Sunday, January 29, 2012

Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Sandwiches

Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Sandwiches
-Disclosure: I made this and my husband fed 7 children (no not all ours) and they all ate it. Anything this easy that 7 kids will eat is a success in my book.
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken (I use tenderloins)
1 bottle of Brianna's Asiago Caesar (its the best, trust me)
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (I used Kraft)
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley (if you don't have fresh use around 2 teaspoons of dried parsley)
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
12 slider buns or 4-6 regular sized hamburger buns
DIRECTIONS:
1. Place chicken in a 3-4 quart slow cooker with 1-2 cups of water, cover and cook on low heat until cooked.
2. Remove chicken from cooker using a slotted spoon and drain the water from the slow cooker. Place chicken on a cutting board and pull chicken into shreds, discarding any fat.
3. Place chicken back in the cooker and pour dressing, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and pepper over the top. Stir until mixed evenly. Cover and cook on high heat for 30 minutes or until mixture is hot.
4. Spoon 1/4 cup mixture onto each slider bun if you are making sliders or more for regular sized buns. Top with extra shredded Parmesan cheese and lettuce to serve.
Enjoy!

Two things

I learned two things this weekend...first I will never (NEVER) make Caesar salad without the following dressing....its more costly, but its worth it, I promise!!!!
Also, when making Caesar salad I will never skimp and but the prepacked parmesan cheese. Buy the fresh and grate it...your taste buds will notice.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Chicken Pot Pie

Another favorite new(ish) family recipe is homemade Chicken Pot Pie. The recipe is not mine (I'm good at picking recpies to make, not so good at creating them myself). Anyway, its too good not to share.
Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients:
Refrigerated (or frozen) pie crust. I use Pillsbury.
3 or so chicken breasts
1 bag frozen mixed vegetables
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of potato soup
Directions:
Cook chicken and cut into bite size pieces (I bake mine)
Mix cooked chicken, vegetables and soups in a bowl.
Put bottom pie crust in pie pan. Add chicken/soup mixture. Cover with second pie crust and press two crusts together around edge of pan. Cover edges with tin foil and bake at 350 for 45-60 minutes, or until top is light brown.

Goombay Smash

Our first summer here on the island our good friend Holly introduced us to the Goombay Smash. The drink is almost as yummy as the view...

Goombay Smash
equal parts:
Mount Gay Rum
Malibu Rum
Pineapple Juice
Orange Juice

Mix all and Enjoy!!!