HOMEMADE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Recipe from my mom!

You'll need:
4 cans chicken broth
2-3 chicken breasts
Noodles- you can use any kind you want. I like regular fettucini noodles, my mom likes to use the bowtie kind- whatever you like will work! Also, I never measure these, I just eyeball them.  I do about 4-5 cups cooked.
Carrots- I use 3/4 bag of baby carrots
1 small onion
1 cup sour cream
salt and pepper

Pour in your crockpot the cans of chicken broth and 1 can of water. Chop the carrots and onion and add to the broth. Boil chicken, dice, and add to the broth. Simmer on low for 4 hours or until carrots and onions are soft.

Boil the noodles until they are ALMOST done but not quite. Drain and add to your crockpot. Turn crockpot to high and let cook for 1 hour or until noodles are soft and done- i left mine cooking for over two hours last time and they were way too mushy. So check them periodically, stirring and testing softness.

At the very end, right before you're ready to serve it, salt and pepper to taste {not much salt needed} and stir in the sour cream. You can't add it earlier or it separates as it cooks. This add a bit of creaminess without making it heavy and it's so good!

Serve hot, and it's best with warm rolls of course. Enjoy!

HOLIDAY HAM

Tis the season! You cannot mess this one up!

Cover the bottom of the crockpot with brown sugar. 
Place ham on top of the brown sugar and add pineapple tidbits with the juice. 
Cover that ham with the whole can of pineapple and juice! 
Sprinkle a few whole cloves in the crockpot too. 
Sprinkle ham with more brown sugar. Be generous!
Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours. 

Voila!

BROWN SUGAR GARLIC CHICKEN

Another easy crock-pot dinner that is delicious! This dish can be as spicy or mild as you wish. It's tangy and sweet all at the same time. It's a staple in our house.

Ingredients:
4 Chicken breasts
1 C brown sugar
2/3 C vinegar
1/4 C Lemon Lime Soda
2-3 T minced garlic
2 T soy sauce
1 t pepper
2 T cornstarch
2 T water

Rice or noodles cooked
Red pepper flakes

Instructions:
1) Spray slow cooker with cooking spray, place chicken breasts inside

2) Mix brown sugar, vinegar, soda, garlic, soy sauce, pepper together and pour over chicken.

3) Cook low 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours.

4) Take chicken out, poor sauce into saucepan

5) Add cornstarch to water (mix well), add to sauce and bring to boil. Cook until a glaze. Shred chicken if desired. Serve over rice or noodles (we always do rice). Add red pepper flakes on top if desired. 

**My husband and I like our food spicy so I always add about 1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes to step 2, and let it cook with everything else.

Enjoy!


This recipe originally came from Six Sister's Stuff. They have lots of delicious recipes, check them out! 

CROCKPOT CHICKEN CORDON BLEU

Chicken Cordon Bleu made easy! A delicious dinner that cooks itself.

You'll need:
6 Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 can (10.75 oz) Cream of Chicken
1 C milk
4 ounces sliced ham
4 ounces sliced swiss cheese
1 (8 ounce) pkg bread stuffing mix
1/4 C butter melted

Instructions:
1) Mix Cream of Chicken & milk in small bowl. Pour enough mixture in crockpot to cover bottom.

2) Layer Chicken breast in crockpot.

3) Cover with ham then swiss cheese.

4) Pour remaining soup-stirring a little to distribute evenly.

5) Sprinkle stuffing on top- drizzle butter over stuffing.

Cook on low for 4 hours, High for 2-3 hours.

Enjoy!

SALSA CHICKEN

Another crockpot favorite of mine, this one is so yummy and super easy!

you'll need:

2 chicken breasts
1 jar of your favorite salsa
1/2 cup lime juice
taco seasoning

Dump the chicken breasts in your crockpot and cover with the lime juice and the whole jar of salsa. I usually put a little water in my salsa jar to rinse it out and dump that in the crockpot too. Then sprinkle a generous amount of taco seasoning on top- probably about 2 tbsp {I never measure!} and turn your crockpot on- high for 4 hours, low for 6 hours or more. Your salsa chicken is done when it falls apart in the crockpot.

You can do just about ANYTHING with salsa chicken- we like it in quesadillas, taco salad, nachos, and all by itself with a side of rice and black beans {slice an avocado on top and it's heavenly!}.

BLACK BEAN SOUP

this soup is hands down, the best crockpot soup in my arsenal. it's amazing, especially on those freezing cold winter evenings that call for a little mexican food heaven.

trust me on this one, and make extra.

dump into your crockpot:

2 {15.5oz} cans black beans {don't drain}

1 can water

1 {14.5oz} can diced tomatoes

1 green pepper, chopped

1/4 chopped onion

2 shredded chicken breasts

1/2 packet fajita seasoning {or season to taste, however strong you want the flavor}

lime juice to taste

stir well and simmer on low for 4-6 hours

serve with shredded cheese and fresh avocado on top, or break out the tortilla chips

{makes about 4 servings}