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Parmesan Chicken Roll-ups

This is a new recipe to the Stephens house. And let me tell ya...it has quickly risen to the top 10 favorite list!



The first time I made this was a night that Josh and I were going to a friends house to play games. I didn't judge how much time we had to cook and eat before needing to leave. This meant we were eating in the car on our way to her house!
Josh took his first bite when we hit the first red light. He yelled so loud! It scared me at first! ...then I saw the look on his face and knew that he loved it!
Not only was it that yummy...but it was easy to eat in the car. Just in case that's something you look for in a meal ;)

 Remember HERE when I talked about cooking my chicken ahead of time? That comes in handy with  this meal and cut down a lot of the prep work, since you need to start with the chicken already cooked. (I used my pressure cooker to cook this chicken. It took 9 minutes to cook 3 frozen chicken breasts!!) Also, I never buy chicken tenderloins so I just use a thin cut chicken breast and slice that in half.

If you don't already have cooked chicken, that's fine! You can just start mixing your other ingredients together!
The first time I made this I used mayonnaise, sour cream, and cream cheese for the mixture. I didn't love the cream cheese taste with this too much so I've eliminated it since then. But if you like cream cheese...add it!

Spread this mixture across the entire crescent triangle then add some shredded mozzarella cheese to the wider end. I use shredded because that is just what I have. If you have it in a block or deli slices, that works too!


Add you chicken on top and roll it up! (Ignore my partially seasoned chicken... I don't know what happened there!)

Melt some butter (I did about 1-2 Tbsp) and add parsley and minced garlic. Spread this on top of the rolls for some extra flavor! The first time I made this I didn't add the garlic and it was still so good! ...but I love adding garlic to everything. I like it much more with some garlic!


Bake these for 14-15 minutes or until they turn golden-brown. My oven is exactly 14 minutes but I know every oven is a little different!




And these are pretty filling! I'm usually good with just eating 1 and Josh usually just eats 2 (sometimes 3 if he's super hungry)!
They do reheat pretty well. The roll just gets a little soggy if you do it in the microwave. But I recommend just eating all of them right out of the oven if you can!


Enjoy!

Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu

I always really loved Chicken cordon bleu but whenever I would try to make it...it would just come out tasting dry!

My solution to that problem? Crock pot!! I haven't made anything in my crock pot that has come out tasting dry!




I know...that picture doesn't look THAT appetizing. Trust me, it's yummy!


This is also a pretty simple meal to make. There isn't too much prep involved!

First you want to get your chicken, ham and cheese ready! If you do cut it all the way through it will just be a little messier and your ham/cheese may fall out while it's cooking.

You can either use deli style slices of Swiss cheese or you can buy a block of it and slice it yourself. I like to cut mine off of a block because it's just easier to roll it up for me.


Once that's all rolled up it is time to stuff it in the chicken! You don't have to secure it with tooth picks but it just helps keep it together!


The sauce mixture is the easiest thing ever and it adds so much flavor to the chicken. Sometimes I add Dijon mustard to the mix to give it even more flavor! So keep that in mind!
 I just throw these both in a bowl and whisk it until there aren't too many clumps. 
You want to put half of this on the bottom on the crock pot, put the chicken in then pour the other half on top.


Last step is to add your stuffing mix on top of the chicken and top it off with the melted butter! 
And about the butter... if I'm being honest...I usually use more than just 1/4 cup. Butter is just really good.


Cook this on low for 4-6 hours and that's it! You are all done!

Enjoy!

PS. This is one that Josh gave a 9/10 on!

Easiest chicken prep ever!

I use a lot of chicken when I cook. Like...a lot! And for some of my recipes the chicken needs to be cooked and shredded or cubed as part of the prep.

I finally realized that I can prep a whole bunch of chicken ahead of time to save me time with those recipes!

I prep mine in my crock pot!



I usually do:
 4-6 chicken breasts (depending on how much I need for the week)
1/4 cup of chicken broth
Salt and pepper
Other seasonings (depending on what recipes I'll be making with the chicken

I cook it on high for 4 hours of low for 8. Sometimes I even start it right as I'm going to sleep! It's ready when I wake up and the house smells delicious!

Once it's done in the crock pot it is too easy to shred! Most times it just falls apart when I try to fish it out of the slow cooker and onto the cutting board!




A few of the recipes I use this chicken for are:
Chicken enchiladas
Chicken cordon bleu casserole
Chicken fried rice
Salad that I want with chicken
...and a couple others that I can't think of right now..

When I prep this chicken I do make sure that I plan meals that will use it all of it so it doesn't go to waste. If I don't have enough dinner ideas to use it all I just take it to work for lunch! I sometimes only get 5 minutes to eat lunch so its a super quick and easy thing to heat up. I just have to remember to bring sauce or something to put on it so it doesn't get too boring too quickly!

Sesame Chicken

This was another recipe that I made when I went freezer meal crazy.

And it was another win!! Josh gave this a 9 out of 10 too!!

I cooked mine in a skillet on medium heat.

While the chicken was cooking I poured the marinade into a sauce pan and stirred this until it thickened. Josh is a sauce kinda guy so he put this sauce on his chicken



Top with sesame seeds, serve with rice and enjoy (because we definitely did)!!


Cilantro lime chicken

So last week I went a little freezer meal crazy. I made 8 different freezer meals and 6 of them were new recipes! Tonight I made the first of the new recipes and it was a total win!

Josh gave this ilantro lime chicken a 9 out of 10!!

It was so simple to prepare and even easier to cook. All around it was a delicious and simple meal!


Ignore my amateur food photography skills...I'll get better! 




Seriously guys. This recipe is amazing! Try it! Now!


This is a recipe that is ketogenic! With a small variation...the sugar! 
All you have to change is the sweetener you use. Simple enough, right?
Use 1 packet of Stevia to make this keto!