Crock Pot Applesauce

What You'll Need…

• 6 medium apples {recommended Gala apples}
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1 tsp. – 1 tbsp. Cinnamon {I love cinnamon, so I use 1 tbsp.}
• 1 tsp. Sugar {this can be adjusted based upon the sweetness of the apples you use}
• 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

What You'll Do…

• Peel and core apples.
• Chop up into chunky pieces.
• Place apples in crockpot.
• In separate bowl, combine water, cinnamon, sugar, and vanilla.
• Pour mixture over apples in crockpot, and stir around, so apples are evenly coated.
• Cover crockpot, and cook on low for 4 hours, or until soft.

I put mine in the blender to make it smooth.  I also skipped the sugar b/c I was giving it to Ella and John and I didn't think it even needed any.  Probably depends on the apples.

Baked Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

• 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Cut chicken breasts into 1 1/2-inch sized pieces. In a medium bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, cheese, salt, thyme and basil. Mix well. Put melted butter in a bowl or dish for dipping.
3. Dip chicken pieces into the melted butter first, then coat with the breadcrumb mixture. Place the well-coated chicken pieces on a lightly greased cookie sheet in a single layer, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Chicken Noodle Soup (Kari)

3 chicken breast halves

50 oz chicken broth

8-16 oz Kluski egg noodles (depends how noodle-y you want it!)

1 pkg. chic noodle soup (starter) mix (instead of this I sometimes do 1 chic. bouillon cube, onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper)

Carrots and celery

Put everything in the crockpot except the noodles.  When the chicken is done (about 4 hrs on high or 6-8 hours on low) cut it up or shred it and add cooked noodles.

This makes a full crockpot!  Great for lunch as leftovers!