Pinned and Tried: Angel Chicken

I love to try a new recipe, but I always end up tweaking it to my own liking.  This recipe was no exception.  I pinned this recipe and was hoping it would be one of my go-to crock pot meals.
I ended up just making this on the stove-top and it turned out great.  It was a huge hit with the whole family.  I made it like the recipe states - but I will let you know anything I changed up or added.

Angel Chicken

Ingredients:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/2 pounds)

I cut mine into bite size cubes since I needed it to cook quickly and still be tender.

1 8-oz. pkg. fresh button mushrooms, quartered

(I used 2 - 4oz. cans of stems and pieces 'cause I had them on hand)

1 6-oz. pkg. fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced

totally missed this on the list - love them, just didn't see it or add them

1/4 cup butter

1 0.7-oz. pkg. Italian dry salad dressing mix

1 10-3/4-oz. can condensed golden mushroom soup

1/2 cup dry white wine I bought a small single serving of Chardonnay and it was perfect for this recipe

1/2 of an 8-oz. tub cream cheese spread with chives and onion

Hot cooked rice or angel hair pasta I used the angel hair pasta

3 cups of Kirkland Normandy style vegetable blend-has the broccoli, cauliflower, baby carrots and sliced yellow carrots (bought at Costco)

Directions:

I followed the order as she stated.

I used a dutch oven type pot.  

Start by melting the butter in the pot.

Add Italian dressing packet.

Stir in soup. I also added 3/4 can of milk.

Add wine and cream cheese and combine until it melts.

Add mushrooms.

Add frozen vegetables.

I let that simmer for about a minute or two and then I added the cubed chicken.  

I put the lid on it and let it cook making sure to check that I did not lose too much liquid. This is why the crock pot would have been better.

I started checking the chicken at about 30 minutes.  It was already cooked really tender.  This time may very if you do it on the stove like I did - so keep an eye on it.

Serve over angel hair pasta.

Enjoy!  

I love Pinterest, but I especially love putting those pins to the test! 

Have you tried anything worth sharing lately?  I'd love to know.

Pinned and Tried..."IHOP" Pancakes

So, I saw this recipe and decided I needed to try it for a few reasons.
1. My family loves IHOP pancakes.
2. I have never made pancakes that didn't come from a mix.
3. I had all the ingredients on hand and...
4. It looked super easy and fail-proof.

Here is the actual link to the blog that I found the recipe on...I give credit where credit is due!

I did follow the recipe exactly this time.  I usually like to shake things up a bit and get creative, but this one seemed to be one of those that you don't mess with!  However, I did double the recipe since there are six of us and we also had a guest with us.

The picture is my own and the pancakes turned out GREAT!!  We enjoyed some fresh strawberries on the side and that made them even better.  This recipe gets two thumbs up!  

IHOP pancakes

1 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. Baking soda
pinch of salt
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
2 Tbsp. melted butter
1/4 c. sugar

Stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder,and salt. Mix the egg with the buttermilk and add to the flour mixture, stirring only until smooth. Add the melted butter and sugar. Fry on a greased griddle. Serves 4.