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!

Chicken Enchiladas

3-4 chicken breasts

1 tub of the big sour cream

1-2 bags shredded cheese

1 can of green chilies

2 cans cream of chicken soup

8-10 soft flour shells (burrito or enchilada style)

Start out with cooking your chicken. While cooking put your sour cream, cream of chicken, chilies, and cheese into a bowl. Set aside enough mixture to cover the wrapped enchiladas.

Once chicken is cooked, either chop into little pieces or shred. After cutting the chicken into pieces, add to your bigger mixture. Mix, and then add a scoop to soft flour tortillas, and fold enchilada style. Once you are finished, spread the other mixture over the top.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

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.

Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad:

4 chicken breasts (shredded)
small shell noodles
1 C mayo
1 C Kraft coleslaw dressing
apples
grapes
pineapple
pimentos
1/3 C grated onion
1/3 C chopped green onion

Serve cold

I add shell noodles, you don't have to. This salad is so good in croissants. It is also good all by itself. This salad is even better the next day. YUM

Strawberry Shortcake

This is my moms recipe and I have grown up eating it. We never bought angel food cake, she always made this and I love it. You will have to try it...

"Shortcake" for Strawberry Shortcake

1/4 cup soft butter

3/4 cup sugar

*cream together, add

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

*beat for 1 minute, add

1 1/2 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup milk

Mix all together and divide into 9 cupcakes. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-17 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool. Divide the cup cake in half and layer cake, strawberries, whipped cream and then do the top layer the same way. I Love it, it is my all time FAVORITE.

Hawaiian Meatballs

I got this recipe from a friend (thanks Jen) who got it from a friend and so on... it's really good!

Hawaiian Meatballs
1 lb hamburger
1/2 cup corn flakes (crushed) *I use bread crumbs instead.
1 egg
1 1/2 TB soy sauce
1 TB chopped onion
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp pepper
dash of garlic salt

*Mix all together with meat, form into balls and brown in pan.

Sauce:
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
3 TB flour
*mix brown sugar & flour in sauce pan and add 2/3 cup water
1/2 cup vinegar
1 TB ketchup
1 TB soy sauce
1 small can pineapple tidbits

*Heat to boil and add to meat balls, let soak for 10 minutes in sauce.

(I usually just brown the meatballs, then put them in the crockpot with sauce to finish cooking for a couple hours on low. That way I can start dinner while my little one is napping.)

Serve over rice.

Taco Casserole

I made this for the first time last night and it was actually really tasty. I was going to just make plain tacos, but then you have to have all the fixings to go with them. So instead I made this and put a little bit of Sour Cream on top of mine, and my hubby put Ranch on his, hope you enjoy it!


1 bag Fritos Chips
1 lb. Ground Beef
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning
1 15oz. Can Refried Beans
1 15oz. Can Tomato Sauce
Grated Cheddar Cheese

Brown Ground Beef, drain grease and add taco seasoning. Set aside......Layer 1/2 crunched up bag of Fritos in a 13x9 pan......Mix Refried Beans and Tomato Sauce together, then layer it on top of Fritos......Add the Ground Beef on top of that, then the rest of the Fritos, then the Cheddar Cheese!

Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 min.