We recently made 2 delicious crock pot meals that I want to share with you. The recipes came from the Jan 2008 Real Simple magazine my husband picked up at the store because he thought the meals sounded good.

Orange Chicken with Potatoes

8 Skinless Chicken Breasts

2 Onions, quartered

1 lb small red potatoes

1 small butternut squash, cut up - we substituted a cut up sweet pot. and a few carrots

12 Garlic cloves

1 Orange, cut into 1/4 inch rings

2 cups Chicken broth

1 Tbls Honey

8 springs thyme

Season the chicken with 1tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper. In the crock pot, combine all the ingredients. Set on high and cook covered until the veggies are tender and the chicken is cooked through, about 2 1/2 hrs.

Slow Cooker Lasagna

2 28oz cans diced tomatoes

3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup fresh oragano - used 1/4 c Italians seasonings, dried

Kosher salt and pepper

16 oz Ricotta

1/2 fresh parsley

1/2 c grated Parmesan

12 oz dry lasagna noddles

1 bunch Swiss chard - I used spinach

12 oz Mozzarella

Combine the tomatoes, garlic Oregano, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper. In another bowl, combine the ricotta, parsley, Parmesan, and 1/4 tsp pepper. Spoon 1/3 cup tomato mixture in the bottom of the crock pot bowl. Top with a single layer lasagna noodles - I used 3, breaking them to fit. Add half of the swiss chard, 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, 1/3 of the tomato mixture, and 1/3 of the mozarella. Add a layer of noodles and repeat. Finish with a layer of noodles and the remaining ricotta mixture, tomato mixture and mozzarella . Set the cooker on low and cook covered until noodles are tender, about 2 hrs. Enjoy

My son did say it had too many tomatoes, so I may try a marinara mix I make the next time I make this lasagna.

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