Teriyaki Chicken

 

Here is what you need:

2-3 pounds chicken pieces
1 cup teriyaki sauce
1 20 ounce can pineapple chunks
dash of ginger

rice


Here is what you do:

1. Place chicken pieces at the bottom of the slow cooker.

2. Cover chicken with teriyaki sauce, pineapple juice, and ginger. Cover the chicken as best you can with the sauce (the suce will cover the rest as it cooks). Then pour the pineapple on top of everything.

3. Cook on low for 6-8 hours (or on high for 4-5 hours).

Serve over rice.  Serves 5-6 people.


**This recipe turned out so great! I only used enough chicken to equal about 3-4 chicken breasts (so I would not have too many leftovers). If you leave the pineapple on top of the chicken, it will keep it's flavor better.

**I cooked it on low for 6 hours. The house smelled great and the chicken was SO tender!

**There was plenty of sauce leftover to use on the rice.

Enjoy!

Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

This is really easy & really good. I got this recipe from 'Real Mom Kitchen'



Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 can black beans, drained
1 can corn, drained
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz size - southwest style)
1 packet enchilada sauce mix (or if you can't find this, mild taco seasoning works well too)
1 1/2 C water
1 can (8 oz)tomato sauce
1 can ( 10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup
1 C milk
2 boneless chicken breasts

In crock pot, mix the enchilada packet together with the water and tomato sauce. Add cream of chicken soup and milk and whisk together until smooth. Add chicken. Pour drained black beans, drained corn and diced tomatoes on top of that.Cook on low 6-8 hours.Before serving, take out chicken and shred or dice, then put back and stir it all together. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, lime, avocado, or tortilla chips.

That is how the original recipe reads. I did it a little different. I put my chicken Breast in first & let them cook for about an hour. Then I added everything else, mixed it together, & let it cook (I cooked it on high for only 3 hours).

Chicken and Rice

What you need:

1/2 cup long grain rice
1 can cream of celery soup
1/4 cup water
2 chicken breasts
seasoning

non-stick cooking spray


Here is what you do:

1) Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Pour rice, cream of celery soup, and water into the bottom of the cooker and stir.

2) Place chicken breasts on top of rice mixture and season.

3) Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Serves 2.


** This recipe is so easy and so delicious. I am sure you double it and serve 4 people. I have not tried it myself, so if you do, please let me know if it changes the cook time.

**The chicken does not have to be thawed, but it does cook faster if it is. I have used chicken tenders instead of breasts and it works just the same.

**The seasoning can be your own taste. The original recipe called for a 2 oz can of mushrooms with water to be added to the rice (instead of just water) and one packet of french onion soup mix on top of the chicken. I have used Mrs. Dash as seasoning and really liked it. The last time I used seasoning salt, salt, pepper, and Italian Seasoning. I hope you enjoy!

Slow Cooker Lasagna

What you need:

1 pound ground beef
29 ounce can tomato sauce
8 ounce package lasagna noodles - uncooked
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese

non-stick cooking spray
slow cooker


How it works:

1) Spray interior of cooker with the non-stick cooking spray.

2) Brown the ground beef and drain off drippings (I browned my beef with salt, pepper, seasoning salt, and a little bit of garlic salt).

3) Stir in tomato sauce and mix well.

4) Spread one-fourth of meat sauce on the bottom of the cooker.

5) Arrange one-third of the uncooked noodles over the sauce.

6) Combine the cheeses in a bowl. Spread one-third of the cheeses over the noodles

7) Repeat the layers two more times - sauce, noodles, cheese.

8) Top with the remaining sauce.

9) Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.

**The prep time was about a half hour and it was fun for something different. This would definitely work well for Sundays. It is very filling and very delicious. Next time, I think I will make a little extra cheese mixture. I found I was running low by the last layer.

**Hint: Break up the noodles so they fit better in the cooker.

**You can use two small cans of tomato sauce if you do not have a large can. Also, if you like onions, you can add in a chopped onion to the ground beef has you are browning it.