Creamy Italian Chicken

Add 1 cube butter, 1 pkg Good Seasons Italian Seasoning and 4 chicken breasts

Cook 4 hours high on crock pot

Add 1 can cream of chicken soup and 4 oz cream cheese cubed

Cook another 1-2  hours. Stir and serve over noodles. 

If you want to cook this in the instant pot:

Add Good Seasons, Chicken, Butter, Cream of chicken soup and add one can chicken broth. 

Cook for 10 minutes and natural release, then stir in Cream cheese. 

Kalua Pork

 6lb Pork Butt Roast

1 1/2 T. Hawaiian Sea Salt 

1 T. Liquid Smoke

Pierce pork roast all over with a fork.  Rub all over with salt and put in crock pot with liquid smoke and cook for 6-8 hours on low.  Take the roast out and shred, pour liquid on the shredded meat from the crockpot as needed.

Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

Feeds 6 (I double if taking to a potluck)

INGREDIENTS:

1 can black beans

1 can corn, undrained

1 can Rotel, undrained

1 (1-oz) package ranch dressing mix

1 tsp cumin

1 Tbsp chili powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 (8-oz) package light cream cheese

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

INSTRUCTIONS:

Drain and rinse black beans. Place chicken at bottom of pot, then pour out whole can of corn (undrained), rotel, and black beans. Top with seasonings and ranch mix. Stir together. Place cream cheese on top.

Cover with lid and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir cream cheese into chili. Use 2 forks to shred chicken. Stir together and serve.

**Can place all ingredients in a freezer bag and freeze for a quick freezer meal later.**

Weight Loss Magic Soup

This soup is full of vegetables and I like having it around for a quick lunch or even snack when I'm feeling hangry in the afternoon.  The original recipe calls for 3-4 cups of shredded cabbage, but I don't use that because I don't really like cabbage. I usually end up putting in more beans and vegetables instead.  You guys just do what you want.  This recipe makes a lot of soup, so you might want to half it.

2 cans chicken broth (I usually just pour in a quart because I buy it like that from Costco)
3 cups V-8 juice (I also just pour in a big bottle)
2 cans Italian diced tomatoes
2 T olive oil
1 small onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1 package sliced mushrooms (I usually use 2 packages because I love them)
3 carrots peeled and sliced
1 zucchini, sliced (I like more of these as well)
1 yellow squash, sliced
1 can of kidney beans (I use 2)
*3-4 cups shredded cabbage
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions:
In a large frying pan (or your instant pot on saute mode), saute garlic, onions, carrots, and mushrooms for about 5 minutes.  In a large crockpot (if you didn't use your instant pot), combine with the remaining ingredients.  Cook on high for 2-3 hours, or until vegetables are cooked.  I just leave it on saute, or sometimes I turn my instant pot to slow cook and leave it all day.

Turkey Chili

1 lb ground turkey, browned
3 cans (24 oz) tomato sauce
1 can water (rinse tomato cans out with it)
14 oz can of diced tomatoes
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 TBSP chili powder
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBSP sugar

Add all ingredients to crock pot. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.

Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese

This is the recipe that I made for Max's birthday party many years ago.  It tastes best when made in the crockpot, but I usually just combine these ingredients on the stove for my kids for a quick lunch.

2 C macaroni
2 tsp olive oil (I don't use this for the stovetop version)
1 C evaporated milk
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 C shredded cheddar cheese
4 T butter melted (I don't usually put this in)

Cook the macaroni following package directions. Drain and rinse with hot water.  Generously butter the sides and bottom of crock pot.  Combine the macaroni with the remaining ingredients in the crock pot and blend well. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 2.5 to 3.5 hours, stirring a few times.  If you want too, you can put it in a baking dish and top with a little more cheese, and put it under the broiler for a minute or two until the cheese it melted.  Or just serve it from the crock pot.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 can chicken & rice soup (undiluted)
1 1/2 C water
1 C salsa
1 can pinto beans (rinsed & drained)
1 can black beans (rinsed & drained)
1 C frozen corn
1 C diced cooked chicken
1 tsp ground cumin
package taco seasoning
Cook all ingredients over medium heat or in crock pot.
Top with cheese, tortilla chips, and sour cream.

This is Kristi's recipe and Dustin just raved over it when I made it

Taco Beef Soup

1 lb ground beef, browned
1 can tomato soup
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can corn
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup salsa
2 Tblsp chili powder
2 Tblsp taco seasoning

Mix and heat.

I actually really like this and it's so dang easy!

Sweet Pork

2 pounds boneless pork
1 or 2 cans coke
1/4 cup brown sugar
Sprinkle garlic salt
1/4 c water

Cook in crock pot on low around 5 - 6 hours

Remove pork. Drain. Shred. Then mix with:

1 can diced green chiles
3/4 can red enchilada sauce
1 cup brown sugar

Cook for another 1 - 2 hours

Bacon Ranch Slowcooker Chicken

2 turkey bacon or bacon strips, cooked and shredded
1 tsp minced garlic
1 package ranch dressing mix
1 can cream of chicken soup (98% fat free)
1 cup fat free sour cream
16 oz chicken breasts, frozen or defrosted
8 oz pasta cooked

Combine the first five ingredients, Place chicken in slow cooker sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and pour sauce over the top. Cook on high for 3.5 hours. Shred chicken with two forks. Cook pasta and serve over pasta
456 calories, 61 carbs, 5 grams fat, 36 grams protein

Corned Beef & Cabbage

Tis the season!!!! Happy St. Patty's Day.

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 pound baby carrots
• 3 cups water
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (3 pound) corned beef brisket with spice packet, cut in half
• 1 small head cabbage, cut into wedges

Directions

1. Place the onion, potatoes and carrots in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine water, garlic, bay leaf, sugar, vinegar, pepper and contents of spice packet; pour over vegetables. Top with brisket and cabbage. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving.
2. I recommend putting the corned beef on the bottom and then don't put the cabbage in until 30 minutes before you eat put it on the top.

Slow Cooker Southwest Chicken Stacks

2 cups frozen corn
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 large frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound)
1 1/2 cups salsa

Lightly grease the bottom and sides of the slow cooker. Pour frozen corn into the bottom of the slow cooker and place the frozen chicken breasts on top. Cover with beans and salsa. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours. Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred with forks. Return to the slow cooker and stir until the chicken, corn, beans and salsa are combined.

Serve on a bed of tortilla chips and top with additional garnishes: lettuce, tomato, avocado, sour cream, cheese, cilantro, lime wedges, etc.

Smokey Lemon Pepper Chicken

• Bacon
• 4 Chicken Breasts
• Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup

Layer chicken, bacon, & lemon pepper seasoning in crock pot. Pour soup on top of layers, & cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 8.

Country Style Ribs

• Full Rack of country style pork ribs
• 1 C Sugar
• 1 C Ketchup
• 2/3 C Vinegar
• 2 T Soy Sauce

Bake for 45 min at 400, or in the crock pot on high for 3-5 hours.

Nacho Chicken & Rice Wraps

• 2 Cans Campbell’s Cheddar Cheese Soup
• 1 C Water
• 2 C Pace chunky salsa
• 1 ¼ C Rice
• 2 lbs cubed chicken

Mix soup, water, salsa, rice, and chicken in crock pot. Cover and cook on low 7 to 8 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve wrapped in warm tortillas.

French Dip

• 1 pkg Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 1 pkg AuJus seasoning
• 2-3 cups of water
• 1 roast (I buy boneless, cheapest)

Cook on low for 24 hours. Meat falls apart, serve meat on hard rolls and use the juice for dipping.