.

Cobbler Crisp

Cobbler Crisp
1/3 cup Bisquick
2/3 cup quick cooking oats
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups fruit (sliced peaches, apples or blueberries)
In a bowl combine all ingredients in order listed. Pour into a greased crock. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours

Pasta E Fagioli Soup in a Crock Pot

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef
1 onions, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped
2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (16 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) cans white kidney beans, drained
3 (10 ounce) cans beef stock
3 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons pepper
5 teaspoons parsley
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
1 (20 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
8 ounces pasta

Directions

Brown beef in a skillet.
Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with everything except pasta.
Cook on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours.
During last 30 min on high or 1 hour on low, add pasta.

Mexican Meatloaf

INGREDIENTS:
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup taco sauce
1 cup coarsely crushed corn chips
1/3 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
2 pounds ground beef
additional taco sauce or salsa
PREPARATION:
Combine ingredients; mix well. Shape into a round loaf and place in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160 F. Serve with additional taco sauce or salsa.

Chocolate S'mores Cake in the Crockpot

1 box chocolate cake mix (I used a Devil's Food mix), mixed as box explains
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1 cup marshmallows, any size, cut into small pieces if large
4 whole Graham Crackers, crumbles into small pieces

Line your slow cooker with foil so that it extends 2 inches up from the side all along the edges and grease well. Turn the slow cooker to high.
Mix the cake batter, adding the chocolate chips at the end, if using. Pour the batter into the foil. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours, making sure a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Turn off the slow cooker and remove the lid. Let the cake sit for 10 minutes.
Sprinkle the marshmallows on top. Preheat your oven broiler. Pull the cake out of the slow cooker (just gently lift the foil up) and place the cake under the broiler for 40-60 SECONDS. The marshmallows brown quickly so keep a close eye on them! Remove from the broiler and sprinkle with Graham Cracker bits. Let the cake cool for 5-10 minutes before serving

Cinnamon French Toast in the Crockpot

1 whole loaf of bread
1 dozen eggs
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups of milk (1 used 2 cups of skim, and 2 cups of heavy cream)
1/4 t salt
2 t cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup walnuts, or other desired nuts (optional).

The Directions.

Grease the inside of your crock pot (5-6 qt) very well with butter, shortening, or cooking spray. Slice your bread into large slices (if it’s already sliced, just dump it in) and place the bread into the crock pot.

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla together. Pour on top of the bread.

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. This is done when the bread has soaked up all of the liquid and the egg has cooked (you can tell because you’ll see bits of cooked egg stuck to the bread). You can then take the lid off but leave it plugged in for about 15 min-serve! Can serve with fruit preserves or maple syrup!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Easy Cheesy Chicken

Easy Cheesy Chicken

6 skinless, boneless chicken breast
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (10.75 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10.75 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (11 oz) can condensed cream of cheddar cheese soup
1 (8 oz) container sour cream

Place chicken in slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic
powder. In a medium bowl, mix together cream of chicken soup, cream
of mushroom soup and cream of cheddar cheese soup, pour over
chicken. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Stir in sour cream just before
serving.

Crockpot Lasagna

12 lasagna noodles not cooked, and not the ready baked, just plain ole lasagna hard noodles

1 regular size jar of spaghetti sauce, whatever kind you like

2 cups of shredded mozzarella

Ricotta cheese

Hw to assemble

Step 1-pour a small amount of spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom of crockpot

Step 2-layer your noodles on top of sauce (you'll have to break some, and overlap some, its fine)

Step 3- pour enough sauce over mixture just to barely cover

Repeat

after that put one more layer of noodles on top and pour rest of jar of spaghetti sauce over all of it, spread the mozzarella cheese over the top, cover and either place on warm for 5-6 hours, or low for 4 hours and fuhget aboudit!

Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Casserole

3-4 chicken breasts
2 cans cream of mushroom
2 cans cream of chicken
1-2 cans of chiles (depending on your spice level)
1 package of flour tortillas
1 package shredded cheddar cheese (or more if you like)

Cook chicken breasts and shred or cut into small pieces
Mix soups, chiles and chicken together
Tear tortillas into small pieces and line the bottom of the crock pot (2-3 per layer)
Add a layer of the soup mixture
Add a layer of cheese
repeat layers making sure cheese is the final topping
Cook on low for 3-4 hours