Love being able to make something everyone will love for dinner without making a mess? Yeah.. Me Too!

This is kind of crazy, but I have always wanted to take Tap Dance. Several Years ago I Signed up for class, but after I bought the tap shoes, convinced a friend to sign up with me, and made arrangements for my two young ones to be watched for an hour a week, I found out I was pregnant!

My doctor said as long as it wasn’t clogging I was okay to stay in the class, so I did. I tapped until a few weeks before I delivered. Put it this way, I couldn’t see my feet but I could hear them! And that was the end of my tapping.

Eighteen years later, I am signed up again and am having a total blast, but on Tap days it is nice to have something I don’t have to spend a lot of time preparing. And that is when this dish makes an entrance from stage right. (That is a little theater lingo I picked up.)

This is what Jo of Jo cooks has to say about this recipe.

Anyway, chicken and rice! Who doesn’t love a good chicken and rice casserole sorta dish. But the beauty here is that it’s all made in one skillet, quickly and before you know it dinner is ready to be served.

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Quick Tip.. This is a great dish to toss in other veggies. I love adding thinly sliced carrots in for flavor, color, and texture!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Jo and Jo Cooks.

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This is one of the easiest recipes you will find on the internet.

This recipe only has 4 ingredients. FOUR! As far as measuring anything, that doesn’t even need to happen. It is just a matter of dumping everything in a pan, stirring it up, and baking until hot and cheesy.

It is the kind of recipe you love to take because people go wild over it, however, you hate to give out the recipe because people have no idea how insanely simple this is.

In fact, I thought it was a joke at first and had to make sure this wasn’t posted on April Fools Day!

So the next time someone is taking sign ups for a pot luck or a get together grab a pencil or pen and sign up for a side dish. As many 9 x 13 pans as I have made, it is nice to know we can make this into 2 – 8 x8 pans of three loaf pans for a smaller crowd.

When John and I first got married cooking for only two was a big adjustment. I had done quite a bit of cooking and as the oldest of 4 children, it meant a lot of casseroles and large quantities. So it was a surprise when John came home from work and saw I had made 2 9×13 pans of enchiladas. TWO.
“Who is coming over?” he asked.

“No one,” I replied. “I just thought I would make enough for left overs!” Yep..Enchiladas for the next two weeks and that was after we took our neighbor over some. Being able to adapt recipes for your crowd size is so important.

This is what Stephanie at Plain Chicken has to say about her super simple recipe;

The French Onion part of this casserole comes from you favorite French Onion dip. I prefer Kraft French Onion dip, but any refrigerated French Onion dip will work great. I loved the flavors in this casserole. I could have made a meal out of it! We like to serve it with chicken, steaks, pork tenderloin and burgers. It really goes with everything. Make this ASAP!

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Quick Tip: Try making this with Pepper Jack cheese for a little kick.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Stephanie at Plain Chicken

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If there was an award for the most magical kitchen appliance even invented, the slow cooker would win hands down.

Nothing like being gone all day and having to step into the house wondering what your next play will be. Seriously, sometimes I feel like I need a wipe-off board so I can do a Madden football style huddle. “Ok kids..I am going to run around the laundry and you go out for a long pass…”

I find myself thinking “Dinner? You guys just ATE!” But that is just life. One mess and chaos to the next. Wouldn’t it be nice, for once, walk into the house and have the smell of dinner greet you at the door? Now that is what I am talking about. No, you don’t have to hire someone to come in and cook for you. That is always an option, but not always practical.

With a little bit of prep you can make this dream a reality.This is a great recipe to add in some of your favorite ingredients and who know, maybe even use that left over rice from last night’s dinner!

Because it is cooked in the crock put the mess is pretty minimal. So you can spend less time geting things on the table and more time visiting with those you love around the table! Now That is an All-star Game plan!

If only laundry were this easy!

Here is what Holly from Life in the Lofthouse has to say about this easy to make family favorite.

This is probably one of the easiest soup recipes you’ll ever make AND it’s delicious. So it’s a win win! This is one that you can throw everything in the crock pot before work and just keep it on the warm setting all day. Once you get home just quickly brown up the ground beef and dinner is done. Talk about the best little dinner ever!

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Quick Tip: Don’t want to have to cook up the ground beef after you get home? Go ahead and buy a big package and cook it up. Divide it into smaller ziplocks and stick in the freezer. Need to make tacos?  Pasta with a meat sauce? Or this soup? BAM! It is cooked and ready. Planning ahead and cooking ahead saves a lot of time in the kitchen. Take it from me. A mom who has raised 6 kids!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Holly at Life in the Lofthouse

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