Beef roasts were on sale and I wanted to mix it up with something different, since we recently had beef stew. Here’s a quick and easy crock-pot recipe that I threw together in 5 minutes. I actually very gently threw it together because Emily was taking her nap after church and needed a good one…
Category: Main Dishes
Quick Chicken Cacciatore
This was a quick and easy recipe that had the kids eating in just over 30 minutes. The secret trick here is using frozen chicken nuggets. This recipe is based on the Pampered Chef recipe in the Main Dishes book. It falls under the Weekly Express menu on page 21. Rather than using pasta for…
Beef & Spinach Lo Mein
This recipe comes from the Spring 2015 Taste of Home magazine Quick and Light. I don’t cook fresh spinach very often and I was excited the kids both gobbled it right up along with the meat and other bright veggies. Let’s Get Crafty! Getting the meat in some marinade: 1/4 cup hoisin sauce (this is…
Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
My Mom made chicken and dumplings when we were kids. It’s such a comforting, hearty dish to me. It was one of my older brother’s favorites, so he would often pick it as his birthday dinner. This is one of those meals that I can make and know my kids will eat it up. Veggies…
Cattle Drive Casserole
A friend posted this recipe from 12 Tomatoes on Facebook and I just had to give it a try. Another similar post on Pinterest called this Comfort Food at it’s Finest and I would have to agree. I mixed it up a little (Shocker!) but the key ideas are pretty true to form. With baking time…
Rosemary and Mustard Chicken
We don’t often go to Safeway. On a recent trip where we wanted to get home and just went to the closest grocery store… we had a great find! There was a meat special that included 4 packages of meat for $20. These thinly sliced chicken breasts were were part of the special. I came…
Chicken Enchiladas with White Sauce
These are super creamy enchiladas that are just a good warmed up the next day as they are the evening they’re prepared. I’m kicking myself for spacing out taking pictures while I was making them but I’m thankful I remembered to do it before diving into my plate! This recipe came typed from my Mom….
Tex Mex Casserole
On this particular day I was home with my family and browning up extra hamburger to freeze. It’s still hard for me to believe that that start of school is just around the corner. I’m trying to get a leg up on dinner preparations before school and football practices are here. On a day where…
Cajun Shrimp
I’m a sucker for a rich, creamy tomato sauce that has simmered away and reduced. It needs to be the kind of sauce that proves to be the perfect match for toasted garlic bread. This broth did all of that for me and the kids loved it too. Let’s Get Crafty! 1 cup each, diced:…
Mac and Cheese Stuffed Peppers
The inspiration for this dish came from the March 2017 Rachael Ray magazine (pg 31.) The recipe caught my attention because mac and cheese type of casseroles are fun way to sneak extra veggies in during meals and serving it in a bell pepper is brilliant! Let’s Get Crafty! Preheat the oven to 350 I…
My Crafty Corner 