Saucy Crock Pot Chicken Thighs (Aimee)

"Jenn this recipe is awesome! We used thighs and drumsticks and took off the skin first. I would omit the hot sauce and we used trader joes bbq, which is yummy. Kids loved it. We had with mushroom and herb risotto." - Aimee

Ingredients

8 (5-6 ounce) chicken thighs  1/2 (teaspoon) salt  1/4 (teaspoon) black pepper  1 1/2 (cup) barbecue sauce  1/2 (cup) honey  2 (teaspoon) prepared mustard  2 (teaspoon) Worcestershire sauce  1/8 (teaspoon) hot pepper sauce

          Directions: 

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place on a broiler pan. Broil 4-5 inches from the heat source for 6-8 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Transfer to a 5-quart slow cooker.

2. In a small bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, honey, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce. Pour over chicken; stir to coat. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until heated through. Serve.

3. Note: You may leave out the hot pepper sauce for a less spicy version.

Parmesan Tilapia

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• This tilapia is full of flavor! We loved it and definitely will make again. It is so easy to make too.
• This recipe was adapted from food.com
• Ingredients:
• 2 lbs tilapia fillets 
• juice of half lemon
• grated parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup
• 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• mayonnaise, 3 Tbsp
• onion, 3 Tbsp chopped
• Old Bay Seasoning, 1/4 tsp
• dried basil, 1/4 tsp.
• black pepper to taste
• dash hot pepper sauce

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Add tilapia. Pour lemon juice over tilapia and bake for 15-20 minutes or until fish begins to flake. 

While cooking mix butter, mayo, onion, Old Bay, basil, pepper and hot sauce in a bowl. 

Once the fish is cooked spoon the cheese mixture over the fish and bake for another 5-10 minutes. Enjoy!

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Olive Garden Pasta Alfredo

Made this last night and it was very good. However if you are wanting a low fat meal don't eat this!

This recipe was adapted from Budged Saavy Diva.

Ingredients:

Spaghetti or fettuccine noodles

butter, 1 stick

garlic, 2 cloves minced

heavy whipping cream, 1 pint

Parmesan cheese, 1 cup

cream cheese, 3-4 ounces

salt and pepper to taste

cooked broccoli florets, optional

Directions:

Cook pasta according to box instructions. 

In a sauce pan, melt butter. Once the butter is melted add the garlic. 

After a few minutes you can add the whipping cream and cream cheese. Cook until cream cheese is melted. Make sure you do not boil or it will burn. 

Add the Parmesan cheese. Stir until cheese is melted. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

Add the the broccoli.

Pour sauce over cooked noodles. Also you could sprinkle more Parmesan on top. Enjoy!!!!

Crispy Mexican Chicken Wraps

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup cooked rice (I used instant)
1 cup cooked, shredded chicken or 1 can of chicken, shredded
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
1/2 red or green pepper, diced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
juice of 1 lime
1/2 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
2 cups colby jack cheese, shredded

6 whole wheat burritos

DIRECTIONS:

Cook rice according to package directions.

Add chili powder, cumin and garlic salt to the rice.  Add remaining ingredients except for cheese. Sprinkle about ¼ cup of cheese over tortillas, then add chicken and rice mixture down the center of the tortilla. Roll stuffed tortillas, leaving edges open. Spray a pan or skillet with cooking spray. I added olive oil too.

 Arrange 2 wraps, seam-side down, in pan and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side.  Repeat. 

You could add sour cream to the tortillas. We served this with salsa on the side. 

Roasted Green Beans

We loved this, even the kids!


Ingredients:
String green beans, 1lb
3 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper
Olive oil


Directions:
Preheat oven to 425.  Place green beans on a 9x13 pan. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste.


Bake for 15 minutes. Toss and bake for another 5-10 minutes. 

Menu Plan 4/10/12 - 4/23/12

It's been awhile since I have posted a menu plan. It's been crazy over here and now trying to get back in the swing of things. Enjoy!


4/10 - Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps/Mexican pasta/veg
4/11 - Pesto Chicken http://lovetocookagain.blogspot.com/2012/03/baked-pesto-chicken-kaylns-kitchen.html/rice pilaf/Kale
4/12 - Parmesan Tilapia/cous cous/veg
4/13 - Strawberry and Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast/bacon/fruit (this is a very healthy meal, lol)
4/14 - Southwest Stuffed Peppers http://lovetocookagain.blogspot.com/2011/09/southwest-stuffed-bell-peppers-our-best.html
4/15 - Grilled Pizza
4/16 - Basil and Tomato Panini's http://lovetocookagain.blogspot.com/2011/08/tomato-mozzarella-pesto-paninis.html/fruit/veg (Lunch); leftovers (dinner)
4/17 - Sherry's Aussie Chicken http://lovetocookagain.blogspot.com/2012/02/sherrys-aussie-chicken-finer-thins-in.html/veg/rice
4/18 - Cilantro Lime Shrimp http://lovetocookagain.blogspot.com/2012/01/cilantro-lime-shrimp-never-enough-thyme.html/Mexcian rice
4/19 - Copy Cat Olive Garden Alfredo pasta w/broccoli/salad/bread
4/20 - leftovers
4/21 - Grilled hot dogs
4/22 - Cheese Quesadillas/veg
4/23 - Spaghetti/bread/salad

Homemade Croutons

Ingredients:
Sourdough bread, cut into cubes
4 TBS butter, melted
1-2 tsp garlic salt
1-2 tsp oregano


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
Cut sourdough bread into cubes and place in a large bowl. Melt butter. Add garlic salt and oregano to the butter. Pour over the bread cubes. Stir.
Place bread onto a cookie sheet. 
Bake for 15 minutes. Flip over bread and bake for another 15 minutes. 
These are so yummy!!!