Monday, November 25, 2013

Crock Pot Sausage & Cheese Tortellini



Crock Pot Sausage & Cheese Tortellini

Ingredients:

1 lb. Italian Sausage 
20 oz. Frozen Three Cheese Tortellini
24 oz. Chicken Broth
2 Cans Diced Tomatoes –The ones that are seasoned with basil,garlic & oregano. (If you don’t have the seasoned one you'll have to add your own seasoning.)
8 oz. Cream Cheese

Directions:



Take your cream cheese out of the fridge, and let it sit while you quickly brown your meat.

Add the sausage and tortellini to your Crock Pot. 
Pour the tomatoes (liquid and all) and broth over the top.
Add your cream cheese to the pot in chunks.
Stir to get everything evenly distributed, making sure the liquids are adequately covering the tortellini.
Cook on Low for a total of 4 1/2 hours. 
Stir at 2 hours, and again at 4 hours, removing the lid for the last 30 minutes of cooking. 
This will give the sauce some time to thicken up.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Taco Ring



Taco Ring

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
1 cup cheddar cheese
2 tbsp water
2 8oz refrigerated crescent rolls

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 
Brown ground beef and drain grease.
Stir in taco seasoning, water & cheese.
Unroll crescent rolls and separate.
Arrange triangles in a circle on a round baking stone with wide ends 
overlapping in center and points towards the outside.
There should be about a 5 inch diameter in the center.
Scoop meat mixture evenly onto widest ends of dough at center of ring.
Bring points in and over and tuck underneath the wide end.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
You can garnish with bell pepper, lettuce, salsa, tomatoes, onion,
sour cream, olives, etc.




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Slow Cooker Ravioli Bake



Slow Cooker Ravioli Bake

Ingredients:

1 package frozen Ravioli 
1 26 oz jar pasta sauce
1 8 oz can tomato paste
3/4 cup water
1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Pour half the pasta sauce on the bottom of your slow cooker.
Add ravioli.
Put additional pasta sauce in slow cooker. 
Then mix together tomato sauce and water in empty pasta jar, give it a shake and dump over the ravioli.
Sprinkle Italian seasoning on top of sauces.
Add cheese.
Cook on low 4 -5 hours (watch it towards the end to make sure it doesn't burn on the edges.)


Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Easy Chicken Stew



Easy Chicken Stew


Ingredients:

1 box Chicken Broth
1 large can of tomato sauce
1 tbsp onion flakes 
1/2 bag frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 bag frozen hash browns
Chicken (i used a already cooked rotisserie chicken and just shredded it)

Directions:

Just put everything in the crock pot and stir together. 
Cook on high for 6 hours.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Chewy Butterfinger Cookies



Chewy Butterfinger Cookies


Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 large egg
12 fun sized butterfinger candy bars, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg.
Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in butterfinger pieces by hand.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet. 
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Easy Chicken Alfredo



Easy Chicken Alfredo

Ingredients:

1 jar of your favorite alfredo sauce
2 cups of your favorite pasta noodles
  Chicken (usually i cook 3 chicken tenderloins or buy a rotisserie chicken)

Directions:

Boil and drain your pasta. Heat up your sauce. Cook and shred your chicken.
Then combine together your pasta and chicken in your alfredo sauce.

Mexican Pizza



Mexican Pizza

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning
1 can refried beans
salsa
shredded cheese
flour tortillas
your choice of toppings: tomatoes, green onions, olives

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown ground beef in skillet add in taco seasoning.
Drain if needed.
Spray baking sheet with non stick cooking spray.
Lay one tortilla on sheet.
Spread with beans then with meat.
Cover with second tortilla. 
Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Spread top tortilla with salsa then top with cheese and desired toppings.
Bake an additional 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted completely.
Cool slightly before cutting.




Thursday, October 3, 2013

Chicken Taco Chili



Chicken Taco Chili
Servings: 10

Ingredients:

1 onion, chopped
1 16oz can black beans
1 16oz can kidney beans
1 8oz can tomato sauce
10oz package frozen corn kernels
2 14.5oz cans diced tomatoes with chilies
1 packet taco seasoning
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
24 oz (3) boneless skinless chicken breasts
chili peppers, chopped (optional)
chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Directions:

Combine beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning in a slow cooker.
Place chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours.
Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred.
Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Top with fresh cilantro.
Also try it with cheese and sour cream.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Cheesy Chicken Salsa Skillet



Cheesy Chicken Salsa Skillet

Ingredients:

2 cups multi grain penne pasta, uncooked
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1¼ cups thick & chunky salsa
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 large green pepper, cut into strips
1 cup shredded cheese

Directions:

Cook pasta as directed on package.
Meanwhile heat a large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. 
Add chicken; cook and stir 2 minutes. 
Stir in salsa,corn, and pepper. Bring to boil. 
Simmer on medium-low heat 10 minutes or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.
Drain pasta. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly. 
Top with cheese. Remove from heat; cover. 
Let stand 1 minute or until cheese is melted.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Meatballs



Meatballs

Ingredients:

Mix 1½ lbs ground chuck
1 cup crushed saltine crackers
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 egg
 1½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
4 tsp ketchup
1 cup milk
Shape into balls, put into a 9x13 pan

Sauce:

1 tsp brown sugar
6 tsp vinegar
3 tsp worcestershire sauce
¾ cup ketchup

Directions:

Mix well, Pour over top of meatballs
Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 45 minutes.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Crock Pot Potato Soup



Crock Pot Potato Soup

Ingredients:

1 bag of frozen hash brown potatoes - squares not strips (30 oz bag)
1/3-1/2 cup chopped onion (depends how much you like onion)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cans of chicken broth (14.5 oz each)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 package cream cheese (softened)
Cheese for the top!

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients (except for the cream cheese and cheese) and mix well then cook on medium for 4-5 hours.
Add the cream cheese (softened) at the end and cook for another 20-30 minutes.
Add some cheese to the top (optional)
Enjoy!

Monday, September 23, 2013

Slow Cooker Chicken Parmigiana





 Slow Cooker Chicken Parmigiana

Ingredients:

1 egg
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup Italian bread crumbs
2-4 tbsp butter
14 oz jar pizza sauce
6 slices mozzarella cheese
grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Beat egg, salt, and pepper together. Dip chicken into egg and coat with bread crumbs.
Sauté chicken in butter in skillet. Arrange chicken in slow cooker.
2. Pour pizza sauce over chicken.
3. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours.
4. Layer mozzarella cheese over top and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cook an additional 15 minutes.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Slow Cooker Cheesy BBQ Chicken Bacon Sandwiches





Slow Cooker Cheesy BBQ Chicken Bacon Sandwiches

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts
1 (16-20 oz) bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce
1lb bacon strips, fully cooked
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
6-8 large rolls/buns

Directions:

Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker and pour bottle of BBQ sauce on top of them.
Cook on low for about 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours. 
Shred chicken and set aside.
Set oven at 425 degrees. 
Split rolls/buns in half and lay on a large baking sheet covered in foil.
Put some shredded BBQ chicken on the top half of the bun.
Place 2-3 strips of bacon on top of the chicken and top with a handful of shredded cheese.
Put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 3-4 minutes 
(until cheese is melted and the edges of the bun are golden)
Top with the other half of the bun and enjoy!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken


Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breast 
1 cup salsa
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 packet taco seasoning
1/2 cup sour cream
6 tortillas

Directions:
1.Place chicken in the bottom of your crock pot. 
2. Sprinkle taco seasoning on chicken.
3. Combine soup and salsa, Pour over chicken.
4. Cook on high 4 hours.
5. Shred chicken with two forks and stir in sour cream.
6. Serve on tortillas or as desired.

Slow Cooker Chicken & Dumplings



Slow Cooker Chicken & Dumplings

Ingredients:

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
2 cans cream of chicken soup (10.75 oz cans)
1 can chicken broth
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground pepper
2 cans pillsbury grands biscuits (10.2 oz cans)

Instructions:
1. Mix cream of chicken soup,onion,butter,salt & pepper into crock pot. Submerge chicken breasts in mixture. Pour chicken broth over ingredients until chicken breasts are covered
2. Cook on high for 4 hours, stirring occasionally
3. After 4 hours, use 2 forks to shred chicken breasts
4. Tear raw biscuit dough into quarters and add to slow cooker. Push down on dumplings so that they are mostly submerged in liquid.
5. Replace lid and continue cooking on high for 75-90 minutes. A note about cooking dough-i used 2 cans and for that i would suggest closer to 90 minutes.
6. Serve alone or with vegetables.

Cheesy Bubble Pizza



Cheesy Bubble Pizza

Ingredients:
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1 cup pizza sauce
1 1/2 cups mozzarella
1/2 cup pepperoni
1/4 cup grated parmesan
garlic salt

Instructions:
1. With a pair of kitchen scissors, cut the refrigerated biscuits into fourths and place into greased 8" round pie pan (or any small baking dish will do)
2. After all the biscuits are cut up, spread pizza sauce across the top.
3. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top of the pizza sauce.
4. Lightly season with garlic salt.
5. Add mozzarella cheese to the top.
6. Add pepperoni to the top.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees, or until baked through.

*Found this recipe on CentsLessDeals.com*