Friday, December 9, 2011

Swiss Chicken Casserole



Our friends the Whitaker's made this for us when Nate was born!  I loved it!  And my friend Kim put it on her blog, so here is my take!  And Nate and I took it to 2 families this week who have welcomed little boys into their families!  Hope they enjoyed it as much as we did!

Ingredients
6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 package fresh thyme (well, you only need about 6 sprigs, can also use a few dried pinches)
6 slices swiss cheese
1 10 ounce can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 stick of butter, melted
1 14 ounce bag stuffing mix (I used Pepperidge Farm cubed)
1-2 tbsp olive or grape seed oil

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place the chicken in a greased 9x13 casserole dish.  I split this in half, so I used a smaller pan and froze the rest in a foil pan.
  3. Season with the salt and pepper. 
  4. Strip the thyme leaves from the stalks and sprinkle over the chicken (or place a couple on pinches on each). I used about one stalk per chicken breast.
  5. Place a slice of swiss cheese over each chicken breast. 
  6. Mix the soup and sour cream together, and spread over the cheese.
  7. In a large bowl, combine the melted butter and stuffing, stir to coat.  My stuffing still looked dry, so I added a tablespoon of grape seed oil.
  8. Sprinkle stuffing evenly over the chicken.
  9. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes more. This will crisp up the top of the stuffing, and turn it a nice golden brown.


A great meal to have on a cold night!  And all you need is some veggies or cranberry sauce to go with it!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

slow cooker meatballs...


want a yummy appetizer?  and super easy?  people have told me that they come to our halloween party just for these!  delicious!!

Ingredients
2-3 lbs precooked meatballs, thawed (smaller size better, from Sam's or Costco)
1 can cranberry sauce (jellied or berry)
1 jar chili sauce

  1. Place all items in slow cooker and mix.
  2. Place on high for 30 minutes to 1 hour to get everything blended.
  3. Place on low for 2-3 more hours, until heated to you liking.
Super yummy, super easy!  And don't worry, there won't be leftovers!