Easiest Crock Pot Chicken

So I feel silly posting this for, but I'm only doing it for me because I never remember to make it, but when I do I think why don't I do this more often?

Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
Put frozen chicken- breasts, thighs, bone-in, boneless, whatever you want- in crock pot. Dump some BBQ sauce on top. Cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 8-9 or a combination of the 2 depending on what time you have left. Shred if it's boneless.

Can serve on top of rice (or Cauliflower Rice!!), mashed potatoes, etc.

I usually like making this when I want to focus on a yummy or new side or two.

Salted Carmel rice crispy treats. Yum!

• Here is a fun twist on your typical rice crispy treats. I have made these a few times and always get asked for the recipe. They are gluten free too- so I love using it when I have friends who can't have gluten. Baking gluten free can sound intimidating, so this is my go-to! :) Try them, I hope you love them like we do at my house! :) 
  Ps. A little tip for making any rice crispies that delicious yummy gooey is to cook the marshmallows on a lower heat till they melt. You do not want to do it as quick as possible.  This will help the marshmallow to stay soft and pliable rather than hard as a rock. Works like a charm. Hope that made sense!! Ingredients:
  1 cup unsalted butter
• cooking spray
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 1/2 teaspoons flaked sea salt
• 1 (16 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
• 12 ounces gluten-free crispy rice cereal (such as Kellogg's® Gluten Free Rice Krispies®)
  
  1. Directions: Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Place cereal in a large heatproof bowl.
  3. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir brown sugar, cream, and corn syrup into butter; cook, stirring, until mixture becomes thick and syrupy, 7 minutes. Stir 2 teaspoons salt into butter mixture. Remove from heat and add marshmallows; stir until marshmallows are smooth and melted.
  4. Pour marshmallow mixture over rice cereal and stir. Transfer cereal mixture to prepared baking dish and press down with greased parchment paper. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; cool and cut into squares.
  
  

Chicken Pot Pie

 Holy cow! I can't believe it's been so long since we posted. I've been having a hard time coming up with dinners lately, so I thought I'd start posting recipes so I can easily look up ones that I've made before and love.

This is the yummiest chicken pot pie I've ever had. And I've tried a lot. Easton even said today that this may be what he chooses for his birthday dinner. Just a warning- this is not a healthy meal. But so worth it. It's pure comfort food!

2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (although today I only used one and used extra potato to make up for it and didn't even miss the extra chicken)
3 cups frozen peas
3 cups frozen corn
3-4 potatoes, cooked and cubed
(add or subtract any veggies you like)
3/4 cups margarine or butter
2/3 cup + 3 Tbls flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic salt
4 cups chicken broth (I just heat up 4 cups water and add in chicken boullion)
1 + 2/3 cup milk

Thaw vegetables. Melt butter in large saute pan. Add in flour and all the seasonings. Slowly add in the chicken broth and milk. Bring to boil then simmer over medium-low heat til it thickens. Add in chicken and vegetables.

Make into pot pies. There's so many ways you can make these. I make individual pot pies in ramekins and top them with phyllo dough. I spread with a little melted butter or margarine to help make it brown on the top. You can use cresent roll dough. You can use regular pie crust to top it. I don't like putting a crust or anything on the bottom just cause those are unnecessary extra calories. But you can totally make it however you want. It's this filling that is delicious! The only baking you'll have to do will depend on your topping as the filling will already be warm. If you're taking it out of the freezer, you can heat up the filling to cut back on the time needed to bake it, or you can just bake it longer if the topping needs to bake a while anyways.

This recipe makes a ton. So I usually have quite a bit leftover to freeze for another meal another day. Super easy!