20 minute chicken creole

Ingredients

nonstick cooking spray as needed 4 medium chicken breast halves, skinned, boned, and cut into 1" strips* 1 can (14 oz.) tomatoes, cut up** 1 cup low-sodium chili sauce 1-1/2 cups green peppers, chopped (1 large) 1/2 cup celery, chopped 1/4 cup onion, chopped 2 cloves minced garlic 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1.Spray a deep skillet with nonstick spray coating. Preheat pan over high heat. 2.Cook chicken in hot skillet, stirring, for 3-5 minutes, or until no longer pink. Reduce heat. 3.Add tomatoes and their juice, low-sodium chili sauce, green pepper, celery, onion, garlic, basil, parsley, crushed red pepper, and salt. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. 4.Serve over hot cooked rice or whole wheat pasta. * You can substitute 1 lb. boneless, skinless, chicken breast, cut into 1-inch strips. ** To cut back on sodium, try low sodium canned tomatoes. Yield: 4 servings--Serving Size: 1-1/2 cup.

Nutritional Info

• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 255.4

• Total Fat: 4.5 g
• Cholesterol: 77.0 mg
• Sodium: 652.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
• Protein: 33.3 g

Crockpot Pepper Steak

(I made this with venison loin, which was really good!)

Ingredients

1 pound beef chuck, cut into strips 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup green peppers, sliced 1.2 cup red peppers, sliced 1 cup onion, sliced 2 large stalks celery, sliced 1Tbl cornstarch 1/2 cup water

Directions

Slice chuck and vegtables, and put into crock pot. Add soy sauce and minced garlic. Cook on high for 3 and 1/2 hours. Mix together water and cornstarch and add to crockpot, cook an additional 1/2 hour or until thickened.
Serve over rice.

Number of Servings: 4 (about 1 c.)

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 205.3

• Total Fat: 7.3 g
• Cholesterol: 73.7 mg
• Sodium: 980.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 10.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 23.8 g

Baked Beef Ziti and Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup

Baked Beef Ziti

Ingredients

16 oz uncooked ziti or favorite pasta
1 tsp olive oil
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 lb lean ground beef
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried rosemary
1/2 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add garlic and saute 2 minutes. Add beef and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a spoon as it cooks, about 3 to 5 minutes; drain off any fat and set pan back over medium heat.
Add oregano, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper; stir to coat beef. Cook until herbs become fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Spoon a small amount of beef-tomato mixture into bottom of a 4 quart casserole dish (just enough to cover surface); top with half of cooked ziti. Next, layer with half of remaining beef mixture and half of mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Bake until cheese is golden and bubble, about 30 minutes. Slice into 8 pieces and serve.

Nutritional Info

* Servings Per Recipe: 8
* Amount Per Serving
* Calories: 283.2

* Total Fat: 15.5 g
* Cholesterol: 68.8 mg
* Sodium: 248.9 mg
* Total Carbs: 18.0 g
* Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
* Protein: 16.9 g



Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup

Ingredients

1 bag 32 0z frozen southern style dices hash brown potatos, thawed
1/2 cup chopped raw onion
i medium stalk celery, diced 1/2 cup
2 cans (14 oz each) 99% fat free chicken broth
1 cup water
3 tablespoons Gold Medal all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 bag shredded colby-jack cheese
1/4 cup Bac-o bacon bits
1/4 cup green onions

Directions
1) In a 3 to 4 quart slow cooker, mix potatoes, onion, celery, broth and water
2) Cover; cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours
3) After 5 hours add bacon bits, so flavor soaks into soup
4) In a small bowl, mix flour into milk; stir into potato mixture. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 20 to 30 minues or until mixure thickens. Stir in cheese until melted. Garnish with green onions. Sprinkle with pepper if desired.

Number of Servings: 6

Nutritional Info

* Servings Per Recipe: 6
* Amount Per Serving
* Calories: 322.3

* Total Fat: 14.2 g
* Cholesterol: 37.8 mg
* Sodium: 610.4 mg
* Total Carbs: 34.3 g
* Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
* Protein: 15.4 g

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Stew

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped 1 16-oz can black beans 1 16-oz can kidney beans 1 16-oz can corn (drained) 1 8-oz can tomato sauce 2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies 1 1.25-oz packet taco seasoning 1-2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Directions

Mix everything together in a slow cooker except chicken. Lay chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. 30 minutes before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. This is good eaten with cheese, sour cream, or tortilla chips.

Number of Servings: 14 3/4 c. servings

Crock Pot Pepper Steak

Ingredients

1 pound beef chuck, cut into strips
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup green peppers, sliced
1.2 cup red peppers, sliced
1 cup onion, sliced
2 large stalks celery, sliced
1Tbl cornstarch
1/2 cup water

Directions

Slice chuck and vegtables, and put into crock pot. Add soy sauce and minced garlic. Cook on high for 3 and 1/2 hours. Mix together water and cornstarch and add to crockpot, cook an additional 1/2 hour or until thickened.
Serve over rice.

Number of Servings: 4

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 205.3

• Total Fat: 7.3 g
• Cholesterol: 73.7 mg
• Sodium: 980.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 10.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 23.8 g
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Crockpot Meatloaf

Ingredients

1/2 # extra lean ground beef
1 # lean ground turkey
1 med. onion, chopped
2 eggs
2/3 c. dry quick-oats
1 env. dry onion soup mix
1/2-1 t. liquid smoke
1 t. dry mustard
1 c. ketchup

Directions

Mix beef, turkey, and chopped onion in a large bowl. In two small bowls, separately mix the wet ingredients (eggs, liquid smoke, and ketchup) and the dry ingredients (oats, soup mix, and mustard). Add wet ingredients to the meat mix, then add dry ingredients. Spray slow cooker w/non-fat cooking spray. Place loaf in slow-cooker. Top with about 2 T. ketchup. Cover. Cook on low 8-10 hours, or on high 4-6 hours.

Number of Servings: 6

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 327.9

• Total Fat: 16.2 g
• Cholesterol: 153.4 mg
• Sodium: 717.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 25.9 g