Chicken Parmesan

OK- If you love Chicken Parmesan, then you will absolutely love this easy recipe. My family fell in love with this and Chase even ate 3 helpings of this, which was a first. This is a crock pot recipe so you put it together and leave it. (My favorite kind of meals to make)

Chicken Parmesan

2 C. Italian-style Japanese breadcrumbs(panko) (down the baking aisle with the bread crumbs.)
6 skinned and bones chicken breasts
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
4 Tbsp. olive oil
1 (44oz) jar tomato and basil pasta sauce
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 (8oz) package shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 C. shredded Parmesan cheese (or you can use the regular Parmesan)
Fresh oregano (optional)

1. Spread breadcrumbs on a large plate. Dip chicken in beaten eggs, 1 breast at a time. Dredge chicken in breadcrumbs, pressing gently for crumbs to adhere.
2. Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in large nonstick skillet over med-high heat. Cook chicken, in 2 batches, 2 minutes on each side or until browned, adding remaining 2 Tbsp. oil with second batch.
3. Pour pasta sauce into a lightly greased slow cooker over sauce. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on HIGH 3 1/2 hours. Add cheeses; cover and cook on HIGH 5 more minutes or until cheese melts. Garnish with oregano if desired.

I also then cooked angel hair pasta and then when it was done I added it to the crock pot and mixed it all together. Oh its so yummy.....please try it- this is by far my favorite out of all my new recipes. Hope you all enjoy.

Poppy Seed Chicken

OK- another great recipe that everyone loved. I am loving that my kids will try just about anything at least once.


Poppy Seed Chicken

6 skinned and boned chicken breasts (I used breast and thighs and more than 6)
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
1 C. of milk
1 Tbsp. of poppy seeds
36 round buttery crackers, crushed
1/4 C. butter

1. Place chicken in a lightly greased slow cooker. (I have a 6-qt. one)
Whisk together soup, milk, and poppy seeds in a medium bowl; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour.
2. Reduce heat to LOW, and cook for 3 hours.
3. Combine cracker crumbs and butter, stirring until crumbs are moistened. Sprinkle over chicken just before serving.

I made rice with this and put the chicken on top of the rice, and I also sprinkled some Cheddar cheese over the chicken as well- which Kori loved. Hope you all get to try it.

Oh and here is a picture of the Smoked Paprika Pork from the other night as well.

Smoked Paprika Pork

OK well I would have updated this sooner, but over Labor Day we decided to take a nice 6 hour trip up to my sister Holly's house. In my Tahoe was me and the 3 kids, by brother Travis and his wife Tessa, and Jamie. It was a very fun trip and we had lots of fun hitting flea markets, antique stores and of course the Thrift stores. That is our all time favorite new thing to do, and maybe I should post the good deals that we find at these places as well. I will think about that one.

So the pork dinner that I made was another huge success with the family and soooooo easy to make. Here is the recipe and I hope that you enjoy.


Smoked Paprika Pork

3 large garlic cloves, pressed
1 tsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 (2lb.) package pork tenderloin
1/2 C. whipping cream
2 (8.8oz) pouches ready-to-serve long-grain and wild rice mix
2 bacon slices, cooked and coarsely crumbled
Chopped fresh chives

1. Combine first 5 ingredients. Stir in oil. Pat tenderloins dry with paper towels. Rub paprika paste over tenderloins. Arrange in a greased 5 or 6 qt. oval slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour. Reduce heat to LOW and cook 3 1/2 hours or until very tender.
2. Remove pork from slow cooker;cover and keep warm on a serving platter. Pour meat dripping into a large skillet. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add whipping cream; boil until slightly thickened, 6-7 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, microwave rice according to package directions. Spoon on platter, and top with pork. Remove sauce from heat; drizzle over pork. Sprinkle with bacon and chives.

Funny thing is that as I was writing this blog, I realized that I completely did not do step 2. hahahaha Anyways What I did a little different was when I put the pork in the slow cooker I completely covered it in the bacon- by just wrapping bacon all around the pork. Next time I try this I will make the sauce that goes with it and let you know if it is any better or not. Oh and I just used regular white rice and it was still very good. Hope everyone enjoys-I'll have to look over some more recipes that I have done to try. Yeah!!!!