Hawaiian Chicken (Pinterest)

I love a good crock pot meal. I LOVE to bake, but cooking is another story. If it takes more than 10 minutes I am over it. But cooking with a crock pot is my favorite, since you just throw everything in, turn it on and walk away!

This hawaiian chicken was no exception. 4 ingredients and 6 hours later and dinner was amazing!!! 

I just cooked some rice before we were ready to eat and poured the chicken over top!!!

Hawaiian Chicken

1 cup pineapple juice

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup soy sauce 

2 pounds chicken breast 

Cook on low for 6-8 hours & enjoy!

Slurpees (Pinterest)

Super simple and easy. Nothing will ever be as light and fluffy as a real slurpee, but you'll have a lot more flavor choices!!!

Slurpees
1 kool-aid packet
2 cups club soda
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 crushed ice
Blend kool-aid, sugar & 1 cup of club soda on high until sugar is dissolved. Add ice & blend until smooth. Add remaining club soda & blend. Pour in glasses and freeze for 30 minutes. 

SIDE NOTE:  let the blender run for awhile because you want the ice as 'shaved-like' as possible. I would even go the extent of using a snow cone maker if you have one.

Goo Gone (Pinterest)

I love Goo Gone. However I think it is too expensive & sometimes you can get lucky and find it at the dollar store, but I have had a bottle fall over and leak. NOT COOL! Thankfully there is a solution! You can make your own! I think this version works better because there is baking soda in this recipe and you can use it to scrub off what every sticky mess you need to remove. 

GOO GONE

1 part veggie oil
2 parts baking soda
Mix and store in an air tight container

SIDE NOTE: you will have to stir the mix before every use since the baking soda will settle.

Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Chowder (Pinterest)

Another simple and amazing crockpot meal. This one is my latest obsession. I have made it 3 times in the last 4 weeks, and my husband doesn't like it, so I have 5-6 meals for the week!!!

CROCK POT CHICKEN ENCHILADA CHOWDER

1 can (15oz) drained corn 

1/2 an onion (I used a handful of dried onion flakes)

1 can (10oz) enchilada sauce

1 can (10.75) cream of chicken soup

1 cup milk

4 (4oz) chicken breasts

In crock pot combine corn enchilada sauce, soup & milk. Stir and add chicken breasts, making sure they are submerged. Cover & cook on low for 6-8 hours or 3-4 on high. Before serving shred chicken. 

Top with cheese, sour cream or whatever else you like!

I personally like to eat this by using a tortilla chip to scoop up the chowder!!! It helps fill you faster, and give you more to serve or have for leftovers!!

SIDE NOTE: if you can't tell I am a picky eater and this chowder is a basic version from the original recipe. I am attaching the Original Recipe so that you adventurous eaters can have the full recipe.

Cherry Coke Chicken (PINTEREST)

If you know my husband Kyle, you know that he LOVES cherry coke. 

When coke products go on sale I buy anywhere from 6 to 12 cases for him. He goes through them pretty fast, thankfully we work for a company that provides free soda, otherwise I would be buying even more!!!

Anyway... I found this recipe and finally something my husband really loves!!! 

I wasn't a huge fan since I don't really like cherry coke, but it was good over instant potatoes. 

CHERRY COKE CHICKEN

4 chicken breasts

bottle of plain BBQ sauce

1/2 can cherry coke

1/2 cup brown sugar

Cook on low in crock pot for 5 hours. Shred & serve. 

SIDE NOTE: While this was a hit, the cherry coke flavor isn't powerful, you can definitely taste it. Some recipes lose the flavor, but this was definitely present.

Brown Sugar Oatmeal Packets (Pinterest)

I love brown sugar oatmeal, but knew that I was spending too much on the pre-made stuff. Thankfully I found a way to spend a fraction of what I was spending before. Rather than spending almost $5 for a value pack of 18. I spent about the same amount for about 60 packets. The only reason it was $5 is because I bought small plastic containers to eat them in. 

I bought quick oats from Wal-mart as well as small ziploc bowls. Then I just put together 5 bowls together on Sunday for the whole week! Easy peasy! The only adjustment was the taste was a little different, I am sure that the pre-packaged mix has more flavoring. However I found my diy version was more filling for some reason. 

DIY BROWN SUGAR OATMEAL PACKETS

42 oz quick oats
1/4-1/2 cup brown sugar
In small containers (or snack bags): add 1/2 cup oats & 2 TBSP brown sugar
To serve 3/4 cup of water or milk

SIDE NOTE: I personally only like the brown sugar oatmeal. But here is a link with a few other variations.
More DIY oatmeal packets

Cinnamon Roll Waffles! (Pinterest)

Easy, yummy and fast!!! 

I don't even know what else to say, but EN-FREAKIN'-JOY!

 

CINNAMON ROLL WAFFLES

Tube of cinnamon rolls - any flavor

waffle maker

Place 4 rolls in the center of the iron and bake. Use the icing as syrup & enjoy!

 

SIDE NOTE: I didn't flatten the rolls out, since I wanted them to be fluffy. 

Also as I am typing this, all I can think of is trying this with orange rolls! Yummy!!!