Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas

Sunday night I was craving mexican and I remembered seeing a recipe for chicken enchiladas on the side of a can of Campbell’s Cream of Chicken soup! However I looked at the recipe and I did not have all of the necessary ingredients so I just used it as a reference and did my own thing! It turned out delicious with Mike saying that I could make it anytime I wanted to! Here you go…

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients
  • One can Campbell’s Cream of Chicken soup
  • One can Rotel (I used the traditional) do not drain
  • 6 flour tortillas (I used Tumaro’s Tortillas 60 cal version)
  • 2 teaspoons of Chili powder
  • 2 cups of shredded or chopped chicken(I used rotisserie without the skin)
  • 1 cup shredded 4 cheese Mexican blend cheese
  • One cup red enchilada sauce(you can make your own or buy it, I used Chipotle Enchilada sauce)
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Add the soup, chili powder and can of Rotel to a large bowl and mix together.
  3. Add the chicken and the cheese to soup mixture and then mix together well. 
  4. Fill each tortilla and fold and place seam side down in a large baking dish, 9×13 in size.
  5. Pour the enchilada sauce on the top of the rolled tortillas. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
  6. Remove the foil and add the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese to the sauce and bake uncovered 10 minutes.
  7. Let the enchiladas sit in the pan for at least 5 minutes so it is easier to get them out of the pan! 
  8. Top with sour cream and green onion if you would like and serve with Spanish rice and veggies!

Stay southern,

Easy Chicken Pot Pie

This week I whipped up a quick chicken pot pie that I derived from this Campbell’s Recipe. I changed a couple of things but I mainly just did that to make this an easier and lazier dish. Chicken pot pie is ALWAYS a hit in my house as it is one of my ultimate comfort foods. I made it idiot proof by using pre-made pie crusts and a rotisserie chicken making this one of the easiest meals in my arsenal!

Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients
  • One can Reduced Sodium Campbell’s Cream of Chicken Soup
  • 1 & 1/2 cups of chopped or shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • One 12 oz. package of frozen mixed vegetables
  • Two Pillsbury pre-made pie crusts
Cooking Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Spread one pie crust in the bottom of a pie plate.
  3. Add frozen veggies and chicken
  4. In a small mixing bowl, mix soup and milk together and pour on top of veggies and chicken.
  5. Add top pie crust, score crust with fork and cut steam escaping holes.
  6. MOST IMPORTANT STEP: make a ring to go around your crust with foil, this will keep it from burning the crust during baking. 
  7. Bake for 30-40 min removing the foil in the last 10 minutes of cooking. Crust will be golden brown

Stay southern,

Weekend Update

This past weekend we stayed in town as we did have quite a big game on Saturday to attend. It was our last tailgate that we can attend this year so we wanted to make a full day of it! Although the home team did not win we still had a great time! Here are some pictures of this past weekend!

I started the weekend off right by taking a Pilates class on Friday evening after work

Pumpkin predicted that my beloved South Carolina Gamecocks would prevail over the 
Florida Gators by playing with her gator on Saturday. She chewed it up and spit it out!
We attended an adorable gender reveal party for a friend who also teaches Pilates with me
More fun at the gender reveal with four of the six Midtown Pilates girls
We attended the game and there was a wonderful half time tribute to the Armed Forces halftime show and an a capella version of the National Anthem sang by the entire stadium that brought everyone to tears!
And there you have it, not a crazy busy weekend but busy enough for me! Sunday was a lazy one lying around with the pup and enjoying the rain. Now the countdown is on for Thanksgiving and family time!
Stay southern,

Breakfast for Dinner: Turkey Sausage Egg Scramble

Sorry about my absence yesterday…it was one of those days that shall not be mentioned again!

Anyway, on to the good stuff. I am a HUGE fan of breakfast, and not only for the morning but for lunch and dinner as well. Here is a little recipe I came up with to make an easy week night dinner that Mike and I both loved. I even had leftovers for breakfast the next day! You can mix this recipe up with different veggies or make it a vegetarian option. There is no way to mess it up. I used what I had on hand but I know the husband would have loved it with some peppers in it as well! If you’re making this for dinner I highly recommend serving it with a Mimosa on the side because after a crazy day at the office it is nice to come home to a little champagne! Enjoy!
Turkey Sausage Egg Scramble

Ingredients
  • One cup Jimmy Dean Hearty Turkey Sausage Crumbles
  • Six eggs; beaten(I added a little milk to make them delish)
  • Two cups diced potatoes
  • 3/4 cup chopped onions
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • Veggies of your choice
  • Pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Add oil to pan and heat over medium heat
  2. Add Potatoes and Onions to oiled pan and cook until potatoes are brown and onions are translucent
  3. Add sausage to skillet to warm up(it is pre-cooked)
  4. Add beaten eggs to skillet and begin to move the spatula along the bottom of the pan just like scrambling eggs.
  5. When the eggs are set add pepper and serve
  6. You can top with cheese or anything you’d like
  7. Serve with fresh fruit and a Mimosa

Sausage, Onions and potatoes in skillet prior to adding eggs

Eggs added to cooked potatoes, sausage and onions

Stay southern,

Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken

I am a huge fan of the crock-pot aka slow cooker. There is nothing better than coming home from a long day of work to a hot meal that is already ready!! Here is an easy recipe that I derived from my pot roast recipe. This recipe makes such an easy weeknight meal for the whole family! As you can see in the pic below, the chicken just falls apart and there is enough liquid to serve as the gravy! Mike really enjoyed this one and we had leftovers for lunch the next day! Enjoy!

Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken

Ingredients:
  • Three chicken breasts
  • Two packets Lipton Onion Soup Mix
  • One large onion;  coarsely chopped
  • One bag of small carrots
  • One bag of frozen cut green beans
  • One cup of water
Assemble in the Slow cooker:
  1. Put chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot
  2. Cover with Onion Soup mix packets
  3. Put in onion, carrots and green beans
  4. Add water
  5. Set it at Low for 8-10 hours or High for 4-6 hours. And forget it!
Serve:
  • Pull some of the chicken in the crock pot with two forks and let it soak up some of the juice
  • Serve in a bowl over rice with extra juice!
Stay southern,

Alternative Christmas Gift 2013

This year has been a WONDERFUL and adventurous year for Mike and I so we decided to keep up that trend for the holidays this year. We always have a hard time figuring out what to get for each other and truthfully it is so stressful, so this year I proposed a little different scenario to my husband. I never dreamed he’d say yes. So instead of giving each other gifts(that we probably wouldn’t be able to recall the next year) we have decided to spend that money(and a little extra) to head to Las Vegas after Christmas! Neither of us as ever been so we are extremely excited about the trip and about the holidays! And for me, it is that much sweeter that I do not have to stress over what to buy and will only need to stress about what to wear in the desert in winter!! We booked the trip last night and the countdown is on…46 days until Christmas and memories I am sure we’ll never forget!

Stay southern,

Harvest Decor

If you know me at all then you know I LOVE Thanksgiving. I love the food and family but also the decor. I find harvest items to feel very homey and warm and I am not one to skip right over Thanksgiving and head right to Christmas. In fact, it outrages me. Thanksgiving is a very important holiday for us to come together as a family and remember what all we have to be thankful for(although, we should do this daily). Anyway, I will jump down off my soapbox and share with you some harvest decoration inspiration photos! I hope they inspire you do adorn your home before this family holiday!

**I found all of these images on Pinterest**
Stay southern,

Weekend Update

This weekend was not as eventful as I would have hoped but we were both down with a virus at the end of last week so we used the time for a little R&R.

Saturday we watched the South Carolina v. Mississippi State game. Tensions were high and someone wasn’t happy with the outcome but at the end of the day we’re always on the same team so that’s all that matters(at least that’s what I kept telling the husband).
Sunday we had brunch at Restaurant Tyler where Mike ordered this crazy plate of chicken and waffles. The chicken was so crispy and the waffle so fluffy! Total diet killer!! But a must try.

We finished up Sunday by catching up on some HIMYM and snuggling with our favorite girl after her bath! 

After a restful weekend I am not looking forward to going back to work but I am looking forward to not feeling like death while I am there this week! Also, the countdown to Thanksgiving is on! Only three more full weeks and we’ll be having turkey with family! I love this time of year, so much anticipation and excitement! 
Stay southern,
 
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