Crock-Pot Honey Garlic Chicken

1/2 cup honey -put in microwave for 15 seconds
1/4 cups ketchup
1/4 cup soy sauce
2-3 chopped up cloves of garlic
Mix all together

Add 1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon parsley
Mix together again

It the following in Crock-Pot:

Chicken (4-6 pieces)
As many potatoes you want cut into bite size pieces
Bag of carrots
Onion chopped into small pieces

Pour liquid on top of chicken, potatoes, carrots and onion.

Cook on high 4-5 hours
Low- 6-7 hours

Pepperoni Chicken

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 cups good marinara sauce

One 3.5-ounce package pepperoni slices

One 8-ounce ball mozzarella, cubed

Minced fresh parsley, for serving

Salad or cooked pasta, for serving


Use a sharp knife to slice both chicken breasts in half through the middle, resulting in 4 thinner chicken cutlets. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat a heavy skillet over medium to medium-high heat and add the butter and olive oil. Cook the chicken until it has nice color on the outside and is cooked through, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Remove the chicken to a plate.
Pour the marinara sauce into the skillet and cook, stirring, to heat through. Nestle the chicken cutlets in the sauce, then arrange some pepperoni slices over the top of each one. Lay some cubed mozzarella on top, then cover the skillet with a lid and cook until the cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle with the parsley.
Serve immediately with a side salad or over pasta, with marinara spooned over the top.

Crock-Pot Pork, potatoes, carrots (ranch flavor)

4 thick pork chops (with bones or without)
3 tablespoons dry ranch dressing mix
1 jar chicken gravy (or turkey)
1 bag of carrots
1 bag small/petite potatoes (you can but don't have to cut them up it's up to you of course)

Put it all in Crock-Pot and let cook onow 8 hours

Instant -pot Ziti pasta with sausage and peppers

1 pound sausage (either ground or keilbasa cut in bite sized pieces)
3 cups spaghetti sauce, 24oz
2 cups chicken broth
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 pound frozen bell peppers (4 cups any color)
12 oz. Dried uncooked ziti
6oz shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)

Add sausage to instant pot, saute until brown.
Add broth and seasoning until warm.
Add peppers and ziti
High pressure cook for 6 min, release pressure
Add cheese if desired and let melt.

Serve and enjoy

Chicken and rice

2 cups rice
1 can cream of mushroom (chicken) soup
1 Lipton soup onion dry mix

Precook chicken- shred
Precook rice

Put together in 9x13 dish
-Chicken
-rice
- cream of mushroom (you could use cream of chicken)
-onion soup mix

Mix together on pan

Bake @ 425 for 10 min

Bread machine Awesome Bread (Oatmeal Bread)

1 1/4 cups water
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 Tablespoons honey
1 1/2 Tablespoons butter
2/3 cups quick oats
2 1/2 cups flour
2 1/4 teaspoons yeast (active dry)


Add all ingredients in bread machine in the order listed.

Use Basic setting on bread machine with the
1.5 pound loaf option.

Bow tie sausage pasta in cream

1 (12 ounce) package bow tie pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed and crumbled
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup diced onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style plum tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.

Heat oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage and pepper flakes until sausage is evenly brown. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook until onion is tender.

Stir in tomatoes, cream, and salt. Simmer until mixture thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
Stir cooked pasta into sauce, and heat through. Sprinkle with parsley