Happy Monday everyone!! Hope everyone had a nice day back at work or school. We had meetings today. Now that those are done I can't wait to get back in the classroom. I say that now while I'm fully rested. Ask me again on Friday when my patience is shot.
Before I left this morning I put dinner in the Crock Pot. Italian Chicken. Literally 5 ingredients. Can you say easy?I found the recipe on Crock-a-doodle do. Since I am only cooking for myself I made a few modifications. I did not snap a picture this time as I was too hungry to think about anything else.
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts (They were partly frozen when I put them in)
1 bag of baby carrots
2 Russet potatoes, washed and cut into small pieces, peeling is optional :)
1/2 bottle of Italian salad dressing (I used low fat as that's what I had on hand)
Packet of Italian seasoning
1. Spray Crock Pot with non-stick spray
2. Add some dressing to the bottom of Crock Pot
3. Add chicken, carrots and potatoes
4. Sprinkle packet of Italian seasoning over contents of Crock Pot
5. Add remaining Italian dressing
6. Cook on low for 8 hours or 6 hours on high
Notes: I put this into the Crock Pot before I went to school (7:15 AM) and didn't touch it until I ate at (6:30 PM). Everything was cooked perfectly. No stirring or adding a thing! My Crock Pot has a feature that allows me to set it for a specific amount of time and cooking power. At the end of that time the Crock Pot will turn itself down and just keep the food warm. I love this feature! It can be hard to time dinners when I am away teaching all day, but by adjusting the cooking temp after so many hours is a huge help. I recommended playing with your Crock Pot and seeing what works best for you.
Will I make this again? You bet I will. It hit the spot after a cold day and was pretty healthy. I would play with the seasoning that I added, I felt it was really salty. Next time I would reduce the seasoning and add more dressing instead as well as another veggie. Green beans maybe?
We have probably 2-3 inches of snow on the ground with more on the way. Cross your fingers that the snow is all plowed so I can get to school in the morning. I'm not getting my hopes up for a snow day as it will just make Wednesday and beyond much harder. I'm off to bed. I did not do a thing to prepare for tomorrow (oops!) instead I watched every minute of The Bachelor from the couch. Goodnight friends!
Before I left this morning I put dinner in the Crock Pot. Italian Chicken. Literally 5 ingredients. Can you say easy?I found the recipe on Crock-a-doodle do. Since I am only cooking for myself I made a few modifications. I did not snap a picture this time as I was too hungry to think about anything else.
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts (They were partly frozen when I put them in)
1 bag of baby carrots
2 Russet potatoes, washed and cut into small pieces, peeling is optional :)
1/2 bottle of Italian salad dressing (I used low fat as that's what I had on hand)
Packet of Italian seasoning
1. Spray Crock Pot with non-stick spray
2. Add some dressing to the bottom of Crock Pot
3. Add chicken, carrots and potatoes
4. Sprinkle packet of Italian seasoning over contents of Crock Pot
5. Add remaining Italian dressing
6. Cook on low for 8 hours or 6 hours on high
Notes: I put this into the Crock Pot before I went to school (7:15 AM) and didn't touch it until I ate at (6:30 PM). Everything was cooked perfectly. No stirring or adding a thing! My Crock Pot has a feature that allows me to set it for a specific amount of time and cooking power. At the end of that time the Crock Pot will turn itself down and just keep the food warm. I love this feature! It can be hard to time dinners when I am away teaching all day, but by adjusting the cooking temp after so many hours is a huge help. I recommended playing with your Crock Pot and seeing what works best for you.
Will I make this again? You bet I will. It hit the spot after a cold day and was pretty healthy. I would play with the seasoning that I added, I felt it was really salty. Next time I would reduce the seasoning and add more dressing instead as well as another veggie. Green beans maybe?
We have probably 2-3 inches of snow on the ground with more on the way. Cross your fingers that the snow is all plowed so I can get to school in the morning. I'm not getting my hopes up for a snow day as it will just make Wednesday and beyond much harder. I'm off to bed. I did not do a thing to prepare for tomorrow (oops!) instead I watched every minute of The Bachelor from the couch. Goodnight friends!