So here's the conundrum that I face with chicken breasts. 2 isn't enough for our growing brood (it used to be plenty!)...but 3 is too many. (Unless all 3 boys are in a growth spurt at the same time, and that doesn't happen often.) So 2 and 1/2 is perfect for our family right now, but they don't come in packed as 2.5 breasts in a package. (If I was really smart, I'd take the … [Read more...]
Grocery Store Shortcuts for Homemade Meals
I really prefer to feed my family home cooked meals, but some days that just isn't as easy as others. For example, I like to prepare pizza dough ahead of time and keep it in the freezer for future meals, however there are days that the family wants pizza but I completely forget to take the dough out to thaw in time. Here are a few tips and tricks for using grocery store … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Cilantro-Lime Shredded Chicken
We love shredded chicken...I will often make large batches of it and freeze in meal size portions. This makes "Mexican StackEs," chicken tacos and other favorite chicken meals all that much faster to get on the table. (More on how to cook a whole chicken.) For this chicken, I used what I had on hand in the freezer. I dropped a package of chicken breasts and a package of … [Read more...]
Fiesta Ranch Chicken Quesadillas – Super Super Bowl Grub
Football food. Party food. Flavor explosions. That's what these Fiesta Ranch Quesadillas are all about. Fun. Food. Flavor. Spicy Ranch dressing on the bottom tortilla. Spread it around... Zesty chicken and peppers saute. Flavorful Colby Jack on the top side of the quesadillas. Zippy, dippy dip. Flavorful. … [Read more...]
Chicken Crescent Loaf
I rarely use packaged ingredients in my recipes, crescent rolls are an exception to that. Yes, they are full of bad things, but they are also yummy. I don't use them more than about once or twice a year and I fully enjoy them when I do. This makes a great dinner one night and an easy to pack lunch for the next day. Chicken Crescent Loaf Filling and easy! 2 … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Old Bay Rotisserie Chicken
So many times I turn to the slow cooker for feeding my family. And often I try to put a new spin on a family favorite recipe just to make it stretch a little further for those hungry teens. Recently I paired two different slow cooker recipes. The result was delicious! My friend Phyllis, at Household Ways, inspired my Slow Cooker Old Bay Chicken recipe. I made a new … [Read more...]
BBQ Chicken Topped Potatoes
I've been on a potato kick lately. Big, big potato kick. Totally pregnancy related. But still, a big kick. I think it's the butter. I generally eat a low-fat diet and I sense that when baby needs to grow and needs some fat, I crave potatoes. Because my body knows that I will slather butter all over them and get some good fat into the potato. (Amazing, I think, how the … [Read more...]
101 Chili Recipes from Around the Web
I'm on a mission here y'all. Our family loves chili...for several reasons. It's one of the few "soups" that I know that all the boys will eat (even if one still picks around any beans), it's generally very inexpensive to make, and it makes us all feel warm and cozy inside. So that brings me to my mission...gather 101 Chili Recipes from around the web. Of course, the best … [Read more...]
7 Easy Comfort Chicken Recipes
Chicken is a comfort food at our house. Simple meals and casseroles fill tummies and stretch pennies. Chicken soup helps heal stuffy noses. Today I share seven easy and frugal recipes: Buttermilk Fried Chicken Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Easy Chicken Legs 4 ingredients! Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken Equals Three Meals Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Angie’s Buffalo … [Read more...]
Chicken and Summer Squash Skillet
The inspiration for this recipe is extreme fatigue. My family was craving a home-cooked meal and I really wanted to make them one. I went so far as to plan on making garlic chicken and sauteed squash. But as I started cutting up squash in preparation for dinner, I began to wonder if I could get away with combining the ingredients from the two recipes and quickly cooking the … [Read more...]