CHIRSTMAS COUNT DOWN OF QUICKIE RECIPE

Quickie Recipe 3 (3 days until
Crockpot Chicken Creole

3 lbs. chicken thighs
1 cup celery, diced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 can sliced mushrooms
1 can diced tomatoes
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. Cajun seasoning
1/2 tsp. paprika
salt and  pepper to taste
Louisiana hot sauce to taste
*2 cups rice, cooked

Place chicken in bottom of  crockpot, combine remaining ingredients  and  add to crockpot. (DO NOT ADD RICE)  Cook on high 4 to 5 hours or on low 7-8 hrs

*Cook rice according to package direction. Spoon Creole mixture over hot cooked rice.

CHRISTMAS COUNT DOWN OF QUICKIE RECIPE

 Quickie Recipe 2  (4 days until Christmas)

Tuna Casserole

Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) package macaroni
1/2 cup can green peas
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk or water
4 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained
1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms (optional)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
ground black pepper to taste
1 cup crushed potato chips

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
3. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix macaroni,  1 cup cheese, peas, tuna, and mushrooms, mix the soup and milk together and add.
4. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish, add  remaining 1 cup cheese and crushed potato chip on top.
5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is bubbly.
Add a salad and this makes a  very filling dinner.

CHRISTMAS COUNT DOWN OF QUICKIE RECIPES

 Quickie Recipes 1
 (5 days until Christmas)

Open face broiled Roast Beef Sandwich

Ingredients

4 hoagie buns, split
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
4 teaspoons prepared coarse-ground mustard
2 pound deli sliced *roast beef
4 tomatoes, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
8 slices provolone cheese
salt and pepper to taste
* you can use any combination of meat and cheese.

Directions

1. Preheat oven on broiler setting.
2. Cut rolls in half, and toast in a bread toaster. Place on a baking sheet. Spread each half with mayonnaise and mustard. Layer with roast beef, tomato, red onion, Provolone, salt and pepper.
3. Broil 3 to 6 inches from heat source for 3 to 5 minutes (keep a constant eye on it) until cheese is bubbly and is beginning to brown.
Add a bowl of soup or chips for a very filling dinner.

RED BEANS AND RICE WITH SAUSAGE

RED BEANS AND RICE WITH SAUSAGE

This is my husband favorite dish. Every Monday in New Orleans is "Red Beans and Rice day" and his mother would cook a big pot full, the addition of Smoke Sausage
originated in the southern section of Louisiana. The Red Beans are delicious with or without the smoke sausage.
 Today I prepare them in my crockpot using turkey tails, add all ingredients, add the sausage the last hour of cooking and prepare your rice. This makes a great  dinner.

INGREDIENTS
1 pound Red Beans
1-2 pounds smoked neck bones or *smoked turkey tails
2 pounds of Andouille or Kielbasa Sausage
2 medium onions, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 ribs celery, chopped
3 large bay leaves
2 tablespoons chili power
1 to 1 ½ Tablespoons paprika
salt and black pepper to taste
4 cups of cooked rice

Soak beans overnight, or about 6 hours, in enough water to cover all beans, drain water, then cover with fresh water. Let beans remain in this water until ready to cook.
Clean smoked neck bones (there is a brain stem that runs down the neck of the pig), When the bones are chopped, the stern can be found in the channel-like opening, remove it.
Boil the bones on until they are ½ the way tender using enough water to cover, through the boiling period maintain this level of water.
Add the onions bell pepper, celery and minced garlic.
Add all seasonings except salt. Drain water from the beans add to pot and cover.
Cook at medium heat for 30 minutes, reduced heat to simmer and cook until the beans are tender. Be sure to check for seasoning and add salt.
Meanwhile slice the smoked sausage in 1" to 2" pieces. Place in baking pan in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes, drain off and discard the fatty liquid.
Add sausage to the pot of beans and neck bones. Continue to cook until the beans are fully tender when pierced with a fork, skim off all visible fat.

* just add the turkeys tails no need to pre boil them.

9th DAY OF CHRISTMAS - CROCK POT ROTISSERIE CHICKEN

CROCK POT ROTISSERIE CHICKEN

Ingredients
2 whole chicken ( 2-3 lbs) or 1 whole chicken (5 or 6 lbs)
butter flavored cooking spray
salt ,pepper, and any season you like on your chicken
aluminum foil


Directions
Spray chicken and on the  inside of crock pot.
Sprinkle chicken with seasoning.
Roll foil into balls and place in bottom of crock pot.
Place chicken on top of foil balls(breast side up).
Cook on high 4 to 6 hours
(DO NOT ADD ANY WATER)

Tip
Cook on high, it will not turn out the same if you use low.