Chicken ranch crock pot recipe

I love using my crock pot and for months early in 2014 that was how I cooked our dinners.

Cookbooks are awesome for giving you inspiration of making your own recipes and I've made a few of my own recently. There's an italian version of this as well and both are quite yummy.
This recipe serves 2-4 people depending on how many people you plan on feeding.
You will need:
2-4 chicken breasts
1-2 cans of canned potatoes or fresh really it's up to you
1-2 cans of green beans
1-2 packages of ranch dressing mix or italian dressing mix
1 stick of butter
2 tablespoons minced garlic (optional)

add everything to the crock pot and cook 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high

My copy of Sonic's Cherry Limeade

Where I live there isn't a sonic close by you have to drive to the either of the counties next to us and it's about an hour's drive. With gas being what it is and travel time I had to come up with my own recipe for Cherry Limeade.

My other favorite place to get cherry limeade is at Texas roadhouse but it's $2.45 per glass.... no refills :(


It's quite simple:

1 2 liter bottle of lemon lime flavored soda (such as Sprite, 7 up, Sierra Mist)
1 can of limeade frozen concentrate
1 jar of maraschino cherries (no stems) undrained
1 lime cut into wedges


1. You'll need a punch bowl or large beverage container to hold your limeade. Pour the 2 liter into container then add the concentrate stir

2. add cherries and lime wedges.

Pumpkin roll

Over the years I've bought these from some stay at home mom friends of mine as they sell them to raise money to buy christmas presents (great idea!)

I've been posting Thanksgiving recipes and I thought this would be a great one to include. I do like pumpkin roll but I'm not a fan of pumpkin or pumpkin pie. I have no idea why Ha!

Prep time: 15 minutes  total 1 hour 5 min
serves 12-16

you will need:

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup canned Pumpkin
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
• FILLING
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

 

FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.) Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FOR FILLING:
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

COOKING TIP:Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.

Cranberry orange jello

Thanksgiving is my second favorite time of the year. I love the way my house smells on that day and the the excitement of black Friday and Christmas movies (I love Christmas movies) starting to air in November just makes me happy.

I didn't start shopping on black Friday until 2009. Since I've gone to Wal-mart around 10- midnight and shopped until 7 am. Then Dan and I head to target and best buy.

We make this alot from Thanksgiving to Christmas. I can't remember when my mom first started making this recipe but after a while it became something my grandpa and I would make for the big thanksgiving meal.

Oh, and if you plan on making anything with cranberries this holiday season (thanksgiving and Christmas) start buying them now.

It's called cranberry orange but there are alot of other fruits in this recipe. I've even experimented and added tangerine to the mix before (seeded tangerine) we usually double or triple the recipe.

You will need:

1 1lb package cranberries
1 orange
1 large or 2 small packages of lemon jello
3 cups sugar
3 cups boiling water
1 lb can of pineapple well drained (chunks or rings any other form won't work)

Grind or process cranberries, orange (peeling intact) and pineapple together, mix in 3 cups sugar. Let stand for 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally.

Mix jello and boiling water  and refrigerate for 1/2 hour until cooled.

Mix jello mixture with cranberry mixture and refrigerate over night.

Key Lime Cheesecake tarts

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Serves: 10 tarts

8 oz. softened cream cheese
½ cup sour cream
6 Tablespoons lime juice
14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
10 preformed graham cracker individual tarts
2 cups assorted fresh berries (raspberries, blueberries, sliced strawberries)

1. In a bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, lime juice, and sweetened condensed milk.
2. Spoon cream cheese mixture into graham cracker tart shells. Place in refrigerator for several hours or until cold and solidified.
3. To serve, top the tarts with berries and serve.

2 am feeding brownies

Ingredients

• 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup each milk chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips and vanilla or white chips
• 3 Snickers candy bars (2.07 ounces each), cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, combine the eggs and butter; add to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in chips.
• Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Immediately sprinkle with candy bar pieces. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 199 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 147 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Sweet baby carrots

This is the second side dish for the bringing home baby dinner.

 

 

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh baby carrots
• 1 cup apple juice
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup honey

Directions

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-14 minutes or until carrots are tender. Serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1/2 cup) equals 157 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 43 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fruit.