Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

I've been trying a lot of Crock Pot stuff lately can you tell?

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours

Yield: 4 - 5 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 5 medium carrots, peeled and chopped (1 3/4 cups)
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
• 4 stalks celery, chopped (1 1/4 cups)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth (3 - 15 oz cans)
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/4 tsp celery seed, finely crushed*
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups uncooked wide egg noodles
• 3 1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• Saltine crackers or parmesan cheese, for serving (optional) 

Directions

• To a slow cooker, add chicken (un-cut), diced carrots, onion, celery, and garlic. Drizzle olive oil over top then add in chicken broth, water, thyme, rosemary, celery seed, bay leaves and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook on low heat 6 - 7 hours.
• Remove cooked chicken and allow to rest 10 minutes, then dice into bite size pieces. Meanwhile, add egg noodles and parsley to slow cooker. Increase temperature to high, cover and cook 10 minutes longer (or until noodles are tender). Stir in lemon juice and toss in cooked, diced chicken. Serve warm with saltine crackers or top with Parmesan cheese if desired.
• *I just crushed the rosemary in the palm of my hand then for the celery seed, I placed it in a ziploc bag and crushed it with the flat side of a meat mallet.
• Recipe Source: Cooking Classy

Crock Pot no Boil Manicotti

Crock pot no Boil Manicotti

Ingredients

• Filling Ingredients (Place inside a gallon size freezer bag):
• 2 cups cottage cheese
• 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese
• Add: 1 ½ teaspoons Italian Seasoning
• ¼ teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• Remaining Ingredients:
• 1-8oz. package manicotti
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
• Jar or can of favorite marinara sauce (I use the $1 can Hunts marinara when I don't have homemade on hand)
• cooking spray

Instructions

1. Combine filling ingredients in a gallon size freezer bag and gently knead until thoroughly mixed.
2. Clip a small corner, about 1/2", of the bag.Spray crock pot.
3. Spread about 1/2 cup sauce in crock pot . Pipe all cheese and place in crock pot.
4. Pour remaining sauce on top. covering completely.
5. Top with the remaining shredded cheese.
6. Crock on high for about 2 hours until shells are fork tender. Times vary so check to make sure it's not dry.
7. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese the last thirty minutes of cooking time

Love me some easy Crock Pot recipes for sundays. Easy Peasy!

Honey Parmesan Pork Roast

This was Fantastic!! Try it right now! 

Last time my sauce got burnt. Next time I'll cook the pork for half and then add the sauce at the end half see if that helps. 

1 (2-3 pound) boneless pork roast
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup honey
3 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp dried basil
2 Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place roast in slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, garlic,and oil; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Slice roast; serve with gravy (I also made mashed potatoes and the gravy was delicious on them!).

Pineapple Salsa Chicken

If you like fruit salsas you'll love this dinner from Mel's Kitchen Cafe. 

4-6 chicken breasts

1 can black beans, drained rinsed

1 can white beans, drained rinsed

1 20 oz can crushed pineapple

1 cup Salsa

Put all ingredients in your crock pot. Cook on low for 6 hours. Shred chicken. Serve on tortillas with your favorite toppings. Sour cream, cheese, cilantro etc. serves 8

I cut this recipe in half. It still made a lot. I only had an 8 oz can of pineapple chunks. I drained it and threw it in the food processor for a quick buzz to make it crushed. 

Trav loves spicy food so I used half medium and half mild salsa. Turned out the perfect heat and sweet mix. 

I saved the other half cans of beans to make burritos and quesadillas for lunch tomorrow. Yum!! 

Chicken Teriyaki bowls

Teriyaki sauce

1/2 c soy sauce

1/2 c sugar

1/4 c cider vinegar 

1/2 t ginger 

1/4 t black pepper 

1/2 t garlic pwd

1 T corn starch 

2 T water 

Boil the all ingredients except corn starch and water. Mix the starch and water together and add to boiling soy sauce mixture. 

Pour teriyaki sauce in the crock pot. Add chicken thighs. Cook on low for 4-6 hrs. Until the chicken is moist and easily shredded. 

Serve over rice. We like to add frozen mixed veggies too. 

Crockpot Creamy Chicken

Recipe from Jamie cooks it up
This list of ingredients is something I thought looked Weird, and never would have thought would be good together. I only tried it because I needed dinner and it was a recipe that I had all the ingredients already. It turned out delicious!


5 FROZEN chicken breasts
1 1/2 C salsa
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 1/2 T taco seasoning
1 T maple syrup
1 t lime juice
1 T butter
1/2 C sour cream


1. Spray the inside of your crock pot with cooking spray and place the chicken breasts inside.
2. In a small mixing bowl stir together all other ingredients but the butter and sour cream.
3. Pour the sauce over the top of the chicken. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 7-8 hours.
4. Take the chicken out of the crock and onto a plate. Shred it all up with a fork and throw it back in.
5. Add the little pat of butter and the sour cream, stir it all around until incorporated.

We served ours on tortillas with black beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, more lime juice, salsa or tomatoes. Very delicious.

Sweet n' Sour Crock Pot Chicken

4 Chicken Breast
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup Ketchup
4 TBS Soy Sauce
2 TBS Worcestershire Sauce
2 TBS Vinegar
and of course my staple, a few drops of Cholula Sauce!

Put chicken breasts in crock pot. Mix up all the other ingredients. Pour over Chicken. Cook on High for 5 hours Low for 8-10.
Eat with Rice.

I cooked mine on Low for 5 hours. I only used two chicken breasts but kept the sauce the same. We like a lot of sauce for our rice. You'll want to thicken it a little before serving. Ours was very runny.
I shredded up the chicken to make it go farther.

Slow Cooker Italian Chicken

This is not my recipe, its one I got from the cookbook "101 Things to do with a Slow Cooker" which I love.

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 envelope of italian salad dressing mix

1/4 cup water

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can of mushroom pieces

Grease slow cooker and place chicken inside. Combine salad dressing mix and water, pour over chicken. Cover and cook on high 3 hours. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and soup until blended. Stir in mushrooms. Pour over chicken. Cook 2 hours longer on high, or until chicken juices run clear.

Server over hot noodles or rice.

*I make this for just Steve and I. I only use 2 chicken breasts. (Now I realize why it was extra Italian-y, I need to cut that back too, duh.) I omit the mushrooms, because we don't like them. After I've added the cream cheese mixture it really doesn't need 2 more hours, because the chicken is already cooked from the first 3 hours, just let it heat through. I also shred the chicken before I take it out of the slow cooker. I think it goes further.

Queso Soup

2 1/2 cups cooked shredded chicken
1 can or 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 - 4 oz. can diced green chilies
2 tbsp. snipped cilantro
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 can of beans (whatever is your favorite)
Mix together in crockpot

Add 3-4 cups chicken broth

Cook on low for 6 hours or high 3-4 hours
Or if you are in a hurry you can cook on the stove and let simmer for a couple hours.

In last 30 minutes add:
6 - 8 oz. velveeta cheese (you can use the cheaper brand)
3/4 cup sour cream

Do not boil after adding sour cream!
Serve with tortilla chips.

Crockpot Beef Stew

I love anything easy to make in a crockpot. With the weather still deciding if it wants to be warm here, it was nice to have on one of our rainy days. Here's the yummy easy recipe.


1 can minestrone soup
1 can tomato soup
1 can water
1 - 1 1/2 lb stew meat
3-4 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
1 large onion, chopped
3-4 potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks

Combine all ingredients in a crockpot. Cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-5 hours. Salt and pepper to taste.