Monday, May 28, 2012

Crockpot banana bread

What? So good! Amazing! And so moist. I added walnuts which was delicious and light corn syrup instead of dark. So good. This will a staple in our house. I cooked mine for 2 hours. And sorry I didn't get pictures of the finished till we had already ate most of it! Pictures at the end.

1 3/4 c all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/3 c butter or margarine
2/3 c sugar
2 eggs well beaten
2 tbsp dark corn syrup
3 ripe bananas well mashed
1/2 c walnuts (optional)

Grease and flour a 4 1/2 quart crockpot. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set aside. Cream butter with mixer until fluffy. Slowly add sugar, eggs, corn syrup, and mashed bananas. Beat until smooth. Gradually add flour mix to creamed mix. Add nuts now if desired. Pour into crockpot and cook on high covered for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool, then invert on serving dish!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Monterey Chicken

So this recipe has been going around pinterest! And it is so good! All the ingredients together is so simple but so delicious! Pictures of each step at the end of the post!! Enjoy!

4 Chicken breasts
1/4 c bar-b-que sauce
1/4 c real bacon bits
1 c Colby jack cheese,shredded
1 14oz can Rotel Tomatoes, drained and get the ones with the green chilles added
Sliced green onions
Pepper

Pound out the chicken to flatten. Season with pepper. Grill chicken until no longer pink. (george Forman grill. Yay!) place on baking sheet covered with foil. Top each with sauce, cheese, tomatoes, green onions, and bacon bits. (In that order) Place in oven at 400 degrees until cheese is melted about 5 mins.

So good!!! And worth it!