The Good and The Bad

The Good News....I'm still alive!

The Bad News....I went to the Dr. this morning for a routine appointment and learned that I've gained 12 pounds since May. Since May people! That's not good.

Here's to losing weight during the holidays. Can you read the sarcasm here...on my food blog...as I prepare to host Thanksgiving at my house for 9 people...while on a doctor ordered low carb diet??????

ah, life is fun.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Tortilla soup made the easy way...using a prepared soup mix and the slow cooker. I used chicken stock, tortilla soup mix, 3 whole chicken breasts, 1 can of black beans and 1 can of Rotel tomatoes. I let it all slowly cook together for about 8 to 9 hours and then shredded the chicken right before serving. Top with sour cream and thin slices of chichiwawa Mexican cheese. YUM!

One Dish Chicken and Stuffing

Saturday night I tried out a new recipe using a box of Stovetop Stuffing I found in the clearance section of my local grocery store for just 80 cents.

Place 1 1/2 pounds of chicken breasts (cut into bite sized pieces) in the bottom of a greased 2 quart casserole. Season with salt and pepper. Cover chicken with a mixture of 1 can cream of mushroom soup and 1/3 cup sour cream. Top with one package of Stovetop stuffing ( I used mushroom and onion flavored). Bake at 400 degrees 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

I served mine with broccoli and a side salad. I thought the dish was good but a little misleading. While it all cooked together in one dish, I had to use a few bowls to mix various parts of the recipe together. So, it wasn't the easy clean-up I had hoped for!

Kung Pao Chicken Noodle Bowl

I can't stop making Kung Pao chicken. We love it and it is so easy. For a little bit of a different take, I tripled the sauce recipe this time and served it with udon noodles instead of jasmine rice. This is better than takeout.