It Was Like The Day After Thanksgiving Here!

Well, okay not quite considering that it's March! But the supper we had tonight was reminiscent of Thanksgiving! YUM  This was a recipe that had all of those flavors rolled into one great big meal.

We had:

SLOW COOKER THANKSGIVING

Here are some of the ingredients you will need:

INGREDIENTS:

5 C. Dry Bread Cubes

1/4 C. Instant Stuffing Mix

1 C. Fresh Mushrooms; sliced

1/2 C. Onion; chopped

1/2 C. Celery Chopped

1/4 C. Olive Oil

1 tsp. Poultry Seasoning

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/4 tsp. Dried Sage

1/4 tsp. Black Pepper

1 (12 oz.) Jar Turkey Gravey

1 (10.75 oz.) Can Cream Of Mushroom Soup

1/2 (16 oz) Can Cranberry Sauce

4 Bonless; skinless chicken breasts; cubed

Toss together 2 1/2 cups dry bread cubes and 2 tablespoons instant stuffing mix; set aside. Combine the remaining bread cubes, instant stuffing mix, mushrooms, onion, celery, olive oil, poultry seasoning, salt, sage, pepper, gravy, condensed soup, and cranberry sauce in a large bowl. Place the reserved bread crumbs and stuffing mix into the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the chicken and top with the vegetable, bread, and gravy mixture. Cover, and cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours.

***DISCLAIMER*** I added carrots to this since I had them in the house and needed to use them up. I also served this with an additional can of cranberry sauce on the side to use on the top. This does not look very appetizing at all when it is in the crock-pot, nor when served...but it really was good. Not something I would make every single week, but was good tonight. I would probably omit the gravy next time and use the Mushroom soup and about a 1/2 can of milk to dilute a bit. I did mix all of the stuffing and breadcrumbs through as the ones on the bottom would have burned if I hadn't.

Here it is ready to cook:

And after having cooked for 5 1/2 hours:

My mom was here to enjoy dinner with us tonight, as she will be in town for the rest of the week. It was nice to have her here. We spent the day looking for a new(er) washer & dryer as we need one! I'm happy to say that we found a set and got a really good deal on them. Craigslist is a wonderful place! :-)  Anyway, Mom enjoyed the dinner but agreed that it's not something she would want to eat all of the time. I think that she enjoyed this next recipe a whole lot more! ;-)

The bro is going to hang out with friends and watch a recording of the Arsenal vs. Barcelona soccer game that happened earlier today, at a friend house tonight. This particular friend loves this next recipe and since J. is going to be at P's house, who is hosting the event I made these for everyone to enjoy! Although, I cannot take credit for the recipe...This one is from the Pioneer Woman, and boy can that woman cook!

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Here's what you'll need to make these:

And YES that is a can of MT. DEW that you see there! Oh, it makes these so yummy!!!!

INGREDIENTS:
3 whole Granny Smith Apples
3 cans (8 Oz. Cans) Crescent Rolls
2 sticks Butter
1-½ C. Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
Cinnamon, To Taste
1 can (12 Oz.) Mountain Dew Soda

Cut each apple into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 greased pan. You will have to squeeze all of them in! Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour entire mixture over apples. Make sure each one has some of this yummy goodness on it! Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan and down the center of each row. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350  for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

After the apples are rolled:

Before Baking:

And of course after they have come out of the oven:

Oh these are so good!!!! I can almost taste them looking at this picture! Sorry guys but you didn't think that you were going to get to enjoy them ALL now did you? NOPE, had to share some with the Momma and I had to have one too. After all I put all of the HARD WORK (snicker, snicker) into making them! I hope that you all enjoyed them tonight!