Chicken Rice & Vermicelli

I had some leftover chicken to make into a new meal and didn't want to just reheat it plain, so I decided to serve it with Rice & Vermicelli.  Then I decided the chicken might taste better if I added it to the rice mixture.  I was right.

Chicken Rice & Vermicelli

2-4 cups chicken - cooked and cubed
1 box rice & vermicelli - chicken flavor
2 T butter
2 1/2 cups water

Add rice and butter to a pan, heat until rice starts to brown, do not burn.  Add seasoning mix and water.  Stir until seasonings are well blended, add chicken.  Cook 5-10 minutes or until water is absorbed.

Caramel Fruit Dip

This is what I remember as my mom's go to fruit dip while I was growing up.  It is great with apples, bananas, whatever you want to dip!

Caramel Fruit Dip

1/2 stick butter
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup brown sugar

Melt butter, whisk in sour cream and vanilla.  Whisk in brown sugar.  Keep refrigerated.

Strawberry Jello Poke Cake

I needed to make a dessert for a family gathering the other day and wanted something quick and easy.  I was also going for delicious.  This was both.  My sister thought that you poked the cake with your finger, and I guess you can, but I use a straw.

Strawberry Jello Poke Cake

1 box cake mix
1 box strawberry jello
1 jar vanilla frosting
eggs
vegetable oil
water

Make 9x13" cake according to the directions on the box.  While cake is still hot from the oven, poke lots of holes in it.  Make jello according to box directions and pour hot liquid over the cake.  Let cool and frost.

Pineapple Fruit Salad

This is my mom's recipe and it is divine!  I like to cut the pineapple chunks in half, but you can also leave them.  You can also add or remove fruit, whatever is in season.

Pineapple Fruit Salad

1 box vanilla pudding mix
1 can pineapple chunks
8 oz tub cool whip
1 can mandarin oranges
2 packages strawberries
2 packages raspberries
1 package blueberries
2 bananas

Drain pineapple juice into measuring cup, retain 1 cup juice.  Mix pineapple juice with pudding mix.  Fold in cool whip.  Reserve some fruit for decoration, then add in drained mandarin oranges, sliced strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and sliced bananas and mix until well coated.  Place decorative fruit on top.

Chicken Stuffing Casserole

I was surprised that I did not already have this recipe on the blog.  We had it constantly before we had kids and somehow it went out of our dinner rotation.  I can't say the girls were super excited about it, but Jer and I enjoyed having it again.  I think that I modified a recipe to create this.

Chicken Stuffing Casserole

2 cup chicken - cooked & cubed
1 package stuffing mix - chicken
1 cup sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can corn - drained

Prepare stuffing according to directions on box. Mix sour cream, cream of chicken soup, chicken, and corn together in a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with prepared stuffing and bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes.

Crockpot Chicken & Rice

We were in the mood for Crockpot Chicken and Rice and I wanted to see if I could find an allergy free version for Henry.  I didn't see much so I decided to just wing it.

Crockpot Chicken & Rice

1 bag frozen chicken breasts
4 cups chicken broth
dash seasoning salt (allergy free recipe)
4 cups white rice

Cut chicken breasts into strips, trim fat.  Place in the crock pot with the chicken broth.  Sprinkle with seasoning salt.  Add rice and sprinkle with more seasoning salt.  Cook on low for 8 hours.

Foam Soap Refill

Foaming soap is so much easier for Stella to use with hand washing, and I saw a bunch of DIY recipes for refills.  I went with this one and it works great!

Foam Soap Refill

3 T dish soap
3/4 cup warm water

Take an empty foam soap container and add dish soap.  Slowly add warm water to not agitate it too much.  If you are using a Method bottle, you can measure the soap and fill with warm water to just under the top.  Then swish gently to mix.  The main thing is to keep it at a 4:1 water to soap ratio, feel free to scale it up to make a large batch to fill from.