Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken

Fall is now upon us and you know what that means! 

Slow cookers are crawling out from their dark, dusty homes and making an appearance on our counters once again. Although we do use our slow cooker year round, Fall is definitely one of the best seasons for slow cooker recipes. There are so many options but we thought we’d start with one ingredient that is both versatile and well loved: Chicken!

We found this recipe on Pinterest, cut the amount it makes in half and tweaked it a bit to fit our personal preferences. This recipe makes the perfect amount for two but feel free to double it if you want to serve more!

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken

Ingredients:

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/2 can cranberry sauce

1/2 cup bbq sauce (we used Jack Daniels)

1/2 tsp minced garlic OR 1/2 an onion sliced (we used garlic)

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

Directions:

If you’re like us you’ll have to start by thawing your chicken. 

We did this in the sink, in a pot of cold water.

Now for the good part, we get to start making the sauce! 

In your slow cooker you’ll want to add the cranberry sauce. 

We cut ours into little chunks to help it spread evenly.

Add in the bbq sauce,

The garlic,

and the salt & pepper.

Stir to combine all of the ingredients.

Now that your chicken is completely thawed and squishy you’re going to want to wash it and cut it into big chunks. These will shrink a bit as they cook so you’ll want to cut them a little bigger than bite size.

Add these into your sauce mix and stir to coat each piece of chicken. 

Set your slow cooker on High and allow this to cook for about 2 1/2 hours or until the chicken is white and can be cut with a fork.

Serve over white rice with whatever sides you prefer. 

We served ours with a side of corn and Stovetop Chicken Stuffing, yum!

This is such a simple, easy recipe to make during the week and the flavors are incredible. It has become a new favorite comfort food for chilly Fall nights and as a bonus it makes your house smell delicious. 

Cheers!

Peach Cobbler

Peach Cobbler

We’re refusing to admit that summer is slowly winding down to a close. We’re just not ready to say goodbye to the warm sun and fresh fruit. So, in honor of our denial we decided to make our first ever peach cobbler with some fresh peaches. We found a recipe on Pinterest and a video on YouTube by none other than Paula Deen the queen of Georgia (and peach cobbler apparently) to help guide us on this exciting adventure.

Ingredients:

4 cups peaches, peeled and sliced (we used 5 whole peaches)

2 cups sugar (separated)

½ cup water

1 stick butter

1 ½ cups self-rising flour

1 ½ cups milk

sprinkle of cinnamon

Directions:

Set your oven to 350 degrees.

Start by boiling a pot of water. 

Also, fill a large bowl with cold, ice water and set this aside. 

Cut a small cross notch on the top of each peach. 

That’s the rounded side, if you’re wondering (we were).

Place the peaches in the boiling pot for about 45 seconds. 

Now, remove the peaches from the boiling water and place them into the ice water. 

The skin should peel off pretty easily now.

Peel, slice and remove the pits from each peach. 

Place the peach slices in a saucepan.

 Add 1 cup of the sugar and all of the water.

Stir and bring the pot to a boil then lower the heat to simmer the peaches for 10 minutes to create a syrup.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk your flour and remaining 1 cup of sugar together to avoid clumping. 

Slowly add milk to the flour mix and whisk until smooth. 

Melt your butter and pour into your baking pan, sliding it around to cover the edges. 

Pour your batter mixture on top of the butter but don’t stir it. Just let it sit on top. We know this seems backwards but the topping mixture will rise up and cover the peaches while it bakes.

Now spoon your peaches out of the pot with a slotted spoon and arrange them on top of the batter mixture. 

Pour the peach syrup on top. 

Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Bake for 35-45 minutes and serve warm.

  

For our first ever peach cobbler we’d say this one was a success. We chose this recipe because it was described as fail-proof and for people who have never peeled or sliced a peach before that sounded pretty good.

This recipe is excellent by itself or you can enhance it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, frozen yogurt or a dollop of whipped cream. We chose to have ours as is with a cup of hot tea of course! It also reheats nicely in the microwave for the next day.

Enjoy!

S'mores Popcorn

S'mores Popcorn

Summer is officially here and if there’s one thing that screams summertime it would have to be s’mores! There are s’more blizzards, waffles, pies, brownies and even cupcake mixes so we thought why not try something new? We decided to pair s’mores with one of our favorite snack foods: microwave popcorn!

Also, check out these awesome marshmallows made specifically for s’mores! 

Ingredients:

1 bag microwave popcorn

2 Tbsp butter

4 square s’more marshmallows

1 Hershey’s milk chocolate bar

1 whole graham cracker (2 squares)

Directions:

Pop your popcorn in the microwave, pour into a large bowl and set aside to cool.

It’s also a good idea to take out any unpopped kernels at this point.

In a nonstick pot, add the butter and place on the stove at medium-high heat until the butter melts. 

 

Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. 

Continue stirring the marshmallows until they turn into a smooth, syrupy consistency. 

Remove from heat and pour over popcorn, stirring to coat evenly.

In a small bowl, break the chocolate bar into pieces and microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until the chocolate is completely melted and easy to drizzle. 

Drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn. 

You can stir to coat the popcorn evenly or leave the chocolate drizzled in a pretty pattern. 

In a small Ziploc bag, crunch the graham cracker with your fingers, until there are no large chunks left. 

Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over the popcorn.

This recipe is a fun snack for a family movie night or on those rainy days when you can’t sit outside with a campfire and toast marshmallows. It’s quick, easy and has all of the flavors of your favorite summertime treat with less mess. 

Enjoy!