Crock pot Italian Lemon Chicken

I've had this recipe on my pinterest board for a while, but it just got thrown together at the last minute one night. It was pretty good too so that's always good. 

4-6 chicken breasts, boneless & skinless

1 packet of italian dressing mix

butter

lemon juice

Put cube of butter in bottom of crock pot.  Lay chicken in and sprinkle with italian dressing packet.  Drizzle lemon juice over top. Cover and cook on high 4-5 hours or low 6-8 hours. 

This was pretty good. It had a lot of italian dressing flavor though.  Perhaps next time, I'll mix the lemon juice and italian dressing powder together then pour over the chicken.

Italian Chicken Sausage Pasta

For some reason this summer I haven't felt like cooking very much.  I've just resorted to hot dogs, burgers, pizza or other quick dinners.  Once I saw this recipe on pinterest I knew I had to make it soon.  It was so good!!

1 lb pasta, cooked according to package directions

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

1 pound Italian Chicken Sausage, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices

1 1/2 cups alfredo sauce

2 cups marinara sauce

1 teaspoon ground dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried ground basil

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add an additional tablespoon of oil if needed, and add sausage chunks. Add in oregano and basil and cook the sausage for 3-4 minutes, or until it starts to brown.

Stir in alfredo and marinara sauce and cook over medium heat for a few minutes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 – 20 minutes over low heat.  Add in cooked pasta and stir to combine.

Crock pot Freezer Meal Chicken Tacos

It's time for another freezer meal.  This time it's Crockpot Chicken Tacos.  After dinner Mike said these are the best tacos ever!

1 packets taco seasoning

1 jar salsa

6-8 chicken breasts (I used small chicken breasts and used 7 and it made enough for about 10 tacos)

Combine all ingredients in crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 6.  Remove chicken and shred, return to crock pot for a few more minutes before serving.

Since I made mine before and froze it, I just tossed it all in the bag and froze it.  Then just put it in the fridge to thaw overnight and poured it into the crock pot. Super easy!

InstaFriday 5

I told you I would be on time this week! Here's week 5 of InstaFriday hosted by Life Rearranged.

I'm growingto4 on Instagram if you want to follow along.

He loved this little bench. It reminded me of Forest Gump 

Our local police dept. Night Out For Crime Event. Mason almost got peed on by the police dog. 

Playing at Liberty Zone

Marley left her beloved teddy bear at the ice cream shop, these were his replacements until we went and got him back.