Dinner December 15th to December 25th

Here are the main dishes we are having the next 10 days. The girls are out of school starting Friday and I want to spend time doing crafts like making snowflakes from popsicle sticks and a candy cane wreath and not going to the grocery store. So I will make a bigger then normal trip tomorrow and be set for 10 days. Then I will just have to go get some fruit and probably milk the middle of next week.

Thursday December 15th
Penne Pasta bake (new recipe, but it looks super yummy and the recipe says a batch makes 2 so I will have one for the freezer. A big plus)

Friday December 16
Hamburger helper at Haileys request

Saturday december 17
Steak and Chicken
Garlic oven roasted potaotes

Sunday December 18
Beef stew in the crockpot
corn bread or french bread

Monday December 19
Crockpot Ravoli
probably garlic toast (i love garlic toast)

Tuesday December 20
Crockpot italian chicken
white rice
jello

Wednesdaydecember 21
Little Ceasars 5.00 piza
crazy bread

Thursday December 22
Crockpot Chili and corn bread

Friday December 23
Crepes with fruit filling
scrambled eggs

Saturday December 24
We will be eating at my inlaws. Not sure what yet

Sunday December 25th
Turkey dinner with all the fixins.

Crockpot Italian Chicken:
4 chicken breasts,
1 packet Zesty Italian dressing seasoning,
1 8 oz. cream cheese (softened),
2 cans cream of chicken soup;
Cook on low for 4 hours. If sauce is too thick, add a little milk. Serve over pasta.

Crockpot Orange Chicken
Ingredients:
• boneless chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks
• 1/3 cup flour
• olive oil
• 1/2 T salt
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 3 T ketchup
• 6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate (thaw or throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds)
• 4 T brown sugar

*In a bowl, mix the orange juice, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, and ketchup.

*Pour the flour in a small bowl.
*Cover the chicken breast chunks in flour and shake off the excess.
*Pour a small amount of olive oil in a skillet and brown the flour-covered chicken. The chicken doesn't need to be fully cooked since it's going in the After the chicken is done cooking, pour the pieces into the crock pot.
*Then cover the chicken with your sauce mixture and give the pot a stir.
crock pot.

*Cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2-3.
Serve over rice

Crockpot Ravoli
25 oz bag of frozen ravioli (we like cheese)
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese

Dump your bag of frozen ravioli right into the crockpot
Pour your jar of sauce over the ravioli.
Stir the ravioli to evenly coat with sauce.
Cover and cook on high for about 3 hours. Depending on how fast your crockpot cooks, you may notice they are done closer to 2.5 hours. You could also cook on low for a longer period of time.

About 20 minutes before you are ready to serve, sprinkle the top of the ravioli with finely shredded mozzarella cheese. Pop the lid back on and let it melt- about 20 minutes.

More Crockpot

Sweet Shredded Pork
1-10 lbs Pork tenderloin roast ( any pork roast will work)
2 cans of Tomato sauce 15 oz
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 can of coke or Dr Pepper
1 clove garlic diced
1/4 cup cilantro minced
Add your meat to the Crock pot, I think it taste best if you use about 5 lbs….I did it with 8 lbs and the flavors were not as bold as I would have liked them. But the Recipe says you can use up to 10lbs so it is all a matter of taste. Add your Tomato sauce, brown sugar, and garlic.Add can of soda, and cilantro. ( If you do not want to cook with soda I guess you could use broth instead)Put the lid on your crock pot, cook over Medium Heat at Least 4 hours. ( you can cook longer)Once tender and pulls off easily with a fork, take out of liquid and shred with a fork.Once Pork is shredded, return to liquid.Eat on tortilla, with rice, black beans, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and Cilantro Ranch.

Cilantro Ranch (yummy with all tacos, chips, s a dip)
You will Need:

1 pkt Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
8 oz can Salsa Verde Green Salsa ( come in a can)
1/2 Bunch of cilantro with stems ( washed)
2 cloves garlic chopped
1/4 cup Mayo
1/4 cup sour cream
1/8 teaspoon Hot Sauce
Put all ingredients in a blender, and mix till smooth and creamy….add buttermilk to thin if needed. It will be thin a first and thicken up over time. So I always thin it down a bit. If you do not have buttermilk, normal milk works just fine. This is great on tacos, salads, Chip dip….love it!

Pineapple CHicken
4 chicken breast
1 can pineapple tidbits
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1/4 tsp minced garlic
Place chicken in greased crockpot. sprinkle with pepper in seperate bowl mix pineapple, soy sauce, mustard and garlic pour over chicken. cook on high 3-4 hours or 7-9 on low.

Carmel Rolls
2 packages 8 ounces each refrierator bisquits
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

mix sugar and cinnamon together in small bowl. Dip indivdual bisquits into melted butter and then into cinnamon sugar mix. Place each covered bisquit in greased 3.5 to 5.5 quard slow cooker. Cook on high 2.5-3 hours. you can check after 2 hours for doneness.

Triple Rich Chocolate Cake
1 box devils food cake mix
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup veggie oil
1 cup water
1 package instant chocolate pudding
1 cup chocolate chips
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Pour batter into greased 3.5 to 5.5 slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until center is done. DO NOT COOK ON HIGH

Dinner December 8th- December 14

Thursday
Pineapple Chicken in the crockpot
Cheesy potatoes
Homemade rolls
salad

Friday
Pizza Casserole
breadsticks

Saturday
Left over night

Sunday
Lasagna
Texas toast
ceasar salad
corn

Monday
crockpot sweet shredded tacos
rice

Tuesday
Grilled cheese
chicken noodle soup

Wednesday
chicken enchalidas
rice a roni
green beans

Dinner December 1st to December 7th

Thursday December 1st
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Tossed salad
green beans

Friday
Sloppy Joes
french fries

Saturday
Chicken Alfredo
Garlic bread
steamed broccoli

Sunday
Bbq chicken and smoked country style pork ribs
homemade potato salad
tossed salad
rolls

Monday
Breakfast- omlets and pancakes

Tuesday
Spaghetti
Garlic bread
corn

Wednesday
Pulled pork bbq sandwiches
baked beans

More Crockpot

Taco Soup
2 chicken boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cans Ro-Tel (I like the lime & cilantro, but the regular is fine)
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can corn
1 onion, chopped
2 cans low-sodium chicken broth
1-2 cups of water
1 Tbsp garlic powder*
1 Tbsp chile powder*
1 Tbsp ground cumin*
1 Tbsp dried cilantro*

tortilla chips
sour cream
shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese

*Instead of these spices, you could include a packet of Taco seasoning if you prefer.*

Put chopped onion, cans of beans, rotel, corn, chicken broth, water, and spices in CrockPot and stir to mix. Put chicken breasts on top of mixture and make sure they're at least partly submerged in liquid. Cook on high 6-7 hours or low 8-9 hours. Before serving remove the chicken breasts from soup and shred, if needed, (sometimes they'll just fall apart on their own, but sometimes they need some help). Return chicken to CrockPot, stir to combine.

To serve put a few tortilla chips in the bottom of a bowl, ladle soup over tortilla chips, top with shredded cheddar cheese, (today I used the Kraft Mexican blend and it was yummy), and a dollop of sour cream, serve with more chips if you like. Enjoy!

Pizza Chicken
4 chicken breast
1 green bell pepper seeded and sliced
1 small yellow onion
1 jar pizza sauce (14 oz)
4 cups shredded mozarella cheese
pepperoni

Put Chicken in crockpot, add bell pepper and onion, add pizza sauce, put pepperoni evenly over sauce. add lots of cheese. Cover and ccok on low about 6 hours.

BEEF STEW
5 cups chopped veggies, potatoes, carrots, onion, celery bell pepper
3 cups water
1 package beef stew seasoning
2 pounds beef stew meat cut into 1 inch pieces

Combine all the stuff cook on high 5 hours or low 7 hours or until beef is tender.

Some favorite crock pot recipies

My cousin just got a crock pot and requested thatI put some more crock pot recipies on here so I am going to post some of our favorites this week. I hope she enjoys them as much as we do.
SWEET AND SPICY CHICKEN:
*Note: If you don’t want the finished shredded chicken mixture to be quite as “wet”, slightly drain the tomatoes before using them. Also, I nearly always double or triple this recipe because it freezes so well.

1 pound (about 2) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 (14-ounce) can petite or regular diced tomatoes, undrained
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (add more if you like extra heat – with this amount it is mild enough for my kids to eat it up but spicy enough to help offset the sweetness)

Place the chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, brown sugar and red pepper flakes. Pour over the chicken. Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 8-9 hours. Remove the chicken to a cutting board and shred with two forks. Return to the slow cooker and mix the chicken with the juices from the tomato/brown sugar sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve in flour tortillas or over tortilla chips with toppings of choice: lettuce, sour cream, cheese, avocados, etc. Sometimes we also eat it just on hamburger buns or hogie rolls. Either way its super easy and yummy.

* This is a great Freezer Meal: I freeze the leftovers and let thaw in the refrigerator overnight before serving the next day. Reheat and serve. Easy!

CHILI
1 pound ground hamburger(sometimes i cook it sometimes i don't)
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can pinto beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can chili beans
1 package of chili seasoning.
add all ingredients to crock pot. cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. serve with cheese on top and corn bread.
This makes alot. I always can get 2 meals out of it so i freeze half when its done cooking and then the next time we have it with chili dogs or chili fries.

CHICKEN AND RICE
2-4 frozen boneless skinless chicken breast
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese (let sit out to soften)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 pkg. italian dressing seasoning (the dried kind in the packet)
rice

stir the cream cheese, cream of chicken, and seasoning together in the crockpot. i actually start it on low and let them sit in there for about 30 min so the cream cheese is softer to stir. put the frozen chicken in and cover with the mix. cook on high 4-6 hours or until the chicken is cooked and fall-apart-tender. after the first two hours when the chicken is softer i cut it up into strips for easier eating. how easy is that!?

cook the rice in a pot and smother with chicken mixture! the italian seasoning is the secret ingredient!