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Showing posts with label crock pot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crock pot. Show all posts
Lunch 10/13-10/10/16
Comments (0) | Sunday, October 12, 2014
Short work week - short ribs! Cooked up some short ribs in the crock pot this week for lunch. Mustard, garlic and salt for the first 6 hours and Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce for the last 2. A bit of extra sauce on the side along with oven roasted garlicky green beans and fresh pineapple.
No recipes this time just winged it since it was pretty simple.
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Creamy Crock Pot Chicken and Broccoli Over Rice
Comments (0) | Tuesday, June 28, 2011
This evening was the final incarnation of Blair Cooks for the Family of this week. I have to say, it was definitely a success! As the title of this post would indicate, I made cheesy broccoli chicken yummyness and served it over brown rice. Verra verra good, and pretty dang healthy too. Lots of yummy chicken and broccoli and brown rice nutrients! Food is the absolute best (in my most humble opinion) when it hits all three points on the awesome food triangle - it tastes good; it looks good; it's good for your body!
Another delectable Picky Palate recipe: http://picky-palate.com/2007/12/17/creamy-crockpot-chicken-and-broccoli/
Taste: 3
Feeds: at least 8
As I said, this was quite tasty. I ended up having to transfer it to a pot on the stove instead of the crock pot when I mixed in the broccoli at the end (our crock pot was just too small!) but really the effect was the same. The recipe given makes LOTS, definitely at least 8 servings.
Suggestions / Changes
I found this to be a little bit salty. Unless you use reduced sodium chicken broth, I would suggest leaving out the extra added salt. Also it is important to know your crock pot. I opted for the three hours on high directions and after four hours my chicken was cooked through but not to the point that it shredded easily per the instructions. Next time I will also add a bit more cajun seasoning and garlic powder.
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Recipe property of: Jenny of Picky Palate
(http://picky-palate.com/)
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Crock Pot Chili (Original Recipe)
Comments (0) | Friday, June 24, 2011
This recipe, too, is an amalgam of several different ones I came across in my search for a tasty chili recipe. That’s something that I do a lot. I decide what it is I want to cook, then I search the internet for good recipes, then I pick out different aspects of each recipe that I like and I blend them all together into something that is more suited to my own tastes. Then again, isn’t that how a lot of new dishes come into existence, more or less?
La la la google images. I do this because even a fake picture is more interesting than no picture:
Ease of preparation: 1.5
Taste: 3
Feeds: ~6-8
Taste: 3
Feeds: ~6-8
This is great on cold days, just as you would expect from a good chili. It’s very hearty and will definitely fill you up. For a healthier option I suggest using ground turkey instead of beef. Alternatively, you could also add some extra beans and leave the meat out altogether for vegetarian chili!
Crock Pot Chili
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef (or turkey)
1 cup onion, chopped
1 can chili beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can pinto beans
10 oz crushed canned tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 small can tomato paste
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup celery, chopped
1 package chili seasoning (or use your own seasoning blend!)
salt and pepper to taste
1 lb. ground beef (or turkey)
1 cup onion, chopped
1 can chili beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can pinto beans
10 oz crushed canned tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 small can tomato paste
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup celery, chopped
1 package chili seasoning (or use your own seasoning blend!)
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Brown meat with garlic and onions
2. Put all ingredients into crock pot, cook on low for about 8 hours, high for about 4 hours
1. Brown meat with garlic and onions
2. Put all ingredients into crock pot, cook on low for about 8 hours, high for about 4 hours
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Crock Pot Mexican Chicken (Original Recipe)
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This recipe was one of my first that I devised myself. I wanted to do Mexican food for a Family Dinner night (Little Sister’s only request was “cheesy”), but I wanted to do something a little different than just ground beef tacos, etc. This came out even better than I hoped it would, and I have made it again since (for another Mexican night, Mmm!).
Picture courtesy of google, spoiler - not my crock pot, not my chicken, haha.
Ease of preparation: 1.5
Taste: 2.5
Feeds: lots. 6-8 people, maybe?
Taste: 2.5
Feeds: lots. 6-8 people, maybe?
The Boyfriend really liked this one a lot, in fact he ate the leftovers straight, without a tortilla or chips or anything else. Everyone liked it, and it was very simple and relatively inexpensive for how many it feeds. Great with tortilla chips or in tacos or burritos. I served it with refried beans and saffron yellow rice.
Crock Pot Mexican Chicken
Ingredients:
2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into 4ths or 8ths
1 packet taco seasoning (I use the less sodium kind)
1 large jar of salsa (however mild or hot you want)
1 bottle of taco sauce
Any other peppers or onions or anything you want to throw in there
Cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, etc. to top chicken with in the end.
Directions:
1. Toss everything into the crock pot.
2. Stir it all together so it’s all mixed up and hunky dory
3. Set crock pot to high for 4-5 hours or low to 7-8 hours (or basically all day)
4. Using two big forks, stick them in the crock pot and use them to pull the chicken apart. It should be quite easy to do. The end result is essentially shredded chicken.
5. Stir it all up to make sure all the chicken is well covered in the sauce.
6. Serve in burritos or tacos or nachos or whatever! Yum!
2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into 4ths or 8ths
1 packet taco seasoning (I use the less sodium kind)
1 large jar of salsa (however mild or hot you want)
1 bottle of taco sauce
Any other peppers or onions or anything you want to throw in there
Cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, etc. to top chicken with in the end.
Directions:
1. Toss everything into the crock pot.
2. Stir it all together so it’s all mixed up and hunky dory
3. Set crock pot to high for 4-5 hours or low to 7-8 hours (or basically all day)
4. Using two big forks, stick them in the crock pot and use them to pull the chicken apart. It should be quite easy to do. The end result is essentially shredded chicken.
5. Stir it all up to make sure all the chicken is well covered in the sauce.
6. Serve in burritos or tacos or nachos or whatever! Yum!
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