Sunday, November 18, 2012

Chicken & Noodles

A classic from my childhood. Sooo easy! You can do the oven version or the easy crock pot version and make as much or as few packets and chicken pieces as you want.

5-6 chicken pieces (legs, thighs-dark meat on bone.)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions (optional)
soy sauce/ teriyaki sauce
Seasonings: garlic powder, pepper and parsley flakes
3-4 packages of dry ramen noodles

Oven Directions
Place chicken in a 9x13 or 8x8 cover with about 1/2 cup soy sauce and sprinkle with seasonings and chopped onions. Cover and bake for 1 hour at 325-350.

Crockpot Directions
Place chicken in a crockpot cover with about 1/2 cup soy sauce and sprinkle with seasonings and chopped onions.

10-15 minutes before you eat boil water and make ramen noodles WITHOUT seasoning packet. Remove chicken from pan and pour juices into separator and separate oil from juice. Pour remaining juice and cooked noodles into dish. Stir well. Place chicken on top and serve with green beans.

Really easy yummy asian inspired dish.

10/10

Lazy Man's Pork BBQ Sandwiches

I steal this also from my Sno. 2nd ward cookbook. SOOOO good!

5 lb boneless pork butt (shoulder)
14.5 oz can beef broth
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce

SAUCE:
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup yellow mustard

Place pork butt in bottom of slow cooker. Mix together the 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce and pour over the pork. Cover and cook on high setting for 5 hours of 8-10 on low. Until pork is very tender.

Prepare sauce by combining ketchup, molasses, 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce, and mustard in large saucepan. Set aside. Place pork on cutting board. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid from slow cooker. Coarsely chop pork, combine with reserved cooking liquid and sauce in saucepan. Heat over medium heat until warm. Spoon onto sandwich buns and enjoy! SOOOOO good! 12/10

Perfect Meatloaf

1 envelop Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1 lb hamburger
3/4 cup crushed ritz crackers
3/4 cup oats
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup ketchup
1 TBS. Worcestershire sauce
dash of pepper and salt

In a bowl kneasd all the ingredients together until completley mixed. Shape into a loaf and cook at 350 uncovered for 1 hour. Serve with baked potatoes and salad. Top with BBQ sauce.

Jello Frosting

3 ox pkg of Jello (any flavor)
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg white
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Put all ingredients in a metal or glass stand up mixer. Pour in 1/2 cup BOILING water. Cover mixer and beat on high for 5-10 minutes. It should be light colored and fluffy. Great on cupcakes for kids.

Parmesan Breaded Fish

3/4 cup panko
1 TBS. parsley-dried
1/4 tsp. paprika
1 TBS. grated parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp of each-pepper, oregano, basil
lots of olive oil
4-6 fillets of white fish (we prefer tilapia because it's cheap but doesn't taste like eggs like swai does)

In a shallow bowl combine dry ingredients. Preheat oven to 400. Dip fish fillets into olive oil, roll in crumb mixture place on greased cookie sheet. Spray with a little more oil then bake for 15-22 minutes.

I put baby red potatoes quartered and in olive oil and tossed with fresh crushed garlic and pepper on one half the pan and start heating the oven. Then I prepare the fish and cook it on the other side. Always ends up being ready at the same time. Serve fish with some tarter sauce if you like too.

Mexican Gumbo

Modified from my Snohomish 2nd Ward cook book.

4 cups water
3 cubes chicken bouillon
2 medium chicken breasts
1 medium onion chopped
1 can cream of chicken soup (or 1 cup of my cream of something)
1 can diced green chiles (include liquid)
1 can pinto or black of kidney beans (mostly drained) (whatever you prefer the kidney bean skin is thick)
1 can stewed tomatoes ( include liquid)
1 cup cooked rice ( love with cilantro lime rice)
Whatever seasoning you prefer.
Cholula chili lime hot sauce
Nacho cheese mix
Tajin flavor
Salt/ pepper

Whatever you decide it's a hard one to mess up.

Bring water, bouillon, chicken breasts and onion to a boil. Shred cooked chicken and add remaining ingredients. Bring to a light simmer. Top with these extras: Chopped avocado, cilantro, a little bit of sour cream and little hot sauce if you'd like.

Brandon LOVED this. 10/10

Life-Changing Pumpkin Bars

These are soooo good! I combined two recipes and found it to be just right. It doesn't seem like it will be enough frosting but it's perfect.

Pumpkin Bars

2 cups sugar
3/4-1 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. cloves
1/8 tsp. ginger
1/8 tsp nutmeg (on the last 3 spices I kind of go off of what I prefer don't go too crazy.
sometimes I leave those 3 out).
2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt

4 eggs
2 cups pumpkin
1 cup oil ( I did 1/2 oil and 1/2 applesauce)

Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add wet ingredients and mix together. The mix should be pretty much a little bit thicker than a cake mix consistency. Pour into a greased 13X18 baking jelly roll pan and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. It will be golden and light brown on the edges. No over baking!

Cream Cheese Frosting
3 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar.

We rate these 12/10