Crock pot Chicken

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup of olive oil
• 1/3cup of lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon of oregano (dried or fresh)
• 1 teaspoon of onion powder
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• Fresh black pepper
• 2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1 pound of red-skin potatoes
• 5 to 8 baby carrots

Directions:
To make the marinade, add the oil, lemon juice, oregano, onion powder, crushed garlic, salt, black pepper to a measuring cup and mix well together.

Add the chicken in the middle, the potatoes on one side and the baby carrots on the other.

Pour in the marinade, ensuring that each ingredient is drenched.
Set the slow cooker to a high for 4 hours, or low for 8 hours.

BBQ Brisket Sandwiches

Ingredients
Brisket:

• 4 pounds beef brisket
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 7 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups beef broth
• 3 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 6-8 hamburger buns

BBQ Sauce:

• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix together BBQ ingredients: ketchup, brown sugar, water, vinegar, Worcestershire, adobo sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour mixture into the slow cooker.
2. Heat a large sauté pan or heavy skillet over medium heat and pour in olive oil. Once hot, add onions and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions have caramelized.
3. Remove brisket from packaging and pat it dry with paper towels. Then season generously with salt and pepper.
4. Heat a second large pan or skillet over medium-high heat and sear both sides of brisket just until you get a nice, dark crust. Remove brisket and set aside.
5. In a medium bowl, combine Worcestershire sauce, paprika, cumin, chili powder, brown sugar and cayenne pepper and mix together well to create seasoning.
6. Cut brisket in half widthwise and rub all over with brisket seasoning. Place both halves fat side up in the slow cooker.
7. Carefully press minced garlic into meat and place caramelized onions on top and around brisket. Then pour in beef broth. Stir liquids around the meat.
8. Cover and cook brisket on low for 8 hours, or until meat is tender.
9. Remove brisket from slow cooker and place on a clean cutting board. Slice meat into 1/4-inch thick pieces.
10. Use a spoon to remove fat from top of cooking sauce and discard.
11. Arrange sliced meat on hamburger buns and pour sauce over the top. Serve immediately.

Cucumber, Onion, and Tomato Salad

3 Tomatoes
3 cucumbers
1 onion
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon of cracked pepper
2 table spoons of sugar
2 teaspoons of salt
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of olive oil

mix well
Let it chill for 1-2 hours...

Similar to Grandma's Cucumber Salad 
grandmas cucumber salad

Chocolate Chip Reese's Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients:

2 tubes cookie dough (16 oz each)
2 8 oz. blocks cream cheese
12 Reese's peanut butter cups
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Recipe:

Flatten 1 tube of cookie dough onto the bottom of a 9" x 9" square baking pan.
Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in separate bowl until smooth.
Lay 3 rows of 4 Reese's cups each on top of the cookie dough.
Pour and spread the cheesecake filling on top of the Reese's.
Lay another flattened layer of cookie dough on top.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 min.
After chilling, cut into bars and scarf down immediately.

From Buzzfeed including video here:

http://www.foodplease.com/story/prepare/2015/11/27/these-chocolate-chip-reeses-cheesecake-bars-are-everything-youve-ever

UNSTUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Ingredients:

1 1/2 to 2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small cabbage, chopped
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) low sodium diced tomatoes
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt

Directions:

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.

Add the ground beef and onion and cook, stirring, until ground beef is no longer pink and onion is tender.

Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.
Add the chopped cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, pepper, and salt. 

Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cabbage is tender.

Yield: Serves 6 to 8.

Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients...

4 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 can chicken broth
2 cans cream of chicken
sliced carrots
sliced celery
1/2 can peas
1/2 onion
crumbled bacon
parsley
garlic powder
salt and pepper
1 can flaky biscuits

Directions

Place chicken breasts in bottom of crockpot
Pour chicken broth and both cream of chickens over it
Add in carrots, celery and onion. How much ever you prefer
Add in garlic powder, salt and pepper and parsley flakes over it, how much ever you prefer
Cook on high for 3 hours
Remove chicken and shred.
Add the chicken back in with some crumbled bacon and the peas, stir together.
Break up the flaky biscuits, uncooked, and put in the crockpot.
Break each roll in about 3 parts and just place them on top.
Remain cooking for another hour or so on high or until done. Enjoy!

AMERICAN GOULASH

Ingredients:

2 lbs lean ground beef
1 medium onion
1 medium green pepper
1 32 oz can tomato juice
2 cups elbow macaroni
1 16 oz can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Brown ground beef until done.
Meanwhile, dice onion and green pepper.
Add onions, green pepper, tomatoes, tomato juice, and macaroni.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Cook on medium low heat for 45 minutes.
Serve with a sprinkling of Parmesan