5 Easy Recipes The Whole Family Will LOVE!!!

Here are some favorites in our house that are quick, tasty, and inexpensive! You can also prep and freeze ALL of these for days you don't want to cook. (I usually do double and serve one that evening and put one in the freezer for later in the month. Then I only cooked once for 2 meals!) Some of these have been floating around FB, Pintrest, etc. but after trying them, I've modified to either make them easier, tastier, or both! Enjoy!!

Crock Pot-Chicken Pot Pie (Makes 6 servings)

-1 1/2 lbs. Chicken RAW and cubed (doesn't matter if you use breasts or thighs)

-1 16oz Can Cream of Chicken Soup

-8oz. Chicken broth (you can put less of this in if you want it thicker)

-1 16oz Bag Frozen Mixed Vegetables (small cut)

-1 16oz Bag Frozen Southern Style Hashbrown Potatoes

-1 Tbsp Garlic Salt

-1/2 Tbsp Onion powder

Combine all ingredients (cold and chicken raw, and spices) in crock pot.  Cook on HIGH for 4-6 hours.  Serve with rolls

Crock Pot-Cheesy Potato Soup (makes 6 large bowl servings)

-1 8oz. Block Cream Cheese

-1 16oz Can Cream of Chicken Soup

-1 16oz Can Chicken Broth

-1/2 cup of Cheddar Cheese

-16oz. Bacon (cooked and cut up)

-Bacon Grease (whatever comes out in pan from cooking bacon)

-1 16oz. Bag Frozen Southern Style Hashbrown Potatoes

-1/4 cup of Onion (diced)

Combine all ingredients in crock pot.  Cook on HIGH for 4 hours (or low for 6)

Serve with salad, rolls, or sandwiches

Lasagna Bake (Makes a 9X13 pan)

INGREDIENTS:

-1 Box of Lasagna noodles

-1lb Ground Beef (or Ground Turkey)

-2 24oz jars of Spaghetti Sauce

-3 cups of cheese (preferably mixed jack, mozzarella, cheddar)

Preparation:

-Cook Ground Beef (or Ground Turkey) until brown, drain fat 

-In large bowl, combine cooked meat and 2 jars of Spaghetti sauce

-In a 9X13 baking pan, start layering ingredients as follows:

   -Uncooked Noodles (all the way across the bottom)

   - meat sauce (spread it thin, but cover all the white on the noodles)

   - 1/2 cup of cheese (spread evenly over meat sauce)

REPEAT THIS 3-4 TIMES 

Baking:

-Preheat oven to 350 Degrees

-Bake for 45-60 minutes (until the edges are bubbling, and the cheese on top is brown/looks crispy)

-Let cool for 10-15 minutes to set up

Serve with Garlic Bread

Crock Pot-Sweet and Sour Meatballs (Makes 6 Servings)

-1lb bag of frozen meatballs

-1 green pepper

-1/4 cup onion

-1 cup Teriyaki Sauce/Seasoning

-1/4 cup Soy Sauce

-1 Tbsp Garlic Salt

Combine all ingredients above in crock pot.  Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours (or HIGH for 3-4 hours)

Serve with White or Brown Rice

Chicken Enchiladas (Mild) (Makes 9X13 Pan)

-20 Small corn Tortillas

-1 1/2lbs Chicken Breast 

-2 cups Cheese (whatever kind you like best-we prefer cheddar/jack/moz mix)

-1 16oz Can Tomato Sauce

-1 Tbsp Cumin

-1 Tbsp Paprika

-1/2 Tbsp Red Chili Powder 

-1/2 Tbsp Garlic Powder

-1/2 Tbsp Onion Powder

Preparation:

Cook Chicken completely.  When it cools, cube meat. Put cubed Chicken and a pinch of cheese into tortilla, roll it and place is seam down into the 9X13 pan.  Repeat until Pan is full of small, filled, rolled Tortillas. Combine Tomato sauce and ALL seasonings in a separate large bowl.  Mix until ALL seasoning powder is dissolved.  Evenly pour the sauce over the Tortillas, covering all of them.  Take the remaining cheese (should have about 3/4-1cup left) and sprinkle it evenly on top.

Baking:

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes (until cheese is bubbling)

Let cool for 5 minutes.

Serve with beans and/or rice