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

Triple Chocolate Desert

I've changed this recipe and tried making cornbread in the crockpot and it makes it very moist. But this is the original and it's really yummy and moist. Great to make in the summer when you don't want the stove on.

You will need:

1 box Milk chocolate cake mix
1 8oz carton of sour cream
1 3 3/8 oz package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup oil
4 eggs
1 cup water


lightly grease crock pot, combine all ingredients in a bowl and pour into crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.

Enchilada Dip

Whenever a recipe calls for ground beef I swap it out for turkey, but you can use ground beef in this recipe if you want. We've been doing this since 2007 and haven't really missed the ground beef. This is made in a crock pot and cooks 2-3 hours so it's great to make ahead. Just brown the beef and mix with other ingredients and place in the refrigerator. With my crock pot it comes in two pieces so you can detach the bowl from the heating element. Only problem is it has a design on the side that makes it not as easy to clean.

2lbs  Ground turkey
3/4 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery chopped
16 oz shredded cheddar cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 10oz can enchilada sauce

brown turkey, drain (this is the great thing about turkey there isn't much if anything to drain) combine turkey with all other ingredients in crock pot, cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours stirring occasionally. Serve with tortilla chips.

Hot Wassail

This beverage is traditionally a Christmas Beverage. So why am I thinking about it mid June? For years Dan and I have a Christmas in July sort of Celebration. We have a vast amount of Christmas movies so much so we have to start our "Christmas in July" celebration on July 1st and usually it goes past July. It's fun and we get to see movies that we loved as kids.


Anyway I thought this would be a fun recipe to try soon perhaps Iced!

You will need:
1 gallon apple juice
1/2 box brown sugar
1/2 jar orange tang
1 tsp cinnamon
1 small can of Lemonade
4 cups water
1 Orange sliced
15 whole cloves

Mix apple juice, brown sugar, drink mix, cinnamon, lemonade and water. Put in Crock pot and heat. Add orange and cloves. Let float on top for added flavor. Wassail will stay good all day.