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Recipe – Crockpot Salsa Chicken

14 May

crockpot salsa chicken yum-o... easy easy easy this takes no time at all!!!!

The Happy Hubby was returning from a trip the other day and I wanted to have a nice meal waiting for him when he got home.

When I found this little ditty over at Nothing But Country, it sounded like just what I needed.

Easy, Mexican-y, and delish.

Badda-bing, badda-boom!

crockpot salsa chicken yum-oIngredients:

4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (you can use frozen chickens!)

16 oz Salsa (I bought a 24 oz jar so that I could use the extra salsa as a topping)

1 package Taco Seasoning

Taco Shells and your favorite taco toppings

Directions:

1.  Place frozen chicken breasts in the crockpot.

crockpot salsa chicken yum-o 22.  Sprinkle taco seasoning on top.

crockpot salsa chicken yum-o 33.  Cover with salsa.  Do not mix.

crockpot salsa chicken yum-o 44.  Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.

crockpot salsa chicken awesomeness5.  Shred chicken with 2 forks.

6.  Serve in taco shells with all your favorite taco toppings.

*I didn’t get a photo of this because everyone was hungry from our trip to the airport to pick up Daddy and it disappeared so quickly!*

crockpot salsa chicken yum-o 6Everyone will love it!

Happy Crockpot Salsa Chicken-ing! :-)

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Recipe – Easy Lemon Chicken

30 Apr

easy lemon chicken recipe at happyhomefairy.com - really tasty and so simple to make!Here is a yummy recipe our Happy Home really enjoys.

I probably enjoy it the most because it is so easy. :-)

Ingredients:

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/3 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp poultry seasoning

Directions:

Place chicken in a greased 9×13 dish.  Combine rest of ingredients and pour over chicken.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

We like to serve ours with a microwaveable brown rice/quinoa blend I get at Costco and sautéed squash and zucchini.easy lemon chicken recipe

Happy Easy Lemon Chicken-ing! :-)

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Recipe – Delicious 3-Ingredient Gluten Free Side Dish

19 Apr

3 ingredient Gluten Free Side Dish at happyhomefairy.com - so easy and so goodOhhh man.

When I make this stuff I have been known to just dig into the pot I cooked it in with a large spoon.

gluten free side ingredientsIngredients:

1 box Roasted Brown Rice Couscous (I found this delicious Lundberg brand at Publix) *Please note that this is BROWN RICE couscous… Regular couscous is NOT gluten free.*

Dried apricots

Carrots (may I suggest NOT getting baby carrots – you’ll find out why in a second… You will need big carrots – peel them first)gluten free side cook

Step 1 – Cook brown rice couscous according to package directions.

gluten free side gratingStep 2 – While couscous is cooking, grate your carrots.  Holy cow this step will take you FOREVER if you use baby carrots (and you might lose a finger or two to the grater), but that is what I had in the fridge. :-)

gluten free side chopStep 3 – Chop up a bunch of dried apricots.  If you have kitchen scissors, use them for this step.  Mine were in the dishwasher. :-)

gluten free sidegluten free side dish - AWESOMEStep 4 – When the couscous is finished cooking, mix all ingredients together.

TADA!

Gluten Free.  Delicious.  Goes great with grilled chicken.

Come on over and we can clink our spoons and dig in together.

Happy 3-Ingredient Gluten Free Side Dish-ing! :-)

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Recipe – Chicken and Salsa Skillet

2 Apr

chicken and salsa skillet at happyhomefairy.com - one of the easiest, quickest, and tastiest recipes ever!This is one of those recipes that I can always count on remembering all of the ingredients when I spontaneously hit the store without a grocery list in hand (which happens to be more and more often lately).

I wish I was better at meal planning as it seems we’ve eaten this and spaghetti quite a bit lately, but alas!  ’Tis the season of life.

I hear it doesn’t slow down until the Happy Hubby and I are Empty Nesting-it!

And by then we will probably be too old and too pudding-brained to even know what a grocery list is.

So, if you’re looking for something quick and easy to make, and delicious to eat, this is for you!

chicken and salsa skillet recipe2Chicken and Salsa Skillet

Ingredients -

2 cups multi-grain pasta, cooked according to package directions (I used the pasta that says it’s made with vegetables because even if it’s only made with like .2% veggies, hey – it’s veggies)

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

1 1/4 cups salsa (I usually have to use an entire jar or so)

1 cup frozen corn, thawed

1 large green pepper, cut into strips

1 cup Mexican-style Shredded Cheese

chicken and salsa skillet recipe1Directions -

1.  Cook chicken in skillet with a little bit of oil for a few minutes.

2.  Stir in salsa, corn, and peppers.  Bring to a boil.

3.  Simmer on low hear for about 10 minutes, or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.

4.  Add cooked pasta.  Stir everything together.  Top with shredded cheese.chicken and salsa skillet recipe

Happy Chicken and Salsa Skillet-ing! :-)

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Scrumptious Desserts for Spring

25 Mar

spring dessertsI would imagine that many of you are trying to put together a little Easter dinner menu right about now.

Allow me to give you some dessert suggestions that will have your guests absolutely begging you for more!

Each recipe is just perfect for spring and so easy to make.

You’re welcome. :-)

IMG_0675Sunshine Cake

IMG_7839Angel Food Cake Strawberry Trifle

IMG_7387Banana Bread Pudding Trifle

IMG_1020Lemon Cheese Bars

I promise not one of these recipes will let you down!

Happy Scrumptious Desserts for Spring-ing! :-)

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Shamrock Smoothie

8 Mar

shamrock smoothie at happyhomefairy.com - filled with delicious fruits, spinach and flaxseed - yummy!

I literally eat the same thing for breakfast EVERY MORNING.

Lately I have been feeling the nudge to break out of the box a bit.

So when I saw THIS smoothie recipe, I thought – I can do that!

AND it has amazing things like spinach hidden in it that you seriously can not even taste.

I made a few tweaks to what I threw in my blender and thought I’d share it with you not only because it’s delicious, but it’s the perfect color drink for your St. Patrick’s Day festivities. :-)

Who knows?  Maybe your Happy Buddies will go for it in the name of all things Irish!

shamrock smoothie ingredientsIngredients -

1 banana

6-8 strawberries, frozen

6-8 peaches, frozen

A few handfuls of spinach

Almond milk – I kind of just eyeball this.  Pour in more if you like a thinner smoothie.

Flaxseed

shamrock smoothie flaxI love these individual-serving-sized flaxseed packets I get at my local Publix.  Talk about ease.

shamrock smoothie blenderThrow everything into a blender.

And turn that baby on.

Our blender isn’t super powerful (I am trying not to be jealous of all you people who own those Vitamix things), so I have to pick the thing up and shake it around a bit to help it all get chopped up.  The Happy Hubby says it looks like I am wrestling a chicken.

shamrock smoothie mixedBut eventually it will look like this.

shamrock smoothie at happyhomefairy.comAnd then like this.

And then it will be all gone and in your belly and you will feel like a million bucks because you consumed most of your fruit and veggie servings before the sun is even up!

shamrock smoothie at happyhomefairy.com!Don’t they look festive?

Happy Shamrock Smoothie-ing! :-)

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Recipe – Kentucky Potatoes

4 Mar

potato casserole at happyhomefairy.com - perfect dish for potlucks - never any leftovers and SO easy!!!St. Patrick’s Day tends to bring out the potato-lover in many of us.

THIS POST has a bunch of great spud-themed crafts and treats for St. Patrick’s Day, but I realized that I have never shared my mom’s famous Kentucky Potato recipe here on the blog.

It’s about time!

Trust me, friends, this casserole is amazing.  It is so easy to make and it tastes great alongside ham or turkey (if you’re starting to plan your Easter dinner menu) or simply with a spoon in the middle of the night.

potato casserole ingredientsIngredients:

1 bag of frozen Potatoes O’Brien with onions and peppers

3 cans Cream of Potato soup

16 oz Sour Cream

2 cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Directions:

potato casserole combineStep 1 – Pour everything in a big bowl.

potato casserole mix it up!Step 2 – Mix everything up.

potato casserole dishStep 3 – Dump into a 9×13 casserole dish.

(You can see – this is not rocket science.) :-)

delicious kentucky potatoes by happyhomefairy.comStep 4 – Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.

Don’t they kind of look like a big pot of gold???

Maybe we should call them Pot of Gold Potatoes instead!

Better than anything a leprechaun could bring – if you’re the kind of person who likes food more than money. :-)

Happy Kentucky Potato-ing!

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Recipe – Tebow Family Pizza Pie

17 Feb

tebow family pizza pie at happyhomefairy.comHave you heard Tim Tebow’s testimony?

How his mother, Pam, contracted a strange disease just before finding out she was pregnant?

Once they discovered her pregnancy, doctors advised her to abort because she had received some extreme doses of antibiotics that supposedly would have caused damage to the baby.

Well, Pam did not have an abortion.

And that precious little baby was born perfectly fine and then grew up to be the star quarterback for the Denver Broncos!

I love this story – not just because of God’s amazing, sovereign hand on that little miracle baby, but also Pam’s faith.

She had to walk through 9 months of total surrender – having to accept whatever God’s will was for her child – disability or not.

Sound familiar? :-)

I wish I could say I’ve walked the last 10+ months of the Happy Baby’s life with the same perspective – unwavering in trust – but it’s a hard road and I find myself having to daily check my spirit to make sure the enemy doesn’t let fear or doubt creep their way in to rob me of the vision He has given me concerning our own son.

When I saw that Pam Tebow had posted a famous family recipe for Pizza Pie (apparently Tim’s favorite) on Taste of Home, I had to give it a try in honor of a great woman of faith.

And it sure doesn’t hurt that the Happy Hubby could eat pizza practically every meal of every day of his life. :-)

pizza pie at happyhomefairy.comIt was a hit!!!

And super easy to make.

The only things I changed were I had to use a square pan because I don’t own a deep dish pie plate and I added a layer of pepperoni under the cheese because the hubs asked me to.

You can see the recipe at Taste of Home HERE, or enjoy this little recipe card.pizza pie recipe card

Happy Tebow Family Pizza Pie-ing! :-)

*Does your Happy Home love pizza too?  Then you MUST check out our beloved BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe HERE, or our ultimate favorite Pizza Bubble recipe HERE!*

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Soup-er Duper Dinners

26 Jan

We’ve had a few chillier days here in South Florida this week!

It’s made me crave the comforts of a nice, steamy bowl of soup.

Here are the recipes I’ve been wanting to make for our Happy Home this winter…

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When we were in the hospital, a dear friend brought us a big tupperware filled with this Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup from Craft-O-Maniac.

It was seriously the most delicious meal ever – just the thing to soothe our weary hearts.

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The Happy Hubby loves him some baked potato with all the fixins.

This Baked Potato Soup from Our Best Bites will fancy his tastebuds, I’m sure!

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This recipe for Beef Barley Soup from Happy Home Fairy is one of our Happy Home’s favorites.

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Anything involving the word ‘burger’ in some manner is prime candidate for no-fuss eating on behalf of our Happy Buddy.

I think this Cheeseburger Soup from The Recipe Critic would be perfect for his picky palette.

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This just looks like a bread-bowl-full-of-yum.

Get the super easy recipe for Cheesy Potato Soup at Lil’ Luna.

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I made this World’s Best Taco Soup from i heart nap time the other night and it was a total instant hit!

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And, finally, this Corn Sausage Chowder from Good Old Days makes me want to curl up with a spoon, some thick warm socks and a good book.

I hope you found something here to warm your spirit during these cold winter months!

Happy Soup-ing! :-)

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How I Rock The Salad

24 Jan

salad of awesomeness at happyhomefairy.com

The Happy Baby has a suuuuuuuper sensitive stomach.

Several months ago, a few friends suggested that I go dairy and gluten free to see if it might help with his tummy troubles.

I was a bit bummed at first – I’d go to the grocery store and then leave upset because it felt like there was nothing I could eat!  But after some time, I figured out a new normal of eating and the Happy Baby (and myself, for that matter) is better for it.

One of the things I have grown to love is The Salad.

I’ve gotten so good at making salads that my in-laws, whenever they are hosting a family gathering, call on me to bring the greens.

It doesn’t take rocket science to make a good salad, just a little bit of time and patience for all that chopping.  The recipe in this post is the one I make myself almost every night for dinner.  It keeps me on track with the gluten and dairy free lifestyle and gives me that warm I-just-ate-something-healthy feeling when I put down my fork.

salad 1The supporting actors and actresses:

Spinach leaves

Baby carrots, chopped

Grape tomatoes

Cucumber, peeled and chopped

Green pepper, chopped

salad 2The stars of the show:

Apple Chips

Craisins

Marzetti Simply Dressed Balsamic Salad Dressing (I find this dressing in the refrigerated produce section of our grocery store)

I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love those dried apple chips (also found in the produce section of our grocery store).  I am a big cruncher, so these delicious snacks are the perfect addition to satisfy my need to munch.  I always buy like 10 bags at a time so that I am never without.

Note – I also like to add slivered almonds or walnuts but I didn’t have any on hand at the moment.  Nuts are a bit more expensive than apple chips! :-)

salad 4Mix everything together in a big bowl and you’ve got something to really wow your digestive system!

For protein, I usually throw some rotisserie chicken on top.  Fast, easy, and yummy.

salad 3

Now, if only I had the self-control to not reward myself with something sweet before bed after making such a healthy dinner choice.

Ah!  C’est la vie.

How do you like your salads?

Happy Salad Rock-ing! :-)

*Love salads?  Check out my most popular recipes for Broccoli Salad of Wonder HERE or my Sweetheart Strawberry Salad HERE.*

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