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Crock Pot Country Chicken Dinner

2/23/2020

This slow cooker meal is one of my favorites because it is one of those meals where you pretty much just pop all the ingredients in the crock pot, put the lid on, set it and go. It’s also one of those meals my whole family likes and it doesn’t take a lot of ingredients. This is definitely up there in our favorites!

3 carrots, cut into 1-inch chunks
3 medium potatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 medium onion, chopped
4 chicken breasts, halved
1 cup of water
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. seasoned salt
Pepper, to taste
2 pkg. chicken gravy mix
1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 cup sour cream

Place carrots, potatoes, and onion in bottom of crock pot.

Arrange chicken breast pieces over vegetables and sprinkle with seasonings, and salt & pepper.

Combine water and gravy mix. Pour over mixture

Cover, cook on low for 4 to 5 hours, stirring once during cooking.

Stir in sour cream.

Serve over rice or pasta or egg noodles.

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Crock Pot French Dip Sandwiches

2/14/2020

Who would have thought of placing a whole chuck roast into a crock pot and coming out with a delicious French dip recipe? I was always in the know concerning a good quality roast beef with a packet of Au Jus sauce slapped in a pot and cooked quickly.

Well, let me bend your ear on this one! This makes a high-quality roast that has the essence of bold Au Jus throughout the meat. Let's not forget there are no nasty, extra, unpronounceable ingredients!

3 pound beef chuck roast
2 cups water
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tsp. dried rosemary
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 bay leaf
3 - 4 whole peppercorns
8 French rolls

Place all ingredients except rolls in slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours. Remove roast. Shred with forks and place meat make in slow cooker. Discard bay leaf and server on rolls.

Serve juice Au Jus on side for dipping

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Sausage and Cheese Frittata

2/14/2020

If you're on a low carb kick, trying to fan out all those extra nasty carbohydrates in your diet, here is the perfect recipe to satisfy your hunger.

Made with fresh ingredients, you can toss together in a jiffy, this is the perfect breakfast to jump-start your morning.

1 (12-oz.) package reduced-fat ground pork sausage
8 large eggs
1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350°. Brown sausage in a 10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain and transfer to a bowl. Wipe skillet clean.

Whisk together eggs and next 3 ingredients until well blended.

Melt butter in skillet over medium heat; remove from heat, and pour half of egg mixture into skillet. Sprinkle with cooked sausage and cheese. Top with remaining egg mixture.

Bake at 350° for 23 to 25 minutes or until set.

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Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copy)

2/8/2020

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup has a thick and rich broth with shredded carrots, celery, chopped spinach, gnocchi and chicken hidden throughout. This tastes even better than the Olive Garden!

3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup onion diced
1/2 cup celery diced
2 garlic cloves minced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half-and-half
1 14 ounce can chicken broth for a thinner soup use 2
1 Tablespoon fresh thyme
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup fresh spinach leaves chopped
1 cup diced cooked chicken breast
1 16 ounce package potato gnocchi on the pasta isle
salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot add butter and olive oil. Over medium high heat sauté onion, celery and garlic until tender. Add the flour to create a roux and cook for another minute.

Slowly add the half and half and chicken broth and stir until it starts to thicken. Add the thyme, carrots, spinach, chicken and gnocchi. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until gnocchi is cooked and soup is thickened. (If you want a thinner soup add another can of chicken broth.) Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately

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Crock Pot: Sunday Beef and Noodles

2/2/2020

This recipe was a bit of a surprise and quite tasty. I was astonished at the ingredient list and how it was easily put together. This luscious, rich flavor will put this on your favorite list for years to come.

2 lb. chuck roast
2-3 tbsp. vegetable oil
salt & pepper to taste
1 cup onion, chopped
4 cups water
4 beef bouillon cubes
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. garlic powder
16 oz. extra wide egg noodles, cooked
mashed potatoes

Place roast in slow cooker. Combine broth, onion, and seasonings; power over roast. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Remove roast; slice and return to slow cooker. Add noodles to slow cooker. Heat through. Serve over mashed potatoes.

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Canned Peach Pie

2/1/2020

Looking for a way to utilize that delicious pie recipe I included last week? Here's your chance to combine two luscious recipes and make a totally awesome pie in the meantime. Or, simply purchase the pie crust at your local grocer.

2 packages of roll-out pie dough
3 (15.25 ounce) canned peaches in syrup
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tab. all purpose flour
4 tab. salted butter
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
dash cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Grab a 9 inch pie pan, and add in one of the store bought pie crust . Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl drain peaches reserving syrup.

In a saucepan use syrup and add vanilla, flour, lemon juice and zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir until well combined. cook over medium heat for five minutes until mixture boils and thickens. Add butter

Next, pour the peach mixture into the pie dish on top of the cooked crust.

Top off with the remaining crust. You can leave the crust whole or do a lattice topping!

Bake the pie in the oven for 50-55 minutes.

Serve with ice cream & enjoy!

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Air Fryer: Simple Hasselback Potatoes

1/25/2020

Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes are simple and they bake faster and crispier than in an oven. A great potato side dish that even the kids will like. Slice up these pretty potatoes for your next dinner.

4 potatoes - russet
4 tab. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper

Peel the potatoes and slice very thinly but not all the way through.

Place the potatoes in the air fryer and brush with half the oil.

Air Fry at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Move the potatoes if they are browning in one spot more than the other and brush with more oil.

Air Fry at 350°F for another 20 minutes.

Remove from air fryer and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Butter and Shortening Dough Pie Crust

1/25/2020

A Butter Shortening Pie Crust is the happy medium between an all butter pie crust and an all shortening crust. It has the flakiness of shortening and the flavor of butter, making it a perfect pie crust recipe.

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tab. cold butter diced
8 tab. cold vegetable shortening
1/2 cup ice water

Place all ingredients in a bowl to combine except ice water.

With clean hands work the mixture until ingredients resemble cracker crumbs.

Sprinkle ice water over mixture and stir slightly with fork.

Squeeze a handful of dough to see if it holds together. Mix in more as needed

Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic, and chill for an hour.

Turn out dough onto a sheet of wax paper and form it into a disk. Top with another sheet of wax paper and roll into a circle that’s about 12” diameter and 1/4” thick. Lift wax paper from the top to loosen, then replace and carefully flip the crust and do the same with the bottom wax paper.
Carefully transfer the crust to your pie plate and crimp edges as desired. Chill until ready to use.

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Crock Pot Recipes: Meatloaf

1/11/2020

As the cold weather is in full swing, there is nothing better than placing a few ingredients into the old trusty crock pot. Something about this type of meal always comes out super moist with tantalizing flavors.

This one doesn't need a lot of cooking time, so pop it in for only a few hours. You're going to love the delectable tenderness in this one.

1 egg (beaten)
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
3/4 cup breadcrumbs
1 oz onion soup mix
1 tab. Worcestershire sauce
2 lbs ground beef
1 cup ketchup, divided
2 tab. brown sugar
1 tsp. mustard

To remove loaf when done, line crock with wide strip of aluminum foil, coming up sides of crock.

In a large bowl combine first 6 ingredients and 1/2 cup ketchup, mix. Shape into a rectangle or oval that won't touch sides of crock. Place in crock.

In a bowl mix remaining ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard. Spread on top of meatloaf.

Cover and cook on low for 4 1/2 hours. Serve.

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Sheet Pan Recipe: Egg In a Hole On a Bread

1/11/2020

Here's a great recipe with Sunday just around the corner. It's a quick and easy fix since you can line a sheet pan and pop it into an oven.

Best of all, there's enough for everyone stopping by.

6 slices bread, 1/2-inch thick
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
6 large eggs
6 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat with nonstick spray.

Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter, make a hole in the center of each bread slice.
Butter one side of the bread slices. Place the bread onto the prepared baking sheet, buttered side down.

Add eggs, gently cracking into each hole and keeping the yolk intact. Sprinkle with Parmesan and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Place into oven and bake until the egg whites have set, about 12-15 minutes.

Serve immediately.

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