Crockpot Orange Chicken (Simple & Quick)

As I said, Lots of chicken this week! This recipe is seriously yummilicious!
 Now normally with Orange Chicken id cut the chicken into bite size pieces before hand but you can cut it afterwards and it wont affect the taste (in my opinion). OK onto the recipe! It cant wait.

Ingredients:
4lbs Chicken Breasts
1 cup Ketchup
1/3 Cup Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp Vinegar
1 Tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
7 Tbsp Orange Marmalade
2 Tbsp Ground Ginger
4 Cloves of Garlic (you can substitute for Garlic Powder)

Directions:

Place chicken in crockpot (you can use a sea salt rub with some pepper but I choose to leave plain because theres so much flavor already and teh soy sauce is salty enough)

In medium or large bowl mix together all other ingredients and pour over the chicken in crockpot.

Cook on low for 5 hours and serve over rice, or broccoli. 

I'm willing to bet this would be phenomenal with some stir fry! 

I may have to try that soon. 

Let me know how you like it! 

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.

Crockpot Garlic & Honey Drumsticks

As Hubby and I were scheduling our meals for this week, I discovered I had a bunch of chicken still, so the next few posts will involve alot of chicken. LOL! This recipe was very easy & quick. 

It only has 5 ingredients other than the chicken! 

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs of Drumsticks ( I used drumsticks & thighs bone-in) 

1/2 cup of Honey

6 large cloves of Garlic ( i consider a clove to be a shard of the whole garlic)

1 cup of ketchup 

1/2 cup of Soy Sauce 

1 tbsp Red Pepper Flakes

Directions:

Place chicken in crockpot

Mince garlic in blender or chopper or what you have on hand

In a medium bowl combine Honey, Ketchup, Soy Sauce, minced garlic, & Red Pepper Flakes until well blended

Pour over chicken in crockpot 

Cook on low for 6 hours 

Enjoy!!!

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.

Yummy Chicken Drumsticks

I made a nice dinner yesterday using some drumsticks and thighs (wing size not full size & bone in) and unfortunately i didnt get any pics or measure anything but I figured Id list the ingredients here & give my estimates because OMG it was good! I do have some left so i will try and take a pic when i reheat it. 

Ingredients: 

(remember these are estimates because I didnt measure specifically)

1 1lb packet of drumsticks

1 1lb packet of chicken thighs

1 cup ketchup

1/4 cup dijon mustard

1/4 cup honey mustard

1 small can of tomato sauce

4 tablespoons of honey

2 shallots grated

Add chicken drums & thighs to crockpot

Mix all other ingredients and pour over chicken

Cook on low for 5-6 hours 

The flavor of these were so good, I was very surprised! I am one who doesnt like tomatoey(is that a word?) sauces so i was a bit pensive about making this but I really am trying to branch out with my recipes. Im very glad i took a chance because this made me want to try again. 

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.

Melodys Lip Smackin Crockpot Meatballs

I love meatballs. Yes I do. They are pretty much the only way ill eat ground beef anymore, aside from the occasional taco or meatloaf. There is so much you can do with these bad boys! Heres the recipe i made tonight for dinner. My kids were pleased! My husband thought they were a bit too spicy so definitely adjust to your (or your S/O's) own spice tolerance.  These were just bursting with flavor & even before I started cooking them they smelled heavenly. Enjoy ya'll! 

This recipe makes ALOT . 

We have leftovers for the next day so be aware of that so you can adjust your servings.

Ingredients:

4lbs of Lean Ground Beef

1 1/2  tbps of Ground Ginger

1 1/2 tbsps Cayenne Pepper 

3 tbsps Garlic Powder

1/2 package of Ritz Crackers crumbled

2 tbsps Basil

1 tbsp Rosemary

2 tbsps Parsley

1 egg

1/4 cup Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce original

1/4 cup Bullseye BBQ sauce (sweet & spicy)

1/4 cup Honey Mustard

1/2 jar of concord grape jelly 

1 can ocean spray cranberry sauce (jellied) 

Meatball Instructions:

Combine all dry ingredients & egg with ground beef and roll into meatballs. 

Sauce Instructions:

In large bowl (or in the crockpot) mix all wet ingredients until combined well. 

Combine meatballs and sauce and cook on low for 6-7 hours. Or on high for 5-6

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.

Smothered Parmesan Crockpot Pork Chops

Yesterday the hubby and I went to the our local meat market (Roseville Meat Company) and bought a 45 lb variety box. I love my meat market, not only because of their prices but because of their integrity. The markets been in business since 1946 and has employees that have been there now since the 1980s. When you walk in youre greeted by a friendly "Hello!" and a smile. I know not every meat market is like ours but I highly suggest that if youre looking to save a buck or two (depending where ya shop already) and want some tasty meat that cuts out some of the middle men, you go look at your local meat market. You might be surprised! 

So out of this 45lbs of meat Matt chose the pork chops for tonights dinner and after watching wayyyyyy too many (not possible) cooking shows the last 2 nights on tv I decided to make some comfort food. Nevermind that its almost summer and 90 degrees out!  =) Heres my own recipe for some smothered cheesy slow cooker pork chops. Ive made this without the parmesan as well and its still fantastic!
My kids and husband LOVE these. They are a  Herman household staple so I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! 

Ingredients:

4 -6 Pork Chops
1 cup of parmesan cheese (shaved)

1 1/2 cups of Cream or Milk

1 can of Cream Of Chicken 

1 cup of Chicken Broth 

2 Yellow Onions (sliced)

Green Bell Peppers (chopped )

1 1/2 tsps Basil

1 tsp Parsley

2 tsps Coarse Sea Salt

Directions:

Slice the onions and place in bottom of crockpot

Rub salt into pork chops 

place pork chops in crockpot

Mix parm, cream, chicken broth, chicken soup , and herbs in a bowl and pour over chops.

Take the chopped bell peppers and drop them all over the sauce. 

Cook on low 6 - 8 hours.
I prefer my sauce a little thicker than most so heres a way to get it almost gravy like.

When done transfer sauce to saucepan. (optional)
In separate cup mix 1/2 cup milk & 1 Tbs of corn starch until dissolved.
Add slowly to sauce stirring until thickened up. 

Enjoy!

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.