Crock Pot Pulled BBQ Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

1 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast
1 bottle of BBQ sauce of choice (Sweet Baby Rays)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 cup Italian dressing
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 medium onion chopped



DIRECTIONS:

1. Place frozen chicken breast in crock pot.

2. Cover with chopped onion.

3. Mix together BBQ sauce, brown sugar, Italian dressing and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over chicken and onions.

4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours (or high for 4 hours).

5. About 30 minutes before time to eat shred chicken in crock pot so all those shredded pieces can absorb some flavor.

**I add about 1 tbsp. of corn starch after shredding if the sauce is water thin as we like thicker sauce for the sandwiches. This is optional.

Pork Chops with White Wine Mushroom Sauce

Pork Chops with White Wine Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
4 pork chops (bone in is best for this one)
1 lb sliced mushrooms
1 medium onion sliced
3 minced garlic cloves
1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup white wine (I used a Chardonnay)
1/4 cup beef broth
1 tbsp butter
season blend (made with pepper, salt, onion powder & garlic powder)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Wash & dry pork chops. Season with season blend to your taste.

3. Heat up olive oil to a medium-high temp. Add pork chops and cook for about 1-2 minutes on each side for a nice browning (my pork chops were about 1/2-1 inch thick).

4. Once browned put in baking dish and place in oven for about 8 minutes.

5. Add chopped onions, mushrooms and garlic to olive oil & caramelize.

6. Add flour and stir together.

7. Pour in wine. Make sure your pan is a nice medium-hot, if it is not hot enough it will not cook the wine down correctly. Let simmer for about 1-2 minutes stirring frequently.

8. Add 1/4 cup beef broth. Mix thoroughly together and add butter. Simmer for about 5 minutes stirring frequently.

9. Pour over pork chops and place back in oven for about 3-4 minutes to warm all together.

Now enjoy!

Corn Flake Broccoli Casserole

One of my favorite things to make for any type of bring a dish event is Broccoli Casserole.

What you need:

INGREDIENTS:

6 cups of frozen broccoli

2 cups of shredded cheese

1 - 1 1/2 cups milk

4 tbsp butter

1 medium chopped onion

1/2 - 1 red pepper (I usually use about 3/4)

3 tbsp Dijon mustard

2 tbsp flour *not pictured

bacon (5-7 slices chopped) *opps, not pictured either

1 cup of corn flakes crushed

Step 1:

Cook frozen broccoli in microwave for about 8-10 minutes. Just enough where it's becoming cooked but not done.

*Important* When the broccoli is done cooking make sure to drain it well.

Step 2:

It's a good idea to start cooking that bacon now. I like to make mine crispy in a casserole because it softens up while baking with all the yummy cheese.

Step 3:

Melt 2 tbsp of your butter in a small saucepan.

Step 4:

Once the butter is melted add 2 tbsp flour and brown together.

Step 5:

Now add the milk and bring to a boil.

Step 6:

Remember those chopped veggies? Throw those in with the bacon and cook for just a few minutes (like 2 or 3).

Step 7:

Add 3 tbsp of Dijon mustard

and then

Add 2 cups of shredded cheese and stir until melted and well blended.

Step 8:

Mix the broccoli and veggie bacon mix together.

Once mixed well add the cheese.

Step 9:

Place in backing dish and cook on 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Okay, this is where I claim pregnancy. I completely forgot to take pictures of the corn flake topping process.

Step 10: While baking the casserole melt the remaining 2 tbsp of butter. Once melted pour it in with the corn flakes and mix it all up.

When you have about 5 minutes left of baking sprinkle corn flake mixture all over the top then brown it all up in that oven.

The final product?

Well... I forgot to take a picture so here is a picture of the leftovers:



Crock Post Roast Beef

*Please be advised that I took these photos as I was going along in the process... I have made a few notes here and there of things I have changed and will make sure to take updated pictures the next time I make this.

Crock Pot Roast Beef

Here is what you will need:

1 package of onion soup

1 package of brown gravy

1 medium onion

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

**I did not like the carrots in the sauce, it gave it too much of a carrot taste and I pulled them half way through cooking so please disregard those.





Oh yeah, you'll need one of these too - a 2-3 lb chuck roast.

I rubbed pepper, salt, garlic powder & paprika all over mine.

Now on to the cooking...

Brown the chuck up in a pan for just a minute or so on each side.



Chop your onion and place in the bottom of the crock pot.

Mix together 1 cup of water with the onion mix, gravy mix, and Worcestershire sauce.

These mixes can be strong so I generally only use about 2/3 of the packages.

(I know the picture doesn't show the right amount of water, I took the pic too soon)

Add the meat and poor the mixture all over

Remember I took out the carrots so ignore those orange things.

Cook on low for 7-8 hours depending on how "done" you like yours. If you cook it longer that's fine, mine actually cooks about 10 hours because it cooks while we are working.

Then enjoy!



Easiest Pizza Sauce Ever

Ingredients:

1 can Tomato sauce (15oz)
1 can Tomato paste (6 oz)
1 tblsp oregeno
1 tblsp basil
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder (or 2-3 minced cloves work too)
salt & pepper to taste

Now remember, at my house we like flavor and spices. You may choose to chop the spice amounts in half.

Directions:

1. Mix everything together.
2. Spread it on the crust.
3. Cook that pizza.

That's it. Simple and quick! Just like we like it. No simmering required.