Crock-pot Green Enchilada Chicken

For dinner tonight I wanted to make something quick and easy because I had to pick Myles up at the airport at 3pm, then we had Kaius' Open House at school at 6:30pm! Myles has been eating out everyday for the last 10 days so all he really wanted was a home cooked meal! I haven't been to the store so I looked in my freezer and pantry. I decided Crock-pot Green Enchilada Chicken! This recipe is awesome because you can make a bunch and use the leftovers for another dish the next day. I'm really bad when it comes to measuring spices, I usually just shake as much out of the container as I see fit so you can do the same or go ahead and use my estimations!

Crock-pot Green Enchilada Chicken
- 1-2Lbs. Chicken breasts/strips frozen or thawed
- 1 or 2 10oz. can Green Enchilada Sauce (depending on how much green sauce you like)
- 1tsp-2tbls. depending on your taste of assorted spices (Garlic Salt, Chili Pepper, Seasoning Salt, Blackened Seasoning, Cumin)
- 1 or 2 16oz can black beans drained
- 1/4-1/2 cup water

Set Crock-pot to Low for 8 hours, if you need it faster it will work on high for 6 hours too!
Put chicken in Crock-pot. Sprinkle seasonings over chicken. Add green sauce. Cover and let cook.
Add black beans and water half way through cooking.

When finished serve as burritos in whole wheat flour tortillas with cheese and sour creme if you would like. Also good as tacos with lettuce and tomato! Any leftovers you can serve the next day over tortilla chips with cheese as chicken enchilada nachos--OH or warm leftovers and put over your favorite salad fixings for a Chicken Enchilada Salad! Also good over Spanish rice as a chicken enchilada rice bowl or pan fried in tortillas with cheese as chicken enchilada quesadillas! Or use filling in rolled flour/corn tortillas, cover with another can of green sauce and shredded cheese, put in oven at 350 for 20-30 min for real Chicken Enchiladas! This recipe can be used to make all kinds of meals. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do :)

Mom's night out!

The other night I was lucky enough to get to get together with a few of my mommy friends and their babies. For the occasion I wanted to bring something new and delicious. I thought "Spinach Artichoke Dip" sounded awesome for an appetizer, I also wanted a desert and have heard great things about this "Fluffy Dip" stuff so I decided that my mommy friends were going to be my guinea pigs and try both these recipes for me. Needless to say they were both a hit! I later made both again that same week for a belated Mother's Day gift for my Mom- and again everyone LOVED them! So here's the recipes:

Spinach Artichoke Dip (Mock Applebee's Recipe)
-frozen spinach thawed and drained
-caned artichoke hearts chopped
-pkg cream cheese
-1 cup grated mozzarella
-1 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
-2-4 cloves of garlic minced
-10oz. Premade Alfredo Sauce

Set oven to broil and spray dish with cooking spray.
Saute the garlic in a little olive oil. Add spinach and artichokes to pan. Add cream cheese and Alfredo. Finish up with 1 cup of mozzarella and 1 cup Parmesan. Put mixture into cooking dish and top with remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan.
Broil just long enough to brown the cheese on top.
Serve with bread and tortilla chips.

Original recipe said to mix everything and put it in oven for 30min and 350- however I wanted the garlic sauteed so I precooked everything and ended up speeding up my cooking time, plus I think the flavor was well enhanced.


Fluffy Dip
-pkg cream cheese
-jar marshmallow cream

Blend both together (can stir by hand but it is easier with the hand mixer). Serve with assorted fruits, angelfood cake, pound cake or shortcake.


I hope everyone enjoys these as much as we did :)

Lets Get Cooken

Tired of the mundane dishes being cooked every night of the week? I am! So I decided it's time to start experimenting in my cooking. I have a dozen or so interchangeable recipes in my personal cookbook known as my mind, but these are seriously starting to get boring and repetitive. To spice things up a bit I want to start cooking new things- a lot of them with my own little twist. I'm terrible at following directions, as many of you probably already know, so every recipe I try I tweak and make my own. I wanted to start this blog so others can come check out the new things I'm trying and maybe try them for themselves. I'm also going to include those overused recipes from my cookbook so all of you can have the chance to add them to your recipe books. So.... Lets Get Cooken!