Thursday, April 25, 2013

Bean Pot Toffee Pie

1 pkg softened cream cheese
2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 C half and half
8 oz thawed Cool Whip
8 oz milk chocolate toffee bits, divided
1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)

Directions:
Press crust into bottom of the Bean Pot.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar together until smooth.
Beat in half and half until well blended. Gently fold in 1/2 of the toffee bits and whipped topping.
Spoon mixture into Bean Pot on top of the pie crust. Sprinkle remaining toffee bits on top.
Place lid on Bean Pot and freeze overnight.
Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving. Scoop and serve in dessert cups. Serves 6-8.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Loaded Potato and Chicken Casserole


2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, cubed (1")
8-10 medium potatoes, cut in 1/2" cubes
1/3 cup olive oil
1&1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp. black pepper
... 1 Tbsp. paprika
2 Tbsp. garlic powder
6 Tbsp. hot sauce

Topping:
2 cups fiesta blend cheese
1 cup crumbled bacon
1 cup diced green onion

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grab your 9x13 Celebrating Home baking dish. In a large bowl mix together the olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce. Add the cubed potatoes and stir to coat. Carefully scoop the potatoes into the prepared baking dish, leaving behind as much of the olive oil/hot sauce mixture as possible. Bake the potatoes for 60 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes, until cooked through and crispy and browned on the outside. While the potatoes are cooking, add the cubed chicken to the bowl with the left over olive oil/hot sauce mixture and stir to coat. Once the potatoes are fully cooked, remove from the oven, turn down to 350 and top the cooked potatoes with the raw marinated chicken. In a bowl mix together the cheese, bacon and green onion and top the raw chicken with the cheese mixture. Return the casserole to the oven and bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the topping is bubbly delicious.

Bean Pot Chocolate Mocha Cake

Chocolate Cake Mix
Can of Coke
2 Teaspoons Instant Coffee (more for a stronger coffee taste)

Mix all together and cook in microwave for 10 minutes.
Mocha frosting heat for 10-20 seconds and pour over the top.

Strawberry Cheesecake Salad

12 oz. whipped topping
1 small package of cheesecake pudding (powder)
3 (6 oz) strawberry yogurts 1 lb fresh strawberries
sliced 3 bananas
sliced (add just before serving or they brown)
miniature marshmallows (add just before serving)

Thaw whipped topping and in a large salad bowl stir together whipped topping, yogurts, and pudding powder. Let this set up in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. Wash and slice strawberries. You can add strawberries to salad or wait to add them with sliced bananas and marshmallows just before serving. Keep refrigerated in Bean Pot.

Bean Pot Lasagna

1 pound package Italian Sausage Roll
1 – 9 ounce package no-boil lasagna noodles, broken into 2 pieces
12 ounces ricotta cheese
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
2 – 26 ounce jars pasta sauce
1 tablespoon dried parsley

Spray interior of slow cooker with non-stick vegetable spray. In medium skillet over medium heat, crumble and cook sausage until brown. Place in Bean Pot. Add noodles, ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella, pasta sauce and parsley. Stir gently to combine. Cover and cool on low for 4 to 6 hours
5 minutes before serving, top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover to melt cheese

Bean Pot Hot Fudge Cake

Ingredients:
Chocolate cake mix, items to prepare cake as listed on box
3/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups BOILING WATER

INSTRUCTIONS:
Lightly spray inside of Bean Pot. Mix cake as instructed, and then pour into Bean Pot. In another bowl, combine sugar and cocoa and gradually stir in BOILING WATER. Pour liquid over cake mix DO NOT MIX! DO NOT COVER! Place in microwave on HIGH 13-15 minutes depending on microwave temperature. Enjoy….Serve with Ice Cream.

Bean Pot BBQ Meatballs

Sauce: 1-1/2 cups Chili sauce; 1 cup grape jelly; 3 tsp brown mustard. Mix in Bean Pot.

Meatballs: 1-lb. Ground beef

1 egg
3 TBSP bread crumbs
1/2 tsp salt


Mix & shape into 30 balls.  Place meatballs in large microwaveable dish and microwave until cooked through.
Drain & place in Bean Pot.

Bake at 250 F for 5 to 6 hrs.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Skinny Broccoli Salad

Ingredients
2 heads fresh broccoli, chopped
1 head fresh cauliflower, chopped
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 cup green olives
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
1 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup reduced-fat ranch dressing

Instructions
Mix all ingredients together in your Bean Pot and toss with reduced fat ranch dressing.
Refrigerate until serving.  Add some chopped cooked chicken if desired.

Bean Pot Beer Chicken

Bean Pot Beer Chicken

2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 bottle or can of your favorite beer
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
Cook at 350 until tender, about 1.30 hrs