Friday, February 15, 2013

Crock Pot Pineapple Chicken

It has been a while since I've blogged!  We moved into a new house and we didn't have internet for awhile.  Once we got internet, there were complications with that.  Then we went out of town... when we got home from out of town we finally got it all figured out!  Today is the first time since we got internet that I have time to finally blog!  I made this recipe almost 2 months ago!  Holy cow I have a lot of catching up to do!

This is a great crock pot recipe to make.  It's simple, healthy, and very tasty.  However, I'm still figuring out the chicken in the crock pot thing.  I feel like sometimes the chicken is really delicious and moist and sometimes it's dried out.  Maybe it is the recipes I pick?  I don't know.  This recipe is OK, and I'd consider making it again because I do love crock pot meals.  (Funny thing is, I have spaghetti sauce in the crock pot right now!) :)  Here ya go:

Crock Pot Pineapple Chicken
4 Frozen Chicken Breasts
1/2 cup Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Teriyaki Sauce
1 can Pineapple Chunks, drain half the juice out  (You may want to have an extra can of pineapple chunks to put on top of the finished product... the ones that cook in the crock pot absorb a lot of the salt and don't taste very good)

Throw everything in the crock pot.  Cook on low for 6-7 hours.  Shred with a fork and serve over rice. Enjoy!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Homemade Pretzel Bites

Homemade Pretzel Bites are ridiculously DELICIOUS!  I mean, Chris and I ate most of them the first day.  Which you should eat them right away, they're not as good the second day.  But this snack is so easy to make and they are really tasty!  **Be warned, you really will want to eat them all at once** Here ya go:


Pretzel Bites
1 can Crusty French Loaf (Pillsbury)
1 stick Butter
Salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Bring a pot of water to boil.  Also, set the butter out to start softening.

Take the dough out of the can and place it on a cutting board.  Do NOT flour it and do NOT roll out the dough.  Using a pizza cutter, cut dough into bite sized pieces.


Take the balls of dough and drop them into the boiling water.  You should only put about 10 pieces in at a time.  Roll them around the water for about 45 seconds.

Remove the dough from the boiling water and set onto paper towels that have been sprayed with pam.  

On a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, put the dough about 1/2 inch apart.  Bake  for 20 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom and tops are not doughy.

After they have been baked, roll the bites in melted butter before putting them onto a plate or bowl.  Sprinkle with salt and ENJOY!