Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup

We really liked this one!  I added Black beans as well :)

Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 quart chicken stock
1 tablespoon chicken soup base
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
1 (8 oz). can tomato sauce
1 (19 oz.) can enchilada sauce (or two 10 oz. cans)
6 small corn tortillas*, minced
16 oz. Velveeta, cubed
1 cup co-jack cheese, shredded
1 22 oz. bag Tyson roasted and diced chicken, thawed
1 can whole kernel corn**, drained (optional)
Garnishes: pico de gallo, sour cream, shredded cheese, crunchy tortilla strips

In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat, and saute' the onions until they are tender. Add the minced garlic and cook another minute or two, then scrape the onions and garlic into your crock pot. Add all the other ingredients, except the chicken and corn. Cook over high heat for two hours or low for four. Whisk until smooth (you may wish to use a stick blender). Add the chicken pieces and corn and heat through, maybe another 30 minutes to one hour. Check seasonings, and garnish as you like before serving.

BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza

This is another Our best bites recipe, I seriously love almost everything I try from them.  This one is good.  I usually make a pork, doing the Kahlua pork here and then use left overs on this.  I cover the pork with our favorite BBQ sauce and we are good to go :)


BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza

As pizza is an easily adaptable dish that can be customized to the creators liking, exact measurements are not given here.  Eyeball it for the specific size pizza you are making.

Pizza Dough, either homemade or store-bought
vegetable or olive oil
Leftover BBQ Pulled Pork
BBQ Sauce (Use the same one you used to cook your pork)
1 part smoked cheddar
2 parts Mozzarella cheese
thinly sliced red onion
diced pineapple, fresh or canned
chopped parsley or cilantro

Prepare your pizza dough.  When it has just 5-10 minutes of rising left, preheat outdoor bbq grill to medium-high heat.  Place all other prepped ingredients on a tray so they’re ready to go and easily accessible.

Divide dough into 4-6 pieces.  Roll out each piece on a floured surface to about 1/3 of an inch thick.  Lightly brush with oil.

Bake according to dough recipes instructions :)

Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread!  I liked this one, I can't remember where I found it though.

INGREDIENTS

1 pound zucchini (you’ll end up with about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of zucchini once it has been shredded and wrung through a towel to rid of excess liquid)
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup plain yogurt (not fat-free)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or sour cream
6 tablespoons butter, melted
DIRECTIONS

Adjust an oven rack to middle position and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Generously coat a 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray
Chop the ends off the zucchini (just 1/4-inch off each end) and finely shred the zucchini, peel and all. Place the shredded zucchini in a clean kitchen towel, wrap the towel, and wring the ends (like a an old-fashioned candy wrapper) to squeeze out all the excess water. You should have about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of dry zucchini. Set the zucchini aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, and salt. In a smaller bowl, whisk the sugar, yogurt, eggs, lemon juice or sour cream, and butter until combined.
Gently fold the yogurt mixture and zucchini into the flour mixture, using a rubber spatula to fold the ingredients together until just combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
Bake until golden brown and a think knife or skewer inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs attached, 45-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes then turn out into wire rack to cool for at least 1 hour. Store well-covered for up to three days.

Havana Pork Tenderloin (from the recipeguru ap on my tablet)

1 pound pork tenderloin
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspooondried oregano
1 teaspoon chili powder
Julice from 3 limes or 1/2 lime juice
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 bunch spinach (I used baby spiniach)
4 oranges (we only used 2)

Slice tenderloin into medallions 1 to 2 inches think. Heat olive oil in large skillet over meaduim heat. Add meat, garlic, oregano, and chilli powder.

Flip meat over after it is well browned on the first side, and allow to brown on the other side, about 2 minutes per pound. reduce heat to low.

In a small bowl, stir together juice of three limes, sugar, cilantro, and soy sauce. \. Add to meat in skillet and stir well. Remove from heat.

On four plates, arrange spinash leaves. Pell the oranges and remove as much white pulp as possible. Slice oranges crosswise and arrange on top of spinach. Place meat on top of greens and oranges. Drizzle remaning pan juices over all.

Serves 4

(so at first I thought the spinach and oranges were more for looks. Turns out they seriously tasted great with the flavor of the meat. My girls wouldn't eat the spinach but they loved the pork)

Warm Bacon Cheese Dip

Everytime we have a family party I am asked to bring this dip.  It is super yummy! It is from Better Homes and Garden cook book.

1 Round Loaf sour dough or shepherds bread
1 8oz Cream Cheese(softened)
1 1/2 cup Sour Cream
2 Cups Shred Cheddar Cheese
1 1/2 tsp Worchestershire Sauce
1 Package of real bacon bits
1/2 cup Chopped green onion
assorted crackers (I always use the sea salt pita chips from Sams Club)

Cut the top off the loaf of the bread.  Carefully hollow out the bread leaving a one inch shell.  In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese.  Add the sour cream, shred cheese, and worchestershire sauce.  Stir in the bacon and green onions.  Spoon into the bread shell and put the top piece of the bread back on the loaf.  Wrap in tinfoil and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until heated through.  Serve warm with crackers.

Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Veggie

image via pinterest


So a while ago Chad and I went on a health challenge with a bunch of other people.  Chad lost 26 pounds in 8 weeks, I lost 9 pounds in 5 weeks and then got pregnant :)  But we tried a bunch on healthy recipes and so I am going to start posting again on here and I'll start with the healthy stuff we liked. 


Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Veggies




Cook some spaghetti noodles, we used wheat ones.  We really liked the ronzoni ones because they tasted very similar to regular noodles.  My kids couldn't tell the difference.  Set the noodles aside


In a bowl mix this sauce together
1/4 cup soy sauce (we used lite)
2 T sugar
1 T minced garlic
2 T rice vinegar
I T sesame oil
1 t hot chili sauce (use more for Josh)
2 T olive oil


Add what you want, we did chicken, red peppers, mushrooms and broccoli. But you could add anything, it would be good with snap peas or cabbage or what ever... anyhow cook your meat and saute your veggies and then dump the noodles and sauce in a hot skillet and mix, cooking for maybe 3 to 5 minutes until all mixed and warm. Then eat and enjoy!

Teriyaki Burger

This is more of an idea then a recipe....

The other day I wanted burgers on the grill. I was also craving a Teriyaki Burger from Carls Jr. I decided to make my own. I had a fresh Pineapple in the house so why not!

Hamburger Patties
Hamburger Buns
Teriyaki Sauce
Freash Pineapple
Lettuce
Tomato
Cheese (swiss if you want it to be like the Carls Jr. one

Grill burgers, put on bun, add the toppings you like and enjoy. (you could also add Mayo if you like it. I do not like it and it isn't very good for you so I leave that off)