Recipe Fail: Crock Pot Oatmeal

Ok so you know how Facebook has all these recipes that people post? Well I've seen this one for an over night crock pot oatmeal. I thought I would try it out and see how it was. I mean it sounded good and looked delicious, plus breakfast all hot & ready when you wake up what's not to love about that right? Ok so this is the recipe as it's listed on Facebook. 

Place 2 sliced apples, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 

pinch salt in the bottom of the crock pot.

Pour in 2 cups of oatmeal, 2 cups of milk and 2 cups water.

Do NOT stir.

Cook overnight for 8 - 9 hours on low

I made it according to the directions, and well it was maybe one of the worst things I've ever tried! It definitely needs a little help! Here are the changes I plan on making:

Reducing the liquid by half, it was way too runny for me, however if you like your oatmeal a little runnier you might leave it as is, I however prefer my oatmeal a little a lot drier! 

I would also peel my apples, the recipe just says to chop them but leaving the skin on makes for a weird texture.

Finally I would add at least double the brown sugar, maybe double the cinnamon too! 

If you make this let me know how it turns out! When I make it again which will hopefully be this week I will let you know if the changes helped or if in my opinion this recipe is a complete loss!

Enjoy

Chicken Curry Stew

Have you ever been making dinner, and it doesn’t turn out right so you have to make it into something different? Well that happened to me tonight! I was attempting to make Chicken and Rice Soup in the Crockpot. I put the rice in at the beginning and that was where I made my mistake. A few hours later I had Chicken and MUSH! It tasted well just ok and looked even worse! I tried adding more spices but it still wasn’t workin’ for me. So I thought CURRY! I added a few tablespoons of Curry Powder to the Mush, it turned out GREAT! I love Curry and this is a new way to enjoy it! It’s not pretty but it’s yummy and that what matter most right? Sorry I don’t have pictures of the process here but I wasn’t planning on blogging the Chicken and Rice Soup but I had to share the Chicken Curry Stew!

Here’s what you’ll need:

2 Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts

5cups Water

1 Carrot diced

1 Celery stalk diced

2tsp Garlic Powder

2tsp Onion Powder

1TBSP Curry Powder

1 cup Rice

Salt & Pepper to taste

Here’s how you make it:

Put all the ingredients into the Crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.

I love it when a disaster in the kitchen turns into a new Yummy recipe!

ENJOY!

 

 

Taco Soup!

It’s been such a busy few weeks; I needed a Dinner that was going to be quick and easy! We had a Football game to go to, nope not for my Son for my Husband! It’s the Annual Turkey Bowl! Where the NCO’s (Non Commissioned Officers) take on the Officers in our Battalion! Fun right? It’s cold and rainy here in Washington right now so I needed a dinner that would warm us up after the game! Taco Soup sounded like it would do the trick for us tonight! I know it's Thanksgiving and the blogosphere is full of Turkey Day recipes so I thought maybe a departure from that would be enjoyed by some of you!

                        

Here’s what you’ll need:

1can Black Beans

1can Kidney Beans

1can Tomato Sauce

1can Pumpkin Puree (yep it’s my secret ingredient)

1 cup Frozen Corn

2 cups Water

1lb Ground Beef Browned

1 Taco Seasoning Packet

TOPPINGS

Sour Cream, Shredded Cheese, Tortilla Chips (optional)

Here’s how you make it:

Brown your Ground Beef until it is no longer pink. Empty all the cans into the Crockpot. Pour in the Corn and the water, along with the Taco Seasoning. Give it a good stir and then put the lid on and let it cook all day on low (about 6-8 hours).

Tips: You can use canned corn if you have that instead, I prefer frozen so that’s what I use! You can also add canned diced tomatoes; I usually do but didn’t have any on hand today! If you add the diced tomatoes reduce the amount of water by 1 cup!

ENJOY!