Crock Pot French Dip!

I absolutely love crock pot recipes. They make life so easy. This one we have already had a couple times. Its a great meal!

What you need:

• olive oil
• beef roast (2 1/2-3 lbs.)
• salt and pepper
• 2 1 oz pkgs dry onion soup mix
• 2 cups water
• 2 cans beef broth
• provolone cheese
• hoagies

What you do:

1. Heat 2 T olive oil in large pot on medium high-high heat
2. Sprinkle all sides of roast with salt and pepper
3. Sear roast on all sides until each side is browned {this makes it juicier}
4.  Place roast in crock pot along with the onion soup mix, water, and broth.
5. Cook on high until it begins to boil (took me around an hour)
6. Turn to low for 8 hours.(you could skip step 5. I found it helps make the roast more tender though.)
7. When done take roast out of juices and shred. 
8. Save juices to use as au jus.
9. Serve on hoagies with cheese.

If you want to go a step further you could toast the bun and melt the cheese under the broiler. 
Serves 6-8.

It is definitively a meal to impress!

Homemade Sparkling Apple Juice!

This is seriously the best Sparkling Cider I have ever had. And I try every new brand I come across. Its simple to make too.

What you need:

• 1 can thawed apple juice concentrate. (just get any type doesn't need to be name brand)

• 1 liter club soda

What you do:

1. Mix together.
2. Chill

That is it! No joke. It is soooo good! No need to buy expensive types anymore! 

Crock Pot Taco Soup

I got this recipe off a facebook group. It is so quick and easy I love it!!! I just added some hamburger and some cheese to make it a little more hearty. Its a thicker soup. 

What you need:

• 2 cans of chili with beans
• 2 cans of black beans
• 2 cans of corn
• 2 cans of Rotel
• 2 8 oz cans of tomato sauce
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• salt and pepper
• 1 pound hamburger
• shredded cheddar cheese
• tortilla chips

 What you do:

1. Putin the chili, beans, corn, Rotel, tomato sauce, taco seasoning, water, salt, and pepper. Stir. (make sure you dont drain anything you need the juice!)
2. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. 
3. About 1 hour before its done brown the hamburger then mix it in.
4. Let finish cooking.
5. Right before serving stir in some cheese.
6. Serve with Tortilla chips!

Such a great and quick meal!! Let me know what you think.
 

Bacon wrapped Asparagus

So I have been trying to add more variety to what vegetables we eat. I like asparagus but my hubby wasn't a fan of it. I saw this idea on pinterest a gave it a shot. It was really good. I know its not as healthy as plain vegetables but its really good.
What you need:

• asparagus
• vegetable oil
• salt
• pepper
• bacon

What you do:

1. Trim your asparagus (tips on how to do this below)
2. Cut bacon in half.
3. Take a couple pieces of asparagus 2-3 depending on thickness and wrap with 1/2 a bacon slice. Leave both ends sticking out.
4. Place on baking sheet.
5. Drizzle a little vegetable oil over the top.
6. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
7. Bake at 400 for about 10 minutes.

Heres a picture of it with the deviled chicken.

Such a yummy meal!!
Tips:
How to trim asparagus. Cut the bottoms off or they will be tough and stringy. If its hard to cut then you need to cut more off!!

Breaded Pork Chops

So this is the first recipe I have posted that is one I came up with. I absolutely love it so I have had a hard time posting it but it is too good not to share! Its pretty easy too just a little time consuming. Make sure you make plenty because there is never left overs!! This is probably my all time favorite recipe! My husband requests it all the time. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

What you need:

• 1 roll whole wheat ritz cracker crushed (easiest in food processor or in plastic bag with rolling pin)
• 2 T Parsley
• 1 T Basil
• 3/4 cup Mozzarella cheese
• 1 egg
•  1/2 cup milk
• 4 boneless pork loin chops (I like mine about 1 inch thick)

What you do:

1. Mix eggs and milk
2. MIx cracker crumbs,parsley, basil and mozzarella
3. Dip pork chops in milk and egg mixture
4. Then put in breading mixture. Press breading into pork chop so you get alot on. (see picture below)
5. Sear in hot pan on stove until cheese melts and turns golden brown (this prevents breading from falling off) (see picture #2)
6. Bake at 350 until fully cooked about 20 minutes

(#1)

(#2)

This is great for guests because it tastes like it took alot more effort then it actually did!

Let me know what you think.

Guacamole, Bacon, Grilled Cheese

Found this on pinterest! I didn't think it sounded that good but it was amazing!!! Perfect for a yummy lunch.

What you need:

• 2-3 avacados
• 1 roma tomato
• 1/4 white onion
• lemon juice
• lime juice
• garlic salt
• cheddar cheese
• bacon
• bread

What you do:

1. I used a food processor and chopped up avacadoes, tomato and onion.
2. Then add lemon juice, lime juice and garlic salt to taste.
3. Partially cook bacon. Not so its crunchy just so its not raw.
4. Put 1 piece of cheese on each slice of bread.
5. Spread some guacamole over the cheese.
6. Put 2 pieces of bacon on one piece.
7. Put bread slices together and cook like grilled cheese

I absolutely loved this. I am not a big guacamole fan but I think that is mostly because I don't like cilantro. But this combination was way good.

Deviled Chicken Thighs!!! MUST TRY

This recipe is the first one I have done from a follower! Thanks to Anneliese!
This recipe is amazing!!!! Like had to stop myself from eating until I was sick. If you only try one recipe out of all the ones I have posted so far Please try this one! It does have a bite to it but the flavor I think is really good! Not too hard to make either. I tried to keep the basic flavors of the original recipe but tried to enhance them.
What you need:

• 4 T apple cider vinegar
• 2 T garlic hot pepper sauce
• 4 chicken thighs whole
• Dijon Mustand
• cooking spray

  Breading mixture

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 T parsley
• 1/2 T thyme
• 1/4 T garlic salt
• 1/4 t pepper

What you do:

1. mix apple cider vinegar and garlic hot pepper sauce
2. put thighs and mixture in ziplock bag.
3. marinate 1 hour in fridge. Shake occasionally (if you want it spicier marinate it longer)
4. Drain excess marinade and pat chicken dry. (don't whip off pepper flakes)
5. Brush chicken with Dijon mustard on both sides.
6. Toss chicken in breading mixture (press breading mixture into the chicken on top then flip and repeat)
7. gently shake off extra breading
8. Spray glass baking dish then put chicken in skin side up.
9. Bake at 375 until cooked through. (about 45 minutes)
10. Half way through baste with the juices in the pan
11. Before serving poor more juice over the top.

Tips

• Flip with tongs instead of spatula! Keeps more of the breading on.
• If you want less breading just bread the skin side. Still has plenty of flavor. And makes it easier to brown in the pan.

Like I said this recipe was so good! Definitely will go into my usual rotation!
I love finding new recipes that are so good. Please email me with any recipes you would like to share!!!