Monday, September 19, 2011

Poppyseed Chicken & Spinach Casserole

This is one of our family's favorite meals. A dear friend brought this to us after I had Maddie....so that was 6 1/2 years ago. We've been enjoying it ever since. YUMMY!

Poppyseed Chicken

Shredded chicken (about 4 breasts)
Sour cream 16 oz.
2 cans cream of chicken
Poppyseed
salt to taste
Crushed Ritz crackers
Melted butter

Spread crushed Ritz crackers onto bottom of baking dish. Mix together chicken, sour cream, cream of chicken, poppyseed and salt. Spread mixture on top of crackers. Cover mixture with more crushed Ritz crackers. Drizzle melted butter over top of casserole. Bake for 30 mins or so at 350.

Spinach Casserole

2 frozen boxes of Chopped Spinach
1 block of cream cheese
1/2 stick of butter
salt and pepper to taste
Shredded parmesan cheese
1 C. of crushed Ritz crackers

Thaw spinach. Soften cream cheese and butter. Mix together spinach, cream cheese mixture, & crushed Ritz crackers. Spread in baking dish and top with shredded Parmesan Cheese. Bake at 350 for about 25 mins.

Don't be scared to give kids this thinking that they won't like it because it is spinach. Chloe LOVES it and we told Maddie that this had melted white chocolate in it and she has been eating it ever since. :) Hey, whatever works!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

White Chicken Chili & Blueberry Crumble

Last night dinner was DELICIOUS.....and so EASY! This is definitely a meal that will be fixed often, well maybe just the chili. The blueberry crumble is oh so good, but oh so bad for you (which is why it tastes so good!).

White Chicken Chili
1 1/4 lbs boneless frozen or thawed skinless chicken (I just threw 3 breasts in the crockpot)
2 (15 oz) cans great northern beans or navy beans
1 (15 oz) can of hominy or white corn (I would suggest white corn. Hominy was not my fave)
1 (1 1/4 oz) envelope taco seasoning
1 (4 1/2 oz) can of chopped green chilies
1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1/2 C. sour cream
chopped green onion (optional, but I suggest!)
monterey jack cheese (optional, but I suggest!)

Directions:

Place chicken in a 4 qt slow cooker. Top with beans and corn. In a medium bowl, combine taco seasoning, chilies, condensed soup, and broth. Pur over top of ingredients in crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. Before serving, stir gently to break up chicken, then stir in the sour cream. Serve topped with green onions and jack cheese, if desired.

I found this recipe posted on Facebook and it is delicious!

Blueberry Crumble

2 cups of blueberries
1 can crushed pineapples
yellow cake mix
1 1/2 sticks butter
1 1/2 cups of sugar (could really use less)
pecans

Spread blueberries in 9x13 dish (not greased). Put can of crushed pineapples on blueberries. Pour 1 cup of sugar. Cover with cake mix. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of sugar on cake mix. slice the butter in thin slices and cover the cake mix. Cover with crushed pecans. Cook on 350 for 35-40 mins.