Crockpot Lasagna

Crockpot Lasagna

 

This is a receipie that my kids love to eat, but constantly tell me stinks!! lol I love Lasagna, but what I love about this, is you throw it in the crockpot and forget about it.

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1 ¼ lb hamburger

4 cups chicken broth

1 (28 oz) can petite-diced tomatoes

1 (18 oz) can recipe starter’s fire-roasted tomatoes cooking sauce

6 cloves f garlic (I only used 3)

 



1 white onion diced (my kids had no idea)

1 tsp dried thyme

1 tsp oregano

1 bay leaf

6 oz dried lasagna noodles broken into small pieces (I used 16 oz)

Salt & pepper to taste

**optional** ricotta cheese/parmesan cheese) to garnish

 

 

 

 Directions:

Add uncooked meat, chicken broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, onion, oregano, thyme, and bay leaf to the slow cooker, and stir to combine.

 



Cook on low 7 hours

Stir in lasgna noodles, then cover and cook additional 30-45 min. or until noodles are cooked. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Remove from heat and serve warm.



Taco Salad night with POKE cake!!

Taco Salad

 

We went easy tonight, and had taco salads. One of my favorite parts of this dinner, is everyone gets to make their own!

 

Ingredients:

 

2lbs Hamburger (we do 2 lbs just because we like leftovers)

 

Taco Seasoning (2-1 for each pound of meat)

 

Lettuce (shredded)

 

Tomatoes (chopped in fine pieces)

 

Cheese (grated)

 

Sour Cream

 

Nacho Cheese Doritos

 



 

 

 

Brown your meat. Drain the fat. follow the instructions on the seasoning packet. Once you have your meat ready, you are ready for dinner. Drake (4) only eats the Doritos! Sean (6) likes Meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. McKayla (8) Likes everything but sour cream.

 

This is my plate... Doritos on the bottom, then lettuce, seasoned meat, tomatoes, cheese, and topped with sour cream.

 



 

 

Now on to Dessert. My hubby and I love this cake. I thought we were going to have to fight the kids to get some, but none of them liked it... My kids are CRAZY. This is by far, my favorite treat. Like and sweet.

 

Poke Cake

 

 

Ingredients:

 

White Cake Mix

 

Tooth picks/ Fork

 

Jello (we used strawberry)

 

Cool whip

 

 

First things first. Bake the cake according to the directions, and let cool. Once the cake is cool, poke holes all over the cake. Newt mix the jello. I used 1 cup boiling hot water, mix until dissolved, then add in 1/2 cup of cold water. Once mixed, dump all over the cake.

 



 

I used the spatula around the edges to loosen the cake. Next cool the cake for 30 min or so in the freezer. Last step is to use the cool whip like frosting. Now eat and enjoy!!

 

 



Chicken & Ranch Rigatoni

Chicken & Ranch Rigatoni

 

Ingredients:

 

2 cups of Cooked (chopped or shredded) chicken

 

8 ounces of Pasta (I used Rigatoni)

 

1 tbsp butter

 

1 tbsp flour

 

2 tbsp dry ranch dressing mix

 

2 cups milk

 

1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (I am using fiesta blend since we have it)

 

1/3 cup cooked, chopped bacon (I am using bacon bits because we have them)

 

 

I found this one on pintrest, and had it pinned in several versions, so I just customized it to match what we have in the refrigerator. In the crockpot I have my chicken cooking. And since I don't have Chicken broth, I made my own!!

 

 

Closer to dinner time, I will cook the pasta, so that I can mix it all together!!

 

 

Directions:

 

Cook Pasta according to the box and set aside. Melt the butter, add the flour and stir, whisk in the milk, and let the sauce thicken. Stir in the ranch mix and cheese until the cheese melts. Add the Chicken, Bacon and pasta.. stir to coat and its ready to serve!

 

UPDATE!!!

 

 

My Kids LOVE IT!! They all have asked for seconds!! I added a little more flour to the mix to thincken it up, but this one is getting the best reviews at my house!! I think it will go on the list of regular items!!