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Slow Cooker Salsa Ranch Chicken

May 12, 2017 by kim Leave a Comment

The LA VICTORIA® brand, well known for making salsas, taco sauces, enchilada sauces, and chiles, is celebrating their 100th birthday this year! To help celebrate, I’ve created this slow cooker salsa ranch chicken using some of their Thick’N Chunky Salsa Medium. Salsa is such a versatile ingredient in the kitchen and can be used for sides, appetizers, and even main dishes.

They’re also celebrating their 100th birthday in four major cities: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland. In Los Angeles, it’ll be held at the Santa Monica Pier and Carousel on Thursday, June 1. 100 fans and VIPs will be able to experience “a cultural celebration featuring art, music and dishes made with LA VICTORIA® products.” Also at that dinner, “five finalists will showcase an original piece of visual art that showcases “Modern, West Coast Lifestyle” while giving a nod to the LA VICTORIA® brand, for a chance to win a $7,500 grand prize, while the second- and third-place winners will take home $1,500 and $1,000.”

I’m always down for a delicious dinner by the water, aren’t you? Until then, I’ll be using my collection to top off the majority of my meals. I’m a hot sauce fiend, so it goes on almost everything I eat.

This crockpot dish is as simple as can be. I was able to make it while my toddler played with some pots for a while. She didn’t mind one bit since I was done so quickly.

I must say, you need to serve this ASAP when it’s done, otherwise it dries out from sitting in the crockpot on warm. It’s also best eaten the day of. If you want a saucier dish, add another half can of cream of chicken soup or use less pasta. One box of pasta made a lot of servings!

You can also add a dash of LA VICTORIA® SALSA BRAVA® Hot Sauce if you want a little kick. Since I fed the recipe to my toddler, I didn’t add any in. My little girl ate up the entire dish! Recipe adapted from The Country Cook.

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Slow Cooker Salsa Ranch Chicken

Ingredients

  • 4 frozen chicken breasts
  • 1 1 oz packet of dry ranch dressing mix
  • 1 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup LA VICTORIA Thick’N Chunky Salsa Medium
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 16 oz box of pasta (I used fusilli)
  • parmesan cheese for sprinkling

Directions

  1. In a slow cooker, place the four frozen chicken breasts on the bottom.
  2. Sprinkle dry ranch dressing mix over the chicken breasts.
  3. In a bowl, mix together the cream of chicken soup and salsa. Pour over the top of the chicken.
  4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  5. When you have half an hour left, cook the pasta according to the directions.
  6. Shred the chicken and mix in the sour cream.
  7. Stir in the pasta and serve immediately. We sprinkled some parmesan cheese on top to finish it off.
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This is a sponsored post, but the opinions expressed are my own.

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Spicy Sausage and Bacon Pasta

September 26, 2016 by kim Leave a Comment

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We haven’t done a pasta dish in a while. I could seriously eat pasta for every meal, but my DH says no to pasta more than I would like him to. Probably because it’s not the healthiest, but I digress.

If I was the only one eating this dish, I would add some more vegetables to the mix. It’s a great recipe, but it definitely needs some green (or maybe just add a side salad next to it and call it a day). Eating the recommended amount of veggies a day is hard work.

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I used turkey bacon in this to be a little healthier, but feel free to use the good stuff. You could also sub regular cooked chicken instead of sausage. Whatever you want.

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Recipe slightly adapted from Kevin and Amanda.

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Spicy Sausage and Bacon Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 chicken sausages, sliced
  • 3 slices of turkey bacon
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 8 oz penne pasta
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese (any kind: monterey, cheddar. I used the Mexican mix)

Directions

  1. Add olive oil to a pan over medium high heat.
  2. Add sausage and bacon, cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
  3. Add broth, tomatoes, cream, pasta, salt and pepper and stir. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup cheese. Serve immediately!
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Salsa Verde Chicken Lasagna

October 15, 2015 by kim 2 Comments

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Working from home means I actually have time to make every meal– breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s a lot of work! I give lots of credit to those stay at home moms and dads that take care of the cooking every day. There’s so much to prep, clean, and then you wake up the next day and have to do it all over again.

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That’s why I’m thankful for easy dinner meals. The recipes that don’t require using three pots are my favorite. For this recipe, all you need is a baking pan. One pan to prep, cook, and clean.

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I admit that you’re not going to get your daily vegetable serving from this meal. It’s basically protein and carbs, which is all my DH eats. Actually, he even pulled off the jalapenos on top prior to digging in. At least he takes his daily vitamins?

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Salsa Verde Chicken Lasagna

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
  • 2 1/2 cups salsa verde
  • 1 1/2 cups Mexican shredded cheese
  • 1 box no boil lasagna noodles
  • sliced jalapenos, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In the bottom of a 7x11 pan (you can make it in a 9x13 and add a little more of each ingredient), pour 3/4 cup of salsa verde.
  3. Layer lasagna noodles on top. Add 1/3 cup of cheese, 1/3 of the chicken, and 1/3 cup of salsa verde. Repeat two more times.
  4. For the top, finish the lasagna noodles with 1/2 cup of cheese and 3/4 cup salsa. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and top with jalapenos (if using). Bake for another 15 minutes.
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