Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan

I got inspired by Pinterest once again! I came across Nikki’s recipe over at Chef in Training and her chicken parm she whipped up! I tweaked it here and there but it’s a great and easy recipe!

Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan
2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 TBSP olive oil
1 egg, beaten
sliced or shredded mozzarella cheese
favorite jarred marinara or spaghetti sauce
Spread the 1 TBSP of olive oil into the bottom of your crockpot.
Beat the egg with a fork in a separate bowl.
Mix the bread crumbs with the seasonings and the Parmesan cheese in another separate dish.
Dip the chicken into the egg, then into the bread crumb mixture, coating both sides with crumbs, cheese and seasonings.
Place the chicken breast pieces in the bottom of the crockpot.
Layer 2-3 slices or 1-2 cups of mozzarella cheese on top, depending on how much cheese you like.
Cover chicken and cheese with entire jar of sauce.
Close lid and cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3.
Serve with your favorite pasta and ENJOY!
This was so yummy! It would be great without the breadcrumbs as well so next time I am going to try it with just the chicken, cheese, and sauce. I also didn’t have any Italian crumbs but just used my plain crumbs and tossed in some oregano and Italian sounding spices, lol.

Crock-Pot Beans and Ham

This was pretty tasty considering I have never made this Southern deliciousness. I leave that to my granny =) I found this recipe from Plain Chicken via Pinterest. Anywho, this was so simple and, if you know me, I love simple!
Slow Cooker Great Northerns & Ham
1 lb package dried northern beans
ham bone, hocks, shanks or diced ham (about 1 pound)
2 tsp onion powder
6 cups water
salt & pepper to taste
Rinse and sort the beans for any pebbles. Add the the rinsed beans, onion powder, salt, pepper, and ham to the crock pot. Add water. Cover and cook on low about 8 hours, until beans are tender. Remove ham bone, shanks or hocks and pull off the meat. Add meat to the crock pot and mix. Serve with cornbread.
Personal note: We used diced ham because I sent my hubs to the store and that’s what he came back with, lol. It was still yummy but I know a ham bone would make this so much better.
Also, I soaked my beans overnight so I didn’t get the same consistency/color of the broth as Plain Chicken did. It’s amazing what comes out of the beans after you soak them =/  Nevertheless, her picture looked better, lol.
Perhaps this was because we used diced ham instead of an actual hambone, but our beans needed A LOT of salt. We’re big salt people though =)
DEFINTELY A PINTEREST SUCCESS! Hope y’all try this. Was super easy and super good!

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Monterey Chicken. Nom nom nom!

Oh, man, oh man, oh heavenly jelly beans! Tried another Pinterest recipe because Pinterest seems to make me hungry…always hungry. The recipe is originally from the All Things Simple blog by Kim McCrary. Her picture of this awesomeness is much prettier than mine…

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But here’s the recipe I followed “semi-exactly.”


Monterey Chicken
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 c. bar-b-que sauce (I used Sonny’s brand since we were out of my fave Sweet Baby Ray’s)
1/4 c. real bacon bits
1 c. colby and jack cheese, shredded
1 14 oz. can Rotel tomatoes, drained (canned with green chilies added)
sliced green onions (did NOT use any because Mr. LCH is picky)
pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pound out chicken breasts to flatten. Season with pepper. Grill chicken until no long pink (we baked ours on a broiler pan) and place on baking sheet covered with foil (yeap, we forgot the foil). Top each chicken breast with one tablespoon bar-b-que sauce, 1/4 c. cheese, 1/4 c. tomatoes, green onions and one tablespoon of bacon bits. Place in oven and bake until cheese is melted.
I promise ya, you’ll love them! Or I hope so anyways =)

 
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