Buffalo Chicken Sliders - Crock Pot Recipe

Ingredients:
4 boneless chicken breasts
1 cup buffalo hot sauce (I used Franks)
2 tsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp dried dill
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp pepper
slider buns
ranch dressing
lettuce
tomato
provolone cheese

Directions:
Put chicken breasts in slow cooker and cover with hot sauce and spices.  Stir and cook on low for 8 hours.  Shredded chicken and mix back it in with the sauce (more or less depending how hot you want the chicken).
Butter slider rolls and toast both side under the broiler.
Put chicken on the buns along with ranch dressing, lettuce, tomato, and cheese.

Enjoy!

Slow Cooker BBQ Short Ribs

So last winter we split a half of a cow with my sister and her family. Within a year we have managed to eat our ¼ portion of our cow. The only thing left in my deep freezer is 5 lbs of ground beef and a package of short ribs. I have never cooked short ribs before so that is probably the reason I left them in there a year till the end! Well last night I took the plunge and finally cooked them up and to my surprise they were delicious and my husband and family enjoyed them! Here is my recipe:

2-3 lbs of beef short ribs

1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce (Ours is Sweet Baby Ray’s)

1 Tbsp. yellow mustard

¼ cup flour

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup honey

¼ cup diced onions

Directions:

Put short ribs in slow cooker place onions on top of ribs. Combine remaining ingredients in a separate bowl and then pour over short ribs. Cook on low for 8 – 10 hours. We served ours with some white rice! Enjoy!

Beef Enchilada Pie

What’s a girl to do when she wants enchiladas but she only has 6” fajita shells? Make a Beef Enchilada Pie! All of the same ingredients in traditional enchiladas but layered and baked in a pie pan! Genius and absolutely delicious!

Ingredients:

1# ground beef
1 Tbsp taco seasoning
1 can of enchilada sauce (I used mild and mine still had a “kick”)
½ cup salsa
¾ cup water
10 flour tortillas (I used the 6” fajita ones)
Non-stick cooking spray
1 ½ cups shredded cheese (I used the Mexican blend, but cheddar will work fine)

Directions:
1. Brown beef in a skillet and drain off fat.
2. Add taco seasoning, enchilada sauce, salsa, and water and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat and let simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 350F
5. Warm your tortilla shells in the microwave for 30 seconds.
6. Using a pizza cutter, stack the tortilla shells and cut into 2” strips.
7. Spray bottom and sides of pie pan with non-stick cooking spray.
8. Arrange half of tortilla strips on the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan.
9. Pour half of the beef mixture on the tortilla strips and top with ½ cup shredded cheese.
10. Layer remaining tortilla strips on top of the cheese and top with remaining beef and cheese.
11. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes, slice like a pie and enjoy!

Meat Manicotti

Ingredients:
1# ground beef of turkey
1 box of manicotti noodles
3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp parsley
salt and pepper to taste
1 jar spaghetti sauce

Directions:
Brown ground beef or turkey in a pan.  While browning, boil noodles to package directions (use the low end, so if it says 8 -10 minutes, stop at 8).  Drain noodles and rinse with cold water.  Preheat oven to 350F.  Drain fat off beef or turkey and mix in remaining ingredients. 

Pour some sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.  Fill each manicotti noodle with meat mixture and lay in pan.  Pour remaining sauce over noodles.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Sometimes I will add shredded mozzarella the last 5 minutes of cooking. 

Enjoy!

Meat Stuffed Shells

Ingredients:
1# ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, chopped
1 can of diced tomatoes with basil & oregano
1 box of shells
1 jar of pasta sauce
Shredded Mozzarella

Direction:
Brown ground beef in a pan, drain off fat.  Add onion and garlic and cook for a few minutes.  Drain tomatoes and add to the meat and mix well.  Let simmer for five minutes.  Meanwhile, cook pasta shells according to package directions.

In a 9x13 pan, pour some sauce into the pan to cover the bottom.  Stuff each shell with meat mixture and put into pan.  Top shells with pasta sauce and mozzarella.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Enjoy!

Skillet Lasagna

So I took two photos because the one in the pan was not able to show the complete dish. This is almost as good as homemade lasagna but takes a lot less time. I served this with my favorite Five Cheese Garlic French Bread from Schawn’s.


Ingredients:
24-26 oz of spaghetti sauce
3 cups of water
8 regular lasagna noodles (do not use the no boil noodles)
1# of lean ground beef
1 clove garlic
¼ cup diced onion
¼ cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp parsley
1 cup ricotta cheese
½ cup shredded mozzarella

Directions:

1. Combine sauce and water in a large skillet. Cover and bring to a boil.

2. Break each lasagna noodle in quarters. It is easiest to do one noodle at a time. Stir noodles into sauce. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 18 minutes.

3. In another skillet, brown the ground beef. Once it is almost browned add garlic and onion and sauté an additional 5 minutes. Stir meat into sauce and let simmer 5 minutes.

4. Combine cheeses and parsley in another bowl. Scoop the cheese mixture over the noodles. Cover and let simmer for an additional 5 minutes to melt cheese.