Herb and Garlic BowTtie Chicken

4  boneless, skinless chicken breasts (frozen is ok)

2  14oz cans Italian Style Diced Tomatoes

1 envelope Lipton Savory Herb & Garlic Soup Mix (next to onion soup mix)

16 oz package of Bow Tie pasta

Parmesan Cheese (fresh grated is best)

• Mix tomatoes and soup mix in crockpot, then add chicken. 
• Cook on Low for 6-8 hours or on High for 4-5 hours. 
• When chicken is fully cooked, pull it out and cut it into 1 inch chunks. (If you used fresh chicken, you can cut it up at the very beginning.) 
• Return chicken to crockpot.
• Prepare bow tie pasta according to package directions. Drain.
• Add cooked pasta to crockpot and stir it together.
• Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Serve with garlic bread, caesar salad and more grated parmesan cheese. (You can never have too much parmesan cheese.)

Sweet and Savory Hawaiian Pork

I got this recipe at Sam's Club today. The lady that does samples made it and was giving out the recipe. It was really good. The recipe looks like it makes a ton, (she had it in one of those big giant roasters like they have at church, to keep it warm) so you may want to cut it in half. I am going to make it next week.

4-5 Lbs. cooked shredded pork
4-5 mixed colored bell peppers (cut in 1 inch chunks)
2 sweet onions (cut in 1 inch chunks)
1 can pineapple chunks or tidbits
3-4 cups Yoshida's Original Sweet and Savory Sauce ($5.69 at Sam's for a big bottle)
Optional
1 fresh lemon, juiced
1 fresh lime, juiced

Rice

Slow cook pork until tender. Shred and set aside.

Saute in frying pan - bell peppers, onion, pineapple with juice, Yoshida sauce, lemon and lime juice.

Mix Gently with shredded pork and serve over rice.

Very tasty!

Chicken and Corn Chowder

1 can cream of corn
1 can regular corn
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups diced chicken
5-6 potatoes diced
2 bay leaves
1 small diced onion
Salt and Pepper
garlic powder (to taste)

Put in crock pot on low and cook for 6 hours until potatoes are soft.
Remove bay leaves and serve in bowls over a scoop of cooked rice.

HONEY MUSTARD PEPPER PORK

8-10 boneless pork spare ribs
1 can sprite
3/4 C honey
4 T Sweet Hot Mustard
1 T black pepper
1/2 tsp garlic salt

Place ribs in crock and pour the sprite on top. Combine the rest of the ingredients together and pour over ribs. Cook on high 4 1/2 hours or low 7 hours.
I made this recipe up tonight cause I can't stand to see the Hickory Farms Sweet Hot Mustard go to waste. I always have half a bottle left over after the Holidays. Turned out pretty yummy!

EASY BBQ PORK RIBS

3-4 Lbs Boneless Pork Spare ribs
1/2 Bottle BBQ Sauce (I like Famous Dave's Sweet & Zesty)
2 Cups Water
1/2tsp pepper

Spray the inside of crockpot with non stick cooking spray. Pour water in the bottom and add ribs. Pour BBQ sauce over the top and sprinkle with pepper. Cook on High 5-6 hours.

CROCK POT CHICKEN PASTA

5 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3/4 C Italian dressing
1 Jar Ragu or Prego sauce
1/4 C Parmesan cheese
Hot cooked Bow Tie pasta


Place chicken, Italian dressing and 3 cups of water in crock pot. Cook on high for 3 1/2 hours. Remove chicken from crock pot and shred. Reserve 1 1/4 cup juices and discard the rest. Place shredded chicken, reserved juice, jar of ragu and Parmesan back in crock pot and let cook on high for 1 hour. Serve over hot cooked pasta.

I like to put the juices from the crock pot into the empty ragu jar and shake it a little to get all the sauce out! YUMMY!

CROCKPOT BROWN SUGAR CHICKEN

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (thawed or frozen)
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup vinegar
1 can sprite or 7-up
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon pepper
Place chicken in crock pot. Mix all ingredients in bowl. Pour over chicken
Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4
I love to serve this with rice and a little of the juices drizzled over top!

SWEET PORK BURRITOS

3-4 lb boneless pork picnic roast (or you can use pork spare ribs)
1 1/2 cans tomato sauce
1 1/2 cans Mexican style tomato sauce
1/4 Cup water
3/4 Cup brown sugar
2 Cups minute rice prepared with half can green chilies and one packet chicken bullion
black beans, rinsed and drained. heated up on the stove
cheese, sour cream, lettuce and salsa
Flour tortillas (burrito style), warmed

In crock pot, cook ribs in 3 Cups water for 6 hours on low. Drain off all water and shred pork. Add tomato sauce, 1/3 C water and brown sugar. Cook on low for 2 more hours.

Prepare burritos with meat mixture and all other ingredients listed!

I tweaked this recipe to my liking from one that Paige shared with me. Thanks!