Ok, maybe lazy isn't the most accurate word....it sure isn't the most flattering! So instead, let's go with busy. I am a busy cook. I like to eat. I love food. I even like to cook. But I also have a job that keeps me really busy, so don't have a ton of time to spend preparing meals. But I also don't like eating a lot of packaged or pre-prepared foods, because they are just so bad for you.

I don't have little kids to try to feed, but I do have an 18 year old nephew living with me. So the trick is to try to balance meals for me and for him. On my side, you've got an adult female who is trying to eat in a healthy way and lose weight. On Josh's side, you've got an 6', athletic teenage boy who could happily eat 4,000 calories a day and stay slim and athletic. Sometimes, he makes me crazy! And let me add that I love to try new things and be adventurous in my cooking, and Josh would be happy always eating the same 5-6 meals, every 5-6 days. So the happy medium is that I cook healthy meals, making them in ways that make Josh's teenage boy appetite happy, provide lots of veggies, and always have a batch of cookies in the cookie jar.

So anyway, to wrap this up. I know I have a lot of friends who find themselves to be in the same meal preparation situation as me. I've found and collected some really great, simple recipe's. And, since I like to play with things when I'm cooking, I've created some dishes of my own that are pretty darn tasty! Soooo....I figured I'd start a blog to share those recipe's with my friends. I'll only post recipe's that I've made and have passed approval from my family. If they're my own creation, I'll claim credit. If I lifted it from somewhere, I'll give credit to the culinary genius I stole from!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Crock Pot Chicken 'n Dumplings

Many thanks to my good friend Erin for this recipe!  I know the picture does not do it justice, but this was a delicious meal!!!  Will be added to the short list of favorites.



The secret is to use the big grands buttermilk biscuits and cook until it's thick.

 2 cups cooked chicken
 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
 2 soup cans water
 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
 1 can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (8 biscuits)

Mix all ingredients, except biscuits, in 4 1/4 quart crock pot slow cooker
Cut biscuits into quarters and gently stir into mixture. Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours.
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