Chicken Bog

I have 3 nieces I love like they were my own.  The youngest, Jennifer, texted me tonight to remind me that I did not have one of her favorite recipes of mine on my blog. So here it is Jennifer's Chicken Bog.

1 pound chicken- 2 good size breast
1 lb. Smoked sausage, sliced
1 cup chopped onion
1 stick butter
2 tsp. Seasoned salt
2 tsp Paula Deens house seasoning (recipe is on this blog)
1 tsp black pepper
3 bay leaves
8 cups water
3 cups raw rice
1 tsp. Ground red pepper.  I don't like too much heat so I don't add this much.  As always I'll leave the level of heat up to you.

In a large pot melt butter add onion and smoked sausage and cook just until onion is tender.  Add water, chicken, seasonings and bay leaves.   Bring to boil.  Lower heat and cook until chicken is done.  Remove chicken.  Add rice.  Bring to boil.  Cook until rice is done.  Boil for about 10 minutes, lower heat and continue to cook until rice is tender.  About 10 more minutes. Stir occasionally as the rice cooks.  Remove bay leaves.  Shred chicken and return it to the pot.   Stir to combine and its ready to serve.

Jalapeno Popper Dip

6-8 pieces of bacon, cooked and crumbled
2-8oz packages of creamed cheese that you have allowed to soften
1 cup mayonaise, I prefer Hellmans.
4-6 diced jalepenos, I don't like so much heat so I buy the TAME jalepenos in a jar in the pickle section .
I cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded motzerella cheese
1/4 cup diced green onion
Mix together and transfer to a baking dish
Mix a cup of crushed Ritz crackers, 1/2 stick melted butter and 1/2 cup parmesean cheese.
Sprinkle on top.  Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes till its golden brown and bubbly.

Mexican Spaghetti

Got this one from my friend Ashley
Pound of chicken breast in the bottom of crock pot that has been sprayed with Pam.
Add a can of cream of mushroom soup,
a can of cream of chicken soup and a can of rotel tomatoes.  I use mild.  You choose your heat.  Cook on low until chicken is done.  Remove chicken and shred or cut into bite size pieces.  Add a cup of sour cream to crock pot and stir.  Return chicken to crock pot.  Cook 8 ounces of pasta, I prefer angel hair.  My friend Ashley prefers fettuccine.  I'll leave that to you.  Drain pasta and add to crock pot.  Its ready to serve.  You can top with a Mexican  blend cheese, if you like.
Chicken can go in frozen.  Allow more cooking time.

Mississippi Potroast

I saw this on Pinterest but was reluctant to try it until I saw them talking about it on Good Morning America.  I'm sure glad I did.

Roast in the bottom of your crock pot (be sure to spray with Pam for easy clean up)
Sprinkle an envelope of ranch dressing mix over roast
Then sprinkle an envelope of au jus brown gravy mix over the roast
Lay a stick if butter on top
Lay 6 peperocini peppers around the edge
Cover and cook on low until roast is done and tender.
I serve it with vegetables the first night and use the left overs to Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches the second night.
I tried this with chicken and served over rice-delicious
I tried it with a pork roast-delicious as well.