Posts Tagged ‘Crock Pot Meal’
Tomorrow is the biggest and best holiday of the year, well, at least the biggest eating holiday of the year. A few weeks ago Malik and I were shopping at Walmart and it was packed with people getting their Thanksgiving fixins’.
Their carts were filled with all the ingredients to make the perfect Thanksgiving meal to share with their family and friends.
Many people will overcook and then have leftovers for days so it’s important to find creative ways in which to make those leftovers appetizing. Now I am not saying that a Turkey and Cheese sandwich with mayo and a slice of tomato isn’t appetizing, but there are other options.
As a small family of four, we always have Thanksgiving leftovers so in looking for creative recipes I found this one for a Crock Pot Turkey and Potato Chowder, but of course added a little twist based on my veggie preferences.
Ingredients:
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4-5 cups of Red Potatoes
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3 tsp Minced Garlic
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1 cup Onions, chopped
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1 bag frozen Mixed Veggies (corn, peas and carrots)
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1/2 bag frozen mixed Sweet Peppers
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3 Sprigs of fresh Thyme – remove from stems
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3-4 cups of cooked Turkey
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4 cups of Chicken Broth
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4 tbsp of Corn Starch
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1 cup Heavy Cream
Instructions:
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Wash and chop potatoes into 1-inch chunks. Stir corn starch into chicken broth than add potatoes and remaining ingredients except for the Heavy Cream into Crock Pot. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or until the potatoes are fork tender.
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Stir in Heavy Cream, cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
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Serve with crackers or corn bread.
Do you have a recipe for leftover Thanksgiving turkey?
Enjoy and be safe!
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Are you ready to prepare and/or eat the biggest meal of the season – Thanksgiving – YES!!!
It’s not the food that I love, even though it’s a big part of it, it’s the day spent with my family especially now that there are just only four of us which makes it even more special.
Hubby’s parents and grandparents, my parents and grandparents are all gone and my extended family, all cousins and just one aunt are in New York and Virginia. I miss growing up with lots of family and friends living closer together sharing the holidays and eating around a large dining room table.
I now enjoy cooking for Malik who will be home from college, Tayair and hubby and it warms my heart because it is creating memories for my sons.
The week before Thanksgiving I don’t cook a lot not only to save room in the frig and pantry but to also cut back on calories and this Slow Cooked Chicken and Broccoli Crock Pot Meal is just right.
Ingredients (Serves 4):
4 Frozen Chicken Breasts
1 – 14 oz package of Frozen Broccoli
1 Jar of Alfredo Sauce
1/4 Tsp. Seasoning of your choice
Instructions:
Coat the inside of a Crock Pot with Cooking Spray. Add chicken breasts, broccoli, seasoning and Alfredo Sauce. Add 1/4 cup of water to jar, shake and pour remaining sauce into Crock Pot.
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Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours. You can serve this dish over rice but I prefer Angel Hair Pasta. Sprinkle with little Parmesan Cheese and Red Pepper Flakes for some added spice.
Next week I am going to give you a Crock Pot recipe to use for the leftover Turkey.
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Hello Friends and Happy Fri-Yay!!
Cheerios has done it again with this cute Mother’s Day “Morning Wake Up Call Commercial”
I like it because for the little ones that can’t cook it’s a perfect breakfast to make for Mom on Mother’s Day. However, if you’re a Mom that likes to wake up to something hot (not dad), and a little bit more filling, (not dad) then try this recipe for a Slow Cooked Breakfast Casserole, it’s easy to make and cooks itself overnight.
Ingredients:
- 1 – 12 oz package frozen hash browns
- 1 – package breakfast sausage, cooked and crumbled
- 12 oz shredded cheese
- 6 – *scallions chopped
- 8 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp pepper – a few more dashes when layering the hash browns
I purchased Jimmy Dean fully cooked turkey sausage and *Safeway brand frozen potatoes with onions and green peppers so I didn’t use the scallions. I originally made this back in December after seeing the recipe on Brown Eyed Baker’s blog. Like she said, it was hard to stay asleep because around 5:00 am, the smell and aroma that generated from the kitchen woke me up!
On Saturday night’s I’m usually up late watching television and working on my blog, so this is a perfect recipe to start late for an early morning Sunday breakfast.
After spraying the crock pot with cooking spray, layer 1/3 of the hash browns, sprinkle on some pepper, add 1/3 of the sausage then sprinkle on some cheese. Repeat until all ingredients are used making sure the last layer is the cheese.
In a large bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, milk, garlic powder, and pepper. Pour this over the hash browns, sausage and cheese in the crock pot.
Slow cook on low for 6-8 hours – try to get some sleep because the smell will definitely wake you up before your alarm clock does!
Pour a cup of coffee or tea then enjoy your early morning breakfast casserole in bed! What do you think, is this something you would enjoy waking up to?
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Don’t forget to come back at 6:00 p.m. for the #WWDParty!
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Hello Friends and Happy Fri-Yay!
Today’s Friday Foodie Feature is a recipe from
Ingredients:
- 3-4 Chicken Breasts
- 1 can of stewed Tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup of carrots
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 4 small yellow potatoes
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp celery seeds
- fresh basil leaves
Dice chicken into bite size pieces, wash, peel and cube potatoes
Measure out dry spices and spray Crock Pot with cooking spray or use liner
Place chicken into Crock Pot
Cover chicken with diced potatoes
Add stewed tomatoes, carrots and chicken broth
Add dry seasonings, STIR, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours
It was a crazy Monday morning and I forgot to stir all the ingredients so it didn’t look like the picture and it cooked for 10 hours instead of 8. However, this Indian influenced recipe was a good and satisfying meal.
Have a fantabulous day – Smooches!
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This meal was made using recipe from http://southernfood.about.com/od/crockpotturkeyrecipes/r/r80418b.htm , with drumsticks instead of turkey legs. I’ve made this previously with turkey legs but since my freezer is full of chicken from my shopping trip to Costco I decided to use them instead.
Ingredients from my pantry
Ingredients:
Crushed pineapple and chopped onions added
I added a few leftover potatoes that I had in the frig
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