Cream Cheese Chicken

My old Crock Pot started boiling my food, so I got a new one! After many hours (and I mean many) of reading reviews and ratings I finally decided on a new one. It was a really hard decision because all of them had good and bad reviews, but the bad ones were all common things and they were really bad. I decided to go with this one because it had pretty good reviews and it didn't seem to have a common problem (like some shut off randomly while cooking, eek!). I got this one from Amazon. I have used it twice and so far so good!



Today I made a recipe that I found on my newest obsession, Pinterest! I am totally addicted! I also got this great idea of actually taking pictures of the food. I guess I did think of that before, but was too lazy. Now I am really grateful to those people who take the time, because it makes it so much better to make something when you know what it should look like.

Cream Cheese Chicken

2 Frozen Chicken Breasts

1 can Corn-drained

1 can Rotel

1 can Pinto Beans- drained (the original called for black beans)

1 8 oz black of Cream Cheese (I used 1/3 less fat, but with most recipes this is the lowest fat you want to use.)

Put chicken in crock pot then other ingredients.  Cook on low 6-7 hours.  The recipe I read this is what hers looked like and then she stirred it every 2 hours.  I did the same and it turned out perfect.  This was a huge hit with my family.  We had ours with rice and tortillas.  I ate mine over rice and the boys ate their rice and chicken in a tortilla like a burrito.  Enjoy!

Scalloped Chicken

This recipe is super easy and one that my family really enjoys, even with the peas! This is what we are having for dinner tonight with Hawaiian rolls and probably baked apples.

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 box scalloped potatoes
10 oz frozen peas
2 cups water

Put chicken, potatoes, seasoning pack from potatoes, and peas in crockpot.  Then pour water over top and cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4 hours.

I got this recipe from the Fix It and Forget It cookbook and it is always a hit!  I think next time I may use broccoli.  I think you can probably substitute the peas for whatever veggie your family likes.  What doesn't taste good in cheese?!

Dessert!
Millionaire Pie

1 cup crushed pineapple, well drained
1 -14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
5 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 cup sweetened, flaked coconut (which I am omitting because no one will eat, but me!)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (also omitting for same reason!)
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
1- 6oz prepared graham cracker pie crust

Combine coconut, pineapple, pecans, lemon juice, and condensed milk in bowl, mix well.  Then fold in whipped topping.  Pour into pie crust.  Cover and chill 3 hours or overnight.

Chicken Taco Soup

I love taco soup!  I am always trying new taco soup recipes or combining several to make it fit with the ingredients that I have on hand.  Today I had frozen chicken to use and no time to thaw hamburger, so it is chicken taco soup tonight!  I also used a new recipe that was for something else, but I made it work with the tomatoes I had and the chicken.  Looks yummy and I sure hope it tastes yummy!

3 -large boneless, skinless chicken breasts--mine were frozen
2- 15 oz cans light red kidney beans-undrained
1- 14oz can diced tomatoes
1-10oz can tomatoes with chilies-I used HT brand mild, but it is like Rotel
1-14oz can tomato sauce
1-15oz can of corn
1-pkg ranch dip
1-pkg taco seasoning

I put my chicken in the crockpot then dumped all other ingredients in and then stirred.  Covered and cook on low 7 hours.

I usually serve mine with corn chips or tortillas, sour cream, and cheese.  Tonight I feel like cornbread, so I may do that with or instead of the chips.

The meal was a huge success! I was shocked since no one likes ranch and I was worried it might have a ranch flavor, but it didn't.  It did have a sweeter taste.  My kids ate so much!!  They love kidney beans!

Easy Dinner Surprise

This is a new meal for us.  Can you tell why I chose it...Easy!!!  This was super easy to prepare.  I am not sure if my guys will like it since it has mushrooms and onions in it, but I thought it sounded yummy.

Easy Dinner Surprise

1-1 1/2 lbs stew meat, cubed
10 3/4 oz can cream of mushroom soup
10 3/4 oz can cream of celery (I used another can of mushroom because I didn't have cream of celery)
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
4 oz can mushroom pieces

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.  Cover and cook on Low 8-10 hours. (I am cooking on low for 8 hours)
Serve over rice or baked potatoes.  (I plan to use rice, since I know my kids love that)

This was definitely a keeper in my house!  Everyone loved it!  My husband loved it except for what he called the "surprise" which was the can of mushrooms (he doesn't really care for those).  The gravy turned out wonderful.

This recipe came from the Fix It and Forget It cookbook.

Chicken Curry

I haven't done any major crockpot meals in a while and the ones I have been doing were the same old ones.  Well I am getting back into now with school getting ready to start back and other activities going on.  Here is one that was my favorite as a kid, but my mom would make it in the oven.  Last night I decided to make it in the crockpot instead!  It turned out just as yummy!

Chicken Currry

16 oz sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup
3 1/2 TBS of Curry powder
1 onion, diced
1 apple, peeled and diced
2-4 lbs of chicken

Place chicken in bottom of crockpot.  Mix all other ingredients together and then pour over top.  Cook on Low 6-8 hours.  Serve over rice.

*If you would like a smaller amount, just cut all the ingredients in Half.  I have 3 boys, so I have to make a large amount!

Creamy Italian Chicken

Just when I thought I had already failed at cooking and keeping this blog going I found the inspiration to cook tonight!  I found some cream cheese in the fridge and decided to make this meal.  It is one I really enjoy.

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts(can be frozen)

1/4 cup water

1 pkg of Italian dressing mix

10 3/4 oz can of cream of mushroom soup

8oz cream cheese, softened

1 can of mushrooms (optional)

Put chicken in crockpot.  Mix water and Italian dressing mix.  Pour over chicken.  Cook on Low 3 hours.  Mix soup and cream cheese and mushrooms if you choose.  Cook one more hour on Low or until juices run clear.  Serve over noodles or rice.  

Variation--You can use cream of chicken soup instead of the mushroom.

We just had dinner and this meal was a huge success!!  All the kids loved it and there are no leftovers!!  Do you remember the Chicken Tonight commercials?  Well, my mom use to buy the French Country Chicken Tonight when I was growing up and I totally forgot that this was the meal that tastes just like it!  I just love having foods that remind me of my childhood.  

Enjoy!!  

Pulled Pork

We are so thankful for a friend that introduced this recipe to us!  We love BBQ and it so nice to make it ourselves!  This recipe is of course easy and can easily be frozen for a future meal.

Boston Butt--I usually get about 7 or 8 lbs

Put your pork in the crockpot, fat side on top to keep it more moist.  Then we drizzle some olive oil on top.  sometimes we sprinkle some seasonings on top, like taco seasonings.  Cook for 6-8 hours on low.  When it is done shred the pork with two forks.  Serve with your favorite BBQ sauce vinegar, tomato based or mustard based!

This makes plenty, so if you are having company it is good or leftovers or to freeze just put in freezer bags and label.  So easy!

Super Easy Italian Chicken

This is a good one for when you are low on time and very easy ingredients to keep on hand.

4 boneless, skinless frozen chicken breasts (I actually used not frozen and it was fine)
1 package of Italian dressing mix
1 cup of warm water or chicken broth

Put chicken in crock pot.  Sprinkle dressing mix over chicken.  Pour water or broth over chicken.  Cook on low 6-8 or high 4.

Serve over egg noodles or any noodles you like:)

Use the times for all recipes as a guide.  My crock pot gets really hot, so with this I was able to do 4 hours on low.

Enjoy!

Salsa Chicken

This is a super easy and yummy recipe that I got from the local multiples club moms.  My family absolutely loves it and the best part is that it couldn't be any easier!

3-4  Frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 jar of salsa
1 bag of frozen corn
1 can of black beans-optional-I don't add these, but you can

Put frozen chicken in the crockpot.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Cook on Low 6-8 hours or High 3-4 hours.    
We like to eat ours in tortillas with cheese and sour cream and chips of course!  There is always plenty for leftovers the next night, so I like to serve with rice.

Enjoy!

Continental Chicken

Tonight we are having an old family favorite.  My mom got this recipe from a friend of hers and we use to have this a lot when I was growing up, except we just called it Chicken with Bacon wrapped around it!  Later in life I learned it had a real name:)  My husband and kids love, love, love this!!

Continental Chicken

3-4 Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless and halved.
6-8 slices of bacon (or a whole pack-that is how much we like!)
10 oz can cream mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup flour
1 jar dried beef

Line the bottom of your crock with dried beef ( I sometimes leave this out if I don't have it on hand).  Wrap your chicken breast halves with bacon.  I use two slices per chicken piece and if I have a couple left at the end I just throw it in with the chicken.  Place chicken on top of dried beef.  In a bowl mix soup, sour cream and flour.  Pour over top of chicken.  Cook on High 3-4 hours or Low 6-7 hours.  Serve over rice or egg noodles.

We love it with rice or noodles, but my favorite is rice.  I hope you love this as much as my family does!

Taco Soup

This is a perfect meal for the rainy, cold day we are having!  My whole family loves it and best of all it is easy and ready fast if you need it to be. I usually combine several recipes, because I never have all the ingredients of one recipe.  My husband actually likes it better when I make something up:)

1 lb Ground hamburger, browned
15 oz can Pinto Beans, drained
15 oz can Light Kidney Beans, drained
15 oz can Corn, drained
14 oz can Diced Tomatoes, drained
10 oz can of Tomato soup or you can use Tomato sauce
1 pkg Taco seasoning

Ground your hamburger and drain the grease.  Combine all other ingredients in slow cooker.  Once hamburger is browned add it to the slow cooker.  Cook on low 4-5 hours.

We eat ours with sour cream, tortilla or corn chips, flour tortillas (the kids like to eat is like burritos), and cheese.  I have some avocados that I have going to serve with it tonight.  Yummy!

One-Dish Chicken Supper

This is what's for dinner tonight.  We won't be eating until after tennis this afternoon, but it smells so good and I couldn't wait to post this recipe!  It is a new one, so we'll see how the family likes it.

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
10 3/4 oz can cream of chicken, or celery, or mushroom, soup
1/3 cup of milk
1 pkg. Stove Top Stuffing mix and seasoning
1 2/3 cups of water

Place chicken in slow cooker.  Combine soup and milk.  Pour over chicken.  Combine stuffing mix, seasoning packet, and water.  Spoon over chicken. Cover and cook on Low 6-8 hours.

Now I only had cornbread Stove Top stuffing in my cabinet, so that is what I used.  It doesn't contain a seasoning packet, so I omitted that part.  This is a new recipe and I am excited to see how it turns out.  It smells super yummy and was super easy to make!  You know it is easy when you can easily make it while having a screaming 18 month old at your feet!  I will post later about how it turned out and how the kids like it.  They don't really like stuffing and I just keep it on hand for recipes, so I am hoping they don't notice that is what is in it!

Ok....it was a hit!  Everyone liked it.  The big boys didn't like the stuffing, of course.  I don't think they would have even noticed had their father not asked them if they wanted stuffing! UGH!  The baby liked it too and I thought for sure he wouldn't since it wasn't breaded chicken.

Easy Chicken

This recipe is exactly what the title says, EASY!!  It is a favorite in our house and can be made when you are really in a hurry. Tonight this is what we had for dinner...

5 or 6 FROZEN Boneless, Skinless chicken breasts
1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce.

Put in frozen chicken.  Then pour bottle of BBQ sauce over top.  Cook for 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low.

We love Sweet Baby Ray's and it is always on sale BOGO at Harris Teeter, so I stock up and this is a meal I make when I don't have time to think about what ingredients I need.  All you have to come up with is sides!  One variation I have done is added sliced onions on the bottom and that is super yummy, if you like onions.

Tonight I also topped it off with an old favorite dessert, Cherry Dump Cake.  It was not made in the crock pot, but an easy recipe and one that keeping the ingredients on hand is easy to do.

1 can crushed pineapple
1 can cherry pie filling
1 box yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Mix the cherries and pineapple and put in 9x13 baking dish.  Then sift cake mix over top.  Put pecans on top, if you choose.  Then pour melted butter on top.  Bake on 350 for 30 mins or until golden bubbly, mine usually takes about 45 mins.

Chicken and Dumplings

This was a new recipe and it is an old favorite of mine, so I decided to give it a whirl.  It turned out good and tasted just like how it was suppose to.  Although I think that I either need a bigger crockpot for this recipe or need to cut the recipe down some, because it made a lot of food!

3- 10oz cans of cream of chicken soup
6- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup of diced onion
water
3- 12oz cans of refrigerated biscuits, quartered

First put the soup in your crockpot.   Then put in the chicken and onions.  I did omit the onions (my kids detest them), but I slipped in some onion flakes.  I also used frozen chicken.  Then add water, just enough to barely cover the chicken.  Cook on Low 6-8 hours or High 4-6.  At 45 minutes until the end, spoon out the chicken and shred it, then put it back in and turn the cooker to high.  Then drop in the biscuits and cook for 35 minutes or until done.  This seemed like a lot of bread and did take me a longer than 35 minutes.
I figured out why mine took longer and cooked out...I use Grands biscuits!  I recommend using regular refrigerated biscuits, that is what I will use next time!