24 hour potroast

YUMMY! The hardest part is smelling it for 24 hours, so fast Sunday may not be the best Sunday to make this.

1 roast

4 beef bouillon cubes

1 pkg Italian salad dressing mix

2 cups water

Put all ingredients in crockpot and cook on low for 24 hours. Yes, 24 hours! No stiffing or turning necessary.

Potato Soup

I haven't tried this, but it looked really good. It was posted in a forum where I would forget about it, so I thought I would put it here. I can't wait to try it!

8 potatoes peeled/chopped
6 chicken bollioun cubes
1 pint half and half
1 cup milk (I use 2%)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 to 1 pound bacon cooked and diced (depends on what you like, could also use cubed ham)

Add all of these to crock pot on low for about 3-4 hours or till potatoes are soft. Then add:

8 oz cream cheese
2 cups shredded cheese (any combo will work, I used a 3 cheese one from sams club)

Stir this and let it cook on low another 1 hour till its all melted.

This is so good, rich I know but its great

Herb Lentil & Rice

As a family we are trying to reduce the amount of meat we eat and increase the grains & seeds,  so here we go.

 Ingredients

2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth (I used 2 C water and a tsp of Kirkland Organic no salt seasoning)

  1/2 cup and 1 tbsp dry lentils  

1/2 cup and 1 tbsp chopped onion  

1/4 cup and 2 tbsp uncooked brown rice  

3 tbsp dry white wine, or chicken broth (I used 1 TBSP white grape juice concentrate)

  1/2 tsp dried basil  

1/8 tsp salt  

1/4 tsp dried oregano  

1/8 tsp dried thyme  

1/8 tsp garlic powder  (I used chopped garlic)

1/8 tsp pepper  

3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Swiss cheese, divided

I also threw in 1/2C of Quinoa and added at least 1/2C of water to compensate for that.

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients; stir in 1/2 cup cheese.
Transfer to a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray
Cover and bake at 350*F for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until lentils and rice are tender and liquid is absorbed, stirring twice.
Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

I added 1 can Petite Diced Tomatoes, my hubby said it was a bit too much, so I would go with half a can next time I like the flavor it added.  Also on the site I got this from someone suggested to do Mexican Seasonings, I think I will try that next time.


Number of Servings: 3

Chicken Noodle Letuce Cups

I made these for dinner last night and all the kids had fun helping me cut the veggies and put it all together and on the table. Zoe, Austin & I really liked them. Makayla mostly liked them & Holden wouldn't try them at all. As a shortcut, we used leftover rotisserie chicken, shredded.

2 (8oz) skinless boneless chicken breasts

2 tsp olive oil

sea salt & black pepper

1 Tbsp sesamie seeds

1 Tbsp honey

1 bundle dried fine Chinese egg noodles or rice noodles

1/2 cucumber

2 small carrots, pealed

1 cup snow peas

2 scallions, trimmed

1/3 cup cilantro leaves

Juice of 1 lime

1 tsp soy sauce

1 head Bibb lettuce

Optional garnish: 1 red chili pepper, finely sliced

Cook the Chicken: Get your barbecue hot. If cooking indoors, put the grill pan on high heat. Score the chicken breasts with a sharp knife at 1-inch intervals to help them cook more quickly and evenly Drizzle with olive oil; add a pinch of salt & pepper. Cook, turning occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. Coat the chicken with sesamie seeds and honey. Move to a cutting board, then use 2 forks to shred the chicken.

Make the noodle salad: Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to package directions and rain well. While they're cooling, quarter the cucumber lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, then finely slice Use your vegetable peeler to cut the carrots into ribbons. Slice the snow peas in half, and finely slice the scallions. Toss veggies with cold noodles, cilantro, lime juice , and soy sauce. Peel whole leaves off the lettuce head, wash, and spin dry (or place between 2 paper towels).

Assemble the cups: Take everything to the table and let the family build their own lettuce cups.