Tag: fall recipes

Weekly Meal Plan

Here are the recipes for the meal plan that I shared in the YT video!

Sunday: Mississippi Pot Roast

Monday: Chicken Cordon Bleu

Tuesday: Sausage & Gnocchi Soup – from this cookbook – worth getting!

Wednesday: Taquitos w/ Rice & Beans

Thursday: *LEFTOVERS*

Saturday: Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin (w/ baked potatoes & a vegetable) – from this cookbook too.. lot’s of good recipes in it!

Friday: Quinoa ‘enchiladas’ w/ cornbread – see below – comes out more like a chili

Instructions: Add all ingredients below into a crockpot and cook on low for 3 hours. Then serve with avocado, lime, cilantro, tortilla chips, etc… Can also add shredded chicken if you wish.

1 3/4 cups chicken broth

1 cup uncooked quinoa

10 oz enchilada sauce

4.5 oz can chopped green chilis

14.5 oz can black beans

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

2 Tbsp fresh cilantro

Chicken Cordon Bleu Slow Cooker Recipe

I first tried this meal when getting prepped for Rosemary to be born. I wanted to have lots of dinners freezer ready so that I didn’t have to make dinner for awhile after she was born. It was sooo good and such a comfort meal that I knew I wanted to make it again when we started getting into colder weather. Below is my adaptation of this recipe – I just tweaked a couple things to my preference. Mainly, I didn’t think it needed as much ham or cheese as the original recipe called for. This really does make a great freezer meal and the directions are pretty much to layer the ingredients in a bag instead of the slow cooker and freeze, but you can get more in depth directions on her site.

This recipe makes enough for about 6 people.

Ingredients for Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

  • 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
  • 8 oz. deli ham
  • 10.75 oz. can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 box of instant stuffing
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cups shredded Swiss cheese

Instructions for Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

You can see me make this recipe in this video

  1. Melt the butter and combine it with the cream of chicken soup and milk to make a ‘soup’
  2. Cut the chicken into cubes and place it at the bottom of the slow cooker.
  3. Pour half of the soup mixture over the chicken.
  4. Cut the ham into bite sized pieces and spread half of it over the chicken.
  5. Sprinkle half the cheese on top.
  6. Add half of the stuffing on top.
  7. Layer the remaining ham, cheese, and stuffing on top.
  8. Cook on low for 4 hours.

It’s that easy!! And it’s super delicious too. I have paired this with asparagus, broccoli, and most recently carrots & snap peas. I would say any vegetable would make a great side dish to this.

Hope you enjoy!

Starbucks Fall Drinks At Home

Save some money and get better flavor by making your own Starbucks fall drinks at home! The recipes are below, and you can watch how they are made here

White Chocolate Mocha

3T white chocolate chips

1/2 C espresso coffee

1/2 C Milk

Whipped Cream to top

Melt the chocolate chips with the milk, add your coffee and top with whipped cream!

Pumpkin Spice Latte

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup espresso blend coffee

2 T pumpkin puree

1 1/2 T sugar (or 1T agave)

1/2 t pumpkin pie spice

Whipped cream to top

Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan over medium low heat until sugar is dissolved and milk is warm. Top with whipped cream.