Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

A family favorite!!!

Ingredients:

12 lasagna noodles (uncooked)
2 jars (16 oz. each) Alfredo sauce
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 cups chicken, cooked and diced
1 carton (16 oz.) ricotta or cottage cheese--we use ricotta
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

Break 4 noodle to fit bottom of greased 6 to 7-quart slow cooker. Layer a third of Alfredo sauce, half water, and half chicken over noodles. Spread half of ricotta or cottage cheese and sprinkle a third of mozzarella over meat layer. Add another layer of noodles. Layer a third Alfredo sauce, remaining chicken, water and ricotta or cottage cheese. Sprinkle second third of mozzarella. Layer noodles, sauce and mozzarella. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours. Do not cook more than 5 hours! Makes 10-12 servings.

Variation: Add a small can (2.25 oz.) of sliced olives between layers

Serve with hot garlic bread and ENJOY!

Butter Milk Syrup

3/4 Cup Butter Milk
1 1/2 cup white sugar
1 CUBE real butter (NOT margarine)
2 Tablespoons corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla

add all ingredients in large sauce pan. Bring to boil and them turn to low, cook 8 min stirring regularly

Breakfast Sausage Casserole

I made this casserole for the first time on Sunday for Father's Day and it was a HUGE hit! My whole family came over for breakfast so it was the perfect dish since it makes a lot.

We are going camping this weekend and I can't wait to make it again in the dutch oven!

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

1 1/2-2 lbs turkey sausage (cooked and drained)
2 1/2 cups shredded cheese
1 cup milk
1 (26 oz) bag of frozen hash browns
8 eggs (beaten)
4 green onions chopped (optional)

In large skillet brown turkey sausage and drain. Mix ingredients together in a greased 9x13 or larger baking dish and bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes.

Servings: 6 people

Enjoy!

Syrup

Since I started making this my son will no longer eat store bought syrup...
1 Cup brown sugar
1 Cup white sugar
1 Cup water
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
2 Tablespoons butter

Combine all ingredients in large sauce pan. boil until sugar is dissolved.... Serve!

german pancakes - easy, fast and DELISH

ok heres the deal. im in naturopathic medical school so i sometimes eat a little bit differently than the majority of everyone else out there. so ill give you the original recipe and then my naturopathicly modified recipe!

1C milk
1C preferred pancake flour/mix
1/2 tsp salt
6 eggs

beat ingredients.
melt 6 Tblspns of butter and pour into 9x 13 pan, fully coating the bottom.
pour in batter.
bake at 450 degree oven for 20 min or until golden brown.
*pancakes will get really poofy in the oven and then collapse when you pull it out to serve, be careful to not let poofed up edges burn
serve with favorite pancake toppings
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Deshas 'healthy' version:

1C rice milk
1C gluten and corn free pancake mix/flour (large selection easily found at any whole foods/new seasons type of grocery store)
1/4 tsp sea salt
8 free range brown eggs

beat ingredients.
evenly coat 9x 13 pan with organic olive oil cooking spray
melt 3 Tblspns of organic butter and pour into pan evenly coating the bottom
pour in batter
bake in 450 degree oven for about 15 min or until golden brown
*pancakes will get really poofy in the oven and then collapse when you pull it out to serve, be careful to not let poofed up edges burn

i like to eat mine with unsweetened organic applesauce, agave syrup, various organic fresh fruit, vanilla goat yogurt and/or sodium/nitrate free bacon

Funeral Potatoes!! YUM!

• 32 oz bag of frozen shredded hash browns shopping list
• 2 (10 3/4 oz) cans cream of chicken soup shopping list
• 2 cups sour cream shopping list
• 1 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese (I like to use sharp cheddar cheese) shopping list
• 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine shopping list
• 1/2 c. chopped onion shopping list
• 2 cups finely crushed corn flakes shopping list
• 2 Tbs butter or margarine melted

• Grease 9x13 baking dish and preheat oven to 350
• In large bowl combine soups, sour cream, cheese, onions, and the 1/2 cup of melted butter.
• Gently fold hash browns into mixture.
• Pour mixture into pan.
• Combine crushed corn flakes and the 2 Tbs. of melted butter and sprinkle on top of potato mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• *If wanting to, you can use cubed potatoes instead of hash browns but you will need to increase baking time to 55 minutes.

I made this a couple days ago and it was DELICIOUS!! I love these so much!!

Basic Taco Casserole

This is another version of a taco casserole that is super fast, easy, and inexpensive to throw together.

- 1 lb. ground beef
-2 cups egg noodles
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce - - - - I use just plain tomato sauce because I don't care for tomato chunks, but if you prefer, you can do a 15 oz can of stewed tomatoes and an 8 oz can of tomato sauce.
- 1 can of beans of your choice (kidney, black, etc.)


Cook the egg noodles, brown the ground beef and season with taco seasoning and stir everything together. Spread into a 13x9 pan, sprinkle parsley, Italian seasoning, and cheddar and parmesan cheese.

Bake at 350 for twenty minutes.

Guava Mango Smoothie

These are super delicious!!
The recipe is from the executive chef from the Hutton hotel, Nashville

Ingredients:
6 oz Guava Paste
5 oz Frozen mango chunks
8 oz Apple Juice
1/4 Cup Water
7 Basil Leaves

1. Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high until smooth.
2. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Grilled Chicken Tacos....From People Magazine :)

Serves 4

Ingredients:
12 cloves garlic, unpeeled
6 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 big pinch ground cloves
1 tsp dried oregano
Salt
1 lb skinless boneless chicken breast halves
2 bunches knob onions or large green onions
Vegetable oil or olive oil
12 corn tortillas
Lime Wedges
1 Cup tomatillo or pico de gallo salsa

1. In a small skillet over medium heat, cook the garlic until soft, about 10 to 15 minutes. When cool, peel and place in a food processor or blender along with oil, vinegar, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, oregano, and 3/4 tsp of salt. Process until smooth.
2. Lay the chicken in a pyrex or non-aluminum baking dish. Cover with half of the marinade and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 6 hours.
3. heat a gas grill to medium high or light a charcoal fire and let it burn until the coals are covered with grey ash and still very hot.
4. Brush or spray onions with oil and sprinkle with salt to taste. Lay the onions on the cooler side of grill, bulbous ends towards the heat. When the onions start to soften and turn golden (about 10 min) flip them and cook the other side. Remove onions and chop into two inch pieves.
5. Brush or spray oil over both sides of chicken and lay over the hottest part of th grill. Grill for 6-8 Minutes per side, turning once. Remove and cut widthwise into thin strips.
6. Fill tortillas with chicken and onions. Garnish with lime wedges and salsa.

Sinfully Rich Fudgy Brownies

This is a family favorite of ours. Not sure where we got it. My family has been making it for about 20+ years, so probably from a magazine or cookbook somewhere.

Sinfully Rich Fudgy Brownies

4 oz. unsweetened chocolate (we use the baker's brand that comes in the 8 oz. blocks)
1 c. butter
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 tblsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 c. flour
Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13x9 pan. In a large saucepan combine chocolate and butter. Heat over low heat until melted and smooth, stirring often. Remove from heat. Beat in eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt until thoroughly blended. Stir in flour, blending well. Spread evenly in greased baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Brownies should be moist. Do not over bake. Cool in pan. While Brownies are cooling, make the frosting.

Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting

4 oz. Unsweetened Chocolate (this is the remainder of the bar)
2 eggs
1 (1lb.) pkg Powedered sugar (approx. 3 3/4 cups)
4 cups mini marshmallows
1 c. butter
1 tblsp vanilla

In a medium saucepan combine butter and chocolate. Heat over low until melted and smooth, again stirring often. Remove from heat. Add eggs, vanilla and powedered sugar, beating until smooth. Stir in Marshmallows.

Once the Marshmallow mixture is complete and the brownies are cooled top the brownies with frosting. Refrigerate for several hours. Cut chilled brownies into bars. Store in refrigerator. Makes 40 small brownies.

*Tip: If you cut the chocolate into small peices it helps with the melting process. Also, my butter was still hard so I cut that into small pats as well. By cutting both the chocolate and the butter it helps to control the melting process so that the chocolate doesn't burn.

Quick, easy, homemade pizza dough!

Since coming across this delicious recipe, we haven't ordered a single pizza from anywhere!

I love this pizza dough recipe because after mixing it together, it rises in only 10 minutes!!!
Every Friday night is pizza night at our house!


1 package quick-rise yeast
1 cup warm water
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
2 Tbsp. Honey
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp basil
1 tsp thyme (optional)

Preheat oven to 450. Combine yeast packet and warm water in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix until dough forms. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes. Knead dough in bowl for a minute or so adding a little bit of flour if it is sticky (about 1/4 cup) Spread dough onto a greased pizza baking rack.
Add your desired toppings and bake for 12 minutes....and voila!! perfect and delicious pizza!
My husband and our 3 year old love this, it's soooo yummy!

Go ahead and try it, you'll love it!

Tootsie Rolls!

Ingredients:
5 T. margarine, melted
4 T. cocoa
1/2 c. Karo syrup
1 t. vanilla
3/4 c. powdered milk
3 c. powdered sugar

Directions:
Wash hands very thoroughly. Mix all ingredients together. It will become a stiff dough that you'll need to mix and mash and knead with your hands. Pull off small pinches of it and roll into tiny logs. Wrap them individually in waxed paper or saran wrap. They are soft and chewy and fun!

Number Of Servings:Enough to share with friends!

Preparation Time:About a half hour

Taco Casserole!! Yummy!!

Description:
A great dish to take to large family gatherings or prepare it ahead of time for an easy Sunday meal.

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef
2 t. salt
2 t. taco sauce
2 t. chili powder
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery, optional
2 1-lb cans stewed tomatoes
1 16-oz can tomato sauce
2 1-lb cans refried beans
1/2 lb jack cheese
1/2 lb cheddar cheese
Fritos chips
chopped lettuce
sour cream
black olives
salsa


Directions:
Brown the ground beef, drain. Season with salt, taco sauce and chili powder, to taste. Add chopped onions and celery. Stir in stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Let simmer a few minutes.

In large pan, layer meat mixture, refried beans, and cheese. Bake at 350 till hot and bubbly, about 30-45 minutes.

Serve over Fritos chips. Garnish as desired with other ingredients listed.


Number Of Servings: 8 - 10

Preparation Time: Less than half an hour; heat 30-45 minutes.

Chicken Rolls

These are amazingly easy and AMAZINGLY yummy! They are sooooo good!

Ingredients:
1 8-oz Cream Cheese Softened
1/4 C Butter Softened
3 C. Cubed or shredded cooked chicken
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3-4 T Milk
2 T Chopped Chives
2 Cans Crescent Rolls
1/4 C melted butter
1/4 C. Bread Crumbs (optional)

Gravy:
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1/2 C Sour Cream


Mix cream cheese and 1/4 C Melted butter. Add chicken, salt and pepper, 4 T. milk and chives. Mix well. Preheat oven to 350. Separate dough (around 16 triangles). Spoon a decent amount of mixture onto the crescent roll, add bread crumbs and melted butter on top (again that is optional). Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Gravy: Combine cream of chicken soup and sour cream in saucepan. Heat and mix well. Use as gravy over rolls.

Eclair Cake

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cubes of margarine or butter
1 1/2 Cups of Water
1 1/2 Cups of flour
6 Eggs
8 oz of Cream Cheese
3 Tbsp Milk
2 Small pkgs instant vanilla pudding
3 Cups Milk
12 oz Cool Whip
Hersheys Chocolate Syrup

Directions: In a large pan bring water and margarine to boiling. Take off of heat and gradually add flour while stirrings. Add eggs one at a time beating with a mixer after each egg. Spread onto a thin pan. Cook for about 15 min on 350. Let that cool. Then mix the cream cheese, milk, pudding and let that set up. Spread on top of cake mixture. Then spread on the cool Whip, Drizzle with chocolate syrup.

Easy Crock Pot Pork Loin

This recipe is super delicious and REALLY easy! Whenever my mom makes everyone is very impressed.


1-3 lbs lean center cut pork loin
3 TBSP. Brown Sugar
1 can Cranberry sauce (the jellied kind)
1 Jar of chili sauce.

Put all ingredients in a crock pot and cook for 6-8 hours on low.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 C. Butter flavored shortening
1 C. Brown Sugar
1 C. White Sugar
2 Eggs
2 Tbsp. Water
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 Cups Flour (can substitute all or part for wheat)
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Soda
3 C. of Oatmeal
1 Pkg. Chocolate Chips

Directions: Cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, water and vanilla. Mix until creamy. Add dry ingredients, then oatmeal. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.

from Lisa Ashton's Kitchen

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