The goal of this blog is to help you feed your family without the stress of planning a menu and putting together a shopping list. Chicken was on sale last week at Giant ($1.99/lb) so I bought 15 lbs and that is why we are having so much chicken this week. But honestly, we just eat a lot of chicken. It's cheap and it is good for you. What I don't use for the recipes below, I will marinade and freeze...but that is a separate post. So, here is what we are having for dinner this week (shopping list to follow).
Monday
Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken BBQ (from allrecipes.com)
Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken BBQ (from allrecipes.com)
Ingredients
-2 lbs chicken breasts
-1 bottle BBQ sauce
-1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
-1/4 cup brown sugar
-2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
-1 onion (cut into rings)
-2 teaspoons minced garlic
Directions
-Mix BBQ sauce, Italian dressing, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and minced garlic in slow cooker.
-Add chicken breasts and coat.
-Place onions on top of chicken breasts.
-Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Serving Suggestions
-Serve on hamburger buns with baked potatoes, corn and corn bread.
*Note: The leftovers will be good for lunch during the week. Add to a salad or use as a baked potato topper.
Tuesday
*Hubby has a night meeting, so I'll be having a grilled cheese sandwich with a side of soup!
Wednesday
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings - Serves 4 (adapted from allrecipes.com)
Ingredients
-2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
-1 tablespoon butter
-1 (10.75 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
-1/2 onion (finely diced)
-1 cans mixed veggies (drained)
-1 can chicken broth
-1 (10 oz) package of refrigerated biscuits
-Dried parsley
-Poultry seasoning
-Seasoned salt
-Paprika
-Pepper
Directions
-Place chicken in slow cooker and season with parsley, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt, paprika and pepper.
-Add butter, cream of chicken soup, onion, mixed veggies and just enough chicken broth to cover.
-Flatten biscuits and cut into strips. Add to the slow cooker, making sure they are covered by liquid.
-Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Thursday
Cajun Chicken (from Crock Pot girls)
Ingredients
-2 lbs chicken breasts
-Creole seasoning
-1 Corona
-1 onion
-2 tsps lime juice
Directions
-Place chicken breast in slow cooker.
-Sprinkle chicken with enough creole seasoning to cover.
-Add Corona, lime juice and onion.
-Cook on low 8-10 hours.
Serving Suggestions
-Serve with roasted potatoes and corn.
Friday
Pot Roast (from Weight Watchers Best Eats cookbook)
Ingredients
-2.5 lbs boneless bottom round roast
-1/2 teaspoon black pepper
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-2 large onions (sliced)
-1 3/4 cups water or beef broth
-1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic or red-wine vinegar
-1 envelope dry onion soup mix
-1 tsp dried thyme
-1 3/4 lbs red potatoes (quartered)
-1 pound baby carrots
Directions
-Sprinkle the roast with pepper and salt; add to the slow cooker.
-Add the onions, carrots and potatoes.
-Mix together the remaining ingredients and add to the slow cooker.
-Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Serving Suggestions
-Serve with your favorite dinner roll.
Saturday
*We have a Halloween party on Saturday, so no need to cook dinner!
Sunday
Pumpkin Chili (from allrecipes.com)
Ingredients
-2 lbs ground beef or ground turkey
-1 large onion (diced)
-1 green pepper (diced)
-2 (15 oz) cans black beans (drained and rinsed)
-1 (46 oz) can tomato juice
-1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes with juice
-1 can pumpkin puree
-1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
-1/4 cup chili powder
-2 teaspoons cumin
-1/4 cup white sugar
Directions
-Cook ground beef/turkey until brown; drain.
-Add all ingredients to slow cooker.
-Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Serving Suggestions
-Shredded cheese and sour cream.
-Corn bread, Fritos, saltines or oyster crackers.
-2 lbs chicken breasts
-1 bottle BBQ sauce
-1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
-1/4 cup brown sugar
-2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
-1 onion (cut into rings)
-2 teaspoons minced garlic
Directions
-Mix BBQ sauce, Italian dressing, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and minced garlic in slow cooker.
-Add chicken breasts and coat.
-Place onions on top of chicken breasts.
-Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Serving Suggestions
-Serve on hamburger buns with baked potatoes, corn and corn bread.
*Note: The leftovers will be good for lunch during the week. Add to a salad or use as a baked potato topper.
Tuesday
*Hubby has a night meeting, so I'll be having a grilled cheese sandwich with a side of soup!
Wednesday
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings - Serves 4 (adapted from allrecipes.com)
Ingredients
-2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
-1 tablespoon butter
-1 (10.75 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
-1/2 onion (finely diced)
-1 cans mixed veggies (drained)
-1 can chicken broth
-1 (10 oz) package of refrigerated biscuits
-Dried parsley
-Poultry seasoning
-Seasoned salt
-Paprika
-Pepper
Directions
-Place chicken in slow cooker and season with parsley, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt, paprika and pepper.
-Add butter, cream of chicken soup, onion, mixed veggies and just enough chicken broth to cover.
-Flatten biscuits and cut into strips. Add to the slow cooker, making sure they are covered by liquid.
-Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Thursday
Cajun Chicken (from Crock Pot girls)
Ingredients
-2 lbs chicken breasts
-Creole seasoning
-1 Corona
-1 onion
-2 tsps lime juice
Directions
-Place chicken breast in slow cooker.
-Sprinkle chicken with enough creole seasoning to cover.
-Add Corona, lime juice and onion.
-Cook on low 8-10 hours.
Serving Suggestions
-Serve with roasted potatoes and corn.
Friday
Pot Roast (from Weight Watchers Best Eats cookbook)
Ingredients
-2.5 lbs boneless bottom round roast
-1/2 teaspoon black pepper
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-2 large onions (sliced)
-1 3/4 cups water or beef broth
-1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic or red-wine vinegar
-1 envelope dry onion soup mix
-1 tsp dried thyme
-1 3/4 lbs red potatoes (quartered)
-1 pound baby carrots
Directions
-Sprinkle the roast with pepper and salt; add to the slow cooker.
-Add the onions, carrots and potatoes.
-Mix together the remaining ingredients and add to the slow cooker.
-Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Serving Suggestions
-Serve with your favorite dinner roll.
Saturday
*We have a Halloween party on Saturday, so no need to cook dinner!
Sunday
Pumpkin Chili (from allrecipes.com)
Ingredients
-2 lbs ground beef or ground turkey
-1 large onion (diced)
-1 green pepper (diced)
-2 (15 oz) cans black beans (drained and rinsed)
-1 (46 oz) can tomato juice
-1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes with juice
-1 can pumpkin puree
-1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
-1/4 cup chili powder
-2 teaspoons cumin
-1/4 cup white sugar
Directions
-Cook ground beef/turkey until brown; drain.
-Add all ingredients to slow cooker.
-Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Serving Suggestions
-Shredded cheese and sour cream.
-Corn bread, Fritos, saltines or oyster crackers.
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