Creamy Tortilla Chicken with White Rice

This is so easy, it seems silly to even consider it a part of the recipe ... but here goes. I figured this out after making the freezer entrée the first time and had a bunch of sauce leftover in the baking dish. My version of Rice-A-Roni. I never said I was a gourmet chef!

My family enjoys the Creamy Tortilla Chicken baked in the oven. While the chicken is cooking, I make regular white rice. When the chicken is done, I remove the chicken from the baking dish and set it aside. I mix the rice into the remaining sauce in the baking dish and have an instantly coordinating side dish, flavored with the tortilla sauce. ENJOY!

SUBMITTED BY: L. Sweet and family

Creamy Tortilla Chicken

2 lbs skinless boneless chicken strips
1 10 oz. can cream of chicken
1 10 ounce can water
7 tablespoons Homemade Gourmet® Tortilla Soup Seasoning

Directions
1. In a bowl, mix together all ingredients but chicken, spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. 2. Add chicken to mix and pour into slow cooker. 3. Cook on low approximately 4 hours.
(If you use chicken breasts for this recipe, increase cooking time to 6-8 hours on low or 4-6 hours on high.Make this a 4 meals in 4 minutes™ meal! Combine all ingredients into a gallon sized ziptop freezer bag, SMOOSH and label. Store in freezer until you are ready to cook.

BAKE: If you choose to bake this meal, pour combined ingredients into a large baking dish; cover and cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes (longer if you use breasts) or until meat juices run clear.

** This recipe is also available on Homemade Gourmet's website under the Recipe Database: Key to the Kitchen. There you can find complete nutritional information for this recipe AND you can resize the recipe for more or Less servings depending on how many happy faces you need to feed! **

Tuscan Chicken and White Beans (CROCKPOT)

Here's a great CrockPot recipe that uses HG's Garlic Basil Seasoning. It's easy to prepare and very healthy too! See NOTE at the bottom for Freezer Meal tips. Serves 4-6.

Tuscan Chicken and Beans

1 vidalia onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 large carrot, sliced

1 celery stalk, large slices

4-6 bonless chicken breast (whole or cut into chunks)

one 6 oz. jar roasted red peppers, diced

1 can Canellini beans, drained

2 Tablespoons Homemade Gourmet Garlic Basil Seasoning

salt/pepper

1 cup water

12 oz. can of tomato sauce (unseasoned)

In crock, layer all chopped items, then add chicken, red peppers, beans. Mix GB seasoning into the tomato sauce add 1/2 cup water. Add the combined mixture to the crockpot. Add salt and pepper as needed. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours.

SERVE over your favorite pasta with a side of french bread or toast.

NOTE: If you are starting this in the morning for a dinner time meal, leave the celery and carrots in large slices. They will be cooked and firm when you are ready to eat. Also, leave the bonless chicken whole if you plan to leave it in the crock all day. For a quicker version, chop the veggies smaller and cube the chicken and cook on crock pott high setting for less time.

FREEZER MEAL idea: This recipe could easily be a freezer meal. Mix the sauce, HG Garlic Basil seasoning and water, pour into gallon size freezer bag over 4-6 whole chicken breast, remove air from the bag, zipit and freeze flat.

On cooking day, add the layers of veggies on the bottom of the crockpot, add the frozen prepared/preped chicken in frozen state, add the beans and red peppers add a bit of water (1/4 cup) and cook all day! Dinner will smell delic when you walk in the door.

Cole family rating: 3 stars ***

Diabetic Cooking Options

Cooking collection for Diabetics

The Diabetic Meal Collection, like all collections from Homemade Gourmet®, includes ideas for well-balanced meals -- these designed for diabetics -- plus recipes and grocery lists.

These recipes have earned a diabetic-friendly rating from the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center of the University of Oklahoma. And, there’s a sheet of eight freezer labels and the Great-Tasting Meals in Minutes DVD to show how to make 4 meals in 4 minutes™! These healthy food choices are tasty, too – not just for diabetics! Recipes include Kansas City BBQ Chicken, Garlic Basil Chicken and more!

The Diabetic Meal Collection is $123 retail and includes the following mixes:
Plus, for every collection purchased, Homemade Gourmet® will donate a percentage of the profits to further diabetes research. In addition to the collection, additional diabetic-friendly recipes are available on Key to the Kitchen database.

Contact me if you are interested in learning more about this Collection.

Savory Slow Cooker Collection

January and February are great months to get your crockpot out and take advantage of HG's delicous comfort food recipes. What could be easier then Beef Stew or Minestrone Soup in the crockpot? This photos highlights our delicious Gumbo Mix. MMM, mmm! What's your favorite comfort food?

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