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SO I haven't posted in weeks, BUT I have been cooking!  On February 1st Nick made his requested dish and then I used my crockpot on Super Bowl Sunday.  I just fail at posting the results.  So here goes:

February 1st: Lasagno

Nope, not a typo, we made what Nick so affectionately called, Lasagno.  He was so impressed with the slow cooker lasagna that he decided he wanted to make a version of his own.  Which I have to give him all the credit for, he was the brains and did most of the work.  And I have been instructed to inform everyone this particular recipe is patent pending.

Nick's two favorite food types are Mexican and Italian, he also loves to combine the two, he's made pizza quesadillas as well as quesadilla pizza.  He really has quite the talent with these food groups.  Anyway, he wanted to make a taco lasagna, hence Lasagno.

Here's how it came about-

What you need:

1 lb. ground turkey (or beef)

16 oz. bottle picante salsa (we went medium)

1 packet taco seasoning

Lasagna noodles (I had lots left over from my original 13 oz. box-whole wheat)

4 cups Mexican cheese

What you do:

Brown meat and drain. 

Add taco seasoning and water (amount on packet) and cook as requested on the seasoning. 

Stir in the entire jar of salsa. 

Then you layer just like for lasagna: 1/4 meat on bottom, noodles (we used about two noodles per layer this time, breaking them up to fit), 1/4 cheese, the repeat twice and top with remaining meat.

Cook on low four hours, or high for two.

Remove lid and add the remaining cheese after four (or two) hours.

Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

We were both really impressed with this recipe, and enjoyed the left overs soon after.  It's really easy and very delicious.  And I must give all the credit to Nick, I just provided the kitchen and the crockpot...and the loving support of course :)

Nick, working on the taco meat

Lasagno ready to be served

Yum.

Super bowl recipe coming up soon! 

General's Chicken

I'm such a procrastinator--I made my last recipe on 1-25 and still haven't typed it up...I've been watching the minutes tick by on Pinterest and then I realized I need to post!

So here I am, trying not to think about the test that I have at 4:30 and feeling confident that I have studied (almost) enough.  I hope. 

Anyway, last week Nick and I were craving something different and we settled on Chinese!  His favorite is General Tso's Chicken, so I looked up some recipes for the crockpot.  What I learned, after the meal was made, was that General Tso's is not a good chicken for the crockpot, it was more of a stir-fry chicken than anything else.  We actually made real General Tso's yesterday.  The main thing this recipe was missing was the fried aspect.  The crockpot version was still yummy, just not what we were hoping for.

What you need:

1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast
2 Tbl. lite soy sauce
3 Tbl. brown sugar
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

16 oz package frozen stir fry veggies

What you do:

Cut the chicken into 1 inch pieces and place in bottom of crockpot.

In a bowl mix soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes.

Pour over chicken, stir to coat.

I cooked mine on high for 3 hours but you can do low 5-6.  After 3 (or 5 on low) hours add veggies and cook another half hour, or until veggies are thawed and warm.

Serve over rice :)

If I were to make this again I would probably do a second batch of sauce to add in with the veggies, we ended up using a lot of soy sauce on the final product because there wasn't much left in the pot.

Here's a pic:

Tomorrow we're actually tackling an original recipe of Nick's...he has a knack for creating interesting food combos.  More to come soon!