Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

Oakton Ward Cookbook, page 110

3 lb pork roast
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. ginger
1 chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chili powder
1 can enchilada sauce
Another cup of dark brown sugar

Cook all ingredients except for the enchilada sauce and one cup of brown sugar in a crockpot on low for 6-8 hours.  Dump out the juice, shred the pork, and return to crockpot.  Then add the can of enchilada sauce and one cup of brown sugar and cook for one more hour.

SURVEY SAYS:  So good!!  This is definitely going to be made a lot at our house!  I put the meat into tortillas as enchiladas, but it can also be eaten with tacos or burritos.

Crock Pot Honey Sesame Chicken

From:  www.chef-in-training.com

2.5 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (thighs would be fine too)
Salt and pepper
1 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 tablespoons diced onion
4 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoon canola oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
4 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 6 Tablespoons water
Sesame seeds

Season both sides of chicken with lightly with salt and pepper, put into crock pot. In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes. Pour over chicken.

Cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 hours, or just until chicken is cooked through.
Remove chicken from crock pot, leave sauce. Dissolve 4 teaspoons of cornstarch in 6 tablespoons of water and pour into crock pot. Stir to combine with sauce.

Replace lid and cook sauce on high for ten more minutes or until slightly thickened.

Cut chicken into bite size pieces, then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice or noodles.

SURVEY SAYS:  So good!  Sean said this is one of his top 5 favorite recipes!  Above is the recipe doubled, which I recommend making, as I halved it and there was just enough for each of us to have one serving.

Bacon Ranch Chicken (Crockpot)

Bacon Ranch Chicken 

From http://crockingirls.com/recipes/bacon-ranch-chicken/

Ingredients

• 4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 Tablespoons of Real bacon bits
• 1 Teaspoon of Minced garlic
• 1 Package of Ranch dressing mix
• 1 Can of Cream of chicken soup
• 1 Cup of Sour cream
• Cooked egg noodles

Directions

1. Step One

   Combine bacon, garlic, ranch dressing mix, soup, and sour cream; mix well.

2. Step Two

   Pour over chicken in the slow cooker.

3. Step Three

   Cook on high 3-4 hours.

4. Step Four

   I then shred the chicken and put back in the pot and then add the egg noodles; mix together
   
   
   
   SURVEY SAYS:  Keeper!  The boys gobbled this up!  I thought it was a little plain, but since the boys liked it so much, we will have it again:)

Easiest Crock Pot Chicken Burritos

Easiest Crock Pot Chicken Burritos
given to me during a ward recipe exchange

3 - 4 frozen boneless chicken breasts
2 cups salsa
1 can black beans or pinto beans
flour tortillas
sour cream
grated cheddar cheese
lettuce
chopped tomatoes, etc.

Place chicken breasts in the crock-pot. Cover with salsa and put lid on pot. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours. When chicken is done, shred it with a fork and add beans and more salsa. Serve in flour tortillas with sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and any other toppings you want.

SURVEY SAYS:  keeper:)  We had the missionaries over when I made this and we ate it all!  And it is super easy to make.

Cranberry Chicken Crockpot AKA Casey's Mom's Chicken Recipe

Cranberry Chicken Crockpot AKA Casey's Mom's Chicken Recipe

5 or 6 frozen chicken breasts - throw in crock-pot
1 can of whole cranberry sauce - open and throw in crock-pot
3/4 of a regular salad dressing bottle of French or Catalina - dump in crock pot

Cook until it's cooked (about 4 hours depending on your crock pot) and cut or shred it with fork while it's in the crock-pot and serve over rice.

SURVEY SAYS:  So good!  We all really enjoyed this - it is different than most of the crockpot recipes I have tried (that all use condensed soup of some kind) - this one has a yummy flavor and is definitely going to be made more often in our home!  We served it over white rice.  I received this recipe from a church recipe exchange.

Taco Chicken

Taco Chicken (Crockpot)

2 can cream of chicken (or you could use 1 cream of chicken, and 1 cream of mushroom)
1/2 cup salsa
1 packet taco seasoning
1 cup sour cream
3-4 chicken breasts (depending on size)

Place soup, salsa and taco seasoning in crock pot. Stir well. Add chicken. Bake on low for 6-8 hours. Remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to sauce. Add 1 cup of sour cream, stir all together and serve over rice.

SURVEY SAYS: It's a keeper!  We doubled the recipe because we had Sean's sister and her family over for dinner (we doubled everything except the sour cream - we just used an 8 oz. container).  It was really good and very different from the other crock pot recipes we have tried.  It was a tiny bit spicy (probably because we didn't put in double the amount of sour cream) but we liked it that way.  We served it over rice, but it would probably be really good over tortilla chips or even in tortillas - we will definitely be having this again:)

Easy Cheesy Chicken

Easy Cheesy Chicken
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (10.75 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10.75 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (11 oz) can of condensed cream of cheddar cheese soup
1 (8 oz) container sour cream

Rinse Chicken, and pat dry.  Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

In a medium bowl mix together cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, and cream of Cheddar cheese soup.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Stir in sour cream right before serving.

SURVEY SAYS: Keeper!  **this is another one I made a long time ago that I put a star next to, but it just somehow never made it to the blog.

UPDATE:  I made this on Sunday and only used 2.5 chicken breasts, garlic powder, salt/pepper, cream of chicken soup and cream of cheese soup, and sour cream and it was still yummy!  Etahn even asked for seconds:)

Italian Chicken with Vegetables

Italian Chicken with Vegetables
4-6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
8 oz. Fat Free Italian Dressing
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning  (I used the whole packet)
4-5 Potatoes (cubed and pealed)

Pour some of the Italian dressing in the bottom of the crock-pot. Place the chicken in the crock-pot. Sprinkle with half of the parmesan cheese and half of the Italian seasoning. Pour potatoes on top of chicken. Add remaining dressing, parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Add baby carrots if you'd like more vegetables.

SURVEY SAYS:  Not very good - it was very plain, even though I used the entire seasoning packet and more than 8 oz. of the Italian Dressing.  Oh, well  - you win some, you lose some :)

Cream Cheese Chicken

Cream Cheese Chicken
4 - 4oz chicken breasts
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 packet Good Seasonings Italian Dressing Mix (You buy it on the salad dressing aisle where the ranch packets are sold also.
1 8oz cream cheese
Put chicken breast in crock pot. In seperate bowl mix the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the cream cheese together. Pour over chicken. Cook over low for about 4 hours. When chicken is done, shred the chicken into smaller pieces. Cut up the bar of cream cheese, and add to mix. Stir well until cheese is all melted. You could also add a little bit of water or chicken broth if you don't like the mixture so thick.

**If you don't want to do the crock pot, I have heard of mixing all ingredients including the cream cheese and pouring over the chicken in 9x13. Then bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until chicken is tender**

Serve over rice or noodles.

SURVEY SAYS.... YUM!  The boys both got seconds and we were all members of the Clean Plate Club:)  And it is incredibly easy to make - another bonus!

Creamy Italian Chicken

Creamy Italian Chicken
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
1/4 cup water
1 pkg. (80z) cream cheese, softened
1 can (10-3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup (undiluted)
1 can (4 oz) mushrooms, stems and pieces
rice or noodles

Place chicken in slow cooker.  Combine salad dressing mix and water, pour over chicken.  Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours.  Remove chicken and cut into small pieces.  In small mixing bowl beat cream cheese and soup until blended.  Stir in mushrooms.  Pour over chicken and return to slow cooker; cook 1 hour longer, or until chicken is tender.  Serve over rice or noodles.

SURVEY SAYS...  keeper!  Everyone was a member of the "Clean Plate Club" on this recipe :)

Teriyaki Chicken (Crock Pot)

Teriyaki Chicken 
1/2 sugar
1/2 cup Soy Sauce
1 cup Pineapple juice
1 cup water
a few sprinkles of Garlic Salt
A few sprinkes of Ginger
2 lb. Chicken

Mix all ingredients in the crockpot.  Cook for 4 hours, shred, and serve with rice.

Review:
good!  Perfect for Sundays