What's for dinner?

[Tina]

I never start this thread, but since I already have dinner going, why not?

I've been perusing this website: A Year of Crockpotting (http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html) thanks to Lisa (I think).

I've got the Coq Au Vin Chicken in the crockpot. It smells good, I hope we like it!

I think tomorrow I might try making the Coconut Beef.

[/has a new crockpot and is finally using it]

[Lisa]

That is thanks to Lisa, via Allison. :D


And I have no clue.

[Phoebe]

Chicken and Dumplings!

Ingredients

* 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders
* 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 russet potato, peeled and diced
* 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced or thinly sliced
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 1 rib celery, diced
* 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1/3 palm full
* 2 tablespoons flour, a handful
* 1 quart chicken broth or stock, canned or paper container, preferred brand Kitchen Basics
* 1 small box biscuit mix(preferred brand Jiffy Mix)
* 1/2 cup warm water
* Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
* 1 cup frozen green peas

Directions

Dice tenders into bite size pieces and set aside. Wash hands.

Place a large pot on stove over medium high heat. Add oil, butter, vegetables and bay leaf and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Season mixture with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Add flour to the pan and cook 2 minutes. Stir broth or stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Add chicken to the broth and stir.

Place biscuit mix in a bowl. Combine with 1/2 cup warm water and parsley. Drop tablespoonfuls of prepared mix into the pot, spacing dumplings evenly. Cover pot tightly and reduce heat to medium low. Steam dumplings 8 to 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir chicken and dumplings to thicken sauce a bit. Stir peas into the pan, remove chicken and dumplings from heat and serve in shallow bowls.

[Lisa]

I LOVE chicken and dumplings. I never add the veggies though. And, add just a smidge of cinnamon. Sounds weird, but it is delish.

[Phoebe]

Cinnamon? Hmmmm. I'll try it. Why not? :D

[Lisa]

Juat a touch. Enough to make them wonder what that flavor is.

[Angie]

Enough to make them say...Hmmmmm what IS that? /Rachael Ray

[Phoebe]

Funny you say that, Angie. It's a RR recipe. :D

[Sissy]

We are having sausage and white bean soup thanks to Phoebe (I think...or was it Lisa :hide: ).

[Lisa]

Lisa doesn't do beans, probably Pheebs. :D

[Alie]

sweet potato and chickpea stew. Also from the crockpot! Guess its just that kinda day :D

[Mary Ann]

Cereal

[Phoebe]

*invites MA over*

[Heather]

I have a hankering for cornbread dressing and I need to practice making it again before Thanksgiving, so I may whip some up after I put the kids down. I should make some cornbread now. /lazy

And, who knows what we'll eat with it. Chicken? green beans?

[ang]

Leftover porkchops with some veggies. Maybe cabbage and some squash/onions.

[Heather]

I have a hankering for cornbread dressing and I need to practice making it again before Thanksgiving, so I may whip some up after I put the kids down. I should make some cornbread now. /lazy

And, who knows what we'll eat with it. Chicken? green beans?

Scratch that. I don't have any celery.

Who knows what we'll have for dinner.

[Rebecca]

I'm not sure. I still haven't gone to the store. :indiff: I think we'll have pan fried pork chops and broccoli. /boring, but the kids like it

[taragunner]

Steak and salad that I brought to work. If I feel really lazy, steak salad. :D

[Angie]

I have to go to the store when Dan get's home so whatever I feel will be quick enough to make and not be eating at 9:00.

[Clare]

Left over chicken enchiladas :yum:

[Mo]

No, idea. I do have chicken breasts thawing though. So I'm halfway to figuring it out.

[Kate]

bourbon chicken
brown rice
broccoli

[Mo]

I have a plan...
Cream of Mushroom Soup (doctored up with garlic powder and herb seasoning) poured over 4 half breasts of chicken. Baked at 400 for 30 minutes. Served with corn or peas and mashed potatoes for the kids and cauliflower for me and Glenn.

[purple]

I wanna order takeout. But we shouldn't. So, I dunno.

[Danielle]

Something I hae no idea. I might copy Mo at this point. Maybe I will make tacos.

[Phoebe]

Dude. The cinnamon makes a lovely difference!! The C&D is simmering and I can't WAIT until Richard gets home.

[Lisa]

:D

[purple]

We ordered Chinese. My General Tso's chicken was kind of gross and gristly. But I had soup and dumplings, so I am okay even though I only ate like 2 pieces of chicken. Meh.

[Terri]

We had leftover chicken, rice, and vegetables. /boring

[Allison]

stuffed peppers for us.

rotisserie chicken, string cheese & watermelon for her.

[Rebecca]

*hungry*
*still hasn't gone to store*

[Amy]

Whatever the dinner fairy brings. What? There is no dinner fairy? :cry:

[Rebecca]

That is seriously how I'm feeling. www.pizzahut.com (http://www.pizzahut.com) is sounding pretty damn inviting about now.

[Terri]

That is seriously how I'm feeling. www.pizzahut.com (http://www.pizzahut.com) is sounding pretty damn inviting about now.


We've made that many times. :D

[purple]

In order to order out tonight, I agreed to cook the rest of the week (not necessarily me cooking, but that we would eat in).

[Robin]

I just got a Fully Loaded Box from KFC - a drumstick, 2 chicken tenders, string beans, spicy fries, 2 biscuits, and a buffalo snacker sandwich. It sucked.

/opposite day

[Brandy]

We had roast, tators and carrots that I put in the crockpot this morning. It was very yummy!

[Phoebe]

I love roasts.

[Ms. Kim]

chicken broth /sick

[Phoebe]

Aw Kim!! :hug:

[Rebecca]

(((Kim)))

I'm glad I went to the store and got pork chops and broccoli. It hit the spot.

[purple]

(((Kim)))

Maybe tomorrow I will make shepherd's pie. Alton Brown just made some and it looked doog.

[Mary Ann]

And what I actually ate: Greek yogurt with honey, toasted WW English muffin and egg subsitute w/FF cheese.

[Angie]

I couldn't go to the store. :indiff:

So I had one type of meat in the freezer...ground turkey.

We had turkey meatloaf :eat:, crash hot potatoes and green beans.

[Mo]

I love those crash hot potatoes. We had them for the first time last week and I used the leftovers to doctor up a batch of Bear Creek creamy potato soup. So, so yummy!