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Frugal Recipes

50 Chicken Crockpot Recipes – Get A Great Dinner On The Table With Little Effort

February 26, 2010

We eat a lot of chicken in our household and I’m always looking for new chicken recipes. I love crockpot recipes because it’s a way I blend two of my favorite past times – saving money and saving time. It is definitely a help when you have no idea what to cook for [...]

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Easy Barbeque Chicken In The Crockpot

February 24, 2010

This is a very quick and easy recipe to enjoy barbequed chicken in the crockpot.
What You Need:
1 whole chicken, cut up and skinless
1 C catsup
3/4 T brown sugar, firmly packed
3 T Worcestershire sauce
How to Make It:
Place the chicken pieces in the bottom of the crock pot.
Place the brown sugar in a mixing bowl.
Add [...]

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Angel and Pasta Chicken – Chicken Crockpot Recipes

February 24, 2010

A perfect combination for the crockpot – angel hair pasta and chicken.
What You Need:
4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
1/2 C margarine
1 (1.05 oz.) pkg. Italian salad dressing mix
1 (11 oz) can golden mushroom soup
1/2 C white wine
1 (4 oz) pkg. onion and chive cream cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg. angel hair pasta
How to Make [...]

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Italian Chicken Recipe – Simple Chicken Breast Recipe for The Crockpot

February 15, 2010

This italian chicken breast recipe is super easy and is made in your crockpot. It is this week’s featured “cook at home day” recipe. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
6 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut in cubes
3 T olive oil
1 package dry Italian dressing mix
1 can cream of celery soup
1 8 oz package cream cheese cut into [...]

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Five Budget Friendly Meals You Can Make with Leftover Turkey

November 25, 2009

As Thanksgiving preparations begin in our house, there are a lot of things that I look forward to. Family celebrations are so much fun. I love to see our house filled with friends and family. Kids are running all over the place as adults catch up with each other about our busy [...]

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Cheap Organizational Tools for Your Recipes

March 25, 2009

After cooking at home for a long time, you’re bound to start collecting recipes from many places. Perhaps your favorite oatmeal cookies recipe is in that cookbook your sister gave you for Christmas. Your favorite chicken noodle casserole recipe, though, came from the side of a bag of egg noodles. And, your [...]

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Homemade Maple Syrup

March 9, 2009

The following is a guest post from Frugal Girls.
In my quest to cut costs and eat healthier, about one year ago I started making my own homemade maple syrup!
Now don’t get me wrong…I’m not saying that maple syrup is healthy! However, I do like that this recipe uses real sugar as opposed to [...]

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White Chicken Chili – Cook At Home Day

March 4, 2009

This is an outstanding chicken chili recipe. The great northern beans make the dish very filling and satisfying.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup white onion chopped
1/2 cup celery chopped
3 tablespoons flour
1 can chicken stock
2 cans great northern beans
1-1/2 cups cooked chicken diced
Directions:
Saute onion and celery in olive oil until translucent. [...]

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Frugal Recipes – Carmelized Butternut Squash and Simple Green Beans

March 2, 2009

This is a guest post by SimplyForties.
Winter is the perfect time of year for squash. They are plentiful, nutritious and inexpensive. Try this simple, delicious recipe for carmelized butternut squash and you’ll be sorry to see the season end.
Carmelized Butternut Squash
2 medium butternut squash (4 to 5 pounds total)
6 [...]

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