Salsa Chicken

Several of my online friends have been raving about Salsa Chicken. There are 2 versions of this recipe floating around; I thought John would like this one the best since he can wrap it in a tortilla or eat it with chips.

This recipe was posted on http://crazydeliciousfood.wordpress.com/?s=salsa+chickenRecipe from sparkpeople.com

Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts - put in frozen if you're worried about overcooking
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 packet reduced sodium taco seasoning
1 16 oz. jar salsa
1 can corn
1 can rinsed and drained black beans
1 cup reduced fat sour cream

Directions:
Mix soup, salsa, and taco seasoning together and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. Before serving, shred the chicken, add corn, beans, and sour cream. Cook for a few more minutes until everything is heated through. Serve with tortilla chips or in a tortilla.

I forgot to go home at lunch to put this in the crockpot. So I boiled the chicken on the stove until it was done. Then I had John help me shred the chicken. Then we put the chicken and everything else in a skillet on the stove, warmed it on medium heat for about 20 minutes. Make sure you stir it every so often so it doesn't scorch. We sprinkled some cheddar cheese on top also.

John loved this recipe. He said to make sure I know where this recipe is so I can make it again.

French Dips

Last night I made one of the easiest meals ever, French Dips. I made this recipe about a month ago and just put it in my freezer until I was ready for it. I took it our of the freezer at lunch and put it in the crockpot (still frozen). Cooked on high for 6 hours and it was finished. I bought a bag of frozen Pilsbury French Rolls, bake in the oven for 10 minutes and you're done!

French Dips

1 roast (doesn't matter what kind)

2 cans beef broth

1 can french onion soup

I cut my roast in half and trimmed off the fat. Then I placed 1/2 the roast, 1 can beef broth, and 1/2 can french onion soup into a large ziploc bag. Then I placed both bags into the freezer. (Make sure you label the bag with what it is and how to cook it). Cook from frozen state about 6 hours on high in a crock pot. When it's finished shred the meet and serve on french rolls. Strain the remain broth that's left in the crock pot for your au jus. Yum!!

Chili!

One of my favorite dinner's in the winter is Chili. When my mom makes it she makes a HUGE pot of it and freezes it. She always calls us kids and offers some to us. It's a super easy dinner just to heat up the chili and serve.

Meatloaf, Potatoes, and Green Beans

Last night we had a fairly economical dinner. I made "soup"ier meatloaf, steamed new potatoes with cheese, and green beans. For dessert, we had leftover apple pie and ice cream. The meatloaf doesn't look very good in the picture, but it was excellent.

"Soup"ier Meatloaf

2lbs. ground beef
1 pkg. Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1 and 1/2 c. bread crumbs
2 eggs
3/4 c. water
1/3 c. ketchup

Mix all ingredients in bowl. Place in loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until done.

This recipe is on the back of the Lipton Onion Soup Mix box.

Fajita Kabobs

I have been blessed with an amazing husband. When he gets home from "work" he usually will help me cook dinner. It was raining outside so we couldn't grill outside, so I used my griddle. I heart my griddle! Thanks RoRo for buying it for us! It's reversible so there is the smooth side (which I made the eggs in a basket on) and a grill side. We used the grill side for this.

To make fajita kabobs just mariniate beef or chicken as you would for regular fajitas. Then cut the meat into bit sized pieces. Also, cut up vegetables (whatever you like, we used onions, red bell peppers and green bell peppers) into bite sized pieces. Then thread the meat and veggies onto a kabob. If you use a wooden kabob make sure you soak it in water for about 20 minutes so it has a lesser chance of catching on fire. Then just cook, rotating frequently, until the meat and veggies are done to your liking. When they are done, take the pieces off of the kabob. Wrap in a tortilla with cheese, salsa, guacomole, sour cream, whatever you like! Good side dishes are queso, chips and salsa, black beans.....