Crockpot Chicken

Set it and forget it dinner...always turns out great :)

What you need:

3 cups rice 

1 can cream of mushroom

1 can cream of chicken

1 lb cubed chicken breast

1 cup water

Mix all in crockpot and set on low for 8 hours 

Alternate options:

Instead of white or brown rice, use the flavored rice sides (usually like $1 at Kroger). I love the chicken and broccoli and the mushroom rice together

Add veggies into it like carrots, broccoli, peas, green beans, mushrooms, and asparagus (wait and add the asparagus when it has about 2 more hours to cook so you don't over cook it)

If you use the flavored rice packets, you can just add water (add what package calls for) and the chicken and that cuts out some of the sodium

Crockpot Cube Steak and Gravy

And it's as delicious as it sounds :)

What you need:

1. Cube steaks

2. 1 packet Lipton Onion Soup mix

3. 2 cans cream of mushroom soup

4. 1 cup water

Mix all together and cook in crock pot for:

High: 3 hours

Low: 6 hours

Or oven at 350* for 20 minutes :)

Serve with rice, veggies, potatoes or remove steaks from gravy and make a sandwich (just add mushrooms!)

Healthy options:

1. Don't use the cream of mushroom soup, use either the heart healthy kind or the golden mushroom (less sodium)

2. Add veggies in it while it cooks like peppers, onions, broccoli, carrots and snap peas

Southern Fried Chicken

This is definitely not on the diet...

But what you need:

1 lb chicken

1 cup oil (I used wesson vegetable oil)

1 Tablespoon bacon grease (because Nanny said so)

1 cup flour

2 eggs

salt and pepper to taste

1. heat grease and oil in skillet on medium heat

2. crack eggs into bowl and mix until smooth 

3. wash chicken with water

4. put flour in separate bowl, add chicken

5. after chicken is covered in flour, dip into egg wash

6. re-cover with flour

7. when oil is hot (drop a little bit of flour into oil and if it bubbles away it is ready), drop chicken into it 

8. wait until the edges are brown and top is more white than pink, then flip

9. wait until edges start turning a reddish-brown and remove from oil

10. salt and pepper to taste

Enjoy :)

Because I know we did :)

Chicken Eggrolls

Up first: Bring on the buffalo

What you need:

1 lb chicken boiled and shredded (or 20 oz can shredded chicken)

1 regular bottle Frank's redhot sauce

1 package eggroll wraps (found in produce section beside the tofu)

1 package broccoli slaw (optional, but it gives it a nice crunch and you can't taste it)

1 8 oz sour cream tub

1 packet hidden valley ranch powder

2 Tablespoons olive oil

What to do:

1. mix chicken with bottle of hot sauce

2. mix sour cream and ranch packet in separate bowl

3. lay flat one eggroll wrap

4. spread the ranch mixture on to middle of wrap (how much depends on your taste)

5. spread some of the broccoli slaw in the middle (I use about 1 Tablespoon per roll)

6. add some chicken mixture (I use 1 1/2 to 2 Tablespoons, but again, it depends on your taste)

7. roll according to package (it says to bring on corner to the middle but mostly over the stuffing, bring in the corners on the side to make it look like an envelope, and then finish rolling up. To seal, dip your finger in water and rub the edges of exposed corner like you are wetting the fold of the envelope.)

8. paint with olive oil and bake at 375 degrees until golden brown

9. serve with remaining ranch dip (if you mix 1/4 cup milk to already mixed dip it will thin it out and be more salad dressing like)

Bring on the BBQ

What you need:

1 lb chicken boiled and shredded (or 20 oz can shredded chicken)

1 small bottle of your favorite bbq sauce

1 cup shredded cheese (I used mild cheddar)

1 package eggroll wraps

Made same as above, mix chicken and sauce, layer on eggroll wrap, add cheese, roll up, paint with olive oil and bake until golden brown

Sorry no pics...we ate before I could take one at the super bowl party :) enjoy

Another roast beef...

Roast beef with mashed potatoes, salad and peaches

What you need:

1. Beef roast (I always use angus shoulder roast)

2. 1 cup water

3. 1 packet Lipton Onion soup mix

1. 3 baking potatoes

2. 1 teaspoon sour cream

3. 1/4 cup milk

4. 1 Tablespoon butter

1. 1 head lettuce

2. 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

3. 1/2 cup bacon pieces

4. 1/4 cup ranch dressing (or any dressing, that's just my favorite)

Peaches were canned; open, drain, enjoy.

What you do:

1. Put roast into crock pot

2. Add water

3. Add soup mix

4. Set to low and cook for 6-8 hours

1. Cut potatoes in quarters

2. Boil potatoes until soft

3. Peel skin (or leave it on, but I don't eat it)

4. Mix with milk, sour cream, and butter

5. Salt and pepper to taste

1. Cut up lettuce

2. Add other ingredients.

Healthy choices:

1. No sour cream, butter, or ranch dressing. Substitute it with milk, pepper, and vinaigrette dressings.

2. Eat extra salad instead of potatoes.

Grilled Chicken with corn and carrots

Long days for me means Nathan cooks dinner :)

On the menu: Grilled Chicken with corn and sweet carrots

What you need:

1. Chicken

2. 1 bottle Italian dressing

3. Lime

4. 3 Tablespoons of Honey

1. Mix all ingredients in bag and set for at least an hour (the longer the better)

2. Grill chicken and toss marinade.

3. Enjoy :)

Corn and carrots:

1. Remove from can

2. Heat on medium until hot

3. Enjoy :)

It's pretty healthy the way it is, but you could always sub the veggies for something green :)

Baked tastes-like-fried chicken

The only way to describe this chicken is delicious...if you have eaten at chic-fil-a, you already know what it taste like :)

What you need:

4 chicken breast (either whole, striped for tenders, or cubed for nuggets)

1 cup pickle juice 

2 eggs

1 cup flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon msg (Accent, leave it out if you prefer)

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon basil

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1. Marinate your chicken in the pickle juice for one hour.
2. While you are waiting, in a separate bowl, mix flour with all spices
3. In a third bowl, beat both eggs together
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
5. Remove chicken from pickle juice and place in egg wash bath
6. One at a time, roll in flour-spice mixture and place in a greased casserole dish
7. Bake until golden brown (I like mine extra crispy so it will have a reddish look to it)
8. Enjoy with ketchup :)

Tonight I served the chicken with baked potatoes and cheddar broccoli wild rice  

Healthy options:

1. Instead of sugar, add 1 teaspoon of honey to egg wash bath

2. Forget the salt, the other seasonings will more than make up the flavor

3. Forget the flour. Mix the seasonings together and sprinkle it on the chicken in the casserole dish. 

And you can always fry it :) 

they use peanut oil, 

I use extra virgin olive oil