Crockpot Bacon Ranch Chicken

I found this recipe online. I made it the other night for my family for dinner. It was a HUGE hit.

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
4 Tablespoons Real Bacon Bits
2 Teaspoons Minced Garlic
2 Packages Ranch Dressing Mix
2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup
2 Cups Sour Cream
Egg Noodles, Cooked

Combine bacon, garlic, Ranch dressing mix, soup, and sour cream; mix well. Place chicken in the bottom of the crockpot. Pour mixture over the chicken. Cook on high for 3-4 hours. Take out the chicken and shred. Place the chicken back in the crockpot. Serve over cooked egg noodles.

Pizza Casserole

My Aunt Arlene said that she makes this casserole all of the time to take to people in the ward who need a meal brought in and she always gets rave reviews. My mom made this dish while we were home for New Years. It was really good and the kids loved it.

1 Pound Hamburger
1 Can Tomato Soup
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 Can of Milk
1 (6 oz.) Can Tomato Sauce
1 Small Onion, Chopped
1/2 Green Pepper Chopped
1 Package Egg Noodles, Cooked and Drained
Pizza Spice or Italian Seasoning
Cheddar Cheese, Grated

Brown hamburger with the onion and green pepper. Mix the tomato soup and mushroom soup with the milk. Add soup mixture, seasoning, and noodles to the hamburger. Stir well. Place in a 9x13 casserole dish. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes. Top with grated cheddar cheese the last ten minutes.

Chicken Manicotti

I can't believe I haven't posted this recipe yet. This is one of our family favorites. I am actually making it this weekend for dinner group. Bryon got the recipe from a teacher at school and made it for me for Valentine's Day!

2 Packages Chive & Onion Flavored Cream Cheese
2/3 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese
10 Ounce Package Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Thawed and Drained
14 Manicotti Shells
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Can Boned Chicken

Cook manicotti shells in boiling water with two teaspoons salt. Cook for six minutes. Drain. Rinse noodles in cold water. In a separate bowl, combine milk, Parmesan cheese, cream of chicken soup, and chicken. In a sauce pan, melt cream cheese over low heat. Slowly add milk and soup mixture to melted cream cheese. Stir until blended. Remove from heat. Stuff shells using chicken mixture. Arrange in 9x13 baking dish. Pour any remaining mixture over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Italian Chicken Soup

With all the cold weather lately, I decided to try a new soup recipe Monday night for dinner and my family loved it.

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Green Pepper, Diced
1 Small Onion, Chopped
3 Garlic Cloves, Chopped
1 Tablespoon Dried Basil
2 Teaspoons Fennel Seeds
1/4 Teaspoon Crushed Dried Red Pepper (the pizza peppers)
6 Cups Chicken Broth
2 Medium Zucchini, Diced
1 Carrot, Diced
1 10 Oz. Package Cheese Tortellini or Ravioli
1 1/2 Cups Chicken, Cooked & Diced
Grated Parmesan Cheese

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onion, garlic, basil, fennel seeds and crushed red pepper and saute until vegetables are just tender, about 10 minutes. Add broth. Cover pot and simmer 10 minutes. Add zucchini and carrot. Cover and simmer until carrot is almost tender, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to high and bring soup to boil. Add ravioli and boil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and cook just until heated through, about 1 minute. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls passing grated Parmesan cheese separately.

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Meatballs:
18 Single Saltine Crackers, Ground Up
2 Eggs
1 Pound Hamburger
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
2 Tablespoons Parsley
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Oregano
Dash of Pepper

Combine and form into balls. Brown and then add to sauce mixture.

Sauce:
3/4 Cup Onion, Chopped
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
2 (1 Pound) Cans Tomatoes
2 (6 Oz.) Cans Tomato Paste
1 Cup Water
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
1 1/2 Teaspoon Oregano
1 Bay Leaf

Combine and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Add browned meatballs and simmer for an additional 30 minutes more. Serve over spaghetti.

Noodle Casserole

I got this recipe from my mother-in-law. It has become a family favorite of ours.

1 Pound Ground Beef
1 Large Onion, Chopped
8 Ounce Package Cream Cheese
1 Can Whole Kernel Corn
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
4 Cups Wide Egg Noodles, Cooked
Cheddar Cheese, Grated

Brown ground beef and onion. Drain off fat. Add cream cheese, corn and cream of mushroom soup. Simmer for a few minutes. Add noodles. Place in a casserole dish. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

One Pot Spaghetti

When making a spaghetti dinner, if you are like me, you have a hard time trying to get the noodles and sauce to come out even. I always seem to have more of one. This recipe solves that problem. Plus it is all done in one pot! Once you try this recipe, you will never go back to the other way.

1 Pound Ground Beef
1 Medium Onion, Chopped
7 Oz. Package Spaghetti Noodles
8 Oz. Can Tomato Sauce
2 Cups Ragu Spaghetti Sauce
2 Cups Water
1 Teaspoon Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
Parmesan Cheese

Cook beef in skillet until brown. Drain off excess fat. Stir in onion, water, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, sugar and salt. Add Spaghetti noodles (uncooked). Heat mixture to boiling over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally. Turn heat to low. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.

Microwave Macaroni & Cheese

My mom made this when I was growing up. I loved it then and still continue to enjoy this as a meal. My kids are in seventh heaven when I make this. It is a great comfort food.

2 Tablespoons Margarine
2 Tablespoons Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
1 1/2 Cups Milk
1 1/2 Cups Cheddar Cheese, Grated
3 Cups Elbow Macaroni, Cooked
5 Oz. Can Vienna Sausages, Diced

Put butter in a 1 1/2 quart microwave safe casserole dish. Microwave on high for 45 seconds to 1 minute until butter is melted. Add flour, salt and pepper to butter. Add milk, slowly. Microwave on medium high (level 8) for 6-7 minutes or until sauce thickens. Stir in cheese. Stir until cheese melts. Stir in Vienna sausages and cooked macaroni. Return to microwave. Cook on medium high (level 8) for an additional 3-4 minutes.

Fettuccine Alfredo

1 Pound Fettuccine, Cooked
1 1/2 Cups Whipping Cream, Room Temperature
1 1/2 Cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
2/3 Cup Butter, Softened
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon White Pepper

Cook fettuccine noodles. Immediately after draining fettuccine noodles, combine with butter. Add one half of the cream and toss well. Add one half of the Parmesan cheese and toss well. Add the remaining cream and toss well. Add the remaining cheese, salt and pepper and toss. Serve immediately.