Fix it and Forget it Friday

Wow, it's been a long time since I've done one of these! My friend Becki told me about this little charmer.

Ingredients:
2 Cornish game hens OR 1 whole chicken
1 bottle of Kraft Zesty Italian salad dressing

Put chicken/s in crock pot
Pour salad dressing over top
Cook on high 4-6 hours

This is the part I am totally unsure about. She adds minute rice right in the crock pot 10 or so minutes before she is ready to serve the chicken. She said the juices and dressing cook the rice. I'm more comfortable making it on the stove, extra pan and all. I like that the box tells me how much rice and how much water. If I tried to guess how much rice to put with the chicken, I'd have a mess. If you try this and add the rice in the crock pot, let me know how it went and how much rice you put in!

Fix It and Forget It Friday

Tis the season for seasonal food! Cranberries are a big thing this time of year right? So let's try this! There are also some spices that fit in with seasonal tastes!

Ingredients:
3-4 lb. pork roast
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup ground or finely chopped cranberries
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1/8 tsp. cloves
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. Place in slow cooker.
Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over roast.
Cover. Cook on low 8-10 hours

This has a mixture of tastes sure to impress any dinner party! Add a twice baked potato and you'll be a hit!

Fix it and Forget it Friday

It's been a long week for me. Hence, not so many posts! I came across this is one of my cook books and it is perfect for times when you are busy!

Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 can cream of chicken, celery OR mushroom soup (10 3/4 oz.)
1/3 cup milk
1 package Stove Top stuffing mix and seasoning packet
1 2/3 cup water

Place chicken in crock pot
Combine soup and milk, pour over chicken
Combine stuffing mix, seasoning packet and water. Spoon over chicken
Cover. Cook on low 6-8 hours

While this has the meat and a side in one, I'd add a vegetable for good measure.

Fix it and Forget It Friday

Have you ever made a Cornish game hen? These were intimidating to me! I like the whole boneless skinless no work chicken breast. But then we tried the game hen on a BBQ and they were amazing. I'll have to post that next week. But I found this at www.cdkitchen.com. It sounds fast and good. I love stuff in the slow cooker. It is always so tender and flavorful.

Ingredients:
2-4 Cornish hens
2 cans (14 oz) chicken broth
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
salt

Season hens with lemon pepper, salt and sprinkle with minced garlic
Pour chicken broth in crock pot and carefully set hens into the broth
Crock all day on low more than 5 hours

Serve with rice. Minute rice of course!!! And some steamed veggies.

Fix It and Forget It Friday

Missing the summer days yet? One of my favorite things of summer is BBQ! I really enjoy the flavor of a good BBQ sauce. But just because it is cold it doesn't mean we can't enjoy that all winter too! And on top of it, this is so easy!

Ingredients:
8 pork chops-I realize by leaving the bone in you get more flavor. I like boneless pork chops so much better. Either way, they taste good.
1 cup (or more) BBQ or sweet and sour sauce

Cover just the bottom of the slow cooker with sauce with 1/4 cup water
Brush each chop with sauce, then place in slow cooker
Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours

Fix it and Forget it Friday: Spanish Style Beef

This recipe comes from my friend Rhonda. She makes this super easy two ingredient dish.

Ingredients:
1-2 pounds stew meat, cubed
1 jar Pace Picante Salsa

Put meat in crock pot
Add salsa
Mix together
Cover
Cook on high 6-8 hours

That's it! You gotta love this one!

She serves it over rice with salad and green beans.

Fix It and Forget it Friday

For a little while now, Fridays will be devoted to one of my favorite ways to cook...the crock pot! I love that you can make dinner in the morning and not have to touch it all day. Then when it is time to eat, the meal is done! I'm starting with my favorite crock pot meals, Beef Stew

Ingredients:
2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 clove garlic or a couple shakes of garlic salt
1 bay leaf (I never use this because I don't have bay leaves laying around)
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 onion, chopped (I also don't use this, my family doesn't like onions)
1 1/2 cups beef broth (You can buy it canned or use bullion)
3 potatoes, diced
4 carrots, sliced
1 stalk celery, chopped

Place meat in slow cooker
Pour flour, salt and pepper over meat. Toss to cover meat.
Stir in remaining ingredients
Cover and cook on low setting 10-12 hours or high setting 4-6 hours

Serve in a bread bowl. Surprisingly, WalMart has amazing bread bowls.