CrockPot Chicken Nachos

I have been moving things over from My family blog to this Outside Of the Blue Box Blog... This is the ORIGINAL post with the comments ATTACHED. This is one of our favorites we are always making it for partys or just for our own date night. We eat it with a salad or just chips what ever you do its amazing... Enjoy!!!!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010

Crockpot Chicken Nachos

I love my Crockpot one of the best and used gifts I have ever used. We always have crockpot wednesday where we have too try something new, well this past week we have crockpot chicken nachos. Duncan's Grandma gave me the recipe, I will share it but let me know what you think if you try it.

Super Easy

CrockPot Chicken Nachos

2-3 large chicken breasts

1 small bag of frozen corn

1 can of black beans

1 16oz medium salsa

8oz cream cheese

Put the chicken on the bottom of the crockpot and add the corn, rinse the beans off in cool water and add too the crockpot. Then pour the salsa over the chicken. Let it cook for 4 hrs on low. Pull apart the chicken with a fork then add the cream cheese and let cook for another half and hour to hour on low. Mix together and serve on chips.

We added green onions, olives and bell peppers. Also too make the meal you can sever with sticky rice...

Here is what it looks like in the crockpot. This picture is when it was almost gone.

Creamy Ranch Potatoes

We love crockpot Wednesday. We have a lot of potatoes so I thought i would use them. What a Great choice. i really liked this because we had everything we need in my house that is my favorite way to cook

Creamy Ranch Potatoes
2lb. small red potatoes, quartered (or what ever potatoes you have on hand)
1 8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 can of cream of chicken or mushroom soup
1 1oz env. dry Ranch dressing mix

1.Place potatoes in crockpot
2. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, coup and ranch mix. Stir into potatoes
3. Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.

Enjoy!

Found in 365 Days of Slow-Cooking Pg 176

Crock Pot Apple Sauce

My kids love applesauce, and the way they go thought it is emptying my pockets like crazy. I got a box full of apples and thought I would put them to good use. I pintrested it up and found an amazing way to make applesauce in the crockpot I could not pass this up I am a crockpot fan. If I can use it I am there. 

The plus about using the crock pot is that you don't have to stir for ever you just put it in and walk away....  :)

First thing you need to do is peel and slice them... I also diced them to make them smaller. 

Place them in your crock pot and add a little bit with love. (Sugar and cinnamon) 
I also add apple juice to it while I was still cutting up my apples.

Once you get the crockpot full to the tippy top  let the apple cook for 6 hours. It makes your house smell amazing all day :)

Once your done get your bottles ready, make sure you sterilize your bottles. Then pour your apple sauce in your bottles




They need to boil for 20 minute to seal... I have made three batches so far and we are loving it. It always seems that I have more time in the morning then evening thats why I have picked the crockpot way and I love it... Good luck let me know if it works great for you :)

note: I did make a batch with out sugar and it tasted just fine.

Spinach And Chicken Calzone

I got a new crockpot cook book for my birthday and decided to give it a go. I picked a Spinach And Chicken Calzone... And All I can say is YUMMY!!! It was really easy but you don't use the crockpot as much as I like to its a little more hands on but totally worth it.

Spinach And Chicken Calzone

2-3 chicken breasts

2 C. Chicken Broth

2 Garlic Cloves, Minced

1 Tbsp. Onion Seasoning

1 Loaf Of Dough

1/2 C. Mushrooms

1/4-1/2 C. Spinach

1/4-1/2 C. Red Peppers

8 oz. Cream Cheese

Step 1: In the Crockpot, combine Chicken, Broth, Garlic, and Onion Seasoning

Step 2: Cover and cook on LOW for 3-5 hours.

Step 3: Remove Chicken from crockpot and shred. (Using 2 forks works GREAT)

Step 4: Put chopped Mushrooms, Spinach, and Peppers in bowl mix then add Cream Cheese

Step 5: Add Chicken with the mixture.

Step 6: Roll out dough and cut into strips. Place mixture in the center of each rectangle. Fold each rectangle over, then pinch the sides to seal. This forms a calzone :)

Step 7: Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

A Couple Notes: The recipe calls for freeze-dried veggies but i would rather use fresh. You can use Freeze-dried if easier for you. Also we added mozzarella cheese to some of ours to try it out. I think its just as good without. GOOD LUCK!!!

Thanks 365 Days Of Slow-Cooking by: Karen Bellessa Petersen

Honey Lime Enchiladas

I had a chance to take dinner to someone that had just had a baby... She can't eat any gluten so I went out of the box to make this meal gluten free. Thanks to Sara and Malarie for this recipe. Now the first thing I thought when I heard Honey Lime Enchiladas was "Really that doesn't sound good at all" But give it a chance I thought it was amazing. Also my sister and mom thought it was amazing... Honey Lime Enchiladas 1 1/2 pounds chicken, cooked and shredded Sauce: 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup lime juice 1 1/2 Tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 2 (10 ounce) cans green/red enchilada sauce (La Victoria is gluten free just check the label) 1 pound (or less, you decide) Colby Jack or Mexican blend cheese, grated 18 taco sized corn (or flour) tortillas (corn is gluten free)

Mix together sauce ingredients then add to shredded chicken.

Let the sauce soak into the meat for about 30 minutes. Lightly spray 9x13 baking dish with PAM. Pour enough green or red enchilada sauce to cover the bottom of the dish. Lay six corn tortillas over the surface of the dish. (The will be overlapping.) Top with half of the meat mixture, then cover with cheese. Layer another six tortillas and cover with some enchilada sauce and the rest of the meat. Sprinkle cheese on top. Layer last six tortillas on top and cover with the remaining sauce and cheese. Be generous with the cheese. I tear the tortillas apart so they don't overlap as much and I like that better. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour. Now the crock potter in me thought and you can put it in the crock pot and cook it for 4 hours on hight or 8 hours on low. Next time I make this I am going to try it out... PICTURES COMING

Slow Cooker Steak Fajitas

This smells amazing!!! It was super easy and 20 minutes if not less prep time... Its nice to have steak every once in awhile. By now you should know I do not make special trips to the city for things, thats why this recipe is nice because its basic stuff that is always in our house. I was luck to have steak in the fridge waiting to be used.

Slow Cooker Steak Fajitas

1 beef flank steak (1 pound)

1 medium onion (cut into strips)

1/2 cup medium salsa

2 tablespoon fresh lime juice

2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

2 cloves garlic. minced

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 small green bell pepper, (cut into strips)

1 small red bell pepper, (cut into strips)

Flour tortillas, warm

1. Cut steak lengthwise into strips and cut up onion

2. Combine 1/2 cup salsa, lime juice, cilantro, garlic, chili powder, cumin, and salt in crockpot. Add steak and onion to crockpot and stir well.

3. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours

4. Add bell peppers. Cover and cook on low 1 more hour

5. Serve with tortillas and additional salsa...

---Result

It was yummy and meat fell apart... We put sour cream and salsa on our. It was really good and I will for sure be making it again...

Rating out of 5

Duncan ------4

Candice------4.5

Traxton------3

Creamy Italian Chicken

I love to try new recipes that one reason why I am doing this wednesday cooking/crockpot... I love the fact that those that read my blog are getting into the spirit and are even sending me recipes to try. Thank you!!! I am willing to try anything so feel free to send me a recipe I will try it and post it on my blog. This week my friend sent me this so I thought I would give it a shot.. If your into trying new stuff, try this one its amazing and so easy!

CREAMY ITALIAN CHICKEN

- 4-5 Frozen Chicken Breasts (frozen)

- 2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup

- 1 pkg. Dry Italian Dressing

- 8 oz. Cream Cheese

Place frozen chicken in crock-pot, mix other ingredients in mixing bowl, and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6 hrs or high for 4-5 hrs. Serve with rice.

Oh my goodness this was amazing!!! I added a little bit of water to each can to get that little bit of extra cream of chicken out of the can. Also make sure your cream cheese is room temp I didn't wait because I was in a rush and it was a little lumpy (but still amazing) My friend found the dry italian dressing by the other dressings so keep an eye out because I didn't see it last time I was there.

Rating out of 5

Husband----4.5 (He LOVED it)

Me---------4

My Mom--4

A huge thank you to my friend for giving me this recipe to try.

Chicken Cordon Blue/Mash Potatoes Crockpot

I was excited to try something new and fun this week. I looked in a cook book and found chicken cordon blue that you put in the crockpot. I was so excited. I also decided that I wanted to make potatoes but just be done cook while I was in the kitchen and kids were napping, so I decided to do potatoes. I didn't want to make gravy because the point of crockpotting is to get it done and not worry about dinner the rest of the day so I picked a good seasoned recipe that didn't need gravy. The nice thing about this was its basic things you have in the house. I love to make things that I don't have to make a special run to the store. (Remember if we don't have it in this house we go with out until we can make the trip to the store. It not a quick run to the store its always a good 30 minute car time)The time to prepare was about 25 minutes for both dishes.

Chicken Cordon Blue Crockpot

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

6 slices Swiss Cheese (I used pepper jack because thats all I had)

6 slices of ham

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1/4 cup oil

1/2 cup water

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 chicken bouillon cube

What you need:

Step 1: Pound chicken until flat; place ham and cheese on each piece. Roll up chicken and secure with a toothpick.

Step 2: Combine flour and seasonings. Use this mixture to coat the chicken.

Step 3: In skillet, brown chicken in oil. Then place in crockpot

Step 4: Combine water and bouillon until dissolved then mix in with cream of chicken soup. Pour mixture over chicken

Step 5: Cook on LOW for 4-5 hours or HIGH 3-4 hours.

What I thought about it AMAZING! I really enjoyed it... The sauce was really good and we used it to flavor our potatoes a little. The potatoes really didn't need it but it gave it that extra zip...

Rating out of 5

Me 4

Duncan 4.5

Mom

Total Rating:

Yes we will make it again for sure. When my Husband give something a 4.5 it means it going to be used. The only thing I think I will do next time is double the cheese. I didn't taste the cheese to much and didn't get the cheese coming out like normally on chicken cordon blues.

Crockpot Mash-Potatoes with Cream Cheese

3-4 potatoes (mine were huge)

1/2 cube cream cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 chicken bouillon

1/4 water (use the boiling water)

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tablespoon parsley

Step 1: Boil potatoes as normal until fork friendly :) (you have to use a stove for the first part)

Drain and place back in pot.

Step 2: Add the cream cheese, sour cream, salt, watered bouillon and seasonings. Mash everything up.

Step 3: Place in crockpot and Cook on HIGH for 2hrs or LOW for 4hrs.

Yummy it was really good and creamy. I love creamy mash potatoes. I felt like it needed a little more salt, I will put in seasoning salt next time... I think red potatoes would be divine :)

Rating out of 5

Me 3.5

Duncan 4

Thanks t

Wassil for Christmas

Have you ever made wassail? I love the stuff and its a nice break from hot chocolate. I made this on Christmas Day... (I Love My Little Red CrockPot)

I halved it because I know that many people in my family don't like it... I will give you the whole recipe just in case you want to make lots.

Wassail

1 gal. apple cider, divided

1 tsp. ground cloves

1 tsp. ground allspice

1 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 (6 oz) frozen lemonade, thawed

1 (6 oz) frozen orange, juice

1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar

Combine 2 cups apple cider and spices in a large pot; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer. Add remaining cider and other ingredients; heat until very hot.

Thanks Tanya Crystal for this amazing recipe.

Crockpot Spinach and Artichoke Dip

I saw this on line and has to make it... I made it for Christmas Eve and everyone the had some gave it a thumbs up...

Spinach and Artichike Dip

-1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
-1 (9-ounce) bag baby spinach, chopped
-1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
-1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
-1/2 cup sour cream
-1/2 block of cream cheese, room temp

Drain and chop artichoke hearts, and add to thecrockpot.

Scrunch and Crop the spinach. Add to the crockpot.

Add cream cheese and sour cream

Top with 1/2 cup each shredded Mozzarella andParmesan.

Cover and cook on low for 2 hrs, or high for 1 hr. Stir.

The spinach should begin to welt. When the spinach is totally wilted, take the lid off and add the other 1/2 cup of each cheese, and let it melt while the lid remains off.

Serve with Chips

I forgot to get a picture until it was almost gone so sorry it doesn't look very pretty but it was amazing and I will make it again and again...

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

My sister in-law and I are doing crock pot Wednesday together. Well a couple of weeks ago she made this enchilada casserole. I remember it was before we were married, me and my mom traveled to Spanish Fork to pick up our couch and chair she was making this dish (with hamburger and red sauce)she invited us to sit down and eat dinner with them we did just that... It was amazing and I always wanted to get the recipe... Now I have it and am so excited.... I had to make it! I put a tiny spin on it, I only had chicken and green chile enchilada sauce but it worked out great...

Thanks for the recipe Harmonie this is so fun :)

Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Casserole

-Chicken (cut up)
-28 oz can of enchilada sauce (I used Green Chile Sauce)
-2 cans of black beans (drained and rinsed)
-1 can olives
-Corn tortillas
-shredded cheddar cheese

Here are the steps for you

1. Combine chicken with the enchilada sauce

2. Layer ingredients in crock pot in this order

Tortillas

Chicken & Sauce

Black Beans

Olives

Cheese

3. Repeat untill everything is used up...

Here is what it looked like when I was done layering..

4. Cook for 4 to 6 hours on LOW

5. Serve with Sour Cream and Green Peppers

Here is the finished product it may not look pretty but it was sure yummy!!!

Yes I will make it again and I can't wait to try out Hamburger and Red Sauce next time :)

I ate alone (and with Trax) tonight so my rating was a 4 out of 5. Trax ate everything but the sour cream so thats a good sign.

Country Peaches

I thought I would double up the crock-pot love this Wednesday so I made a dessert with dinner

Country Peaches

1 can (29 oz) Sliced Peached

2/3 cup Old-Fashioned Oatmeal (not instant)

1 cup Bisquick

1/2 tea Cinnamon

1/2 cup Brown Sugar, firmly packed

1. Pour peaches into greased slow cooker. (Drain juice in mixing bowl)

2. Mix oatmeal, Bisquick, and peach juice together in large mixing bowl and spoon over peaches.

3. Sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar mixer over top.

4. Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours.

Serve Warm with a scoop of ice cream or a nice glass of milk.

Rating out of 5

Duncan 2

Candice 3

Mom 3

Jessica 3.5

Traxton 4

Total Rating: 3

Yes I will make it again, but there are so many different desserts to try :)

Scalloped Potatoes & Ham

My in-laws gave us yummy idaho potatoes, I thought this would be a great chance to use them. The prep time was 15 minutes and easy to put together. Also its nice because its stuff that you have around the house so you don't have to go out and buy the stuff.

Scalloped Potatoes & Ham

6 large russet potatoes (sliced)

1 ham steak

1 can (10 3/4 ounces) cream of mushroom soup

1 soup can of water

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

pepper and salt or grill seasoning to taste

1. Layer potatoes and ham in crock-pot

2. Combine soup, water, cheese and seasoning in bowl. Mix and pour over potatoes and ham

3. Cook on HIGH for 4 hours until potatoes are fork tender. Turn crock-pot to LOW and cont. cooking for 1 hour.

4. Serve and don't forget your veggie :)

What You Need:

Make sure you get a great helper!

Cooking

Final Product

Rating Out Of 5

Duncan 2.5

Candice 3.5

Mom 3.5

Jessica 3

Total Rating: 3

Yes I will make it again. but I will half-it because it made way more then our little family could eat. I also think that I will add some broth or milk to make it a little more moist.

*On a note don't stir! (my husband thought it need some stirring while I was out (thank you for being helpful, I love you) but it made it a little mashy.)

Stuffed Chicken Wraps

Stuffed Chicken Wraps

What You Need

-4 chicken breast

-1 cream cheese

-Bacon

-parsly and chives

So I pound out the chicken so its near flat

Mix the cream cheese, parsley and chives together (your going to want to have the cream cheese at room temp)

Spread cream cheese on chicken

Roll the chicken up and wrap the bacon around it so its nice and tight

Place on baking pan and broil for a nice crisp texture for 4 minutes each side

Place in the crock pot and cook for five hours....

Sorry I don't have any pictures :(

Apple Brown Betty

Apple Brown Betty

Today I subbed Kindergarten, I was burnt out when I got home and didn't have enough time to make the meal I was planning it took 8 hours. My sister was sweet to watch my boys for me so I had he pick a dessert that I could make in the crock pot and she picked "Apple Brown Betty" one of her most favorite desserts ever...

'Apple Brown Betty'

6  cups of your favorite Apples

1 cup plain bread crumbs

1 stick of butter

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup walnuts

Everything you need...

Spray you crockpot so it wont stick.... Cut your apples into 8's and peel skin. Then put them into the crockpot.

Mix all dry ingredients then add butter and mix...

Cover the apples with the mixture. Cook for 2 hours on high....

Whip cream added a nice little touch... :) It was super yummy and made a ton.... (Sorry Picture was dark)