tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71700802709986547642024-03-13T09:50:06.315-05:00Mom! What's for dinner?Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.comBlogger515125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-50306037877970386002020-05-10T20:51:00.000-05:002020-05-18T20:53:36.745-05:00One Pot Chicken Bacon Alfredo Pasta ****It was no surprise that this one was yummy. I mean, the name alone can bring the drool on, lol. We really enjoyed it. I don't often make Alfredo from scratch, so the kids were super impressed when I told them it was homemade. I didn't mention how easy it was to make, though. Ha! You can't beat this for something simple that tastes like it took more effort than it actually did. The original recipeAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-82705495340762986762020-05-08T14:22:00.000-05:002020-05-17T14:27:44.982-05:00Slow Cooker Cajun Chicken Spaghetti ***I made this basically as written, except that I added crawfish and used angelhair pasta in place of spaghetti. Oh, and smoked sausage in place of andouille. Those are all just personal preferences, though. It was amazing. It technically does take a bit of prep time, but it's worth it. For me, it helped that I had cooked chicken on hand and used a frozen fajita pepper blend in place of the peppersAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-86041778832983186442020-05-06T19:48:00.000-05:002020-05-16T19:49:05.332-05:003-Ingredient Crockpot Ranch Pork Chops ***These are very basic, but they're good. We had them back in the winter, so they made for a nice, warming comfort food. I love that they're so easy to throw together in just a few minutes, but you still come home to a good meal. Add some green beans and mashed potatoes, and you're good to go!
3-INGREDIENT CROCKPOT RANCH PORK CHOPS
(luckymommyto2boys ~ Amy ~ SlowCookerKitchen)
4 thick cut Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-64167722633771139372020-05-04T19:32:00.000-05:002020-05-16T19:33:45.610-05:00Crockpot Zesty Corn Dip ****I've made this for our last two Christmas Eve get-togethers, and my youngest requested it again a couple of weeks ago. We all love it. I didn't realize until after this past time that I never posted about it. It's one of our favorite appetizers now!
CROCKPOT ZESTY CORN DIP
(luckymommyto2boys ~ Amy ~ MealPlannerPro)
2 (12 oz.) packages frozen corn
1 (8 oz) brick cream cheese
1 cup shredded Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-70448380879809141082020-05-01T20:00:00.000-05:002020-05-16T20:01:14.856-05:00Chicken Bacon Ranch Frito Pie ***I'm usually not a huge fan of mayo-based meals, but the hubs and kids love them. I don't eat supper very often throughout the week, so I threw this one together on a night I knew that I wouldn't be eating. They loved it! There's nothing special about it at all, but it's super quick to get in the oven. I served it with salad, to make myself feel better about all of the less-than-healthy (ha!) Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-23221021727736799962020-04-28T17:53:00.000-05:002020-04-28T17:53:02.738-05:00Cat Cora's Whipped Coffee ****Now that I'm working from home for the quarantine, I'm cooking a lot more. Sadly, that apparently pertains to sweets as well. A friend posted this on Facebook a couple of days ago, and I instantly knew that I needed it in my life. I made two servings today, and I let the kids have them. I had a healthy taste test of each of theirs, though. THIS IS SO GOOD. I honestly didn't know for certain that Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-57449903302524512782019-07-14T15:00:00.001-05:002019-07-14T15:00:20.721-05:00Slow Cooker Beef Tips over Rice ***It's actually been several months since we had this, but the whole family enjoyed it. I loved how perfectly simple it was to throw together. I doubled the recipe and just stirred my cooked rice into it at the end. I also threw in a box of fresh sliced mushrooms, but that was more just a personal preference kind of thing. All in all, we'd definitely do this one again.
SLOW COOKER BEEF TIPS Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-62505331683673351562019-01-20T15:13:00.000-06:002019-01-20T15:13:21.136-06:00Crockpot Beefy Bean Burrito Casserole ****I've been making the Beefy Bean Burrito Casserole for years now, and it never once occurred to me to try it in the crockpot. This was AMAZING. I will never make it in the oven again. The kids both had seconds and requested that we have it again immediately. Big winner for us!
CROCKPOT BEEFY BEAN BURRITO CASSEROLE
(luckymommyto2boys ~ Amy)
12 frozen beef and bean burritos
Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-80877202914363879572018-07-25T20:06:00.000-05:002019-03-10T16:06:56.543-05:00Crockpot Meatball Sub Casserole*There are no words in the English language that could properly describe how horrid this meal was for us. It wasn't until I wrote this review that I noticed WAY down the page where the OP noted that she used a 9x13 casserole crockpot. I'm guessing that probably makes a huge difference. I did ours in my trusty old 7-qt oval, and it was just horrendous. The sauce and bread and yogurt all kind of Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-91544798218264326482018-07-19T16:10:00.000-05:002018-07-22T16:17:21.802-05:00Crockpot Italian Chicken Thighs ***My youngest's favorite meal ever is the Crockpot Mississippi Chicken Thighs. I figured this one probably had to be pretty good, and I liked that it was such a basic recipe. I just chopped it all up at the end and served it on Hawaiian buns. Definitely a winner for us. The boy says the Mississippi Thighs are still his favorite, but this is a close second. Good enough for me!
CROCKPOT ITALIAN Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-68922922314755088452018-07-18T15:31:00.000-05:002018-07-22T16:11:36.277-05:00Slow Cooker Chili Cheese Casserole ***I'm baaack! We've had an extremely busy year, and I basically fell back on just cooking old favorites that were quick and easy. But now that life has slowed back down to "normal" again, I'm back to trying out some new recipes. Thank goodness, because we were all starting to get pretty sick of the "same old, same old."
I'm originally from St Louis, and no baseball game or school lunch menu was Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-26265689884184862752018-01-03T18:45:00.000-06:002018-01-03T18:49:34.651-06:00Slow Cooker Cornbread Casserole ****Wow. It has been ages since we've had this, but it is just amazing. I'm updating my recipe below to reflect all of my changes. You can click on the link to find the original recipe. I've just made enough changes to it that I want to remember it for the future. Anyway, I am vowing to never again let an entire year go by without having this. It's just so dang good. If I could ever remember to cook Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-26480152325546876792017-12-16T23:59:00.000-06:002018-01-01T17:47:05.737-06:00Crockpot Sugared Pecans ***So after the last time I made these, I commented that I should try adding white sugar at the end. This time, I went ahead and added about 1/4 cup to the powdered sugar in step 2 and another 1/4 cup to the cinnamon mix at the end. SO much better. The first part helps with the carmelization, and the second part gives it a bit of that cinnamon/sugar combo that I so dearly love. I might try getting Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-10771780546347790742017-12-13T19:06:00.000-06:002017-12-31T13:07:37.489-06:00Crockpot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti****I really, really, really want to love chicken spaghetti, but I just can't stand Velveeta. For years, I've been trying to find a good recipe that didn't use Velveeta. This is it! At first, I balked at the amount of shredded cheese in there, but you really do need a lot for chicken spaghetti. I don't know exactly the amount that I used, since I just went by what looked right, but I do know it was Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-16482376218083802282017-11-29T19:43:00.000-06:002017-12-31T12:43:55.614-06:00Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken and Rice****This was amazing. Hubby doesn't like black beans, so I usually sub pinto. This time, I went ahead and used the black, since it was such a small amount of the dish overall. We loved it! The only change I made was to sub a can of green chilies for the chipotle pepper. The rest of them would have liked the chipotle, but I'm just more of a green chilies kind of gal. I needed a longer cook time Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-3564250998900667072017-10-30T21:34:00.000-05:002017-12-02T21:38:28.762-06:00Crockpot Pizza Tater Tot Casserole ***This was a winner for us, but it was also kind of a no-brainer. I love almost anything with tater tots (except for the regular old-school Tater Tot Casserole, oddly enough), and it's pretty hard to go wrong where pizza is involved. We love the Crockpot Pizza, so I basically put the same toppings in this one. I went with onions, green peppers, black olives, and mushrooms. SOOO good. I used Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-12035908806401108332017-10-23T21:15:00.000-05:002017-12-02T21:15:23.918-06:00Slow Cooker No-Peek Chicken*This was just so unbelievably bland. I wasn't expecting much from it, just a simple meal that had a bit of flavor to it. It just really had no flavor at all. Even with the soup mix in it. It was disappointing, to say the least. We all just kind of picked at it, but not a one of us ate our full portion. That's rare for our house. I'm not even going to waste any more of my time writing about it. ItAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-79458539525923851782017-09-27T20:41:00.000-05:002017-12-02T20:42:34.228-06:00White Chicken Chili (Crockpot) **This was okay. I mean, it was good and all, but it just really wasn't what I was looking for in a white chicken chili. I have one that I love (see recipe here), but I was looking to find a good one for the crockpot. One that I love just as much as the stovetop version. This just didn't do that for me. I think the Rotel might have thrown it off a bit. I don't think I like the idea of tomatoes in aAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-32562381396300037672017-08-28T20:05:00.000-05:002017-11-19T20:05:55.000-06:00Cherry Pork Chops (Crockpot) ***We loved this one! I can only stand pork chops when they're done in the crockpot, and I was just kind of intrigued by the idea of making them with the pie filling. If anyone but Amylz had posted it, I might have thought it sounded crazy, but her recipes have never failed me in the past. I figured it was worth a shot. And we loved it! The 12-year-old is already asking to have it again! The Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-41765238939888107962017-07-27T19:43:00.000-05:002017-11-19T16:44:25.866-06:00Crockpot Tater Tot Sloppy Joe Casserole ***This was better than I thought it would be. I am generally not a big Sloppy Joe fan, but I am a HUGE tater tot fan (as I might have mentioned once or twice on here 😉). I figured that would be enough to keep my interest. And I was right! This was not bland at all, which can be a problem with crockpot tater tot meals. I used some frozen ground turkey that I had on hand, so I just skipped the Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-25793891113939666882017-07-26T18:33:00.000-05:002017-10-08T13:34:23.485-05:00All-In-One Crockpot Chicken with Rice and Brussels Sprouts *This was just disgusting. The chicken had zero flavor (which I should have known, but I must have totally been off my rocker that day). I coated it well with rotisserie rub, but you honestly couldn't taste it at all. The sprouts were decent but bland. The rice was just kind of there. I mean, it was kind of mushy, with no flavor whatsoever. We love sprouts, but this is something I will never Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-23731009876446902322017-07-25T19:35:00.000-05:002017-10-08T13:26:21.461-05:00One Skillet Sausage and White Bean Gnocchi **This was my first attempt at making anything with gnocchi at home. We love the Olive Garden gnocchi soup, so I knew we'd eventually need something for that at home as well. I'm WAY behind on my reviews, so when I made the recipe, it was way too hot for the soup. This seemed like a good way to incorporate it into our meal plan. We did all like it a lot. The gnocchi didn't quite soften up like it Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-17029552686285654252017-07-20T18:49:00.000-05:002017-07-23T14:51:44.228-05:00Mexican Cream Cheese Crockpot Chicken ***Well, I just now noticed, while typing up this post, that I put the cream cheese in at the beginning instead of waiting until the end. Honestly, I see no reason to wait. It didn't curdle, and letting it cook with the ingredients the entire time lets it soak up more of the juices. But I don't really think it matters either way. I chose it off Pinterest because of the short Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-28887179448767650672017-07-13T20:24:00.000-05:002017-08-05T13:25:06.098-05:00Mexican Spaghetti ****Back when I still had "little" boys (sniff, sniff 😢), they loved watching iCarly. On the show, one of their favorite dishes was Spaghetti Tacos. So after listening to my kids beg relentlessly for Spaghetti Tacos, I finally created a recipe for them. And they loved it. Six years later, they still do. Well, the hubs and I never really wanted to waste the extra carbs Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170080270998654764.post-69756633740965004652017-07-11T19:29:00.000-05:002017-07-23T13:30:15.443-05:00Crack Slaw (Low Carb) ***I made a few alterations on this one, but the overall principle is good. First off, I used a lot more soy sauce. It was extremely bland. Second, the 2 tsp of red pepper flakes is just too much for me. I knew that when I put them in, and I definitely regretted it afterwards. The rest of the family loved the heat. Me, not so much. Finally, one of the Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748289895452115759noreply@blogger.com0