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Smoked Sausage, Cabbage and Oat Soup

December 1, 2011 by Tiffany

A while back I shared how excited I was to find Quaker Steel Cut Oats at the grocery store. They are significantly less expensive than the other brand I’ve seen and I like to use them for oatmeal in the slow cooker.

I never imagined I would use them in soup.

But then The Sweets Life linked up a recipe for Scotch Oatmeal Soup for Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage. I knew I had to try it. The oats are kind of like barley. They add heartiness to the soup.

I modified The Sweets Life recipe a little bit. Hers doesn’t have any meat in it and I knew I’d get much further serving a soup full of cabbage to my family if I included some meat. I was right. They all ate the soup and liked it.

Here’s what you’ll need to make a pot: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with cabbage, carrots, diced tomatoes, garlic, onion, smoked sausage, Soup, steel cut oats6 Comments

Cheese Soup and Pretzel Rolls

November 29, 2011 by Tiffany

Eating Cheese Soup and Sister Schubert’s Soft Pretzel Rolls made me feel like I was in Canada.

Not the real Canada. The Disney version in EPCOT. They have a restaurant there called Le Cellier that serves cheese soup and pretzel bread. So yummy!

This recipe is not exactly like the Disney soup, but it is very good and easy to make. And the Pretzel Rolls are super easy. Just pop them in the oven to warm for a few minutes.

My kids were so excited to have the rolls again. They’d been asking me to serve them since we’d had Reuben Sliders on Pretzel Rolls a few weeks ago. The rolls are crusty on the outside, but the inside is soft and tender. The flavor is like soft pretzels. They’re a perfect compliment to any soup, but I think they go especially well with cheese soup.

Here’s what you’ll need for the soup: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with carrots, celery, cheese soup, onion, pretzel rolls, Sister Schubert's, soup recipe, velveeta7 Comments

Reuben Sliders on Pretzel Rolls

November 10, 2011 by Tiffany

Reuben sandwiches are a combination of a lot of strong flavors:

Corned beef or pastrami
Sauerkraut
Swiss cheese
Rye Bread
Thousand Island dressing

I happen to like all but one of those tastes, but I made several variations to come up with these sliders.

These are a tiny take on the original Reuben sandwich. As soon as I saw Sister Schubert’s Soft Pretzel Rolls, I knew they would make perfect little Reubens. I didn’t miss the rye bread at all.

We ate these as part of lunch after church. They’re super quick to put together. The pretzel rolls are frozen, but only take a few minutes in the oven and they are warm and soft. We love all kinds of bread and I really like being able to keep these rolls on hand in the freezer and still be able to have them on the table quickly.

I do admit that my kids opted out of having sauerkraut on theirs. That’s okay. It’s easy to alter sandwiches for each person’s tastes.

Here’s what you’ll need to make them: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Sandwich Tagged with corned beef, deli sandwiches, pretzel rolls, Reuben, roast beef, sauerkraut, Sister Schubert's, sliders, swiss cheese13 Comments

Pizza Steak Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker

November 3, 2011 by Tiffany

This recipe is for Uncle Larry.

It’s meat. Not chicken. Not pasta. Meat.

To quote Uncle Larry, who reads this blog regularly, “I don’t want any of that %*#@ chicken or *%#* pasta. Gimme some meat.”

I may have paraphrased him just a bit, but you get the essence of what he said. Now just imagine it being said by a very tall man with a deep voice. The kind of man who cuts down his neighbors trees under the cloak of darkness and sends three-legged dogs to Michigan (2 true stories that we don’t have time for now).

But don’t let his gruff exterior fool you. The man is a sweet heart, but he’s serious about his meat!

I’m pretty sure Uncle Larry will like this recipe and you will too. Here’s what you’ll need to make it: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish Tagged with Italian, sandwiches, steak, steak sandwiches5 Comments

Olive Oil and Italian Herb Roasted Chicken with Carapelli Olive Oil

October 27, 2011 by Tiffany

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carapelli for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Did you know that fine olive oil can be tasted, like a wine or bourbon tasting? Neither did I!

Recently, Carapelli Olive Oil asked me to do a tasting of their premium extra virgin olive oil. I have to admit, the process was different but the taste was divine.

It’s best to use a blue glass when tasting olive oil. This disguises the color of the oil, which is not an indicator of quality. I didn’t know that either! I always thought that the better quality oils had a darker color. A myth of olive oil exposed. [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Main Dish Tagged with Carapelli, Chicken, Italian, Italian herbs, olive oil, roast chicken6 Comments

Chicken and Dumplings in the Slow Cooker

October 21, 2011 by Tiffany

Chicken and Dumplings is one of my family’s favorite meals, but I don’t always have time to make the homemade version. This time, I decided to try a reader suggestion for super-quick dumplings.

The secret is flour tortillas. It doesn’t get easier than that. And I even used frozen chicken tenders, skipping the thawing. Those two time-saving steps make this meal a breeze.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, Main Dish Tagged with Chicken, chicken and dumplings, Crockpot, slow cooker, tortillas16 Comments

Sloppy Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos

October 13, 2011 by Tiffany

This recipe was created simply by standing in front of the pantry and pulling out a few likely ingredients. I needed something that would be ready to eat when we got home, with minimal fuss required.

Oh, and I only had about 3 minutes to get it fixed and get out the door. Ever have a morning like that?

Here’s what I used to make these Sloppy Chicken Tacos, but please feel free to alter as needed. I really don’t think you can mess this up. Put in whatever you have that sounds good to you. Experiment! [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Crockpot, Main Dish Tagged with Chicken, Crockpot, Mexican, slow cooker, tacos7 Comments

Toasted Apple and Brie Sandwiches on Cinnamon Swirl Bread

September 30, 2011 by Tiffany

This simple sandwich proved to be one of the best meals I’ve had all year. Thin slices of Granny Smith apple and brie, tucked inside cinnamon swirl bread then toasted. Divine!

This idea is not my own, but I can’t remember where I first saw it. It’s been quite a while, maybe even a year ago. [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Sandwich Tagged with apple, brie, cinnamon swirl bread, fall, Sandwich7 Comments

Chicken Enchilada Soup in the Slow Cooker

September 13, 2011 by Tiffany

This is a recipe that will be made often in my house. My kids have been asking for it again already.

I first saw the recipe when Mary from Giving Up on Perfect linked it for Ingredient Spotlight. I’ve since spotted it on Pinterest several times. This soup is fantastic! And it’s easy too.

I made just a few minor changes to the way Mary fixed it. I doubled the recipe, which made a lot. It completely filled my 6 quart slow cooker. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, frozen food, Main Dish, Soup Tagged with black beans, Chicken, corn, cream of chicken soup, cream style corn, Crockpot, diced tomatoes and green chilies, enchilada sauce, freezer meal, milk, onion, pepper jack cheese, red pepper, slow cooker14 Comments

Chicken Shwarma in the Slow Cooker

September 8, 2011 by Tiffany

I ran across a recipe for Chicken Shwarma on the blog, Jersey Girl Cooks. Lisa roasted her chicken in the oven and it looks fabulous. But being the lazy cook that I am, I decided this would work in the slow cooker.

Hot dog! I was right! My family loved this meal and I know I’ll be making it again.

I only made minor alterations to Lisa’s recipe. I changed the cooking method and more than doubled the recipe so it would feed my family. I never could find tahini, so I served it with cucumber-yogurt sauce instead. If I ever find tahini paste (Walmart, are you listening?) I’m going to try Lisa’s sauce.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]