This one was fantastic! The last one, published way back in August...not that outstanding.
Crock pot needed!
Some chicken (frozen or not) - I used 2 large boneless, skinless breasts
1 can of cream of chicken or mushroom soup (I used chicken)
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 cup Chicken broth
1 packet of zesty italian seasoning
1 package of cream cheese
Place all ingredients but cream cheese into a crock pot on low for 6 hours (and that will depend on the size of your crockpot because apparently the power went out on mine and it doesn't automatically come back on, but things were still pretty cooked...so I have no idea how long it actually took).
After initial cook time expires, remove chicken and shred (I really don't enjoy shredding chicken, so I just cut mine up into smaller pieces).
Return chicken to crock pot and add cream cheese...stir around a bit and cook on high for 30 minutes (I did an hour to ensure cooked chicken based on power outtage and it was fine).
While chicken is cooking for that last 30 minutes, cook some pasta - I used whole wheat penne - and serve chicken over pasta.
So good! So flavorful! So easy!
erin
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Herbed Whole Wheat Pasta with Lemon Butter
Took this from Pioneer Woman...planning on trying out this week:
Ingredients:
-Coarse Salt
-Pepper
-1/2 lb. whole wheat pasta
-1 Tbsp. butter
-1 tsp. lemon zest (so you'll need a lemon)
-1 Tbsp. lemon juice (again with needing the lemon)
-1/4 c. chopped herbs (of your choosing I guess : suggested: parsley, chives, basil)
-crumbled feta cheese
Directions:
-Cook pasta to al dente and drain, reserve 1/2 c. pasta water for potential thinning later
-Stir in butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, herbs, salt and pepper (to taste)
-At this point, you can add pasta water to thin your creation if necessary
-Top with the cheese. I might use something other than feta, but maybe not.
Sounds good, no?
Ingredients:
-Coarse Salt
-Pepper
-1/2 lb. whole wheat pasta
-1 Tbsp. butter
-1 tsp. lemon zest (so you'll need a lemon)
-1 Tbsp. lemon juice (again with needing the lemon)
-1/4 c. chopped herbs (of your choosing I guess : suggested: parsley, chives, basil)
-crumbled feta cheese
Directions:
-Cook pasta to al dente and drain, reserve 1/2 c. pasta water for potential thinning later
-Stir in butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, herbs, salt and pepper (to taste)
-At this point, you can add pasta water to thin your creation if necessary
-Top with the cheese. I might use something other than feta, but maybe not.
Sounds good, no?
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Fried Rice
This is how I do it...however, there are many variations, I'm sure.
You will need:
Rice (I switch between brown and Jasmine)
Eggs
Soy Sauce
Vegetable Oil
Garlic Powder
Pepper
Leftover chicken, pork (if you have any)
My parents would also always add a frozen peas/carrots mixture, but I...not so much.
Okay, so first you prepare rice according to the package. I usually just do 1 cup unless I want to eat this stuff for 4 days, then I'll double the recipe of the rice.
So, once the rice is done, heat some veggie oil in a deepish skillet and after it's warm, dump in the cooked rice...allow to brown a bit (5 minutes) and stir around.
Throw in some garlic powder, soy sauce, pepper (you don't need salt because soy sauce is really salty), I also added a touch of dill to my batch last night, and it was tasty! Basically, throw in some flavor of your liking.
Toss around rice in oil somemore.
Make a well in your rice, a place in which you can crack your eggs. I like to use 3 eggs because I like my rice very eggy. If you prefer less, use 2. If you double the rice, use 4. Crack the eggs into the well and scramble them up. Try not to get rice into eggs at this point.
After the eggs set up a bit, mix them into the rice making sure they are evenly distributed.
At this point, you can be done, or you can toss in any leftover meat you have from a previous meal. Chicken and pork work best...think fried rice people...see much beef fried rice?...but whatever, if you think you'll like, toss it in!
That's it! I eat this all alone, but you could pair it up with bread and a salad for a very nice meal. Leftovers are fantastic!
erin
You will need:
Rice (I switch between brown and Jasmine)
Eggs
Soy Sauce
Vegetable Oil
Garlic Powder
Pepper
Leftover chicken, pork (if you have any)
My parents would also always add a frozen peas/carrots mixture, but I...not so much.
Okay, so first you prepare rice according to the package. I usually just do 1 cup unless I want to eat this stuff for 4 days, then I'll double the recipe of the rice.
So, once the rice is done, heat some veggie oil in a deepish skillet and after it's warm, dump in the cooked rice...allow to brown a bit (5 minutes) and stir around.
Throw in some garlic powder, soy sauce, pepper (you don't need salt because soy sauce is really salty), I also added a touch of dill to my batch last night, and it was tasty! Basically, throw in some flavor of your liking.
Toss around rice in oil somemore.
Make a well in your rice, a place in which you can crack your eggs. I like to use 3 eggs because I like my rice very eggy. If you prefer less, use 2. If you double the rice, use 4. Crack the eggs into the well and scramble them up. Try not to get rice into eggs at this point.
After the eggs set up a bit, mix them into the rice making sure they are evenly distributed.
At this point, you can be done, or you can toss in any leftover meat you have from a previous meal. Chicken and pork work best...think fried rice people...see much beef fried rice?...but whatever, if you think you'll like, toss it in!
That's it! I eat this all alone, but you could pair it up with bread and a salad for a very nice meal. Leftovers are fantastic!
erin
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Ode to the Deep Fried Oreo
Okay, okay...
I was in a wedding this weekend and had the opportunity to eat a deep fried oreo cookie at the rehearsal dinner.
I took this opportunity like it was my job! And it was ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT! If you don't know the goodness that is an oreo cookie, coated in batter and deep fried to perfection (sorry, Mom, just hold on and go to your happy place) then you don't know sheer delight.
To compensate for this manna from heaven, I didn't eat wedding cake. And it was red velvet. So there.
Other than that, our Xbox broke so I haven't been able to see my zumba dvd...I try to do my own stuff to compensate and I'm sure it's not quite at effective, but it's movement. I am still doing pretty darn well on my portion/food choices but I do need to make a grocery run to restock on the good stuff! We're out of food at our house again!
So if anyone cares, I'll try to keep updating, but I had to take a blog out and relive my deep fried fantasy...good times!
I was in a wedding this weekend and had the opportunity to eat a deep fried oreo cookie at the rehearsal dinner.
I took this opportunity like it was my job! And it was ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT! If you don't know the goodness that is an oreo cookie, coated in batter and deep fried to perfection (sorry, Mom, just hold on and go to your happy place) then you don't know sheer delight.
To compensate for this manna from heaven, I didn't eat wedding cake. And it was red velvet. So there.
Other than that, our Xbox broke so I haven't been able to see my zumba dvd...I try to do my own stuff to compensate and I'm sure it's not quite at effective, but it's movement. I am still doing pretty darn well on my portion/food choices but I do need to make a grocery run to restock on the good stuff! We're out of food at our house again!
So if anyone cares, I'll try to keep updating, but I had to take a blog out and relive my deep fried fantasy...good times!
Monday, January 19, 2009
A Week 1 wrap up --Erin
Okay, so at the end of week 1 of operation, "What the heck happened?" I really feel like I've made the mental commitment to change my ways. Seriously. Usually, I pretend the make the commitment or unwillingly try to make the commitment and in the end, fail. This time, though, something clicked in my head and I totally get it and want to do it and really, it's not that hard. You still get to eat all kinds of lovely food, just you know, don't eat so much. Don't eat 3 cookies when 1 will do...and don't eat cookies everyday. Remember when we were kids...there were not cookies everyday at all! And we were fine and we were kids. We didn't think about the reasoning behind not having that everyday treat and now as adults, we can understand that an everyday treat will end up equaling an everyday fat ass.
Anyway, I have lost 3 pounds this week. I am happy with that outcome. 3 pounds a week is a good 12 pounds a month, which means I will be back in my comfort zone in a mere 3 months. Now I'm not saying in 3 months I'm going to stop or be done, I can always be less than my comfort zone...I'm just looking for that body type I had right when Danny and I started dating (yes, that means I did gain 30 pounds in 3 years...yuck!). I felt great, I looked great, I was no size 6, but I was perfectly happy with my pants. These past few months and years, I've been unhappy with my pants and all I want is to again, be happy in the morning before work and not disappointed and disgusted.
So I'm on my way with these first 3 pounds!
erin
Friday, January 16, 2009
The rest of the week -- Emily
Okay, I kind of fell off the blogging wagon when I was off work Wednesday and Thursday! Sorry about that! Here's my wrap up of this week:
Breakfasts:
Breakfasts:
- I stuck to mostly the WW Stuffed Breakfast Sandwiches. Those are good and since they have the turkey bacon and egg in them, they keep me pretty satisfied throughout the morning.
- While at home, I had a sandwich. On Thursday, my friends and I went to the Olive Garden, where I enjoyed a lovely whole wheat linguine with shrimp, mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil. It was pretty good, but not my absolute favorite. On Friday, I finished up the Salsa Salad that I started on Tuesday.
- I made Enchilada Casserole but still have yet to eat any! Instead, I've been eating the mini quiches that I made earlier in the week. Friday night, Nick and I had hamburgers and veggies.
- At work, I always made sure that I had the yogurt-cinnamon-Grape Nuts combo once a day. That was like a dessert to me! I also had some raw almonds to tide me over.
- I taught Zumba class on Thursday night, in addition to the Monday night class. Unfortunately, I did not get to do any other exercise this week, other than wrestling and playing with Austin and walking all over the mall! I was SO wiped out the other days, but my goal is to get more activity in on my non-Zumba days.
January 16--Erin
Is this getting boring even to us? Oh well, here's Friday!
6:30- 20 minutes of zumba
Breakfast-
yogurt/blueberries/wheat germ
coffee with hazelnut creamer!
Lunch-
We had a staff meeting and prepared lunch for that...I did a FANTASTIC job at not eating any chips/cookies while prepping the food! Here is what I did eat:
1 small bowl of chili - like probably 1 cup, and this chili was full of beans, celery, rice, and tomatoes (with a tiny blob of sour cream and some oyster crackers)
1 small turkey sandwich (with lettuce, swiss cheese, and mustard...didn't finish this)
I'd estimate 10-15 sunchips
carrot sticks and broccolli with a tiny amount of dip
1 (I'll reiterate 1) choc. chip cookie
I am so full this afternoon!
Husband is making dinner tonight, I left it up to him what to fix, but I don't even know if I'll be hungry for much of anything.
So far, that makes 6 days of consecutive exercise (which is big for lazy-ass me) and 6 days of conscious eating. I need to re-stock on snacks and salads!
erin
6:30- 20 minutes of zumba
Breakfast-
yogurt/blueberries/wheat germ
coffee with hazelnut creamer!
Lunch-
We had a staff meeting and prepared lunch for that...I did a FANTASTIC job at not eating any chips/cookies while prepping the food! Here is what I did eat:
1 small bowl of chili - like probably 1 cup, and this chili was full of beans, celery, rice, and tomatoes (with a tiny blob of sour cream and some oyster crackers)
1 small turkey sandwich (with lettuce, swiss cheese, and mustard...didn't finish this)
I'd estimate 10-15 sunchips
carrot sticks and broccolli with a tiny amount of dip
1 (I'll reiterate 1) choc. chip cookie
I am so full this afternoon!
Husband is making dinner tonight, I left it up to him what to fix, but I don't even know if I'll be hungry for much of anything.
So far, that makes 6 days of consecutive exercise (which is big for lazy-ass me) and 6 days of conscious eating. I need to re-stock on snacks and salads!
erin
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