Lemon Chicken

I found this recipe on www.life-as-a-lofthouse.blogspot.com. I really love this blog! Everything I've tried I've loved and she always has great pictures. Anyway, I altered it a little...

1/4 cup flour
3 chicken breasts, cut into about 1 in squares
3 TBSP butter
Italian seasoning
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup chicken broth
salt and pepper

So the original recipe uses a crock pot. I did not...I made this recipe sans crock pot! I just didn't plan ahead and didn't have the time. I bet it would be really great using the crock pot though.

Boil chicken for 20 minutes. Cut into 1 inch squares, coat with flour, and saute in butter. Add Italian seasoning (I have NO idea how much I used. 1-2 teaspoons, maybe?), salt, and pepper. Then add chicken broth and lemon juice. Cook on low-medium heat for 10 minutes or so until the sauce thickens up a bit.

The original recipe called for 1/2 cup lemon juice. I halved that and used 1/4 cup. And the original recipe called for Good Seasons Italian dressing/seasoning mix. I have no idea what that even is and obviously had none on hand, so I used Italian seasoning.

Kendell was not excited but ended up liking it. I saw her take seconds. Chelsea gave it an "8". (probably just to make me feel good...bless her!) And Will cried himself to sleep because he wanted a quesadilla instead, silly boy. But we'll for sure have it again. It definitely hit the craving for lemon chicken that I have been having for the last few days. And the best thing about it....it was WAY easy. My kinda dish!

No picture, sorry. But link up to the blog above to see her fabulous pictures!

Hawaiian Haystacks

6 chicken breasts
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can evaporated milk
1 cup chicken broth
rice
toppings: pineapple, cucumber, peas, corn, onion, tomatoes, olives, grated cheese, chow mein noodles, etc.

Place chicken in the bottom of a crock pot. Mix cream of chicken soup, evaporated milk, and chicken broth together and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Cut up chicken into smaller pieces. Serve over rice and top with favorite toppings.

Everyone needs a good Hawaiian haystacks recipe. This one is delicious! It's easy and yummy! Enjoy!

Delicious Crock Pot Chicken

6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
8 oz. carrots, cut into julienne strips
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 envelopes dry Italian dressing mix
1 onion, finely diced
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Place chicken on the bottom of crock pot, then add carrots and mushrooms. In a separate bowl, combine the soup, dressing mix, and onion; pour over the top of the chicken and vegetables. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours. Half an hour before serving, combine sour cream and cornstarch. Mix into the crock pot to thicken the gravy. Serve over rice.

I apologize for the picture. I started eating before I remembered that I still needed to take a picture. This is yet another recipe that I found in the World Wide Ward Cookbook and I must say that it is DELICIOUS! We love this! It's easy, quick, and super yummy - my favorite kind of meal! I only made half of what the recipe calls for since my family isn't large and it really turned out great. I hope you give this one a try and I hope you like it as much as we did. Enjoy!

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

1 large Boston butt pork roast
1 bottle regular barbecue sauce
1 bottle thick sweet and spicy barbecue sauce
1 bag shredded cabbage
Coleslaw dressing
Hamburger buns

Place pork roast in a large slow cooker the night before. Pour the bottle of regular barbecue sauce over the meat, cover, and cook on low until the next afternoon. Pour the meat and sauce into a colander to drain the sauce from the meat. Shred the meat with two forks; cover the meat with the thick, sweet barbecue sauce. In a separate bowl, combine cabbage and coleslaw dressing. Pile meat and coleslaw on hamburger buns.

This is another Worldwide Ward Cookbook recipe. We LOVED this! For the regular BBQ sauce we used Jack Daniels. For the other we used Kraft Thick n Spicy Honey. The coleslaw isn't the greatest and I didn't love it plain, but when you put it on the sandwich it really makes it delicious! Also, the recipe calls for hamburger buns, but we used Rhodes rolls instead. These sandwiches are amazing and the recipe made enough for dinner and then lunch the next day!

Chicken Stroganoff

2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken breasts (cut)
1 cup chopped onion
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1/3 cup water
8 ounce carton sour cream

Combine chicken and onion in slow cooker. Pour soup and water over chicken and onions. Season as desired. (I use fresh pepper, lemon pepper, garlic powder and seasoning salt) Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours. Just before serving stir in sour cream.

Put over cooked noodles or boiled potatoes.

I got this recipe a couple of years ago from an article I read on msn.com. It is super easy and very delicious! I sometimes serve it with noodles but I also really like serving it with boiled potatoes. Yummy!