Yummy chicken taco's

I tried a new recipe for Taco meat the other day and it turned out great! It made a ton of meat, great for a large crowd or freezing for later..

4-6 boneless chicken breast
1 taco seasoning packet
2 cups water.
Place in a crock pot, cooking on low 6-8 hours or high 4-5 hours.
Remove from crock pot and shred finely. Put back into crock pot to absorb more juices.
Serve in hard or soft taco shells, lettuce, tomato, salsa, beans, sour cream, whatever you like!



Its been a crazy last two months, and I haven't really been on the ball with menu's and planning.. I need to get with it!

Planed my week!

Typing all these recipes are making me hungry! I hope you enjoy! - Tanielle

Calzones

I found this recipe on the Internet somewhere... I can't take the credit but I feel bad I because can't give it either.

CRUST
2 ¼ cup warm water
2 Tbs. sugar
1 Tbs. yeast
Let sit until foamy (approx. 8 min.)
3 tsp. salt
4 ½ tsp. olive oil
6 cups flour (or until soft and not sticky)

I mix it in my Kitchen Aid, but only do one batch or you’ll end up with flour all over your kitchen!:)

Separate the dough into balls a little bigger than a golf ball and roll out flat. We like them thin so I roll the dough out very flat, for thicker dough use more and don’t roll out to flat…

FILLING
-Pretty much anything you like on pizza, we use…
1 pkg. Pepperoni cut into fourths
1tsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley chopped
1 can olives
5-6 cups shredded cheese (or more, we like cheese!)
1 can pineapple chunks cut in half
1 cup deli ham sliced and cut in squares

Once thee dough is rolled out, place a handful of filling in the center of dough, fold over and close edges. Try to force the air out so you don’t have holes in the dough were the cheese would leak out during baking. Coat the pan with olive oil and the tops of the calzones also or they will be crispy and burn. Then bake at 425 for 10-15 minutes.

SAUCE
1-3 cans of tomato sauce (depends how much sauce you like, Kent drenches his…)
Winco Pizza seasoning ( I get this in Idaho at my mom’s grocery store, it is so good, but it is basically dried spices used in pizza sauce. I’ve seen ‘pizza seasonings’ at the grocery store here so you should be able to find something or even just warm up some spaghetti sauce that works too!)

The best thing about these is that they make around 10-16 depending on how thin you roll the dough. And they freeze awesome, so I always make extra and freeze the rest for those rushed nights, or nights we just don’t want to cook!


Crock Pot Golden Glow Pork Chops
(Originally from Angela Tanner who was in one of Angie Angus, my cousin in-laws old wards)

5-6 pork chops (I buy the thin, boneless kind, but it doesn't matter)
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (29 oz)can cling peaches
1/4 c. vinegar
salt and pepper

Lightly brown pork chops on both sides in large skillet. Put into crock pot. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, tomato sauce, vinegar, and 1/4 c. syrup from peaches. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Place drained peach halves on top. Pour tomato mixture on top. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours. This recipe may seem kind of different, but we really liked it. Good over rice.


Orange Pineapple Chicken
Bro. Denmon

1 C. Ketchup
1/8 C. Mustard
1/2 C Brown Sugar
Juice from Pineapple Can
(I added this, original recipe didn't include these)
Zest from one orange
Juice from one orange

1 Can Pineapple, large chunks

1/2 Bag of Chicken Tenders

Mix first 6 ingredients for a sauce. Pour sauce over chicken tenders. Cook in the oven on 350* for 45 min. Great in dutch ovens or crock pots. 5 min. before done add the pineapple - warm through. Great on rice.

Sesame Chicken
Crystal Albrecht

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts - Cubed
1/2 C. Cornstarch - Coat raw chicken with cornstarch using a plastic bag
Oil - coat the bottom of a frying pan and fry up the chicken pieces

Sauce: Mix in a sauce pan over medium heat until thickened, simmer 3 min. and pour over cooked chicken.

1 1/3 C. Water
1/4 C. Sugar
2 T. Soy Sauce
2 T. oyster Sauce
1/2 t. Garlic Sauce
2 T. Cornstarch

Add: 1 1/2 C. Steamed Broccoli, sprinkle dish with Sesame Seeds

Nicea's Favorite Lemon Chicken
Good Things Utah

Chicken Breasts, Thighs or Tenders
Sauce:
2 T. Butter
3 T. Ketchup (I add more)
2 t. Soy Sauce
Juice of a Lemon

Cut Chicken into serving pieces and place chicken in a glass baking dish. Cover with sauce and bake in oven at 350* for 1 hour. Tin foil covered. Serve with rice.

My Favorite Chicken and Rice Recipe
Tanielle

6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

1/2 t. garlic salt
1/2 C. melted butter or margarine
1 t. paprika
3 t. lemon juice (if doubling sauce still only use 3)

1 C. sour cream
1 4 oz. can of mushrooms/drained (I like more)
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Place chicken in a shallow baking pan, sprinkle with garlic salt to taste. Mix melted butter, paprika and lemon juice in a small bowl. Pour over chicken. Place foil over chicken. Bake at 375* for 20 min. Combine sour cream, mushrooms and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Drop generously over chicken. Bake for 15 min. longer or until chicken is tender. Serve the sauce drippings over rice.

Menu list recipes

Boneless Pork Chops

1 pkg boneless pork chops
1 pkg cream cheese
1 cube butter
1 can cr of mush
1 pkg dry Italian salad dressing

In saucepan, melt butter and cream cheese. Add soup and half pkg Italian dressing (be careful not to scorch). In crock pot, place pork chops and sprinkle rest of Italian dressing. Pour cream cheese mixture over pork chops and cook 6-8 hours on low. Serve with rice.

Chicken Enchiladas

Boneless skinless chicken breasts, or a whole chicken boiled and deboned
2 cans cr of chicken soup
1 large tub sour cream
1 can diced green chiles
Tortillas
Lots of cheese (Mexican blend)

Boil and shred chicken. Mix soup, sour cream, chilies, and chicken together in a large bowl. Fill tortillas with mixture and cheese. Roll and place in a casserole dish. Top with more cheese. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until warmed through and cheese is melted.

Meat Pie

1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 med onion
2-3 celery stalks
1 bag frozen carrots, or fresh (chopped)
Salt, pepper
1 can tomato soup
1 can cr of mush soup
Cheese
2 Pie Crusts (or croissant dough pressed together in bottom of pie tin, also covering meat filling)

Brown beef with celery and onions. Add carrots, salt, pepper, and soups. Place meat mixture in pie crust dough, covering with the other pie crust, pinching the edges together. Bake at 400 for about 20-30 minutes or until pie crust is golden.. Yummy…

Lasagna (my mom’s recipe)

Lasagna noodles
1 lb ground beef
½ lb mild Italian sausage
1 c. chopped onion
Generous pinch garlic pwdr
2 T worchestershire sauce
¾ tsp salt
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 can tomato sauce 8 oz
1 can cr of mush soup
½ cup milk
Mozz/parm cheeses

Boil noodles, simmer meats, garlic powder, onion, salt, spices and Worchester sauce for ½ hour. Meanwhile mix together tomato sauce, soup, milk. Grease a 9X13 baking dish. Layer noodles, meats, cheeses, keep layering. Pour soup mixture over the top and add more cheese. Bake at 350 for 25 min.

BBQ Chicken

Boneless skinless chicken breasts or tenderloins.
1 bottle of BBQ sauce

Put chicken in crock pot, then pour sauce over chicken.. Cook on low all day. Serve with baked potatoes or steak fries. SO easy!

Taco Soup

1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 onion
Taco seasoning packet
Tomato soup
Tomato sauce
1 can corn
1 or 2 cans of the following: garbanzo beans, kidney beans (drained)
Chili powder

Brown meat, adding onion chopped, and ½ packet of seasoning. In crockpot, or large pan add tomato soup, sauce, and canned ingredients with remainder of seasoning packet. Add meat. Add enough water to make soupy. Taste and add chili powder until taste you like. Simmer all day in crockpot, or boil and simmer in pan. Serve with tortilla chips, and cheese or sour cream..

Breakfast casserole—I kind of made this up…

1 bag hashbrowns
Bacon, or breakfast sausage ground
Eggs

Fry up hashbrowns, cook bacon or sausage and add to hashbrowns.
Pour eggs over hashbrowns, bake until eggs are scrambled looking..at 350. Top with shredded cheese, return to oven until cheese is melted.

Jan’s Burrito’s

Large Tortilla’s
Shredded Chicken, ground beef, or shredded pork
Refried beans
Onion
Enchilada sauce
Cheese grated

Cook up meat, add refried beans, onions. Make a soupy mixture of meat and beans. In a bowl, put Enchilada sauce. Place tortillas in bowl soaking in sauce front and back. Lay on cookie sheet and fill with meat mixture. (this is messy) Roll and place in baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes. Serve with cheese, lettuce, tomato and avocado, or whatever sounds good.

Butter Chicken

2 eggs beaten
1 cup crushed Ritz crackers
½ t garlic salt
Ground black pepper to taste
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
½ cup butter, cut into pieces

Place eggs and cracker crumbs in two separate bowls. Mix crumbs with garlic salt and pepper. Dip chicken in eggs, then dredge in the crumb mixture to coat. Arrange coated chicken in a 9x13 baking dish. Place pieces of butter around chicken. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes or until chicken is done.

My current menu list

MENU list as of today....I picked all these out of random cookbooks that I have, or just no-brainers.. I copy down the ingredients from the recipe onto my grocery list and keep this menu list so I can browse and pick what I or the family feels like eating. I got everything for these dinners and also just some basics for about 200 dollars.. Which isn't bad for a monthly grocery budget of around 400 or so...also if you can space them out 1-2 days and enjoy the leftovers it will save you having to cook every single night. I like to get quick dinner items such as frozen pizzas, potpies, soups with the infamous grilled cheese, etc for busy days or nights that Nate is at work.. But at least you are cooking a good homemade meal at least everyother day or so...

Crock Pot Pork Chops served with rice and a veggie

Chicken Enchilada's w/ salad and chips & salsa

Lasagna w/ garlic bread, salad

Sloppy Joes, fries, veggie

Meat Pie

BBQ chicken w/ baked potato

Taco Soup w/ cheese, chips

Breakfast casserole

Jan's Burrito's, w/ lettuce, avacado, olives, tomatoes

Butter Chicken w/ mashed potatoes and beans.

Welcome!

Trying to prepare dinner 5-7 nights per week can be daunting! Looking last minute in the pantry, then fridge, then freezer, can be discouraging if there is no plan! I have learned this the hard way and probably have spent too much money on ordering out for pizza! Making a monthly menu plan, along with grocery lists, have helped me immensely the last two months, so I thought I'd pass on some of what I've done! Hopefully it will be helpful to another busy mom who feels like dinnertime is a race to get something on the table! Please contribute to my idea by leaving comments! BON APPETIT!!!