I don't remember which blog I stole this from - my bad! Super yummy recipe though so I wanted to share.
1 can black beans - drain/rinse
2 frozen chicken breasts
1 can corn drained
1 C. Salsa (whatever kind you want)
1 pkg taco seasoning
3/4 C Water
Place beans, corn, seasoning and water in crock pot - Stir until dissolved. Add chicken - pour salsa on top. Cook for 4 hours on high.
I think there are a few ways you could eat this meal. I took the easy way and just shred up the chicken and placed the chicken with the bean/corn mixture in a tortilla. I topped it off with some sour cream and cheese! You could also probably leave the chicken breasts whole and serve up with some Mexican rice or something! Either way, DELICIOUS and EASY!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Sweet treat...
I'm a sucker for sweets and I love to bake any chance I get! My mom gave me a cupcake recipe book for Christmas and I love it! They are so easy and delicious. Thought I would share one of the cupcake recipes, it's super yummy!
Cookies & Cream Dream (w/Vanilla Buttercream Frosting)
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 Cup Sour Cream
3 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
Lots of Oreo Cookies (Some whole, Some crumbled)
Mix together cake mix, sour cream, eggs and vanilla. Place a spoonful of batter on the bottom of each paper liner. Place a whole cookie on the bottom lying flat. cover with remaining batter until 3/4 full.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool on a rack completely.
Add crumbled cookies to buttercream frosting and frost cupcakes!
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
1 Stick of Butter, room temperature
3 3/4 C Powdered Sugar
3-4 Tbsp milk or cream
2 tsp vanilla
Place butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Stop beating before adding sugar to avoid a large mess. Add sugar, milk or cream and vanilla. Beat frosting starting on slow, increasing your speed until frosting is nice and creamy. If frosting is too thick you can add up to 1 more Tbsp of milk.
***When I made these, I did not have enough oreo cookies to put a whole cookie in each cupcake so I just made the chocolate cupcakes w/out the oreo inside and then just added crumbled oreos to the frosting like it says. I thought it tasted just fine like that but I'm sure it's really good with the oreo cookies inside the cupcake as well! :) These were super easy and fast - and they didn't taste like they from a cake mix!! ENJOY!
Cookies & Cream Dream (w/Vanilla Buttercream Frosting)
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 Cup Sour Cream
3 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
Lots of Oreo Cookies (Some whole, Some crumbled)
Mix together cake mix, sour cream, eggs and vanilla. Place a spoonful of batter on the bottom of each paper liner. Place a whole cookie on the bottom lying flat. cover with remaining batter until 3/4 full.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool on a rack completely.
Add crumbled cookies to buttercream frosting and frost cupcakes!
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
1 Stick of Butter, room temperature
3 3/4 C Powdered Sugar
3-4 Tbsp milk or cream
2 tsp vanilla
Place butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Stop beating before adding sugar to avoid a large mess. Add sugar, milk or cream and vanilla. Beat frosting starting on slow, increasing your speed until frosting is nice and creamy. If frosting is too thick you can add up to 1 more Tbsp of milk.
***When I made these, I did not have enough oreo cookies to put a whole cookie in each cupcake so I just made the chocolate cupcakes w/out the oreo inside and then just added crumbled oreos to the frosting like it says. I thought it tasted just fine like that but I'm sure it's really good with the oreo cookies inside the cupcake as well! :) These were super easy and fast - and they didn't taste like they from a cake mix!! ENJOY!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Season for soup
I've been in a SOUP mood lately! It could be because it's FREEZING outside? Anyway, this is a chili recipe that I got from my older sister. I think it's delicious and very EASY!
2 cans chili beans
1 chopped onion
1 celery stalk chopped (optional)
1 green pepper, chopped
1 Quart Whole Tomatoes
1 C. Ketchup
1 lb. ground beef
2 TB chili powder
1 TB seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. onion salt
Brown hamburger and onions, add all ingredients together in large pot and let simmer...(for at least 3-4 hours).
2 cans chili beans
1 chopped onion
1 celery stalk chopped (optional)
1 green pepper, chopped
1 Quart Whole Tomatoes
1 C. Ketchup
1 lb. ground beef
2 TB chili powder
1 TB seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. onion salt
Brown hamburger and onions, add all ingredients together in large pot and let simmer...(for at least 3-4 hours).
Rumbi Rice Bowls
Here is another favorite that I got from http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/
We've made these a few times and they have always tasted SO GOOD!
1 bottle of Yoshida's Sauce
3 Chicken breasts
1 head of broccoli
1 medium zucchini - diced
2 carrots - shredded (or if you're like me, you buy the already shredded carrots)
1/4 C Red Pepper - finely chopped
1 tsp. ginger
1 clove garlic - minced
4 C. White Rice
Place 1/3 bottle of Sauce & Chicken in ziploc bag - refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
BBQ or Bake chicken (425 degrees for 25 min). Cube chicken. In large skillet, stir-fry broccoli, zucchini, carrots and red pepper with a little sauce until veggies are tender. Add ginger, garlic - bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer on low until ready to serve.
Once we made up our rice bowl, we topped everything with some extra Yoshida's Sauce and it was delicious. We've also made these with steak and it was just as good. You can add/take away whatever veggies you like - if you're like Jordan you like NO VEGGIES but I think the more vegetables the better! I've even added fresh tomatoes in the mix and thought that tasted great.
We've made these a few times and they have always tasted SO GOOD!
1 bottle of Yoshida's Sauce
3 Chicken breasts
1 head of broccoli
1 medium zucchini - diced
2 carrots - shredded (or if you're like me, you buy the already shredded carrots)
1/4 C Red Pepper - finely chopped
1 tsp. ginger
1 clove garlic - minced
4 C. White Rice
Place 1/3 bottle of Sauce & Chicken in ziploc bag - refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
BBQ or Bake chicken (425 degrees for 25 min). Cube chicken. In large skillet, stir-fry broccoli, zucchini, carrots and red pepper with a little sauce until veggies are tender. Add ginger, garlic - bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer on low until ready to serve.
Once we made up our rice bowl, we topped everything with some extra Yoshida's Sauce and it was delicious. We've also made these with steak and it was just as good. You can add/take away whatever veggies you like - if you're like Jordan you like NO VEGGIES but I think the more vegetables the better! I've even added fresh tomatoes in the mix and thought that tasted great.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Best Cookbook EVER!
I received this cookbook from Jordan's grandma at a bridal shower! I can't tell you how GREAT this cookbook is..you just need to buy it! You will love it! The recipes are awesome and all very manageable! :)
In case you can't read the picture. The book is called The I Do Cookbook for the Bride & Groom. By: Celia Jolley & Judy Williams. You can order them online!
Ranch Fajitas!
I got this fajita recipe from a Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing Mix! It's quick, easy and good!
1 lb. chicken or steak (we've only used steak and I prob use LESS then a lb. of meat)
1 C. Red & Green Peppers (cut into strips)
1 Pkg of Hidden Valley Ranch Dry Salad Dressing Mix
2 TB Water
Small Tortillas
Cut chicken or steak into strips. Brown meat in a skillet for 3-5 min, stir in peppers and cook for 1-2 more minutes. Stir in Ranch mix and water and cook for 1 more minute. Serve in warm tortillas! We usually like to top our fajitas with cheese and sour cream. This recipe is super easy and the flavor is great!
1 lb. chicken or steak (we've only used steak and I prob use LESS then a lb. of meat)
1 C. Red & Green Peppers (cut into strips)
1 Pkg of Hidden Valley Ranch Dry Salad Dressing Mix
2 TB Water
Small Tortillas
Cut chicken or steak into strips. Brown meat in a skillet for 3-5 min, stir in peppers and cook for 1-2 more minutes. Stir in Ranch mix and water and cook for 1 more minute. Serve in warm tortillas! We usually like to top our fajitas with cheese and sour cream. This recipe is super easy and the flavor is great!
Sticky Fingers
Jordan and I are regulars at Wingers! We love their sticky fingers! When I found this recipe, I was super excited! :) I found this sticky finger recipe on http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/. I LOVE this blog! If you like Winger's sticky fingers, you need to give this recipe a try!
Sticky Fingers:
1 C Oil
1 bag frozen breaded chicken strips (usually comes 8 in a bag)
In a frying pan, heat oil and fry chicken fingers until crispy and warm. Jord and I have recently tried just baking the chicken strips instead of frying them and it works just as well and is much easier to do.
For the Sauce:
3 TB Franks Hot Sauce (found it at Winco for CHEAP)
3/4 C Brown Sugar
2 TB Water
Heat up sauce ingredients until sugar dissolves. We usually double or triple the sauce recipe because we like lots of sauce! I recommend at least doubling the recipe! There is no such thing as too much sauce!
We usually put the sauce and chicken in a tupperware and make sure they are covered with lots of sauce and then we're ready to eat! We usually make a green salad to go with our sticky fingers but any side dish would go well.
Sticky Fingers:
1 C Oil
1 bag frozen breaded chicken strips (usually comes 8 in a bag)
In a frying pan, heat oil and fry chicken fingers until crispy and warm. Jord and I have recently tried just baking the chicken strips instead of frying them and it works just as well and is much easier to do.
For the Sauce:
3 TB Franks Hot Sauce (found it at Winco for CHEAP)
3/4 C Brown Sugar
2 TB Water
Heat up sauce ingredients until sugar dissolves. We usually double or triple the sauce recipe because we like lots of sauce! I recommend at least doubling the recipe! There is no such thing as too much sauce!
We usually put the sauce and chicken in a tupperware and make sure they are covered with lots of sauce and then we're ready to eat! We usually make a green salad to go with our sticky fingers but any side dish would go well.
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