Johnny Carinos Bow Tie Pasta

I Made this for our R.S. birthday dinner, it was a hit!

Combine the following in a slow cooker:
• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1 jar four cheese alfredo sauce
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 can chicken broth
• 1 pkg. Real Bacon Pieces
• 1 pkg. fresh sliced mushrooms (opt.)
• 1/2 pkg. of dry Italian Dressing Mix
• 1 cup swiss cheese, cubed
• 1/4 stick of butter, melted
• Salt and pepper
Cook on low 6-7 hours, shredding chicken about 1 hour before finished. Serve over cooked bow tie pasta

Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas with Creamy Chipotle Dip

Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas

www.jamiecooksitup.blogspot.com Time: 20 minutes hands on + 4-5 hours crock pot cooking Yield: 8-10 Quesadillas Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up!   4 large chicken breasts 1 1/2 C water 1 T canola oil 1 envelope Fajita Seasoning Packet 1 can black beans 1 C corn 1-2 C Cheddar Cheese 8-10 flour tortillas 1. Place your chicken breasts inside a crock pot that has been sprayed with cooking spray. 2. Mix the water, oil and the Fajita Mix. Pour it over the top of the chicken. Cover with the lid and cook for 4 hours on high. 3. When the chicken is cooked through remove it from the crock, placing it on a plate. Shred it up with a fork. 4. Put it back in the juices of the crock pot and let it simmer for 1 more hour. 5. Heat up a skillet. Spray it with cooking spray (or butter it....depending on how closely you are counting calories). Lay a tortilla out on the skillet. Cover just half of the tortilla with some chicken, black beans, corn and cheese. Cover the yummy filling up with the other half of the tortilla. Heat until the cheese has started to melt. Flip it over and to let the other side of the tortilla get crispy, and to melt the cheese fully. Creamy Chipotle Dip Time: 5 minutes Yield: 1 cup Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up! 1/3 C Chipotle Mayo 1/3 C Miracle Whip Salad Dressing 1/3 C Sour Cream 2 T sugar 1 T lime juice 2 T cilantro, chopped fine dash salt 1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. The end. Fastest dipping sauce this side of  The Biggest Loser.

Pork Chops with Caramelized Apples and Onions

4 pork chops

3 granny smith apples peeled and sliced

2 yellow onions sliced into rings

1/3 C packed brown sugar

Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

1. Slice your onions and apples.

2. Spray the inside of a large crock pot. Layer the onions along the bottom, and then the apples.

3. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top of the apples.

4. Season the pork chops with the salt and pepper generously on both sides.

5. Place the pork chops on top of the apples, cover and cook on low for 4 hours.

serve over mashed potatoes or rice

Recipe from http://www.melskitchencafe.com/

Johnny Carinos Bow Tie Pasta

Combine the following in a slow cooker:
• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1 jar four cheese alfredo sauce
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 can chicken broth
• 1 pkg. Real Bacon Pieces
• 1 pkg. fresh sliced mushrooms (opt.)
• 1/2 pkg. of dry Italian Dressing Mix
• 1 cup swiss cheese, cubed
• 1/4 stick of butter, melted
• Salt and pepper
Cook on low 6-7 hours, shredding chicken about 1 hour before finished. Serve over cooked bow tie pasta

Creamy Italian Chicken

Ingredients:

6 frozen chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 can milk
1 package dry Italian dressing mix
8 oz. cream cheese

Cook on low in crock-pot for 8 hours and serve over rice or egg noodles

Lemon Chicken

4-6 frozen chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can full of milk
2 T butter
3 T McCormick Lemon 'n Herb Seasoning

Crockpot on low for 7-8 hours. Serve over rice.

I haven't tried this recipe yet but a few girls in my ward are always talking about how it's their Sunday staple. Let me know if you try!

White Chili-Our new favorite!

1 lb. boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
1 medium onion, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2-15 1/2 oz. cans great northern beans, rinsed, drained.
14 1/2 oz. can chicken broth
2-4oz. cans chopped green chilis
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. whipping cream

In a large saucepan, saute chicken, onion and garlic powder in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add beans, broth, chilis and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat an simmer uncovered, for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream and whipping cream. Serve immediately. Serves 7.

How I make it... I always double it if more than 4 people are eating (it's so good!)
First I put the chicken breasts in the crock pot with about 1/2-1 cup of chicken broth and cook until no longer pink. Then cut up the chicken into bite size pieces, and rinse out the crock pot. Put everything in the crock pot except the whipping cream and sour cream on low for 4-5 hours. About an hour before serving put in the whipping cream and sour cream, stir well. When everything is warm, serve. Some people like to add cheese to it. Hot rolls are delish to go with it too!

Beef Stew

I just made this stew yesterday because I wanted an easy no-stress meal.

Approximately 1 lb beef for stewing. I buy the already cut packages in the fresh meat section because I hate cutting it myself!
3 medium potatoes
1/2 lb baby carrots
1 package beef stew seasoning

Add any vegetable you like, such as celery. Neither of us like celery so I didn't, this is all that I added and it was yummy!

Cut up your potatoes into even pieces. Put your meat and veggies into your crock pot. I am lazy and didn't even cut the carrots. In a small bowl pour in your seasoning with a cup of water or beef broth. Stir it until it dissolves, or isn't in big chunks anymore. Pour into crock pot. Add water until it is almost all covered. You can use all water, or do a 50/50 water and beef broth. Give it a quick stir. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or on high for 3-4.

I served this with the Pillsbury French bread. It would also be good in bread bowls or with rolls.