Crock Pot Spicy Chicken Broccoli Slaw

I made this a few days ago and I have more cooking in the crock pot as I type this blog entry. It's cold and snowy outside today, so this is the perfect dish for dinner. Super easy to make, super yummy and who doesn't love a good crock pot recipe?

Ingredients Needed:
2 Cans of Mild Diced Tomatoes & Chilies (do NOT drain your juice)
1 Yellow Onion - Chopped (I did big chunks)
2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (I used frozen)
McCormick Mesquite Seasoning
Less Sodium Soy Sauce (amount used is based on preference, I used about 1 tablespoon)
1 Tablespoon Earth Balance Butter
1 12 oz bag of Broccoli Slaw

Ready?

Chop your onion, I did big chunks. Pour 2 cans of tomatoes & chilies (juice included) in crock pot, top with your chopped onion. Place frozen boneless skinless chicken breast on top. I did not use a specific amount of mesquite seasoning, just enough to cover my chicken. The juice from the tomatoes and chilies makes this :almost: soup like. Not quite a soup, but juicy. Ah yummy. (although I'm sure you could add a can of broth to make this soup)

Cook on high for 4 hours, stir occasionally. After 3 hours I used two forks to start shredding my chicken. Once shredded, add your bag of broccoli slaw, tablespoon of butter and tablespoon of soy sauce. Let cook for remaining hour.

Done. I think this would also taste really good with maybe some corn and black beans added to it. So delish! I hope you enjoy as much as I did! :)

Healthy Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry

I've done it again. I came up with a new recipe and I LOVE it! Hope you do too! It's super easy to make and very yummy! 

 Ingredients Needed:

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast - thawed, if using frozen (I used about a pound)

1 12 oz Bag of Broccoli Slaw

1 Package of Sliced Mushrooms (forgot to take a picture, but any kind of mushrooms will work)

2 Yellow Onions - Chopped

1 Clove of Garlic - Minced

Less Sodium Soy Sauce (amount used is based on preference. I used about a tablespoon)

McCormick Mesquite Seasoning (optional if you want spicy stir-fry)

1 Tablespoon of Earth Balance Butter (or whatever butter you would like)

Ready to Cook?

Cut your chicken into bite size pieces and cook on medium heat. While your chicken is cooking, chop your onion and mince your garlic. Here is a helpful tutorial on how to peel garlic, if you aren't sure how. Once your chicken is done cooking, set it aside. Now you are going to saute your mushrooms, onion, garlic and broccoli slaw with your 1 tablespoon of Earth Balance Butter (or whatever butter you use). After about 3 minutes add your soy sauce and mix. Then you are going to add your chicken and McCormick Mesquite Seasoning. I used about a half of package, it really depends on how spicy you would like it! Mix well and let it cook for about 3-5 minutes.

You're ready to eat! 

Yummy Yummy!! This is really good with grape tomatoes on the side!
Hope you enjoy as much as I did! :)

Spicy Broccoli and Cheese Soup

It's starting to get cold out and that's my favorite time of the year. I love fall. I love the cold. And I love being able to make my broccoli and cheese soup.

This is super easy to make and super yummy to eat!

Ingredients Needed:

1 Chopped Yellow Onion
1 Clove of Garlic - Minced
1 Tablespoon of Earth Balance Butter (or whatever butter you would like)
3 Cups of Fat Free, Less Sodium Chicken Broth
1 (16 ounce) Bag of Broccoli Florets
2 1/2 Cups of Milk - I use Soy Milk
1/3 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
8 ounces 2% Milk Velveeta Cheese, cubed.
McCormicks Mesquite Seasoning (optional)

Ready to Cook?

Chop your yellow onion and mince your garlic. Heat a large sauce pan on medium-high heat. Add one tablespoon butter in sauce pan with onions and garlic. Saute for about 3 mins or until tender. Stir frequently to prevent sticking. After that, add chicken broth and broccoli, bring to a boil. Reduce to medium heat and cook for 10 mins.

Mix flour and milk in bowl, stirring until well blended. Once your broccoli has finished cooking for the 10 mins., add your milk/flour mixture and cook for another 5 mins or until slightly thick. Stir constantly or it will stick. Stir in your pepper. Add your cubed cheese and stir until melted. If you are using the McCormicks Mesquite Seasoning, add 1/2 - 1 package of seasoning, just depends on how spicy you want it. *This is optional, if you want your soup spicy.

Place one-third of the soup in a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth. Return pureed soup mixture to pan and stir together.

Allow to cool and then you are ready to eat. I hope you enjoy this lovely, yummy fall dish.

Ground Turkey and Rice Casserole

My newest creation, Ground Turkey and Rice Casserole. I usually make Chicken and Rice Casserole, but wanted to change things up. I've mentioned before and probably will mention it many more times....the thing I love about recipes is that you can always change things up and make it your own. The possibilities are endless when it comes to cooking and that's what I love.

Ingredients Needed:
2 Cups of Minute Rice (uncooked)
1 Cup of Water
2 Cans of Broccoli Cheese Condensed Soup
1 Can of Mild Diced Tomatoes and Chilies
1 Small Yellow Onion
1 Jumbo Garlic (optional)
1 lb Ground Turkey
Bacon - Cut into bite size pieces (as many slices as you would like)
1 Package of McCormick Mesquite Seasoning

Let's Get to Cooking:
Preheat over to 350 degrees.

First you're going to cook your bacon, using as many pieces as you want. I used about 8 pieces. While your bacon is cooking, chop your onion, peel and mince your garlic - I use a Food Chopper to mince the garlic. If you aren't sure how to peel your garlic, this is a great tutorial to show you how. Once my bacon was done cooking, I sauteed the onion and garlic in the yumminess the bacon left behind. After a few minutes, add your turkey meat.

While your turkey is cooking, mix together in your casserole dish (I use a glass 14 x 9.5) your 2 Cups of Rice, 1 Cup of Water, 2 Cans of Broccoli and Cheese Condensed Soup, 1 Can of Mild Diced Tomatoes and Chilies, Bite Size Pieces of Bacon and McCormick Mesquite Seasoning. With the seasoning, use as little or as much as you would like. It just depends on how spicy you would like it. Once your turkey/onion/garlic is done cooking, add to the mixture in your casserole dish and mix together.

Bake for 30-45 minutes.

I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I did. The hubs is stationed in Turkey right now, so he'll have to try it on his mid tour! :)

Bowl Full of Yumminess

I honestly can't come up with a name for this dish. So a Bowl Full of Yumminess it shall be. My husband is stationed in Turkey right now and that's the only way I can get away with cooking like this. He's not a fan of mushrooms.

I don't have exact measurements for this dish. I literally just made it up as I went along. I can tell you that I used:

2 skinless, boneless chicken breast.
1 yellow onion.
Sliced Mushrooms - as many as you would like
1 bag of frozen corn - thawed
Cabbage - as much as you would like, cut into smaller pieces
Spinach Leaves - as much as you would like, cut into smaller pieces
Soy Sauce
Mesquite Seasoning - optional
Grape Tomatoes - optional

Cut chicken into bite size pieces and cook in skillet until done.
In a separate skillet, saute your mushrooms and onion in some soy sauce. Amount of soy sauce used is however much you would like. I used maybe 2 tablespoons. Once that is done, add your cabbage, spinach and corn. If you want, add a bit more soy sauce. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring so there is no sticking.
Then add your chicken and sprinkle some mesquite seasoning and mix well. The mesquite seasoning is optional, I like to use it to add a little spice. And you may notice from my other recipes, that's one of my favorite spices! :)

After that, you're done. It's such a simple dish that's easy to add or take away ingredients, you can experiment and make it your own. :)

I added the grape tomatoes on the side, taste great with the Bowl Full of Yumminess!

Hope you enjoy! :)

Corn Side Dish

I originally had this recipe posted on one of my other blogs, but thought I would go ahead and share it here too!

This is a yummy yummy Corn Side Dish I came up with. It's so easy and takes maybe 10 minutes to make!

We were having chicken for dinner one night and I was tired of just having some plain corn on the side. So I came up with this Corn Side Dish. I had a frozen bag of corn and a can of Mild Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies.

 

I also had a half of purple onion. I call it purple, some call it red. Looks purple, so we're going with purple onion. :) And I had one of our favorite McCormick seasonings, Mesquite. Spicy....which my husband loves.

So I chopped my half onion into small pieces, any size will work though. Placed in a bowl, poured in some olive oil. I didn't measure the amount, just enough to give it a bit of a coating and then I added a half of package of the Mesquite seasoning. Mixed it until all the onion was coated. Once that was done I placed it in a skillet placed on medium heat. Saute for about 3 minutes.

While the onions are cooking, I cooked my frozen (steamable) bag of corn for 4 minutes in the microwave. Once that was done I added the corn to the seasoned onion, mixed it well to get all the corn coated. Then I added the Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, I drained the juice before adding.

Again, mix it well to get all those flavors mixed together. Stir around in skillet for just a few minutes. Watch it so it doesn't stick. That's never fun!

And that's it, you are ready to eat! We eat this with chicken or talapia. I also like to eat it over a bed of spinach. Delish! Hope you enjoy! :)

Ground Turkey Enchiladas

Ground Turkey Enchiladas? Wait, no chicken? That's right, no chicken! Not that we don't like chicken because we certainly do, we just like to change things up a bit. Well, I like to experiment with recipes. I'll find a recipe, like Skinny Sour Cream Enchiladas at Skinny Mom, make it and absolutely love it. And then, I like to make it again and customize it more to our taste, especially my husbands, because he loves spicy. That's the beauty of cooking, you can change up and make it your own.

Ingredients Needed for this DELISH dish:

8 oz Daisy Brand Light Sour Cream
1 Can of Fat Free Cream of Chicken Soup
1/4 Cup of Fat Free Milk
1 lb of Ground Turkey
1 Package of McCormick Grill Mate Mesquite Seasoning
1 Small Chopped Yellow Onion (optional)
1 Jumbo Garlic (optional)
1 Teaspoon of Olive Oil (approximately)
2 Cans of Mild Diced Tomatoes w/ Green Chilies
1 Package (of 10) of La Banderita Soft Taco Flour Tortillas
1 Cup of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Let The Cooking Begin:

If using the optional onion and garlic....chop your (1 small) yellow onion and then peel your garlic. Once my garlic is peeled I use a Food Chopper to mince the garlic into small pieces. Now, if you are new to using garlic this is a very helpful How To Peel Garlic Tutorial  and exactly how I peel mine! Okay, so once that's done place in a skillet on Medium Heat with some olive oil. Cook for a few minutes.

Once you are done cooking the onion and garlic, add your ground turkey meat. Stir around frequently to prevent the garlic from sticking. While this part is cooking, we will make our sour cream sauce. In a medium sized pot we are going to mix our can of cream of chicken soup, 1/4 cup of milk and 8 oz of sour cream. Stir until creamy, and you have to watch it because it will start bubbling and can make a big mess if you aren't careful! Once you have that mixed, add your package of McCormick Mesquite Seasoning and mix well.

Once we have the meat, garlic and onions done, we add the 2 cans of mild diced tomatoes & green chilies and mix well. After the meat mixture and our sauce is done cooking, it's time to prepare our shells. Warm the tortillas, I microwave for 10 seconds in the microwave. Then spoon 2 tablespoons of your meat mixture into the shell. Fold shell with both ends folded in, like picture shows. Spray your casserole dish to prevent sticking. Place tortillas seam side down in your dish.

After all of your tortillas are filled (you may have some meat mixture left over, you can try more than 2 tablespoons in the shell, just need to be able to fold them without the shells ripping) and placed in your casserole dish (I use a glass 14 x 9.5), cover with your sauce mixture. Once completely covered, sprinkle your 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over the top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Make sure your cheese is nice and melted.

DONE and ready to eat!! Yum, Yum, Yum!! Hope you enjoy as much as we did! :)