I thought I'd share a few recipes that I have made over the past few months.
I found all of these on Pinterest ... they are tried, tested, and APPROVED!
Crock Pot Italian Chicken
THIS IS DELICIOUS AND SO EASY! - especially for pasta and crock pot lovers. Four chicken breasts, one packet Zesty Italian dressing seasoning, one 8 oz. cream cheese (softened), two cans cream of chicken soup. Cook on low for 4 hours. If sauce is too thick, add a little milk. Serve over pasta. Great for Sunday lunch!
Calzones
Roll pizza dough (refrigerated kind, packet kind, or homemade) into a rectangle the length of your baking sheet. It can be wider than the sheet because you will be folding the sides in. Place the dough on the baking sheet and let the sides hang off. Put sauce on the center half of the dough.
Just like pizza, add your toppings (our favorites are pepperoni, beef, onions, bell peppers). Calzones can be a good way to use up leftovers. Any small amounts of meat, cheese and vegetables can be put into the calzone. Then add cheese.
Cut the dough on the sides at about 3/4 inch intervals. Don't cut all the way to the filling.
Then wrap.
Start at the bottom and alternating sides, overlap the strips of dough onto the filling in a lattice pattern. You can stretch the pieces to fit all the way over the filling.
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
4 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 package of Rice-a-Roni long grain and wild rice
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
2 cups half and half
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup diced celery
Directions: Combine broth, water, carrots, celery, chicken and rice (along with seasoning packet) in a large slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours. Take out chicken and shred with two forks and then add back into slow cooker. In a small bowl combine salt, pepper, and flour. In medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in flour mixture by tablespoon to form a roux. Whisk in cream, a little at a time, until fully incorporated and smooth. Stir cream mixture into slow cooker and then let cook on low for 15 more minutes.
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
pork butt (whatever size needed for your family)
1 can Diet Pepsi
1/2 bottle Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce
Lawry's Seasoning Salt
Generally coat pork butt with Lawry's seasoning salt. Place in crock pot and pour in soda and barbecue sauce. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours. If you have a larger piece of meat, it will probably take longer. After 4 hours or so, take two forks and shred the meat into bite size chunks. Let it sit in the juice to soak up all that flavor. It can stay on warm in crock pot while serving, and can easily be reheated the next day. Serve on a bun or roll and add more barbecue sauce if needed.
ENJOY!
