Honey-Garlic Chicken

4 Skinless-Boneless Chicken thighs

1/2 Cup Soy Sauce

1/2 Cup Ketchup

1/3 Cup Honey

3 Cloves Garlic Minced

1 tsp Dried Basil

So in the link below you can get how they did their chicken.. but all I did was marinate the chicken in the ingredients above for like 30 minutes and then grilled them on the George Foreman Grill. We had rice pilaf on the side and a salad. 

Josh really liked this recipe. Right now being pregnant, I do not like the taste of Soy Sauce.. so this was not my favorite. But Josh really liked it. So there you go :) 

(This is supposed to be a slow cooker meal)

http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/236609/honey-garlic-slow-cooker-chicken-thighs

Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs

                   http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/02/slow-cooker-sweet-and-sour-meatballs.html

Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs

I love this Recipe.. One of my new favorites

Ingredients:

1 (10 oz) jar sweet and sour sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 lbs frozen meatballs
1 medium red bell pepper, cubed
1 medium green bell pepper, cubed
1 medium onion, cubed
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks, drained

Directions:
Spray inside of slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place all ingredients inside the slow cooker and stir gently. Place lid on slow cooker. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
Serve over rice as a main dish or serve with toothpicks for a yummy appetizer.

Cashew Chicken

Another Pinterest find:)
http://www.daydreamkitchen.com/2012/09/crock-pot-cashew-chicken/

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

2 lbs boneless & skinless chicken breast tenders

1/2 cup cashews

1 garlic clove, minced

4 tbsps rice wine vinegar

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp canola oil

1 tsp grated fresh ginger

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

4 tbsps ketchup

Directions:

1. Combine flour and pepper in a large resealable food storage bag.
2. Add chicken and shake to coat with flour mixture.
3. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Brown chicken 4 mins while flipping sides.
5. Place chicken in slow cooker.
6. Making the sauce: combine soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sugar, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes in small bowl.**we doubled the sauce 
7. pour over chicken and cook (on low!) for 3 to 4 hrs.
8. Add the cashews and stir.
9. Combine with rice for the complete experience.
10. Pour the sauce over the chicken and the rice.

Crockpot White Chicken Chili

We have been craving chili...and this one sounded too delicious to pass up. Let me just say, when we walked in the door after church the smell was ridiculously tantalizing. So much so that we almost thought about leaving the apartment while it finished cooking just to resist the urge to eat it early (it had an hour to go). During that last hour I managed to keep busy by putting Livi down for a nap and then preparing some tortilla chips and guacamole to go along with dinner. YUM!!! 

Crockpot White Chicken Chili

 Ingredients:

3 chicken breasts (raw or cooked), cut into bite-sized pieces *I only used 2 large
1 onion, diced *I omitted the onion - didn't have any on hand, hubby not a fan
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans white beans, drained
1 regular can pink beans (pinquitos) *I used kidney beans (what I had available)
1 large can diced green chiles *Hubby not a spicy fan, so used small can
1 cup frozen corn
2 cups chicken stock
1 jalapeño, minced *Again - omitted for hubby
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
salt & pepper, to taste
1/2 cup finely crushed tortilla chips *I didn't have any, so made some! (see recipe below)
2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese

Directions:
Throw all the ingredients, except for the crushed tortilla chips and cheese into your slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours. 

During the last 30 minutes, stir in the crushed tortilla chips and the shredded cheese and heat until the cheese is melted and the chili has thickened. 

Serve with sour cream, cheese, guacamole, whatever you fancy! 

Recipe found here: White Chicken Chili

Homemade Tortilla Chips

Ingredients:

Flour tortillas (or corn)

Olive Oil (I love the can of Pam Spray - Olive Oil)

Salt

Directions:

Lightly coat one side of the tortillas with olive oil.

Stack them in a pile (greased side up). Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut them into eighths.

Lay them in a single layer on a lightly greased baking sheet, greased side up. Sprinkle with salt (I love using coarse salt). 

Bake at 350 degrees for about 7 minutes. Watch them carefully so they don't burn! 

Found recipe at: Homemade Tortilla Chips

And if you're like us and LOVE avocados, we topped our chili with Homemade Guacamole.

Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken

I love cooking...but with Aaron getting off work later, I've usually eaten by the time he gets home. I often lose my zeal for cooking on those later nights. I've grown to love my crock pot, simply because it's quick prep and yields delicious comfort foods, and it does all the cooking for me. I had some Italian dressing mix and chicken on hand...and found this recipe. It was delicious. Aaron is excited for the leftovers tomorrow (and yes, we actually ate together tonight, quite the impossible feat!). I'd put a picture in, but this isn't really a "pretty" dinner.

Ingredients:
4 -6 boneless skinless chicken breasts , halved (I used 4)

1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope dried Italian salad dressing mix

2 ounces water

8 ounces cream cheese , softened (didn't quite use this much, more like 6 oz)

1 (10 1/2 ounce) can reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup (I opted for cream of mushroom instead)

1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces , drained (didn't use these b/c I used cream of mushroom soup)

hot cooked rice or pasta (I used rice)

Directions:

Place the chicken breast halves in the crock pot. Combine the Italian dressing mix and water until smooth; pour over chicken. Cover and cook for 3 hours. Combine cream cheese and soup until smooth and blended (I microwaved for 20 seconds these to make it easier to mix). Pour soup mixture over chicken, cook 1 more hour or until chicken is cooked through. Serve over rice or noodles.

Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken and Rice

Another Pinterest recipe find: Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken and Rice. 

There are just 3 ingredients: hawaiian BBQ sauce (found in the BBQ sauce aisle), a can of crushed pineapple (I crushed my own since I have cans and cans of pineapple), and 4-6 chicken breasts. Throw it all in the crockpot on low for 6 hours and voila! Dinner is served! I served it over white rice. Delicious.

I used an entire bottle of hawaiian BBQ sauce - next time I'm going to use about 2/3 a bottle. It was a little sweet for my liking this first go around (hence cutting back on the sauce), but definitely good, and definitely worth cooking again - especially since I always have pineapple and chicken on hand! Also, great leftovers.