Smoky Cheesy Potatoes and Chicken

Smoky Cheesy Potatoes and Chicken (Slow Cooker)

Recipe:                                                         Dinner for 6                 Cook Time: 5 to 6 hours on low heat

3 cups smoked or roasted chicken

(I used Hormel pre-cooked chicken, 3 packages)

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

8 ounces sour cream

10.75 ounce can cream of chicken soup

28 ounce package of diced hash brown potatoes, peppers, and onions thawed 

Liquid Smoke to flavor

Cooking spray

Spray the indside of your slow cooker with the cooking spray.

Mix together in the slow cooker the cheese, sour cream, soup, and liquid Smoke.

Mix in the chicken and potatoes until they are completely coated.

Cook until potatoes are tender, 5 to 6 hours on low heat.

Thoughts

Stephen: I like how cheesy it was.

Codi: I really like the smokyness and how it warm it is.

What to do different next time?

I would get a fresh onion blend it so Stephen could not pick them out and get fresh peppers chop them up larger so Stephen can pick them out and I get the crunch.

 

Dinner was a fail :(

I tried a new slow cooker recipe Sloppy Pizza Turckey Joes it was awful! So gross! That's what we are doing though figuring out good recipes. We found our first dislike! So what did we have for dinner (yes it was that bad we did not eat it) I had cheese and crackers and Stephen had milky ways. Lol! That's life! I hope you all had a good dinner!

Mesquite with Lime and Taco Rice

Mesquite with Lime and Taco Rice

Recipe:                                                           Dinner for 2                      Cook Time: 15 minutes

2 Chicken Breast

12 oz bottle Mesquite with Lime Marinade

(I used the Kroger brand)

1 package Taco Rice (Knoll brand)

I put the chicken breast into a zip up baggy and pored half the bottle over the chicken. (It is a 30 minute marinade but I let mine sit for 3 hours.)

In a medium sauce pan cook chicken with the extra marinade from the bag. (It keeps the chicken tender)

Cook rice according to package.

This a great easy dinner! It has amazing flavor and is quick to make! You can always add more chicken to feed more. I get two meals out my bottles!

Thoughts

Stephen: It's good. Wants to try different rice. (He liked the taco rice he just wants to try others.)

Codi: The chicken is so good. I am not a big meat eater but I would eat this again!

What to do different next time?

I want to try and make my own rice. I think I will take white rice and cook it like you would normally but add my own spices. Maybe just a packet of taco seasoning!

We will be eating this again. It was so quick to make with very little prep time! We have another winner from our dinner table.

 

Creamed Chicken and Corn Soup

Creamed Chicken and Corn Soup (Slow Cooker)

Recipe:                                Feeds 4 good servings could make it stretch to 6        Cook Time: 4 hours   2 Chicken Breasts

1-26 ounce can Cream of Chicken Soup (condensed)      

1-14.75 ounce can Cream style Corn

14 ounces of Chicken Stock

2 cups Frozen Corn

2 medium Carrots (chopped)

1 stock  Celery (chopped)

1/2 cups Water

4 strips of Turkey Bacon

In slow cooker put in chicken, cream of chicken soup, cream style corn, chicken stock, frozen corn, carrots, celery, and water.

Cook for 4-5 hours.

Take chicken out; let it cool slightly. Chop it up stir back in to soup.

Cook bacon and chop it up. sprinkling bacon over each severing.

(I cooked our soup for 4 hours cut the chicken and cooked for another 2 hours, because we were not hungry yet and the chicken was so tender.)

Thoughts

Stephen: Use regular bacon, the flavor would be stronger.

Codi: The chicken is so tender.

  What to do different next time?

Blend celery before putting into soup. (I have a very picky husband!)

We will be eating this again. It has a short cook time so I can make it halfway through the day and it will still be done before Stephen gets home! We ate with roasted veggie crackers, so good!