Franks and BBQ Chicken Bites

HOLY COW- so I started this recipe, planning to follow it, but then I realized the recipe I had called for 1 tsp of hot sauce, and I was like "hold up, that's hardly HOT wings" so I changed it, completely!!
p.s these work great as a freezer meal, or more as a freezer treat!  just toss in the oven or microwave when ready to eat them!

Franks and BBQ Chicken Bites

1/2 C. BBQ sauce

3/4 C. Franks Red Hot

2 T vinegar 

1 bag of chicken breast strips

combine in a bowl BBQ sauce, franks, vinegar.  cook chicken breasts and then marinate them in the sauce. 

ENJOY

They say they are all natural, but I highly doubt it.  

That being said, they are super easy and I was making freezer meals, so why waste money on fresh chicken when I'm just going to freeze it anyways?

Red Pepper Lasagna

I was not going to blog about my Christmas eve dinner, but it was amazing.  I've always thought lasagna was one of my best recipes, but for some reason, this one was super good, I think its because I used more tomatoes than I usually would.  I also know this recipe looks like some pretty standard, boring lasagna, but its not, because there are crushed red peppers in them! and its amazing!

Crushed Red Pepper Lasagna

1 package of lasagna noodles

1 large container of cottage cheese

1 big can of crushed tomatoes

1 big can of diced tomatoes

1 can tomato paste

1 bag of Italian shredded cheese

1 C. Mexican shredded cheese

2 T. crushed red pepper

2. T. oregano

1 T basil

salt and pepper to taste

feel free to add meat to your tomato sauce- I just don't eat it!

in a large pot dump both cans of tomatoes, tomato paste, and seasoning.  Stir continuously until hot.

in a 9 x 12 pan layer lasagna noodles, tomatoes, cottage cheese, half of your Italian shredded cheese, then repeat: noodles, tomatoes cottage cheese, Italian cheese.

top with noodles and cheese

Cowboy Margaritas

Thank you to my amazing aunt for teaching me of this amazing recipe!!

I better give you a fair warning. These drinks do not taste like there is 12 oz of tequila in them- but they do.  Luckily for me, I 1. handle my alcohol like a champ, and 2. cannot take a whole lot of sweet anything so after two or so drinks my tummy tells me its time to cool it (although I wish it never told me!)

Cowboy Margaritas

12 oz- condensed limeade 

its that frozen juices in the freezer isle! the Ft Irwin commissary doesn't carry it so i used lemonade and it turned out perfectly fine, so yours will probably be greener than the picture

12 oz- squirt

12oz- beer

12oz- tequila

mix them all together and enjoy :) don't forgot to put salt around the edges! 

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Crock pot Fiesta Rice and Chicken

I actually totally forgot I made this meal, like 2 weeks ago, and then I accidentally hit "import all" when I hooked my camera up to my computer (which was like 5000 pictures) … Then I found these pictures and I was like "THAT WAS SO GOOD!" so I figure I'll upload it now!


p.s I have to admit that I accidentally forgot to use a crock pot liner- and that is why I have not posted a crockpot meal in a while-  this BURNED to the edges, and yeah. I had to soak it for a week! (ok I didn't HAVE too, I just didn't want to wash it)

Fiesta Rice and Chicken

1 package Fiesta Sides- Taco Rice

2 skinless boneless chicken breasts- diced 

1 onion-chopped

1 can black beans

1 can diced tomatoes

1 C. corn

olive oil (follow directions on the rice)

Toss everything in the crock pot for 4-6 hours on HIGH. top with cheese and sour cream, if you like. and ENJOY 

Undone Baked Tacos

I had no intention of creating this invention. I was actually just craving some beans and a tortilla (it makes me feel like I'm back in Kenya, with beans and chapati) but then my lovely husband reminded me that he NEEDED a snack to go with his football games, to which I told him, he needed to make some food then!

Anyways I then decided I would just make tacos, I already was gonna make the beans and the tortilla, so why not add chicken, salsa, cheese etc.

But like I have said a billion times, I am a VERY lazy cook, and so for as much as I love myself some tacos, I feel like by the time you get done, with the pan for the chicken, the pot for the beans, a bowl for cheese, a bowl for salsa, a bowl for sour cream, a cutting board and bowl for tomatoes…. you get my point, ain't no body got time for all those dishes!

so I decided to just toss them all together and see what would happen. and holy camoly IM BRILLIANT.
 these turned out AWESOME!

Undone Baked Tacos

2 cans of black beans - do not drain

1-2 chicken breasts- cooked and shredded

1/4 C. sour cream

1/2 C. shredded cheese

1/2 C. salsa

1 C shredded lettuce 

*add anything you on your tacos*

I had to cook my chicken breast, then shred it- but if you are using left overs or something skip this step.
  Then add the 2 cans of beans, and cook for about 20 minutes (or until beans are nice and hot) toss your cheese on top and set back in the oven until the cheese melts.  top off with your favorite taco toppings and scoop into tortillas!!

the best, and easiest way to make tacos!!

Franks Chicken

This wasn't really going to be a blog post, but then it turned out to be delicious, and I randomly took a picture of it before I cooked it (to send to Eric so he could get excited) and so you only get one picture, but let me tell you. this is YUMMY

Franks Chicken

2 skinless boneless chicken breasts

1/4 C Franks hot sauce

1 Tablespoon vinegar

1 Tablespoon butter- melted

1/4 Tablespoon pepper

In a bowl combine melted butter, vinegar and hot sauce. place chicken in a pan, pour sauce over the chicken.  add pepper and toss in the oven at 435 for 45 minutes, or until fully cooked!

ENJOY!

  please note my disposable pans, because like I said in my last post, my life is a hot mess right now, and I just couldn't be bothered to do ANY dishes.