Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken

Hey there! It has been awhile, and by awhile I mean I stopped scheduling posts...
Sorry about that.
This is what I actually made today. Like for real today, not I made this a week ago and scheduled it to post today. Ha ha, I just feel so productive when I can do twelve posts in one day and set them all to go one a day for a week and a half :) Don't judge.

So I changed a few steps on this one, well, I added a few steps. As promised, I took a few pictures of the added steps.

What you'll need:

• 2 lbs. of chicken (about 4 breasts)
• 1 can of pineapple juice
• 1/3 cup of soy sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• cornstarch and water

1. First you just throw the chicken, the pineapple juice, soy sauce, and brown sugar into a crock pot for 6-8 hours. The recipe called for one cup of pineapple juice, but my can was only 6 oz. it worked out fine.

2. Strain your juice and scrape off the fat from the chicken.

3. Put the strained juice on stove, and add one tablespoon cornstarch and water. Make sure that your corn starch is COMPLETELY dissolved in your water before you pour it in. 

4. Stir until it darkens and thickens. It doesn't get very thick, but it definitely gets a little more body. 

5. Pour it over your chicken and enjoy!

It was amazing! I would do it in a sandwich next time! We did it over rice, but it would be tastier on a roll! Try it out! Super easy and delicious :)

Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken

I'm just going to say right here, you can totally skip the chicken in this recipe if you want to. The sauce is hearty enough that the chicken doesn't matter too much and is still delicious without it. In fact, my little sister said that if we make it again, she'd rather do without the chicken. 

So there it is. Also, I learned that chopping garlic makes Charissa cry. Who knew?

Here's what you'll need:

1-2 pounds chicken breast chopped into cubes (you could really just cook them in the slow cooker and shred if you're lazy... like me)

1/4 cup water or chicken broth

1 packet dry Italian dressing mix

1/2 cup chopped onion (we skipped this because Charissa hates onions)

1 clove garlic, minced

1 can cream of chicken soup

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 block cream cheese, softened

1 box rotini pasta

Add the chicken, Italian mix, and 1/4 cup water or broth to the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 hours

Then cook your pasta while you work on the sauce :)

Mix the soup, cream cheese, and chicken broth with your garlic. Mix it till it's smooth, we used a whisk to really avoid any lumps.
 Add it to your chicken and cook for one more hour.

Just before you serve, add your pasta and Enjoy!