Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Healthier Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

I got this from Allrecipies.com

1 lb bonless, chicken, cut into strips
1 (15 oz) can whole peeled tomatoes, mashed(I just used whatever kind I had)
1 (10 oz) can enchilada sauce
1 med onion, chopped
2 cubanelle peppers, chopped (I didn't use)
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups water
1 (14.5 oz) reduced sodium chicken broth
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen corn( I just grabbed a couple handfulls)
1 TBSP cilantro(I used dried)
1-2 TBSP lime juice
7 corn tortillas
vegetable cooking spray

1. Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, peppers, and garlic in crockpot. Pour in water and broth, lime juice and season with cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn & cilantro. Cover & cook on low for 6-8 hrs or high for 3-4 hours.

2. For torilla strips: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat both sides of tortillas with cooking spray. Cut into strips & spread on baking sheat.

3. Bake until crisp, about 10-15 min. Serve soup with tortilla strips.

Sally's Soup

6-8 potatoes
1/2 c each broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, steamed
2-3 C. chicken(I did 2-3 breasts)
10 C. water
8-10 boulion cubes(I used low sodium chicken broth instead of the water & cubes)
1 lb velveeta(I used 1/2 pound)
2 C. noodles ( I think I used a little less)

1. Cook chicken in crockpot for 4-5 hours in water.
2. When chicken is almost ready, peel & boil potatoes.
3. Drain potatoes. Steam other veggies in microwave or however you do it.
4. Add all ingredients in a large pot and simmer until warmed through and cheese it melted. You might need more water/broth depending on how much noodles & veggies you put in it.

I got this recipe from my friend Sally. My kids really like it.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Marinated Chicken

This is the best chicken and it is sooooo easy.

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup Italian dressing
garlic salt
onion salt
chicken

Mix the soy sauce and Italian dressing together. Put 3/4 cup dressing in ziploc bag with chicken and let it marinate for 4 hours. Sprinkle chicken with onion salt and garlic salt, Then bake at 350 for 30-45 min. basting often, or grill on grill out-side.