Brown Sugar Chicken (crockpot)

I got pizza for dinner tonight. This is what we are having tomorrow night. I am going to try and half it. I will let you know what happens.

2 pounds boneless, chicken pieces

1 C packed brown sugar

2/3 C vinegar

1/4 C lemon lime soda (sprite)

2-3 T minced garlic

2 T soy sauce

1 t black pepper





Place chicken in crockpot. Combine remaining ingrediants; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve over rice or noodles. If you need to thicken the sauce add 1.5 T cornstarch with 2 T water and add to crockpot.



Serves 8-10

Provolone Chicken

This was such a GREAT dish. Russell and I both went back for seconds. I made the recipe and then put it into two seperate 8x8 pans. We ate one tonight and I stuck the other one in the freezer to pull out on a busy night. Thanks Rachel and Stefany. I am so glad I found this recipe after all of these years. Enjoy!




5-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

8 oz of sour cream

garlic, salt and pepper to taste

6 slices of provolone cheese

1 bag pepperidge farm stuffing mix

4 T of butta



Cook and dice chicken. (boil or bake whichever you prefer) Combine soups, sour cream, spices, and chicken in a bowl. Mix together thoroughly. Spread in a 9x13 pan. Layer cheese on top. Sprinkle dry stuffing mix over the entire casserole. Melt butta and pour over stuffing mixture. This will make it brown and crunchy. Bake at 350 until warm and bubbly. (25-35 minutes)



Serves 6

Chicken Soft Tacos (Crockpot)

1-1.5 pounds of chicken
14.5 oz. can of low-sodium rotel
1 packet low-sodium taco seasoning

1. Place Chicken in crockpot (5 or 6 quart is best)
2. Mix tomatoes and taco seasoning. Pour over chicken.
3. Cover and cook for 6-8 hours
4. Serve with favorite taco fixins.

Courtesy of Fix it and Forget-it Lightly

I am going to put it in the crockpot around noon since we won't be home until 8ish tonight. I will let you know how it goes.

Cuteness

Here's a few things that we have done with our day today.

Found toilet paper

"Look what I can do Mom".
We finally live within walking distance to a park. So today was the first day we have gone.

Little Man ready for a drink and a nap!

We have had fun so far!

Thought I would share...

This cute picture of Riley

and

My menu for the week:

• Monday: Poppyseed Chicken, with Green Beans and Rolls




• Tuesday: Crockpot Chicken Tacos (Fix it lightly and Forget it)



• Wednesday: leftovers on own because of church


• Thursday: Provolone Chicken (Thanks Rach for the recipe that you gave me 4 years ago when we got married. This will be the first time I am using it.)


• Friday: Brown Sugar Chicken (Thanks again Rach), brown rice and green beans


• Saturday: Rosemary Pistaschio Pork Tenderloin with Broccoli and Roasted Potatoes

Russell started back to school this week and I have started teaching voice and piano lessons in the afternoon and early evenings. I won't be home most nights until 7. I don't have the luxury to throw something together at the last minute. I have been trying to do a meal plan for a long time. I hope I can stick with it. I would like to eventually get to the point of being able to do a monthly meal plan. When that happens I will let you know. I will try to share my recipes as often as I can, but I might forget everynow and then. This is a great way for me to get my recipes all typed out, in one place instead of trying to remember which cookbook it is in. In the words of Julia Childs "Bon Appetit". (If you haven't seen the movie Julia and Julie you should. I loved it)

Poppyseed Chicken

4 chicken breasts

1/2 cup of Sour Cream (i use the light kind)

1 can Cream of Chicken

Sleeve of Ritz crackers

1/2 a stick of butta

poppyseeds (as many or as few as you like. start with a T and go from there)

Boil chicken until it's done and then dice. Mix chicken with sour cream and cream of chicken soup. Put in an 8x8 pan. Melt butter. Crush crackers. Mix crackers, poppyseeds and butter together and spread on top of the chicken mixture. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

This is my go to recipe for something easy and super yummy. It's really easy to double for a crowd as well. There are so many different ways to make this. Look around and play with what works best for you and your family. Have a good week!

Riley's New Favorite Thing

I know it's been a month since my last post, but we have been a little busy. The move went well and we are adjusting nicely. There will be more on that later. I know that some of Riley's fans have been missing seeing him. These aren't in order because blogger is not letting me move them. Anyways, this will give you an idea of something Riley loves to do.

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He has become a fan of climbing into things. I realize from these first two pictures you might not believe me. He really was having fun until the top of the suitcase would not stay open. Don't worry we helped him out after we took the pictures.

He was really excited to have clean cabinets once we started packing.

This basket used to hold blankets. Now it holds Riley.

I didn't think he would make it into this one, but he fits nicely and he is so excited about it.

This is the top of a peach box and I haven't been able to get a good picture of him sitting in it. By the time I get my camera out he is moving onto the next thing.

This is his basket to hold books. He took them out and thought he would sit in it for a while. I think he played in the basket for a good 10 minutes. He is such a funny boy.

Well, I hope that will get you through until I find the time to blog again. Have a good week.