Crock Pot Chicken and Rice

I've never made chicken and rice in the crock pot before, so I decided to try it. I couldn't find a recipe that I liked, so I made one up. I guess we'll see how it turns out.

Here's what I did.

Mixed together in crock pot:
1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
3 cups water
1 can cream of chicken soup
handful chopped onion
small green bell pepper, chopped
sprinkled garlic salt and black pepper

Then I put in 3 frozen chicken tenderloins, put the lid on, and turned it on low.

I guess in 5-7 hours or so, we'll find out how it worked.



Note: This ended up being okay. Not enough flavor or chicken. It was mostly just rice with a few green peppers in it. Next time I'd add another can of cream of chicken soup, and more seasoning...like onion soup mix or something.

Fettuccine Alfredo

I made this blog a loooong time ago. I keep forgetting to post here! So, here's the first one, my first ever attempt at Fettuccine Alfredo, yesterday's dinner.

When I cook, I base what I'm doing off of a recipe, or more than one recipe, and change it up to whatever I would like. So, I don't really ever use measurements...these are all guesses. I just taste it and decide if it needs more of something.

Alfredo Sauce

4-5 tablespoons butter
2 cups heavy cream
1-2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the heavy cream and increase heat to medium high, stirring constantly. Heat until the cream is bubbling slightly. Stir in garlic powder. Add cheese a little at a time, letting it melt before you add more, and stirring constantly. Add salt and pepper, if you want. Heat and stir until cheese is melted and sauce is warmed through. Serve over your favorite pasta. (I love cheese, so I sprinkled some shredded cheese over the top...an Italian Five cheese blend.)



Cheesy Garlic Toast

Preheat the oven to broil.
Slice some french bread (or even just sandwich bread), as many as you want.
Arrange on cookie sheet.
Butter each slice. (I use I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spread)
Sprinkle with Garlic Salt.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, if you want.
Broil in oven until toasty brown, and the butter and cheese is melted.

The verdict? Here's what Joshua said: "It boggles my mind how...*searching for the right word*...GOOD this is."

PS. Keep an eye on the bread in the oven.
PPS. Our smoke detector works just fine.

Starting it up!

I decided I needed a place to keep track of things I make up in the kitchen, so I can make it again if we really like it!