In honor of it being officially Fall now, here is my go-to chili recipe.

Black and White Chili

1 lb. chicken tenders, cut into 3/4" pieces
1 cup chopped onion
1 (15 1/2 oz.) can Great Northern beans, drained
1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained
1 (14 1/2 oz.) Mexican style stewed tomatoes, un-drained
2 Tbsp. chili powder

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I'm trying to find my motivation, people, and I believe the children have stolen it! I realize there has been a serious lack of posts here; maybe when school starts, I'll be able to...um...do things again. In the meantime ( Read more... )

This is another one I've tried recently, and (bear with me) another crock-pot recipe.  I have to say, it was even better than regular spaghetti.  For one thing, you don't cook the noodles ahead of time, even though they are just regular spaghetti noodles.  Also, you know how regular spaghetti gets your plate all messy, with liquid draining through ( Read more... )

We had this for dinner tonight, and it was a hit.  I liked that it had a lot of different components to it than just chicken, soup and rice.  Plus, you know how I feel about a crock-pot recipe!  (This is from the Southern Living Slow-Cooker Cookbook)

Chicken-and-Wild Rice Hot Dish

4 skinned and boned chicken breasts (about 2 lbs.)

1 cup chopped onion

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OK.  I picked this recipe because of the name. I admit it.  It's from the Southern Living Slow-Cooker Cookbook, so you know it will be good!

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Since I've posted several crock-pot recipes here, and in my personal journal, I thought this was an interesting article.  First, Good Housekeeping tested a bunch of slow cookers, and rated these the top three:

"1. The best performer in our tests, the Rival Crock-Pot #SCE600 ($39.99), cooked up savory meats and veggies. Its decorative stoneware crock ( Read more... )

I've posted this in my personal journal in the past, but it bears repeating.  This Mac n' Cheese recipe is about as easy as it gets.  It cooks in the crockpot, and also freezes well.  When I cook it, I double the recipe and do it in my large crock-pot so there is plenty to freeze.  It gets nice and brown around the edges while cooking, and can ( Read more... )

Spicy Sausage Grits

2 cups uncooked regular grits

2 (14 oz) cans chicken broth

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 (10 ¾ oz) can Cheddar cheese soup

1 jalapeno pepper, minced

2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed

1 ½ tsp. salt

1 ½ tsp. hot sauce

½ lb. hot smoked sausage

3 Tbsp. butter

*Combine first 8 ingredients in a 4-quart slow cooker. Stir in sausage.

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