Salsa Chicken #1

Easy recipe that was a big hit before.  Really easy to make and transform into different things for leftovers!

Salsa Chicken #1

Ingredients:

• 4 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 Cup of Salsa
• 1 Package of Reduced sodium taco seasoning
• 1 Can of Reduced fat cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
• 1/2 Cup of Reduced fat sour cream

 Directions:

1. Add chicken to slow cooker.
   
2. Sprinkle taco seasoning over chicken.
   
3. Pour salsa and soup over chicken.
   
4. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
   
5. Remove from heat, shred the chicken and stir in sour cream.
   

 Review:
 Tried this recipe once before and it was a hit with the family! The chicken is really tender and the    salsa/sour cream sauce was really tasty. Tonight we had it with brown rice and mixed veggies.  Tomorrow we might get some tortillas, cheese, and other fixings and make tacos and have beans on the side!

Parmesan Chicken

I decided to try this recipe because I had about 6 frozen chicken breasts in the deep freeze that i defrosted in the microwave this morning!

Once again I forgot to take pics when I am making the recipe! Must remember to do next time!

Parmesan Chicken-

Ingredients:

1 packet onion soup mix
1 cup uncooked white rice
2 cups of Parmesan cheese, grated and divided
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
6 tablespoons of butter
salt and pepper, to taste
 * I decided to double the soup mix, rice, parm cheese, milk, and soup 


Directions:  
1. Mix together onion soup mix, rice, 2 cups Parmesan cheese, milk, and soup in a medium bowl.
2. Spray the slow cooker with cooking spray (if you have a non-stick insert, you can skip this).
3. Lay chicken breasts on the bottom (don't worry if you have to overlap them) and place 1 tablespoon butter on each chicken breast.
4. Pour the soup mixture over the chicken.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours.
 *My chicken was still slightly frozen so I cooked on LOW for 9 hours and it was done!


Review: 
This recipe was really good! It got a rave review from the husband and Grace really seemed to enjoy it.  We served it with some steamed broccoli and Grace also had apple sauce with it.  It was a bit on the saltier side because of the soup mix and soup itself but I am glad that I did decide to double the soup mix, rice, parm cheese, milk, and soup  It is defiantly something that I will make again!  It was enjoyed by all of us!

Plenty of leftovers for tomorrow night!!
 



 

Chicken & Stuffing- Crockin' Style

So here is the first recipe of the blog!

I decided that I wanted to try something really easy since it was a last minute decision at 8AM this morning.  I totally forgot to take pictures as I was prepping the meal. Note for next time!

Chicken & Stuffing- Crockin' Style

Ingredients:
6 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 box stove top stuffing mix
1 can 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup (or any cream soup)
1/2 cup water (or chicken broth)
  
Directions:
1. Spray the slow cooker with cooking spray (if you have a non-stick insert, you can skip this).
2. Add the chicken breasts to the bottom of the slow cooker.  Don't worry if the overlap.
3. Mix the stuffing, the chicken soup, and water (or chicken broth) in a separate bowl until combined.
4. Spread the mixture over the chicken.
5. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Review: 
For a simple recipe, it was easy and pretty tasty! The chicken was very tender and the stuffing was moist.  I cooked mine for 8 hours and then it was on warm for almost another 2.
Dan and Grace seemed to enjoy it.  We had it with some frozen mixed veggies.
One thing I might change is the amount of stuffing that was with the chicken.  Next time I might double the amount of stuffing, chicken soup, and water.  I did not use chicken broth this time so I might the next time around to see if there is a difference in the taste.

Overall, it was a winner! It made enough for us to have leftovers tomorrow night!
  
 
 
 

Crock On!!!

Hello All!! Here we go with my Crockin Momma Blog.  I just got this AWESOME All Clad Crock Pot for Mother's Day from my husband and daughter. 

This AWESOME Crock Pot has an insert that you can put on the stove top so that you can brown the meat before you cook it.  I am not into the whole browning of the meat/chicken.  I just toss the meat in there and it is good to go.  


It has a timer that you can set on Low, High, High/Low, and Warm.  The setting intervals are 4, 6,8, and 10 hours.  After the time expires that you have indicated, it will automatically switch to the Warm setting and keeps a timer on that. 


I tried it for the first time right after Mother's Day and I love it.


What I am planning on sharing in this blog is the recipes, step by step, photos of the directions, and a family review of the recipe!

The recipes I am going to be sharing are not of my creation.  They are recipes that I have found and tried or are interested in trying!  

I will be doing breakfast, appetizers, soup, stews, dips, chicken, meat, Italian, desserts, and so many more!

 I am really excited to start this and for people to try them out and give some feedback! I would love to know of tweaks and changes any of you make!