Chicken and Dumplings

3 Boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts

2 pats (about 2 tsp) butter

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can chicken broth

4 carrots sliced

4 stalks of celery, sliced

1 small can peas

1 can of grands fluffy buttermilk biscuits (8 biscuits) cut into quarters

In slow cooker add butter and chicken breasts at the bottom. Spoon cream of chicken soup over chicken breasts. Pour in can of chicken broth. Place carrots and celery on top. Cook on high 6 hours.

Carefully shred chicken and then add can of peas. Place quartered biscuits on top and continue to cook on high for 1 more hour.

ENJOY

Chile Jack Chicken

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a baking dish with nonstick spray.

3 boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts

1 can or fresh roasted Whole Hatch Chile’s or Ortega green chile’s

6 slices pepper Jack cheese

1 (14 oz) can green enchilada sauce or verde sauce

First you are going to need to butterfly your chicken breasts, cutting them 3/4 of the way through to make a pocket. Stuff each chicken breast with a couple chile’s and a piece of peperjack cheese.

In your Baking dish pour about half of your green enchilada sauce in the bottom. Place stuffed chicken breasts in your baking dish on top of the sauce. Top with the remaining enchilada sauce and remaining piece(s) of cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees 45-60 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and is no longer pink. Serve with a side of Spanish Rice and ENJOY!! 🙂

BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray with nonstick spray one 9inch baking dish

1-1/2 pounds ground beef

1/2 white onion, diced

1/2 Tbsp hamburger seasoning

1 Tbsp bbq sauce

1/3 cup ketchup

2 Tbsp yellow mustard

2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

10 sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled

1/2 package tater tots

Place ground beef, onions and hamburger seasoning in a skillet and brown, drain. Stir in bbq sauce, ketchup and mustard. Place in your prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

Top with shredded cheese and then place tater tots on top.

Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until tots are crispy.

Individual Chicken Pot Pies

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2 sheets puff pastry thawed

4 (6inch) pie tins

3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded or 1 rotisserie chicken

2 cans cream of chicken soup plus 1 can of water

1 bag frozen peas and carrots, thawed

1 can diced potatoes

1 egg

1 tsp water

In a sauce pot place cooked chicken meat, 2 cans of soup plus 1 can of water, and veggies. Heat over medium heat until warmed through. Once your filling mixture is warm fill your pie tins with your filling. Cut your puff pastry to cover each of your pot  pies  with about 1/2 inch hangover, crimp the puff pastry dough over the edge of the pie tin. Brush each pie with egg wash ( 1 egg beaten with 1 tsp water) and then make a few small slits on top of each pie. Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes or until tops are golden flaky brown. Remove from oven and ENJOY!! 🙂

Spicy Peach Slaw

1 head of cabbage, shredded

2 large peaches, diced

2 jalapenos, diced fine

1 bunch green onions, chopped greens only

1/4 cup mayo

1 tbsp stone ground mustard

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Shred your cabbage and place in a bowl. Add peaches, jalapeno’s and green onion, toss. In a small bowl combine mayo, mustard and vinegar stir to combine well. Pour over the top of you slaw veggie mixture and toss well.

I served my slaw on top of brown sugar peach pulled pork sliders to find my recipe for pulled pork click the link below…..

Pulled Pork With A Spicy Green Apple Slaw

I also used my Peach and Brown Sugar Bbq sauce to toss my pork in for the recipe to the bbq sauce click the link below….

Peach and Brown Sugar Bbq Sauce

 

Peach and Brown Sugar Bbq Sauce

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 Tbsp onion salt

2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp mace

1/3 cup white vinegar

2 cups ketchup

3/4 cup peach preserves, pureed with one fresh peach peeled (about 1/4 cup, so you should have 1 cup peach when finished)

2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 Tbsp honey

4 Tbsp butter, cut into cubes

In a large sauce pan place all the ingredients except the butter and with a wooden spoon stir to combine, bring to a boil stirring to make sure the brown sugar has dissolved. Once it reaches a boil, place lid on your pot, turn down heat and let simmer for 25 minutes stirring occasionally. With a whisk, a couple cubes at a time add butter and whisk until the butter cubes have melted, remove from heat and let cool. ENJOY!! 🙂

 

 

Honey and Stone Ground Mustard Chicken

Adapted from Simplyscratch.com

1/2 cup stone ground mustard

1/2 cup pure honey

1/2 of a lemon juice

1/2 tsp diced garlic

1/2 tsp Hungarian paprika

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/4 tsp cayenne powder

1/4 tsp Red chili flakes

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

In a small bowl add everything except the chicken and whisk together.

In a casserole dish place chicken, reserve 4 Tbsp of your honey mustard sauce in a small bowl. Pour remaining sauce over chicken, to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit on your counter for 30 minutes.

In the meantime start your coals or let your gas Grill get warmed up on your bbq. Once your grill is ready grill your chicken until cooked. Ours took about 20-25 minutes. Remove from grill and place on a plate pour your remaining sauce over each of the chicken breasts and let rest about 5 minutes. ENJOY!! 🙂

Capellini Pomodoro

1 (16 ounce) box Angel Hair pasta

3 Tbsp olive oil

4 cloves garlic, diced

2 cups plum tomatoes (fresh or canned) diced

1 Tbsp  balsamic vinegar

1  cup chicken broth

2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Bring a stock pot of lightly salted water to a boil add pasta and cook for 8 minutes or until al dente and drain.

place olive oil in a skillet and heat over high heat. Add garlic and cook till toasty brown 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium high and add tomatoes, vinegar and chicken broth, let simmer for 8 minutes. Stir in basil and cooked pasta and let simmer 5 minutes. Serve with parmesan cheese. Enjoy!!

Shredded Beef Sliders

Roast:

3 pounds pot roast

1 bottle of dark beer

1 cup beef broth

garlic salt with parsley to taste

Sprinkle both sides of roast with garlic salt. Heat one large pan and brown each side of your roast. Place roast in slow cooker and add beer and broth. Set temperature on low and timer on 8 hours, walk away and forget about it until later. 🙂

When your roast is finished cooking remove and place in large bowl, shred with two forks and add a little bit of your cooking juices, set aside

Mushrooms and Onions

1 container sliced portabella mushrooms

1 white onion sliced thin into rings

1 tbsp butter

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp diced garlic

1/8 cup white wine

1/2 cup beef broth

In a medium pot add olive oil and butter over medium heat melt butter and heat oil. Add onions and mushrooms toss to coat in butter and oil. Add sugar and salt and toss. Let cook down until onions are caramelized and all the water has cooked out of the mushrooms. Add garlic and let cook a minute or 2. Add wine and broth turn heat down to low and let simmer and all the flavors come together while you get your bread toasted and cheese melted

8 dutch crunch rolls

spray butter

8 slices of swiss cheese

horseradish mustard

Turn your oven to broil, Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place sliced rolls on prepared baking pan and lightly spray your rolls tops and bottoms with spray butter. Place one slice of cheese on each roll and place in oven. Broil until buns are crunchy toasted and cheese is melted. It is now time to assemble your sandwiches.

Assembly:

Dip the one side of your toasty bun into the yummy mushroom and onion juice, and then spread a little horseradish mustard on top. Place shredded beef on top and then add the caramelized onions and mushrooms on top. Top with a little tomato and lettuce if you like and then place your top toasty bun on and enjoy!! 🙂

 

Thin Crust Pizza

Thin Pizza Dough

1 package active dry yeast (2-1/4tsp)

2 tsp sugar

1 cup warm water

1/4 cup vegetable shortening

3 cups flour

2 tsp salt

In bowl of electric mixer with whisk attachment add yeast, sugar, water and shortening, whisk together to make a paste. Add the flour and salt and mix with the dough hook, until combined and dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl and attach to the hook. Remove the dough from the bowl and grease I large bowl with nonstick spray or olive oil. Place dough in greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise at least one hour or until double in size.

Roll dough into 2 balls and let rest for another 20 minutes, the dough is then ready to be used.

Makes 2 (12 inch pizzas)

To Make A Cheese Pizza

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Dust pizza pan with corn meal.

Roll out dough about a 1/2 inch thick and place on dusted pizza pan

1 cup tomato sauce

2 cups mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup grated parmesan

Add tomato sauce to the top of your already rolled out pizza dough, leaving a 1/2 inch border. Top with mozzarella cheese and then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Bake at 500 degrees for 10-13 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and edges are golden brown. ENJOY!! 🙂