Glazed Pineapple Chops

Ingredients:

 4 pork chops (boneless)

1 bottle brown sugar BBQ sauce

1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple (undrained)

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

Directions:

 Mix BBQ sauce, crushed pineapple, cinnamon, and mustard.

Put pork chops in the crockpot and pour BBQ mixture over them.

Cook on high for 4-6 hours or low 6-8 hour or until cooked through.

Verdict:

 We really liked this one! We added some pineapple slices that we grilled on a frying pan and it tasted delicious with the meat. The meat was really tender, it cooked really nice. Overall, a really good and easy dinner to make.

Ratings:

Ashley: 8 belches       Scott: 8.5 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

BBQ Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken breasts

BBQ sauce

Directions:

Put chicken in a crockpot.

Pour BBQ sauce on top of chicken.

Cook in the crockpot on high for 4-6 hours or low 6-8 hours or til chicken in completely cooked through.

Verdict:

BBQ chicken is a great american dinner.. however, when it's cooked in the crockpot it's not so great. It ended up being really dry and didn't cook well. It's a good meal idea if you want to make it in the oven or on a grill. When we make this next year, we'll do one of those options, crockpot is out!!

Ratings:

Ashley: 6 belches       Scott: 5 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

Chicken Breasts (I used 3)

1 onion

1 jar thick and chunky salsa

2 Tablespoons curry 

1 cup sour cream

Directions:

Put chicken in the slow cooker.

Combine the onion, salsa, and curry and pour on top of chicken.

Cook on high for 5 hours or low for 8 to 10 hours. 

Take chicken out and add sour cream to crockpot.

Add sour cream and mix til well blended.

Pour over chicken. 

Serve with rice, or steamed veggies, or both!

Verdict:

This was an easy meal to put together (I did it in about 3 minutes becuase I was in a hurry!). I've never had curry so I don't have much to compare it to, but it wasn't Scott's favorite curry that he's had. I don't think I would cook it again to be honest.. it just wasn't something I loved. It's not that it was bad, just not great either. The picture looks a little on the vomit side.. but it does taste better than it looks, I'll at least give it that much.

Ratings:

Ashley: 7 belches       Scott: 6.3 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

Tacos

Ingredients:

 1 pound ground beef

1 package taco seasoning

Cheese

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Salsa

Hard shell taco's

Directions:

 Brown ground beef in a skillet til there's no pink.

Drain grease and add taco seasoning as directed on package.

Fill hard shell taco with meat and other toppings as you desire!

Verdict:

 Just a good, easy, normal meal. It's not something to rant and rave about, but they are good! Scott likes to put ketsup on his.. I guess you learn something new every day right? We had some chips and salsa to go with the taco's. It was a nice dinner! The only downfall is trying to find a hard shell that won't crunch and fall apart while you eat it!

Ratings:

Ashley: 8 belches       Scott: 8.9 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Ingredients:

Spaghetti noodles (I use angel hair)

Italian sausage

1 egg

1 jar traditional ragu sauce

Directions:

Cook noodles as directed on package.

Mix egg and sausage in a bowl. Make small meatballs.
Place meatballs in a skillet and rotate until cooked through. 
Add sauce and heat til warm.

Verdict:

Classic dinner! My meatballs ended up a little lopsided.. and not round at all. They tasted great though!! I'm a big fan of angel hair pasta but really noodles are noodles so use whatever your heart desires. This is a quick easy dinner for days that you don't have much time to cook. Leftovers are just as good as day one... until you spill them on the floor like I did.. then they aren't so good anymore.. Oops!

Ratings:

Ashley: 8 belches       Scott: 6.6 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

Mushroom Artichoke Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken breasts

Artichoke heats in oil (14 oz.)

Sliced mushrooms

Alfredo sauce

Sliced toasted almonds

Directions:

Cut chicken breasts into small bit size pieces and place in crockpot.

Add mushrooms, artichokes, and pour alfredo sauce over the top.

Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or high 6-8 hours or until cooked through.

Serve on rice and top with toasted almonds.

Verdict:

Not great, not gross.. Probably not one that we'll make again. The chicken was a bit tough.. and really there was nothing special about this meal. If you are feeling the need to try something new you could try it, but there's nothing spectacular about this dinner.

Ratings:

Ashley: 6.5 belches       Scott: 5.5 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

Beef Brisket

Ingredients:

2-3 pounds beef brisket

3/4 cup red wine vinegar

3/4 cup brown sugar

Directions:

Combine red wine vinegar and brown sugar.

When mixed, pour into a crockpot. Add brisket (fatty side up).

Cook on high 5-6 hours, low 7-8 hours or til meat is cooked through.

Verdict:

This was a really good meal. We served it with Worcestershire or BBQ sauce and both were really good. I came home from the grocery store with a huge chunk of meat because I was too nervous to ask the butcher to cut the brisket down, so I bought 6 pounds worth (we split it into 3 chuncks and froze 2). It does shrink down a lot when it's cooked but one third of that chunk was plenty of meat for Scott and I. In my opinion it tasted pretty much like roast, so I would say cut down the cost, since brisket isn't cheap, and just buy a roast. However, the meat was very tender and absolutely delicious!!

Ratings:

Ashley: 8 belches       Scott: 10 grunts       Payton: 10 wags