grilled BBQ chicken

I had grilled chicken for lunch yesterday, it was delicious and only 3 ww points! Can't beat that! What's your favorite grilled chicken recipes ?

Here's one of mine...

2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/8 pepper
2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Directions

Combine all ingredients except chicken in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes. Brush on chicken breasts; cover meat and remaining marinade and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
Bring remaining marinade to a boil again and cook for 2-3 minutes. Meanwhile, remove chicken from marinade and cook on George Foreman two sided grill for 4-6 minutes until thoroughly cooked. Serve with hot marinade.

stromboli

Matt loves stromboli. He gets excited when I tell him that's what we are having for dinner. This recipe is great, you can use frozen (thawed) bread dough or just whip up a batch of your own!

Strombolli
1 loaf frozen bread dough
2 eggs, seperated
1 TBSP parmesean cheese
1 TBSP parsley
1/2 TBSP garlic powder(I'll press a few cloves of garlic)
1 TBSP oregano
1/2 TBSP pepper
approximately 2 TBSP olive
1/2 lb cooked Italian sausage OR pepperoni
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced (I use 2 small cans)
Oil frozen bread dough and defrost 3-4 hours, per package instructions. Roll out with hands to 1/4 inch thickness. Mix egg yolks, seasonings and spread on dough. Top with meat, mushrooms, and cheese. Roll lengthwise & shape into a horseshoe shape. Place seam side down on a cookie sheet. Brush with egg whites. Bake at 350' for 30 minutes. Slice into 1" pieces. Serve with hot pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce.

Creamy Red Potatoes (5 Points)

Who doesn't love red potatoes. These are sure to please everyone! There are approximately six servings in this recipe. enjoy!

2 Pounds Red Potatoes – quartered

8 Ounces Neufchatel Cheese

10 3/4 Ounces Cream of Potato Soup

1 Envelope Ranch-style Dressing Mix

Place potatoes in slow cooker. Beat together the cream cheese, soup and salad dressing mix. Stir into potatoes. Cover and cook on Low 8 hours, or until potatoes are tender.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 234 Calories; 9g Fat (35.9% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 30mg Cholesterol; 390mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat.

sct ~ Slow Cooker Chicken Curry

Slow Cooker Chicken Curry






chicken
1 jar (16 oz.) Salsa
1 medium onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. curry powder
1 cup Sour Cream
PLACE chicken in slow cooker. Combine salsa, onions and curry powder; pour over chicken. Cover with lid.
COOK on LOW for 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH for 5 hours).
REMOVE chicken to serving platter; cover to keep warm. Add sour cream to slow cooker; stir until well blended. Serve over the chicken. I'm serving mine with rice & veggies... maybe a salad too!

I love the curry in this meal! You can go to Sandra's SAHM blog to sign up and then post your favorite slow cooker recipe, this has been so great ~ learning all these new and easy recipes! My next step is creating a notebook instead of keeping them all on my favorites.

slow cooker thursday ~ creamy chicken & potatoes

Using your slow cooker, or crock pot is just the most efficient way to feed your family! It is something you can do while you are away and dinner is just waiting. It's so nice to come home to a wonderful smelling home and dinner ready to eat!

2 cups baby carrots
1 lb. quartered red potatoes
1 sm chopped onion
1 clove garlic pressed
2 lbs chicken (i use skinless boneless frozen breasts)
1/2 c. chicken broth
2 T cornstarch
1/2 t thyme
salt & pepper
1 - 10 oz. pkg. frozen peas, thawed
1/2 cup heavy cream

Put veggies in crockpot, lay chicken over veggies.
mix broth, cornstarch, thyme, salt & pepper and pour over.
cook on low for 8 hours or high 5-6 hours.
remove veggies and chicken
pour in cream and peas to heat through
pour over chicken & veggies

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sunday dinner

I made the most delicious ham this Sunday. I bought a big ham (bone in butt portion) and mixed pineapple juice with brown sugar and mustard. Left it baking all morning. YUM. Yesterday we had pinto beans with the leftover ham cooked in and today we're having chili!

enchilada casserole

I love the recipe included with this for homemade enchilada sauce. I don't know how many times I have wanted to make enchiladas and had everything on hand except the sauce. This is such an easy way to make the sauce. It tastes better than the canned stuff too. You should give this recipe a try, it's delicious!

first make a batch of enchilada sauce...

1 can 8 oz. tomato sauce
3 cans water
2 T. taco seasonings
2 T. corn starch
Stir and bring to a boil, cook about 5 minutes to thicken...

1 lb. hamburger
1/2 chopped onion (or dried onion flakes)
1 clove garlic, pressed
4 c. pinto beans (or black beans)
1 can sliced olives
1 can diced green chilis
1 package taco seasoning
1/3 c. water
flour tortillas (or corn)
shredded cheddar cheese

Cook hamburger meat add everything but tortillas and cheese...
spray inside of crockpot with non stick spray. Lay three tortillas in bottom, pour ench. sauce, then meat mixture, then cheese, then add another layer of tortillas, sauce, meat & cheese add remaining sauce over the top. Serve with tortilla chips and sour cream.

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