Thursday, April 5, 2012

Crock-pot Italian Chicken Pasta

I am a HUGE fan of the crock-pot!! This dish is AMAZING!
It is simple and cheap. 5 ingredients + 1 crock-pot = Awesome

Ingredients:
- 2 cans Cream of Chicken soup (Publix now has a brand YAY!)
- 1 box of softened cream cheese
- 2-3 chicken breasts
- 1 packet Zesty Italian salad dressing mix
- Pasta of choice (I recommend egg noodles)

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients in the crock-pot. I recommend halving the chicken breasts so they cook faster. At first this meal looks really strange but trust me it is delicious! Cook on high for 3-4 hours.
2. Cook egg noodles when ready to serve.
3. That's it. It's literally that simple! And you'll most likely have yummy leftovers for the next day!
4. Also, for an even easier meal use crock-pot bags for no clean up.



Arroz Con Pollo

One of my favorite Colombian dishes is Arroz con Pollo aka chicken and rice. I used what I had to put together a knock off version off this popular hispanic dish.

Ingredients:
- Bag of yellow rice
- 2 chicken breasts
- Onion
- Salsa
- Random spices

Directions:
1. Cook rice by directions on bag.

2. Meanwhile boil water. Add in chopped onion and season chicken breasts as desired. I recommend the usual salt and pepper along with some garlic salt, Montreal chicken seasoning, and a little BAM!
  

3. Once chicken is cooked through shred apart and add into cooked rice.
4. Top with salsa and enjoy!