WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY - Recipe for an Easy Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole!

Hi Everyone!!!

Soooo, a few weeks ago, I hosted a Homeschool Moms' Prayer Breakfast.  It was a wonderful morning and a much needed time for me!  It is funny how sometimes when you do something to try to bless others, that you get blessed even more!  =D

While trying to decide what to serve for the breakfast....I needed something easy to make because I had been out the night before on a date night with my hubby and knew I'd be tired the next morning.

I decided to make this great recipe I found here for a nice dish that would cook while I slept!  I LOVED that idea!  I made a few tweaks to make it easier for me but would also like to try it by following the recipe exactly sometime.  it sounded good too, but I didn't have time to make it so I went for an easier alternative!

It's a Easy and delicious Crock Pot Southwest Breakfast Casserole!  A nice flavorful wake-up for your mouth!

Here's what you need:

 

1 bag of frozen Hash Browns (2 lb bag)
1 jar of salsa
1 bag of real bacon bits
1 small bag of shredded cheddar cheese  (2 cups)
1 carton of eggs (one dozen)
1 cup of whole milk
Salt and pepper to taste (the salsa adds lots of flavor, but you certainly can add some if you want)


First, spray the crock pot with non-stick cooking spray...

Then layer in 1/3 of the Hash browns


On top of that, 1/3 of the bag of bacon bits...Then 1/3 of the jar of salsa.

Then 1/3 of the cheese

Continue this pattern two more times, finishing off with the cheese on top.

Then, in a bowl, mix the 12 eggs and the cup of milk.  Add the salt and pepper if needed and mix.  Pour evenly into the crock pot on top of the layers.

Set the crock pot on low, cover and cook overnight (8 to 10 hours)!

In the morning, your breakfast casserole should look something like this...



This was very yummy and everyone at the prayer breakfast seemed to like it!   The best part is that it was so easy!!!




Hope you enjoyed this WHADDA WE EATIN WEDNESDAY!  Have a great rest of your week!  =)

WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY #7 - Delcious Crock Pot "As Good as Honey-Baked" Ham

Hey all!

I hope you're having a great week!   Ours has been eventful, with an emergency trip to the dentist because my son's tooth cap was coming off.  We were long overdue for a dentist visit anyway so I took both the kids.  Fortunately, the cap was coming off because the tooth was coming out, so that was a relief.   I also found out that my son will likely need braces and both kids are about to have multiple visits from the tooth fairy very soon!

Well, it's Wednesday...and that means it's time for another
WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY!!!

I'm very excited to share with you a new recipe I found for a DELICIOUS CROCK POT HAM!

I found this recipe on Pinterest, while looking for an easy Crock Pot Ham recipe for my "Green Eggs and HAM" for our Doctor Seuss Themed Tablescape celebrating Dr. Seuss's Birthday!

Let me tell you, this ham was so good!  I might even go so far as to say it was as good as the "Honey Baked Hams" from the "Honey Baked Ham" Store!  

A bold claim?  Yes indeed...however, I'm willing to make it because my whole family agreed (except for my non-ham-eating daughter)  that this was an amazing ham.  Even my gourmet cook father and his girlfriend loved it!   We all kept going back for more!

It was also so easy....of course...because I'm definitely all about easy!  I'm totally going to make this again for Easter Dinner!  We have lots of company coming and this was just too easy and too delicious not to make again!!!

Here's the recipe.  Unfortunately, I did not get a picture of the full ham coming out of the crock pot...but I'll use the pinterest picture for that. 

Here's what you'll need....

 

1.  A ham that will fit in your crock pot (pre-cooked, preferably spiral sliced, but if you can't find that, just pre-cooked works) 

2.  4 cups of Brown Sugar

3.  1 can of chunk pineapple with the juice 
(I used one can, but i might use 2 next time, because the pineapples infused with the brown sugar and ham juices were just SO delicious, I wanted more!)
 
That's it!  3 ingredients!  So Easy!


First, you line the crock pot with about 2 1/2 cups of your brown sugar.


Then you open the ham and let all the juices run into the crock pot...then place the ham in there.

Then you open the can(s) of pineapple and just dump them onto the ham.

Then sprinkle about 1/2 cup of the brown sugar over top of the ham!

Let it cook on low for 7-8 hours.   About halfway through, I turned my ham over and sprinked another 1/2 cup of brown sugar over the other side. 

Once finished, make sure to drizzle some of that delicious brown sugar pineapple sauce all over the ham slices!

Source

This makes a delicous ham that my family really loved...  I am so glad I tried it this way...No fuss...just deliciousness! 



Here's the presentation of the "Green Eggs and Ham" 

And may I say again...those pineapple chunks with that brown sugar glaze...ooooh myyyyy!  So delicious!

Hope you enjoy this recipe!  Let me know if you try it!

Also, don't forget, tomorrow (Thursday) night at 8pm ET I will be opening the link for the very first FESTIVE FRIDAY FIESTA Link Party!  I'd love to see your creations! 

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY #6 - Crock Pot ORANGE CHICKEN!

Happy Wednesday, All!

Is it just me, or do the days just seem to go faster and faster lately?!?  I can't believe we're already at the middle of the week!   I can't believe we're almost at the end of February!!! 

On today's WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY, I will be sharing an easy, YUMMY recipe for....

CROCK POT ORANGE CHICKEN!

I made this for our family for our last Sunday Family Dinner since our colors were ORANGE and Turquoise Blue...it just made sense to me....haha  (to see that tablescape, click HERE)!

This is a super simple recipe and very easy to make!

I modified this recipe from the original recipe, found here.

Here's what you will need:

• 1/2 package of breaded chicken nuggets (because I'm all about easy...the original recipe called for 6-8 boneless chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks and breaded in flour and cooked in olive oil.  I decided to "skip that step with all that prep" and just use already breaded chicken nuggets)
• 1 T salt
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar  (I actually used raspberry blush vinegar...yummy!)
• 6 T ketchup
• 1 12 oz. can of frozen orange juice concentrate (thaw or throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds)
• 8 T brown sugar
AND, my special added ingredient!  2 tsp ALLSPICE

 Mix everything but the chicken together in a bowl...

Then add the "PIECE DE RESISTANCE"....the Allspice!  This added such a great flavor to this dish! 

 

 

 

Place the chicken nuggets into the crock pot and pour the mixture over them.  Then cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours.  If you are putting this in before going to work for the day, I'd just keep it on warm, and it should be great when you get home!  =D 

 

When they were almost finished cooking, I cut the nuggets in half and mixed them around in the mixture.  I also added a little water close to the end to give it more sauce.  I started with about 1/2 cup and then as you like, you can thin it out even more.  Or if you prefer a thicker sauce, but less of it, you can leave it as is. 

 

Here is the finished product.

We served this over white rice and it was delicious!

 

 

 My husband, my son and I liked it a lot.  My daughter was not as thrilled with it, mostly because there was breading on the chicken nuggets, which she's not fond of.  If it would have been just plain skinless boneless chicken, she may have liked it a lot better....but then my son probably wouldn't have liked it as well..haha! 

 

But they are trying new things, and that's good

 

I had a "cheat day" from the low carbing, since this is not really a low-carb dish, so it gave me license to eat it...and it was delicious!   My husband gobbled up the leftovers fairly quickly the next day and said they were still yummy, even as leftovers!

 

I hope you enjoyed this recipe and let me know what you think if you try it.  Have a great week!

 

 

 

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Whadda We Eatin' Wednesday #5 - Crock Pot Ranch Potatoes!

Hi everyone!   Thanks so much for stopping by for today's

 

WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY!

 

Today I'm showing you a new recipe we made for our last Sunday Family Dinner....

 

CREAMY CROCK POT RANCH POTATOES!

 

This was a very easy recipe to make!   I found it on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try.  There were a few versions on there and this is the one I tried.

 

I only needed a few ingredients...

3-4 Red Potatoes, chopped into 1 inch chunks (skin on)

1 Packet of Ranch Seasoning mix

1 Can of cream of chicken soup

3/4 cup of Sour Cream

I just cut up the potatoes, threw them in the crock pot, added all the other ingredients...

 Mixed all the ingredients together...

And put it on low for 4-6 hours, or until potatoes are tender.

Here's how the finished product looks!

I wish I could say the whole family was raving about how absolutely delicious this was, because it was truly so easy to make, and I liked them. (even though I could only have a few bites because I'm low-carbing) 

Unfortunately that wasn't the case.   They found it "too creamy"  and didn't eat much of them.  And since I couldn't eat them either, they ended up getting thrown away.   =(

I would make this again, though...most likely for a party or something, because if you do like "creamy stuff"  these creamy potatoes are pretty yummy!   And they are really easy to make!  I bet this would make a yummy "potato salad" type dish once chilled, too! 

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