Crockpot Mexican Chicken

With three little kids- I am always on the lookout for recipes that are quick and easy but also something that the whole family will eat. This is a recipe that meets those criteria. You can start this in the morning and it will be ready to eat by dinner time!

2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 can diced tomatoes- drained
1 cup Salsa
2 cups of cheese
chopped onion- optional

4-6 chicken breasts (mine are usually frozen when I put them in the crockpot- that is why I cook them for so long.

Mix the Cream of Chicken Soup, diced tomatoes, and salsa together in a bowl. Place your chicken breasts in your crockpot and then pour the mixture over the top. Cook on high for 6 hours. Right before you are ready to serve them mix in the 2 cups of cheese.

Pour the extra sauce over rice. Delicious!

Turkey and Cheese Roll Ups

Thanks to my sister Jennifer who gave me this recipe- they are great on a night that you need dinner on the table fast!

You will need:

Turkey Lunch Meat or your choice
Croissant Dough ( the pillsbury kind that comes in a tube)
Cheese -you can use processed cheese slices or the real thing- it's your choice

Heat your oven to 350 degrees

Separate the croissants and then take your lunch meat (you can use what ever you like) and cut it to fit the flattened croissant. Place a piece of cheese on top of the meat and then roll it up like you would a croissant. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes- if you double the recipe and put them on the same baking sheet allow extra time. (Croissants come 8 to a package- at least the ones that I have purchased have)

Serve them with Soup

Italian Bake

8 ounces pasta (I usually use the bow tie or the spiral ones, not sure what they're called.)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
1 lb. ground beef or chicken
2 cups grated mozzarella

Cook pasta according to package directions, drain. Cook the hamburger or chicken. (If you're using chicken, cut it up into bite sized pieces.) In a bowl, combine the spaghetti sauce and salad dressing mix; add pasta and mix together. Place the meat on the bottom of a casserole dish. Spread the sauce/pasta on top. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.

Chili Pasta Soup

A hearty and simple soup to warm you up on a cold night.

1 pound ground beef
1 pound onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups water
1 can Stewed tomatoes, 15 oz.
1 can Beef broth
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon Parsley
1 cup Spiral pasta, uncooked

In large sauce pan, brown ground beef, garlic, and onion. Add water, stewed tomatoes, beef broth, chili powder, and parsley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. Add pasta and simmer until pasta is tender.

Tomato-Basil Chicken

Simple and delicious for anytime of year!

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup plain yogurt
5 ounces tomato-basil wheat thins, about half a box
1/4 cup Parmesan, grated
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon Parsley, flakes
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk

Pour yogurt into a small dish. Crush crackers into fine crumbs. In a separate dish, blend cracker crumbs with parmesan cheese and seasonings. Dip chicken breast halves into yogurt, coating both sides. Roll in crumbs until well coated. Place in greased baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour. For sauce, combine soup and milk in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until hot. Serve over chicken.

Potato Soup

It is that time of year! It's cold outside and it's time for soup! So here is a recipe that I came up with based on several recipes that I tried and modified. My favorite part is that it is easy to prepare and it is ready for you at dinner time. This is one of our favorite things to eat at our house in the fall and winter.

1 big container of chicken broth
1 8 oz package of Cream Cheese
2 cups of milk
a bunch of peeled and chopped up potatoes
several slices of bacon cooked and broken up
Salt and Pepper to taste

Combine this in a crockpot and cook for at least 8 hours on high so potatoes are nice and soft.

Just before you serve, put a little bit of flour in the soup to thicken it and stir it up well- remember to only add a little at a time- you can always add more but you can't take it out once it is there!

Garnish with cheese, sour cream, anything else your heart desires!

Serve in bread bowls! Yummy!

Rice a Roni Meatballs- or "Nutballs" as my kids call them

This is another recipe from my Childhood! Enjoy! I'd love to hear what you think!

Combine:
1 egg
1 pound of raw hamburger or ground turkey not frozen
1 one package of riceroni noodles only- beef flavor

Mix this together with your hands then form them in to balls make sure that they are small enough to cook all the way through and brown them

Take the seasoning mix from the riceroni and mix it with 2 3/4 cup of water and pour it over the meatballs after you have browned them.

Turn your fry pan down to simmer and cover with a lid and simmer for 30 minutes

Hamburger Ho Boy

I can't explain the name but I can tell you that the family loves it and I love it because it is EASY! I grew up eating this, it is my Mom's recipe.

1 pound of Ground Hamburger or Ground Turkey browned

2 cups of cooked rice

1 Can of Tomato Soup and One can of water

Grated cheese - up to you how much to put in

Instant Potatoes that have already been cooked-I usually make the one for 6 servings

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the meat, rice, soup and water in a casserole dish and cook for 20 minutes. Scoop the instant potatoes on the top of the meat and rice mixture and them cook for 20 more minutes. Finally sprinkle the grated cheese on top of the potatoes and cook about 5 more minutes until cheese is melted.

Yum Yum!