Chicken & Dumpling Casserole

Let's first say that I am not a huge fan of Chicken and Dumplings. It is just something about the chunks of biscuits and how they are soggy. I know, it's just me because a lot of people love them.

My mother in law saw a post with this recipe and invited us for dinner. When she explained what it was, I was definitely willing to try it.

The recipe definitely worked for me and kind of somewhat tasted like pot pie, but without the veggies. You should definitely give this recipe a try!!!

Ingredients:

3 chicken breasts, boiled and shredded

2 cups chicken stock

1 stick of butter

2 cups bisquick

2 cups milk

1 can cream of chicken soup

2-3 chicken bouillon cubes

1/2 t. dried sage

salt and pepper as desired

What To Do:

Preheat oven to 350F

Place chicken breasts in a pan with enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil then turn off heat. Place a lid on your pot and allow to sit for 10-15 minutes to finish cooking. Remove chicken from stock and set stock aside. Let chicken cool then shred chicken. 

*When layering the casserole, DO NOT mix the layers.

In a 9 x 13 casserole dish, melt 1 stick of butter. Spread shredded chicken over butter. Sprinkle with black pepper, salt, and dried sage.

In a small bowl, mix milk and Bisquick. Slowly pour over chicken.

In another bowl, whisk together 2 cups of the chicken stock that you set aside (strain if you need to), chicken bouillon cubes, and soup. Once blended, slowly pour over the dish.

Bake for around 50-60 minutes until the top is golden brown.

Brownie Cookie Bake

YUM YUM YUM...On Easter Sunday, my mother-in-law made brownies with cookie dough in it. We saw one of her friends post a recipe on Facebook that called for brownies in a muffin pan and then a cookie on top. Instead of doing this, my mother-in-law decided to just make it in a cake pan like you normally make brownies.

Ready to bake in the oven!

Ingredients:

1 box brownie mix plus ingredients it calls for

1 dry packet chocolate chip cookies plus ingredients it calls for

What To Do:

• Prepare brownie mix according to box directions
• Prepare cookie dough to packet directions
• Follow brownie directions and place in a baking dish
• Place scoops of cookie dough on top of brownies
• Bake according to brownie directions, but start to check after half way through cooking time
• If toothpick comes out dry, then it's ready to take out of oven

Pesto Ranch Chicken

Another simple chicken recipe that calls for the Crock Pot :). Although this was not my favorite, Kyle liked it and thought that it had good flavor. I might have to experiment with this recipe to see what I can change.

Picture is not the best, sorry

Ingredients:

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

3-3 1/2 oz. pesto

1/2 package ranch dressing packet

3/4 cup chicken broth

What To Do:

• Turn crock pot to high or low setting
• Place chicken in the bottom
• Cover with pesto, ranch dressing and then chicken broth
• Stir gently to combine all seasonings
• Close and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low