Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

I've had several people ask me about how they turned out yesterday. Let me tell you, it was soooo yummy!! I usually don't like chicken and dumplings. Most of the times I've had it, it's just kind of been blah. But this recipe is so good. So good that I'm making it again today! Haha. It's not the healthiest meal in the world, but it's cheap and extremely easy! Here's some pics:

 

 

 

Now, I took these pics after we had both gotten some out. So you can see that it over flowed. HAHA! The recipe calls for you to put the chicken, butter, cream of chicken soup, and onion in and cover it with water. I forgot to put the water in. But I am GLAD I didn't. My CrockPot is kinda small, so even before I put the biscuit dough in, it was full. It over flowed when the dough was put in. (Not too bad though) Also, since the dough couldn't get down into the soup, it took longer than 30 minutes for it to cook. But once it was done, it was yummy! I'm only making half the recipe today. I need a bigger CrockPot!

(For those of you who know me, I registered for a new CrockPot for my wedding! HINT! LOL!)

Much Love,

Trying a New Recipe

Usually Matthew and I will head down to Nashville on Saturday or Sunday to spend the weekend with my family and go to our church. Then we either go out to eat or my mom fixes lunch. But sometimes, like today, we are trying to save gas and money. So we are staying in town, going to a friend's church, and I'm making lunch.

I wanted to make something easy. That made me think "CrockPot!" My mom always used to make our sunday lunch in the CrockPot and by the time we got home from church, lunch was pretty much ready to go! She usually makes roast with her's, but I didn't have a roast. I looked in my cabinet. What do I have? I have tons of canned food. I noticed 2 cans of cream of chicken soup. I've never made anything with that. So I went to my favorite recipe website   and looked around. I looked at chicken recipes, slow cooker recipes, etc. Then I searched for cream of chicken soup. After looking through all the creamed chicken recipes and the sour cream chicken recipes (which some of those looked REALLY yummy!!) I finally found THE recipe.

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings.

Now, what is the best part of this recipe? Matthew's FAVORITE meal is chicken and dumplings. :) I didn't have everything I needed. It doesn't call for much, just 5 ingredients and a slow cooker. I had 3 ingredients. The great thing about Matthew working his second job at Outback is that he always calls when he leaves work and asks me if he needs to stop and get anything. So I texted him my list of a few things I needed to fix lunch.

I got up early (for me anyways!). Got my CrockPot out. This is the first time I've used it since I moved here! I put my chicken in, 2 tablespoons of butter, 1 onion diced, and my 2 cans of cream of chicken soup. CrockPot set on High. When we get home from church I will check it, put the torn up pieces of biscuit dough in (that's the dumplings part. I'm using Grands biscuits), and then 30 mins later we will eat!

Matthew was so excited when he realized that I was making Chicken and Dumplings. I told him almost a year ago that I would make it for him. I'm finally getting around to that! I hope he likes it. I will post again about the results!

Much Love,

Something Else

I just thought of something else to say! LOL!

Remember my blog swap stuff that Amy sent me? Well, I made tiramisu the other night with the mix. OH MY GOSH is it YUMMY! It's almost all gone. The directions to make it are on the back of the package. You take either lady fingers or pound cake and dip that into strong coffee or espresso and layer them with the cheese mix. The cheese mix also has whipped cream in it. You sprinkle the topping on top or cocoa on top. I did both. Let it sit for 4 hours and then enjoy. OH MY YUM!

I didn't take a picture of it, but maybe I'll take a picture of the last bit. Hehe.

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Chocolate Cake in a Mug

So I just tried this recipe that I found on Ali's blog. I didn't have the vanilla, but I added an egg. And chocolate chips. YUM!!!

I didn't take a picture of it before, but here's my leftovers!!




Chocolate Cake in a Mug
3 TBS all-purpose flour
2 tsp cocoa
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
2 TBS sugar
2 tsp veg. oil
2 TBS water
1/4 tsp vanilla
mug
frosting

In a small bowl, sift first 4 ingredients together. Then add last 4 ingredients and mix well. Spray the inside of mug with cooking spray; add cake batter. Put in microwave for 2 minutes. Top with frosting, a homemade chocolate glaze, or chocolate syrup.



Just enough chocolate glaze (make this while your cake is cooling)

3tblsp granulated sugar
1 tblsp butter
2 tbsp cocoa
dash salt
few drops of vanilla or almond

microwave 20-30 seconds until melted. Pour over your cake and let cool. YUM!


Much Love,

Tried another recipe

I just made Lo Mein. It's YUMMY!!! Here's the recipe.

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Oh My YUMM!

I have been trying new recipes and practicing my cooking skills. I've never really done much cooking since my mom and sister always did. But now that I'm getting married, I want to be able to cook for my husband.

So tonight I made 2 dishes that I found in the Taste of Home: Cooking for 2 magazine. They were so good that I just HAD to share them!!

Mozzarella Tomato Salad
2 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
2 teaspoons chopped onion
1 tablespoon minched fresh basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

In a small bowl, combine the cheese, tomatoes and onion. In another small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Let stand at least 15 minutes. Stir just before serving.

Prep/Total time: 25 mins Yield: 2 servings

Nutrition Facts: 1/2 cup equals 157 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 22mg cholesterol, 192 mg sodium, 4g carbohydrates, 1g fiber, 5g protein.


Gouda Turkey Club
1/2 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese
4-1/2 teaspoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
4 slices whole wheat bread, crusts removed and toasted
2 teaspoons butter, softened
1/4 pound shaved deli hickory smoked turkey
4 slices tomato
1/2 medium ripe avocado, peeled and mashed
2 romaine leaves

In a small bowl, combine the cheese, mayonnaise, onion, garlic powder and pepper. Spread two slices of toast with butter, top with cheese mixture, turkey, tomato, avocado, and romaine. Top with remaining toast. Cut each sandwich in half.

Prep/Total time: 15 mins Yield: 2 servings

Nutrition Facts: 1 sandwich (prepared with reduced fat butter and reduced fat mayonnaise) equals 445 calories, 25g fat (9g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 1,075mg sodium, 33g carbohydrates, 7g fiber, 27g protein.


*Note: I didn't use fresh basil for the salad, but it turned out great with dried basil too! On the sandwich, I used olive oil mayo. I couldn't find smoked Gouda, so I just used Gouda cheese. And I didn't put butter on the bread. But MAN was it all good!

Much Love,