Slow Cooker Chicken with Lentils, Black Beans, Tomatoes, Carrots

1 cup lentils, not cooked, rinsed

1 ½-15 oz cans black beans, drained & rinsed (I had leftover black beans from a previous meal so that’s where the ½ can came from)

1 ½-14.5 oz cans diced roasted tomatoes with garlic with juice (I had leftover tomatoes from a previous meal so that’s where the ½ came from)

1 diced fresh tomato (cleaning out the fridge, may as well use it)

1-12 oz bag of carrot chips (was also in the fridge and needed to be used)

5 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

1-32 FL oz chicken broth

Enough water to cover

 

Layered first 5 ingredients, added chicken on top, poured in broth, added enough water so the liquid covered everything.  Cooked on low for 6 hours.

Lemon and Caper Chicken with Roasted Vegetables

Diced Butternut squash

1 yellow zucchini

1 green zucchini

2 TBSP olive oil

¼ onion cut bit size

diced garlic

salt

pepper

can add other spices as well.

bake in oven at 375 covered in foil for about 25-35 minutes or until done.

3 Chicken tenders (enough for 2 people)

sauté in pan with tsp olive oil and TBSP of butter

sauté until brown.  Take out and cut up.  In the pan they cooked in.  put in about 3 TBSP Sherry, 2 TBSP capers, small squeeze of lemon (or lime) and add ¾ cup mushrooms sliced.  Until mushrooms are cooked.  ¾ C low fat sour cream.  Stir until mixed.  Add chicken.  Plate.  Yummm!  Serve with wine. J

I didn’t cook this evening, just got to enjoy a great meal.  My contribution was chopping the onions.   This was really good.  Not heavy, very flavorful. 

Ground Turkey Tater Tot Casserole

There are so many versions of this recipe online.  I’ve decided to take the general idea and put together one with ground turkey instead of hamburger and use items that are in the cupboard and fridge already.  If you are kind of bored and really don’t have much to do the rest of the day, line the tater tots up in single lines.  Using a food processor makes grating cheese so easy!

2 1/2 lbs ground turkey

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

2 tsp garlic powder

3 cans cream of mushroom soup

2 cans of green beans

2 1/2 lbs of tater tots (1 two lb bag plus part of another bag)

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Brown ground turkey, drain.  Add soup and green beans, mix together.  Pour mixture in 11x13 glass baking dish.  Sprinkle 4 cups of the cheese over mixture.  Place tater tots on top of the cheese.  Bake at 400 for 30 minutes.  Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the tater tots.  Bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Before Cheese.

 After Cheese.