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Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

February 26, 2013 by Tiffany King 31 Comments

I actually didn’t make this casserole for breakfast, but for brunch after church. It’s a perfect after church meal, because it’s easy to throw together while you’re trying to rush everyone out of the house. And the cook time is perfect to have it ready when you get back.

I used potatoes with onions and peppers in them to add plenty of flavor without adding a chopping step. This one is really just “assembly only”. Important when you’re trying not to be the last family to slip into the sanctuary.

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Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas

December 7, 2012 by Tiffany King 258 Comments

This recipe for easy crockpot chicken fajitas is keeper! With only 5 minutes of hands-on prep work, you can have dinner cooking.

I also love that this is so simple, you won’t need to look at the recipe once you’ve made it once or twice. The crockpot does all the work.

Serve the finished dish as fajitas by shredding the chicken and adding to tortillas. Or serve it over rice or quinoa, like a fajita bowl.

This gets repeated a lot in my kitchen because it’s just so easy!

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Ingredient Spotlight: Peppers

August 29, 2012 by Tiffany King 5 Comments

There are a few foods that I’ve been afraid to cook with over the years. I’ve been on a quest to conquer these food fears. Fresh jalapeno peppers used to be on the scary list.

I think this fear stems from an incident that happened when I was very young, 2 or 3 years old. I don’t remember it, but I Mom has told me the story many times over the years. Apparently, I reached up for a plate of peppers and then touched my finger to my lip and was burned by the heat of the peppers.

Kind of crazy to let something that I don’t even remember keep me from cooking with peppers, but…chalk me up as crazy!

Now I do use jalapeno. I usually steer clear of other types of hot peppers though, with a few exceptions – mild banana peppers, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce both make regular appearances in my recipes.

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Skillet Chicken, Peppers & Tomatoes

August 2, 2012 by Tiffany King 9 Comments

A few weeks ago I decided to make a recipe from Feast in 15. But I didn’t have any cooked chicken in the freezer. And it was way too hot to grill that day. So I decided to use the skillet instead.

The result was an entirely new recipe. I used chicken marinated in soy sauce and Italian dressing. A quick thaw in the microwave and it was ready to go. Browning the chicken in the skillet and then adding the veggies made for a tasty sauce, perfect for serving over couscous or pasta.

I don’t have an ingredient photo for you this time, because I thought I was making a recipe I’d already shared in Feast in 15. Sometimes something new sneaks up on you. [Read more…] about Skillet Chicken, Peppers & Tomatoes

Baked Chicken with Summer Vegetables in the Crockpot

June 8, 2009 by Tiffany King 21 Comments

I adapted this recipe for the crockpot by making just a few changes in it. The original recipe comes from Country Gourmet Cookbook. The instructions weren’t really complicated but there were several steps that involved baking the chicken skin-side down for a while, then flipping it, deglazing the pan… I cut out all of that by using the crockpot. The results were delicious and much easier than the original. The only thing lost was that the chicken didn’t really brown as it would in the oven.