Slow Cooker Loaded Chicken and Potatoes

 

• 1/2 cup chicken broth

• 3 1/2 tablespoon ranch dressing mix

• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

• 1 1/2 pounds yellow baby new potatoes

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• 6 ounces cream cheese, cubed at room temperature

• 1/4 cup ranch dressing

• 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided, plus more for garnish

• cooked and crumbled bacon to taste

• thinly sliced scallions for garnish

1. Stir together chicken broth and ranch dressing mix in the bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker until combined. Add chicken breasts in an even layer over broth mixture, followed by an even layer of potatoes. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

2. Cover and cook until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are fork tender, about 2 hours and 45 minutes on HIGH or about 3 hours and 45 minutes on LOW.

3. Remove chicken breasts from the slow cooker and place them on a cutting board. Let them cool slightly for 5 minutes. Coarsely shred the chicken using 2 forks.

4. Add cream cheese, ranch dressing, and 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese to slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH until cheeses begin to melt and potatoes are fully tender, about 10 minutes. Uncover and stir cheese mixture until just about fully combined.

5. Add shredded chicken back to slow cooker and stir until evenly coated in cheese mixture.

6. Divide among 8 shallow bowls. Garnish with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese, top with bacon and scallions. Serve immediately.

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

2 hrs 55 mins

Total Time:

3 hrs 5 mins

Servings:

8

Yield:

8 cups

https://www.allrecipes.com/slow-cooker-loaded-chicken-and-potatoes-recipe-8678923

Breakfast Casserole

 

ingredients

• 2lbs sausage, browned and drained
• 2cups mild cheddar cheese, shredded
• 12ounces cream of chicken soup
• 1cup sour cream
• 8ounces French onion dip
• 1⁄8cup onion, chopped (optional)
• 1⁄4cup green bell pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1⁄4cup red bell pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1(16 ounce) bag frozen shredded hash browns

directions

• Combine 1 3/4 cups cheese and next 6 ingredients.
• Fold in potatoes.
• Spread half of the mixture into a baking dish (9x13 inches).
• Top with sausage.
• Top with remaining potato mixture.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Cover.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes.

Shepherd's Pie

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3 pounds of ground beef, precooked and drained

2 McCormick brown gravy mixes

1 can mushroom soup

peas

carrots

onion

Frozen corn

paprika

onion powder, garlic powder

cut baby potatoes or mashed potatoes

Half way through cooking, add 2 cups beef broth

Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole

32 ounces frozen has brown potatoes (1 bag)

1 lb bacon, sausage or ham cooked, crumbled or diced

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

2 green onions sliced

1 small white onion finely diced, or 1/2 cup 

12 eggs

1 cop milk

1 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

1. If using bacon or sausage, cook and crumble. Drain fat leaving 1 tablespoon in the pan.

2. If desired, soften the onion in the fat. This is optional but will soften the flavor of the onion

3. Grease a 6 qt slow cooker. Place half of the hash browns, meat, onions, peppers, and cheese in the slow cooker. Repeat layers ending with cheese. Do not stir.

4. Whisk eggs, milk and seasonings in a medium bowl. Pour the egg mixture over the ingredients in the slow cooker.

5. Cook on low for 7-8 hors or high for 3-4 hours. Once cooked, uncover and rest for 15 minutes. 

 

Air fryer chicken wings

 

How to Bake Wings So They Get Crispy

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Place a wire rack over a rimmed sheet pan.
2. Pat wings completely dry with paper towels.
3. Toss wings with oil and salt.
4. Arrange wings skin-side up on the rack.
5. Bake 25–30 minutes, flipping once halfway through.
6. For extra crispiness, raise oven to 450°F for the final 5 minutes.
7. Rest briefly, then sauce.

Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes

 

• 4 pork chops

• salt and pepper to taste

• 2 onions, sliced into rings

• 2 sweet potatoes, sliced

• 2 apples - peeled, cored, and sliced into rings

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. Season pork chops with salt and pepper to taste, and arrange in a medium oven safe skillet. Top pork chops with onions, sweet potatoes, and apples. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Season with 2 teaspoons pepper and 1 teaspoon salt.

3. Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until sweet potatoes are tender and pork chops have reached an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

For crockpot, add broth and cook on low 8 hours. 

Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

 This slow cooker macaroni and cheese takes less than 10 minutes to get into the Crock Pot and then it’s ready to go!

1. Boil pasta for about 2 minutes less than the package indicates.
2. While pasta is boiling, shred the sharp cheddar cheese.
3. Put all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and cook per the recipe below.

Tips for Perfection

• Pasta – Do not overcook the pasta, it should be very firm after boiling. Rinsing the pasta stops it from cooking.
• Cheese – Shred the cheese from a block, pre-shredded cheeses do not work as well.
• Cooking time – Check the pasta early, slow cookers can vary.
• Double the recipe – A single batch of this slow-cooker mac is cooked in a 4qt slow cooker. To double this recipe, cook in a 6QT crockpot.  Cook on high for 2 1/2 hours, stirring after 1 hour and 2 hours.  (When stirring, try to do it as quickly as possible to keep the heat inside).
• Make ahead –  To prepare this ahead of time, mix all of the ingredients except the pasta. The pasta can be cooked ahead, rinsed, and cooled. Combine the pasta and sauce ingredients in the crock pot just before cooking.
• Baking in the oven –  If you prefer or if you are short on time, you can bake this in the oven (and I have many many times!) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake 30 minutes covered and 30 minutes uncovered.

Credit: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/ultra-cream-mac-n-cheese-in-the-slow-cooker/