My college roommate would make us beef stroganoff whenever it was her turn to cook for "roomie dinners." And it was my favorite roomie dinner ever. I loved when Aubrey would make this meal, and I was excited to try her recipe out for my husband. I had a feeling he would enjoy it, and my feeling was spot on! Here's what you'll need: Roast, thawed Onion soup mix Kitchen Bouquet Browning & Seasoning Sauce, 4-oz bottle No Yolk Noodles Cornstarch In the morning, put your thawed roast in your crock pot (with your slow cooker liner!) Pour half a bottle of the Kitchen Continue Reading
Sweet & Tangy Glazed Chicken
This chicken is pretty yummy, especially on top of noodles or rice. It really is both sweet and tangy, and the crushed red pepper adds a kick! Just look at that picture, doesn't it look so good? This is a crock pot meal, but there is a little bit of prep work before you can serve -- nothing too hard though. Here's what'll you need: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts Soy sauce Brown sugar Apple cider vinegar Garlic Sprite Crushed red pepper Pepper Cornstarch One of the great things about this recipe is you don't have to defrost the chicken. I don't know why I love Continue Reading
Zucchini Chicken Casserole
My mom made this when I lived at home a lot, and we all loved it. This is the first time I made it for my own family, and thankfully it turned out just like mama's! This casserole is delicious! If you want it to be a vegetarian dish, just leave out the chicken. Otherwise, it's a perfect casserole that can count as a whole meal. No need for side dishes! Here's what you'll need: Chicken breasts Zucchini Carrots Onion Sour Cream Stuffing mix Butter Cream of mushroom soup (or chicken or celery) I began by baking the chicken and then I shredded it in my Kitchen Aid Continue Reading
Spicy Taco Chicken
TACOS. My husband loves tacos. Although, he uses soft taco shells instead of hard taco shells, so to me they are burritos. He calls them nachos. His whole family does. I don't get it. Tacos, burritos, or nachos -- call it what you will, but it's good. I don't like hamburger. Most people can't believe it, but I just don't. It's strange, I like steak or roast, but get that hamburger away from me. So instead of putting hamburger in our tacos, I wanted to try a Mexican chicken. And that's how this recipe came to be. Here's what you'll need: Chicken tenderloin breasts, Continue Reading
The Perfect Pot Roast
The first time I made this meal, Travis practically broke out in applause he loved it so much. And If I could do a back flip I would have in celebration of such an amazing success of a meal. I love roast beef. I love potatoes. ( I don't think there's a starch I don't like!) I love carrots. And this recipe puts all those things together, but it's not just your normal pot roast recipe. This one is SOOOOO flavorful! It's one of those meals that makes you want to eat slowly to savor each and every bite. My mouth is watering just thinking about it! So let's get on with it, shall we? Here's what Continue Reading
Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken
This is probably going to be the easiest recipe I'll ever write about. And it turns out really good. Travis said it was the best meal I've ever made. Granted, he says that every night after licking his plate clean. Luckily for me I don't have too picky of a husband. Anyways, for this recipe you'll need: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I used 5 so we could each eat 2 1/2) Pineapple juice Soy sauce Brown sugar Pasta Sides Teriyaki Noodles (optional) Now I'm going to let you in on a little secret of mine. I use Crock Pot Liners to make clean-up a breeze! Have I told you Continue Reading
Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Travis and I have found our favorite meal! Just look at that golden ooey-gooey cheesy garlicy biscuity deliciousness. Yes, it is all of those things and more! This recipe definitely qualifies as comfort food. So let me share the recipe so you can make it yourself and fall in love. First bake 4-6 chicken breasts. Shred the chicken. I put it in my Kitchen Aid mixer to shred. While it was in the mixer, I sprinkled it with the ranch mix (excluding 1/2 tsp to be used for later) plus salt and pepper. Mix the seasonings in and set aside. On medium heat, whisk together the soup, broth and Continue Reading
One Pot Pasta
Raise your hand if you hate doing dishes. (My hand is raised!) Most of us, at least all of us sane folk, don't like doing dishes. Having a dishwasher is making my life so much better! But the fact remains -- the less dirty dishes, the better. That's why I tried out this dish that you make all in one pot! This pasta and broccoli dish has a garlic lemon flavor that my husband loved. And I was all about the Parmesan cheese! So here's what you'll need to make this recipe: First, boil the penne pasta for about six minutes. You want the pasta less than al dente. Add the broccoli florets Continue Reading
Buttered Italian Shrimp
I tried out this recipe I saw on Pinterest, and wow. It was delicious! I love it! This recipe leaves the shrimp with a melt-in-your-mouth buttery taste. We enjoy these shrimp with pasta salad. But really a lot of sides would go with this recipe. Try it out for yourself. You'll need a butter stick, a lemon, dry Italian mix, and shrimp. Pretty simple, huh? I started by lining a baking sheet with aluminum foil. This made clean-up a breeze! I didn't even need to wash the pan! I just wrapped up the foil and threw it away. Melt a stick of butter on the baking sheet. (You will Continue Reading
Baked Grouper
I found a recipe through Pinterest from The Devil's Punchbowl. It was for a baked salmon and had very few ingredients. It looked really good, and I love salmon. While visiting Travis, we decided to try it. He had been deep sea fishing with his dad the week before and brought home tons of fish. We decided to try the recipe with grouper instead of salmon. We didn't think it would make much of a difference, but maybe it did. All we needed was the fish, salt and pepper, a lemon and butter. We sliced up the lemon and placed the slices on a piece of aluminum foil. We set the grouper on top. We Continue Reading
Black Bean Salad
This is one of my favorite recipes. I was so excited to make it for Travis while I visited him in Georgia. I think it's fairly easy to make — just a lot of chopping — and it has a delicious and fresh taste. We use tortilla chips and eat it like a dip or salsa. I think it's healthy too! Protein and veggies. Black Bean Salad Recipe Here's what you'll need: Red peppers Garlic Shallots Sugar Salt Cayenne Pepper Extra Virgin Olive Oil Limes White & Gold Corn Cilantro Black Beans Avocados You can prepare all your ingredients in any order because you are just Continue Reading