Tempt My Tummy Tuesday

This is my first time participating in this blog carnival. I love to share recipes, so I thought I would give it a shot. I thought I would share my recipe/idea of mini muffin meat loaves. Basically, you take your meatloaf recipe - whatever is your favorite. You then divide it up and put it in muffin tins to bake. I spray the pan first for easy removal. You back for about 30 minutes @ 350 degrees. It's a great way to have meat loaf during the week when you just don't have the extra time. You can check out more Tempt My Tummy ideas at Blessed With Grace.

Crock Pot Challenge - Week Two

Welcome to week two of my crock pot challenge! How did you do last week? Did you get any good recipes ideas from other participants? My beef stroganoff needs some tweeking, but my chicken and salsa was great as usual.

I have made a vow to use my crock pot at least twice a week. I am sharing that challenge with all of you. Now, you don’t have use your crock pot twice if you don’t want - even just once is enough. The goal is to make dinnertime easier!

I will post my recipes here. You can grab the button from the side and post about it on your site. Then link back here. Hopefully we can share some great recipes and have some easy, yummy dinner ideas.

Here are my recipes for this week:

Chili

You need:

1 lb ground beef (could use ground turkey)

1 packet of chili soup mix

2 - 28 ounce cans of crushed or diced tomatos

Directions:

Crumble the hamburger (or turkey) into the crock pot. There is no need to brown first. Then add the other ingredients. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir once about halfway through cooking.

Notes:

I like to make a fun shaped pasta to serve this one. You could also serve over rice. I usually also have shredded cheese, sour cream, and onions to put on top. It's the perfect meal for a cold day in January!!

Chicken in BBQ Sauce

You need:

1 lb chicken breasts (can still be frozen)

1 bottle of BBQ sauce of your choice

Optional: Onion

Directions:

Put the chicken breasts in the crock pot and add the bottle of BBQ sauce. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Enjoy!

Let me know what you are cooking in your crock pot this week!

Crock Pot Challenge - Week One

Welcome to week one of my crock pot challenge. I have made a vow to use my crock pot at least twice a week. I am sharing that challenge with all of you. Now, you don't have use your crock pot twice if you don't want - even just once is enough. The goal is to make dinnertime easier!

I will post my recipes here. You can grab the button from the side and post about it on your site. Then link back here. Hopefully we can share some great recipes and have some easy, yummy dinner ideas.

Here are my recipes for this week:

Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff

You need:
2 lbs chuck roast cut into 2-3 inch cubes
Approx. 6 oz of uncooked wide egg noodles
16 oz can of condensed mushroom soup
8 oz can beef broth, fill empty can with warm water and add to crock pot
4 oz sour cream
1 tsp salt, pepper to taste

Directions:
In crock pot add meat cubes, salt and pepper, and then uncooked noodles on top of meat. Then add beef broth, water, sour cream, and mushroom soup. Cook on medium heat for at least 6 hours, covered. There is no need to stir or mix ingredients. The soup, broth & water will make a tasty broth with the sour cream, meat and noodles.

Make sure to put the meat and noodles in the crock pot first so that they can absorb the sauce and cook evenly. You could also substitute the chuck roast for 8 oz of frozen meatballs.



Chicken Tacos

You need:
1 lb chicken breast (can still be frozen)
1 jar of salsa
taco shells (hard or soft)
whatever else your family enjoys for taco fixings

Directions:
Put the chicken breasts in the crock pot. They can still be frozen. Cover then with salsa. You don't have to use the whole jar - just make sure that they are covered well. Let them cook all day (8-10 hours). At the end of that time, you can shred then with a fork. They should be tender and come right apart. Use the shredded chicken as the filling in your taco shells. Add whatever your family enjoys on their tacos.


What are you making this week in your crock pot?

Meal Ideas

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