Creamy Italian Chicken

My sister-in-law showed me this one - so yummy over rice!

4-6 Chicken breats
1/2 cup butter
1 pkg cream cheese
1 pkg Italian dressing mix

Melt butter and cream cheese on stove until nice and creamy. Add Italian seasoning mix, and poor over chicken in crock pot. Cook on high 4 hours or low 6-8 hours!

Whole Cranberry Chicken

I love to use my crock pot whenever possible so here are a few of my favorite creations!

3-4 pounds chicken pieces (i use whatever I want for us and leftovers)
1/4 cup driend minced onion
1 can (16oz) whole berry cranberry sauce
1 cup BBQ sauce

Combine all ingredients in greased slow cooker. Cover and cook on high heat 4 hours or low heat for 6-8 hours. Makes 4-6 servings

DON'T use jellied cranberry sauce - it adds to much liquid.

(from 101 things to do with a slow cooker)

Cheesy Stuffed Shells

Again, most the recipies come from Kraft foods.. this one is yummy and low fat!


1 container (16 oz.) 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained
1 cup 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
20 jumbo pasta shells, cooked, drained
1 jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1 large tomato, chopped

HEAT oven to 400°F. Mix cottage cheese, spinach, 1/2 cup mozzarella, Parmesan and seasoning; spoon into shells.
MIX sauce and tomatoes; spoon half into 13x9-inch baking dish. Add filled shells; top with remaining sauce. Cover.
BAKE 25 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining mozzarella; bake, uncovered, 2 min. or until melted

Cabbage & Roman Noodle Salad

¾ cup seasoned rice vinegar
½ tsp. seasoned pepper
¼ cup sugar
a cup olive oil
1 seasoning pkg. from Roman Noodles
2 Pkgs. Oriental flavored noodles
2-3 TBL sesame seeds
4 oz. Slivered Almonds
1 LB cold slaw mix
4-5 green onions chopped
2 large cans mandarin oranges
2 LBS cooked chicken, chopped

Combine vinegar, pepper, sugar, oil & Roman seasonings in blender & mix well. Toss cold slaw, onions, oranges, almonds, chicken & sesame seeds together. Add dressing and noodles ½ hour before serving.

Luscious Berry Cream Pastry

Just looking at this makes my mouth water, it's so yummy.. I think we need to have it on Easter.

1 (18.25 oz) box yellow cake mix
1 stick butter
½ cup coconut
3 cups berries, rinsed and cleaned
2 TBL sugar
½ tsp. cinnamon
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup sour cream

Cut together cake mix, butter and coconut. Press into the bottom and half inch up the sides of a 9x13 pan. Bake at 350E for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and arrange fruit over the crust, sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar. Whisk egg and sour cream together and spread over the top. Bake 15 minutes or until crust is a delicate brown. Cool to warm and cut into squares to serve.

Zucchini Bread

3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
2 cups grated zucchini
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour
3 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 325EF grease and flour two 8x4 inch loaf pans
In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and frothy. Mix oil and sugar. Stir in zucchini and vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nuts; stir into egg mixture. Divide batter into prepared pans.
Bake for 60-70 minutes or until done.

Cooker – Sweet & Sour Meatballs

1 jar (9-10 oz.) sweet & sour sauce
¼ cup packed brown sugar
3 TBLS soy sauce
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. pepper
3 pounds frozen meatballs
1 medium red bell pepper, cubed
1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks, drained.

Place all ingredients in the slow cooker; stir gently. Place lid on slow cooker.
Cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or HIGH for 4-5 hours.