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Monday, November 13, 2017

Crock Pot Taco Rice Casserole

Posted by Crystal Kellner Monday, November 13, 2017

My favorite crock pot is the casserole crock pot. It's blue and it is perfect for converting your favorite casserole meals to crock pot meals! The Crock Pot Taco Rice Casserole was perfect match for the Casserole Crock Pot.

I like to make things simple when it comes to crock pot cooking! I prepared the hamburger in the Pampered Chef Micro Cooker in the microwave. You can cook the hamburger on the stove top, but it only took 5 minutes in the microwave. Drain the fat, and add the rest of the onions, drained black beans, corn, the can of diced tomatoes with green chiles and 1/4 cup of Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix. I like to use Old El Paso Seasonings if you don't make your own taco seasoning.

Spray the crock pot with Pam Cooking Spray. Place the cooked rice in the crock pot, sprinkle garlic salt over the rice. Spread the mixture over the rice.

Spread Kraft Mexican Taco Shredded Cheese on top. Cook on high for 2-3 hours. Add more cheese if you want, so you might want to buy 2 bags! This was delicious, and I know my son will love to eat this in a tortilla. Add more cheese, onions, tomatoes, avocado, lettuce to your liking!

CROCK POT TACO RICE CASSEROLE PRINT RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

1 pound hamburger

1 onion, chopped

2 cups cooked rice

2 cups frozen sweet corn (or use canned corn)

1 can black beans, drained

1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles

½ tsp garlic salt

¼ cup Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix

16 oz of Kraft Mexican Taco Shredded Cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Brown hamburger in Pampered Chef Mico Cooker with half chopped onion, and salt and pepper.
Prepare 2 cups cooked rice.
Mix hamburger, chopped onion, corn, diced tomatoes, black beans, Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix
Spray Casserole Crock Pot with cooking spray.
Spread rice in bottom of crock pot.
Sprinkle garlic salt over the rice.
Add the hamburger over the mixture.
Add 8 ounces of Kraft Mexican Taco Shredded Cheese
Cook on high 2-3 hours.
Add more toppings if desired. Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avacado, cheese, hot sauce, lettuce.

Crystal Kellner

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Tuesday, November 07, 2017

crock pot food hunting Pheasant slow cooker

Crock Pot Pheasant

Posted by Crystal Kellner Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Pheasant hunting in Indiana is a sport. Finding the pheasants is hard, especially when there is a lot of corn left in the fields, that is where they love to hide. Pheasants are beautiful birds, and their meat is white, comparable to chickens. After their pheasant hunt, we made Crock Pot Pheasant. This is a simple, two ingredient recipe.

Last weekend was a little father-daughter time. Ryan really felt like he missed out, but sometimes the other siblings have to take their turn.

Macie had the pheasant draw for the hunt at Knob View Gamebird habitat. Her dad was excited about the hunt, and also invited a friend to bring a couple of hunting dogs along for the hunt. Lots of walking is involved, over 60 acres and the dogs help flush the birds out of the tall grass.

Hunter orange clothing is required for all hunters to wear during hunts. Macie spent a day with her dad, enjoyed a decent November Saturday morning, outdoors. "She thinks we are just hunting"

Crock Pot Pheasant

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INGREDIENTS:

Breast and Thigh Meat from 3 Pheasants

Chicken Stock to cover all meat

DIRECTIONS:

Place breast and thigh meat in the crock pot, season with salt and pepper.
Add enough chicken stock to cover all meat.
Cook on low for 4-6 hours, until meat is tender.

Crystal Kellner

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Friday, October 20, 2017

Chasing Saturday's Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti chicken crock pot food Mexican slow cooker Spaghetti

Crock Pot Spicy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti

Posted by Crystal Kellner Friday, October 20, 2017

There is a recipe I have always wanted to try, but add my own twist to it. I was craving cheesy chicken, and adding spaghetti at the end. This Crock Pot Spicy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti is a ramp-ed up version of Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Rice.

Crock Pot Spicy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti, Chasing Saturdays

All the flavors of cheese, chicken, and spices together are perfect and this is going to feed lots of people! This may be my daughter's favorite new dish!

Chicken breast worked great for this recipe. Chicken thighs would be good and tender, too. I added more heat to this recipe by adding Frank's hot sauce.

Our house LOVES angel hair pasta. Once you use angel hair, it's hard to go back to regular spaghetti. Pick whatever your family loves! You may not have to use the entire box, add a little spaghetti at a time and stir it in.

CROCK POT SPICY CHEESY CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

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1 bell pepper, diced

1 sweet onion, diced

1 small can diced green chiles

1 can mild Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp cumin

Salt & Pepper to taste

2 lbs chicken breast

2 cans Campbell Cream of Chicken soup

3/4 - 1 lb box angel hair spaghetti

2 bags Kraft Mexican cheese

DIRECTIONS

Place peppers, onion, chiles, diced tomatoes, garlic powder, cumin,chicken, 2 cans cream of chicken, and 1 cup of shredded cheese in crock pot. Stir ingredients together.
Cook on high for 3-4 hours. Remove chicken breast and shred.
Return chicken to crock pot. Add cooked spaghetti and a Kraft Mexican Cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
Add cheese on top.
Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes. Serve.

Crystal Kellner

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Friday, September 15, 2017

appetizers cheese chips colts crock pot food pork slow cooker Spinach & Bacon Queso Dip

Crock Pot Spinach and Bacon Queso Dip

Posted by Crystal Kellner Friday, September 15, 2017

Crock Pot, Appetizers, Spinach, Bacon, Dip, Easy Meal, Cheese

I absolutely love dips, and so does my family. Creating new dips in the Crock Pot is as fun way to get ready for the fall and tailgating seasons. This Crock Pot Spinach and Bacon Queso Dip is a great appetizer to take to your next party.

What makes tailgating and parties more fun is when you can sport your favorite team on your Crock Pot! The Indianapolis Colts Crock Pot is a great conversation starter, and you can get your favorite team on your crock pot!

Defrost the chopped spinach by running warm water over it, in a colander. Cook 8-10 slices of bacon until crispy. Crumble bacon. Cut up ½ lb of Velveeta cheese into ½ inch cubes. Place Velveeta Cheese in a crock pot sprayed with Pam, or use crock pot liner. Place cream cheese in crock pot. Drain 10 oz can of diced tomatoes and green chiles, and put in crock pot. Add spinach and crumbled bacon. Set Crock Pot on low heat, for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.

CROCK POT SPINACH & BACON QUESO DIP

7-8 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

8-10 slices bacon, cooked, crispy & crumbled

½ lb Velveeta cheese, cut in ½ inch cubes

8 oz cream cheese, softened

10 oz can diced tomatoes & green chiles, drained

4.5 oz can chopped green chies

Thaw chopped spinach by running warm water over it, in a colander.
Cook 8-10 slices of bacon until crispy. Crumble bacon.
Cut up ½ lb of Velveeta cheese into ½ inch cubes.
Place Velveeta Cheese in a crock pot sprayed with Pam, or use crock pot liner.
Place cream cheese in crock pot.
Drain 10 oz can of diced tomatoes and green chiles, and put in crock pot.
Add spinach and crumbled bacon.
Set Crock Pot on low heat, for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.

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Crystal Kellner

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

4-H crock pot fajitas family food Mexican slow cooker

Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas

Posted by Crystal Kellner Wednesday, March 15, 2017

I love ordering fajitas when we are eating out at a Mexican restaurant. I don't like how much room all the plates and pans take up, but I love the idea of making my own at the table. Peppers and onions bring so much flavor to the fajitas, I can say they are my favorite Mexican inspired dish. Besides chips and salsa. That is my favorite food of all time.

This time of the year we are busy looking at 4-H pigs for the kids. We like to take the kids along. Mason loves hanging with the smaller litters, I like that the older kids are taking part in selecting their 4-H pigs, and they start looking for the characteristics in the pigs we know the judge will be looking at as well. The hardest part is selecting a few, and not buying all of them!

Pour half canned tomatoes in the bottom of the crock pot. Top with half peppers and onions. Sprinkle garlic on and top with chicken breasts.

Whisk chili powder, cumin, paprika, coriander, salt and pepper. Evenly sprinkle half of seasoning over chicken breasts, then flip chicken breasts and season with remaining spices. Top with remaining peppers and onions.

Cover Crock Pot and cook on high 3-4 hours or 6-7 hours on low.

Remove chicken and cut in strips or shred chicken breasts. Reserve 1 cup of broth. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice and honey and add to crock pot. Add the shredded chicken and seasonings to taste.

Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas

PRINT RECIPE Ingredients

2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, halved

1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies

1 red, orange, and green bell peppers, julienne

1 large yellow onion, sliced

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 ½ tsp chili powder

2 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp paprika

¾ tsp ground coriander

1 tsp salt

¾ tsp pepper

2 tsp fresh lime juice

1 tsp honey

Directions

Pour half canned tomatoes in the bottom of the crock pot. Top with half peppers and onions. Sprinkle garlic in and top with chicken breasts.
Whisk chili powder, cumin, paprika, coriander, salt and pepper. Evenly sprinkle half of seasoning over chicken breasts, then flip chicken breasts and season with remaining spices. Top with the remaining peppers and onions.
Cover crock pot and cook on high 3-4 hours or 6-7 hours on low.
Remove chicken and cut in strips, or shred chicken breasts.
Scoop out 1 cup of broth.
In small bowl, whisk together lime juice and honey and add to crock pot with chicken and season with salt to taste.
Serve with warm tortillas with sour cream, guacamole, cheese, salsa.