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Stove Top Chicken Parmesan

This stove top Chicken Parmesan recipe is ready in about 30 minutes.

Course Entree

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken tenderloins
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 lb spaghetti
• 1 egg
• 2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
• 44 oz jar Ragu Old World Style Traditional Sauce

Instructions

Prepare the bowls for the breading.

• Pour flour in one shallow bowl.
• Crack egg into a second shallow bowl, and whisk.
• In the third bowl mix together the Panko breadcrumbs and the Parmesan cheese.

Bread the chicken

• Work down the row with each tenderloin starting with the flour, then the egg and then the breadcrumb mixture.
• Place each breaded piece on a large plate.

Cook the meal

• Cook the spaghetti according to package directions, while other things are cooking.
• Pour the sauce into a small sauce pan and allow to simmer.
• Add olive oil to a large sautee pan or skillet and heat to medium.
• Add 2-3 tenderloins at a time and cook 2-3 minutes each side. Make sure that each piece reaches an internal temperature of 165°.
• Place cooked chicken on a large, clean plate.
• When everything is cooked, serve the chicken over spaghetti with sauce and Mozzarella cheese on top. Serve with garlic bread and a salad for a delicious meal.

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We all have our favorite recipes but sometimes it is fun to find new ones to try. Today I am sharing 10 Easy Crockpot Chicken Recipes to help you bless your family with delicious meals, even when you are very busy.

Easy Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing is a family favorite that has virtually no prep time. Cook for 4 hours and serve with a salad or veggies for an easy meal.

I am actually making my Easy Crockpot Chicken recipe tonight. Who knew it could be so easy to make a whole chicken in a crockpot? It costs less than buying a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store too!

This Zesty Italian Crockpot Cheesy Chicken recipe from Sippy Cup Mom is easy and delicious. Just mix 4 ingredients together and cook for 4 hours. Just before serving, cook up some Rotini pasta and mix it in and you have an easy kid-friendly dinner.

My Creamy Italian Chicken is in the top 2 recipes that I make. Friends and family request it all the time! I love that you can make one to eat now and one to freeze for later at the same time. Don’t forget the garlic bread sticks to go with this meal.

When I posted my Easy Crockpot Cornbread Chicken recipe, my sister asked me to make it for her right away…I haven’t yet. I told her this recipe was so easy, even she could make it! It is like making Shake and Bake Chicken…only much tastier.

We love meals with a bit of a kick to them and this Enchilada Chicken in the Crockpot recipe from Pepper Scraps fits that bill nicely. This recipe is versatile, you can eat it as is or shred up the chicken and add it to some tortillas if that is more your style.

My #1 requested recipe is my Sweet Baby Rays Crockpot Barbecue Chicken. This recipe just takes a few seconds to out together, it cooks for 6 hours and then you can serve it straight out of the crockpot or you can char it up on the grill for a little added crunch.

A Mennonite blog shared my Easy Crockpot Amish Chicken and Noodles and it got lots of shares! I was touched because if the community the recipe came from can appreciate it, that means a lot to me. This recipe takes 8 hours total and you need to be available at the 6 hour mark to shred the chicken and add the frozen noodles.

Aaron loves chicken pot pie, I can’t wait to share this Crockpot Chicken Pot Pie Stew recipe from The Megalomaniac Mommy. For him this will be the perfect combination of his favorite chunky soups and stews and chicken pot pie.

I told you we liked foods with kick, that is exactly what these Crockpot Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches have…kick! This recipe is made with pre-shredded chicken. If you don’t know how to make that, fear not! I link to my Crockpot Shredded Chicken recipe in this recipe, I’ve got you covered!

I hope you found some new favorites! I hope you enjoy this recipe and all of the easy recipes I share here on The Mom Maven. I hope you share them on your social networks. I just ask that you not copy and share the entire recipe with photos. Please use the sharing buttons below and share the link to this post. Thanks!

These crockpot recipes might interest you too!

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Southern Living Superfast Southern: Comfort Food in 20 Minutes or Less!

About Southern Living Superfast Southern: Comfort Food in 20 Minutes or Less!

In this bright, eye-catching book readers will find the quickest recipes Southern Living has to offer. From iconic Southern foods to fresh and fun new dishes, Superfast Southern includes a great mix of recipes that all have one thing in common-they’re superfast! Each recipe fits one or both of the following criteria: the prep time is 15 minutes or less, or the total time 30 minutes or less. Superfast Southern offers everything you would expect from the South’s most-trusted test kitchen without long ingredient lists and cooking times. Including many classic dishes from Southern Living now simplified and streamlined, readers will have the ultimate shortcut to creating home-cooked family favorites.

Mom Maven’s Thoughts

This recipe book is visually appealing with its beautiful photographs and bright colors. The book is broken down into eight chapters:

• Quick Bites
• Fast & Fresh Salads
• Soups in a Jiffy
• Express Sandwiches
• Speedy Skillets
• Simple Suppers
• Snappy Sides
• Hurry up, Sugar!

The book also includes Top 10 Superfast Secrets to help you be more efficient in the kitchen.

There are several recipes in this book that I can’t wait to try including:

• Spicy Roasted Red Bell Pepper Pimento Cheese
• Chicken BLT Salad
• Cheesy Tomato Bisque
• Lamb Pita Pockets
• Queso Dip Mac n Cheese
• Grilled Steak with Pineapple Salsa
• Cheddar Drop Biscuits
• Biscuit Beignets

Don’t those sound so yummy?

Yum! This easy skillet chicken cordon bleu recipe sounds delicious!
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Easy Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

This is an easy way to make a classic dish.

Course Entree

Cuisine French

Prep Time 8 minutes minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Italian Seasoned Breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 lb chicken tenders
• 1 TBS butter
• 1 TBSP olive oil
• 8 Canadian Bacon slices cut into thin strips
• 4-1 oz Swiss Cheese slices halved

Instructions

• Preheat broiler with oven rack 5 1/2 inches from heat.
• Combine breadcrumbs, salt and pepper in a large zippy bag.
• Add chicken to the bag, seal bag and shake to coat.
• Melt butter with oil in oven-proof skillet over medium heat.
• Cook chicken 3 1/2-4 minutes per side until done.
• Arrange Canadian Bacon strips over chicken in skillet and top each with 1 cheese slice half.
• Broil 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Notes

You can use chicken breasts cut into strips if you don't have tenders on hand.

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I found the recipe on LivingWellSpendingLess.com a little while ago and it has been calling to me ever since. So I made it last Saturday night when Kim and Bob came over for the #Noseblind Test and to watch The Perfect Summer. It’s a good night when I can do research for 3 blog posts at one time!

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Creamy Italian Chicken

We love this freezer-friendly meal.

Course Entree

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 4 hours hours

Total Time 4 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings 2 meals of 4 servings each

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• 2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
• 2-8 oz packages of cream cheese softened
• 1-16 oz bottle Italian salad dressing
• 1 package Italian salad dressing mix
• 2-1 gallon freezer bags
• -8oz package shredded Parmesan cheese (optional

Instructions

Preparing to Freeze

• In a large bowl whisk together the Italian dressing, cream cheese, soup and dressing mix until smooth.
• Label 2-1 gallon freezer bags with recipe name, additional ingredients needed, and how to prepare.
• Divide the sauce mixture into 2-1 gallon freezer bags.
• Divide the chicken into the bags, press out all the air and freeze.

Slow Cooker Method

• Place frozen contents of bag into a slow cooker.
• Cook on low 3-4 hours until chicken is cooked through.

Oven Cooking Method

• Thaw.
• Pour contents of bag into a shallow baking dish.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and broil for several minutes until cheese is lightly brown and bubbly.

Notes

This meal can be prepared in the oven or in the crockpot!
Serve over pasta and with bread sticks.

Mom Maven’s Thoughts

OMG! This recipe has shot to the top of the favorites list! When I made it I froze one bag and baked the other right away. Everyone loved this dish and it was voted in the top 2 dinner recipes I make! In our opinion you must serve this with bread sticks because the sauce is so delicious you want to sop it all up…or lick your plate!

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Today’s recipe for Sweet and Spicy Chicken comes from the eMeals Classic Plan. eMeals makes meal planning simple.
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Sweet and Spicy Chicken

Ingredients

1 cup strawberry jam
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tsp chipotle chili powder
1 1/2 lb boneless chicken tenders

Instructions

Combine jam, vinegar, and chili powder in a blender. Mix until smooth.

Put chicken in a large zippy bag.
Pour the jam mixture over the top, reserving half a cup.
Seal bag and marinate in the refrigerator 2-4 hours.
Remove chicken from marinade.
Discard marinade.
Grill chicken over medium heat 8-10 minutes per side. Basting with reserved marinade.

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Sweet and Spicy Chicken

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 1 cup strawberry jam
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 tsp chipotle chili powder
• 1 1/2 lb boneless chicken tenders

Instructions

• Combine jam, vinegar, and chili powder in a blender. Mix until smooth.
• Put chicken in a large zippy bag.
• Pour the jam mixture over the top, reserving half a cup.
• Seal bag and marinate in the refrigerator 2-4 hours.
• Remove chicken from marinade.
• Discard marinade.
• Grill chicken over medium heat 8-10 minutes per side, basting with reserved marinade.

We enjoyed this recipe with Four Cheese Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables, eMeals suggests serving with Macaroni and Cheese and Orange Broccoli. We enjoyed the meal and this recipe will join the meal planning rotation.

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Crockpot Sticky Chicken

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 6 hours hours

Total Time 6 hours hours 5 minutes minutes

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 4-6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 1 cup Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce
• 1 cup Apricot Preserves
• 1 packet Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 2 TBSP water

Instructions

• Spray the crockpot with cooking spray to help with cleanup.
• Mix the barbecue sauce and the preserves together in a small bowl.
  
• Place the chicken in the crockpot.
  
• Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken.
  
• Sprinkle the soup mix over the sauce and chicken.
  
• Dribble the water on top.
• Cover.
• Cook on low for 5-7 hours.

We all enjoyed this recipe. I liked the sweetness the preserves added to the barbecue sauce. It was good over the egg noodles. I’ve never thought about cooking with preserves before but stay tuned…I have another recipe with preserves coming up soon!

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I adore a good creamy Alfredo sauce so when I saw this recipe on Pinterest I just had to try it!  This is a great addition to our easy recipes because you just dump the ingredients in a bowl, mix them up, pour it into a pan and bake!
Do you have a favorite pasta dish? Link it in the comments, maybe I’ll try it out on The Mom Maven!

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3 Cheese Chicken Alfredo

Prep time does not include making the shredded chicken.

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 1-16 oz package penne pasta
• 2-10 oz bottle Alfredo sauce
• 1-8 oz sour cream
• 1-15 oz ricotta cheese
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 3 cups cooked shredded chicken
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese

Instructions

• Prepare shredded chicken.
• Prepare pasta following directions on box.
• Preheat oven to 350°
• Drain pasta and place in an extra large bowl.
• Sir in the Alfredo sauce, sour cream, ricotta cheese, garlic, chicken, egg and Parmesan cheese.
  
• Place the mixture into a foil lined 13x9" pan.
• Sprinkle with mozzerella.
  
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.

Notes

Instead of making your own shredded chicken in your crockpot, you can also shred up a rotisserie chicken from your local grocery store.

You can find this recipe on my Easy Recipes page at the top of this page. It is cross filed in bothe the pasta and chicken categories.

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Honey Barbecue Chicken Wings

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken wings/pieces
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups Barbecue Sauce I use Sweet Baby Rays
• 3 TBS honey
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Pepper

Instructions

• Pre-heat oven to 425°
• Place a wire rack in a baking sheet with sides.
• Spray the rack with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk.
  
• In another bowl, mix the flour with the salt and pepper.
  
• Rinse the chicken pieces under running water and pat dry.
• Dip a piece of chicken into the egg mixture.
• Dredge the chicken in the flour.
• Place on the wire rack.
• Bake the wings for 25 minutes.
• Turn wings over and bake for 25 more minutes.
• About 5 minutes before the baking time is finished, you need to prepare the barbecue sauce.
• In a saucepan heat the barbecue sauce and honey over medium heat. Stirring continuously until sauce is hot.
  
• Remove wings from oven.
• Pour sauce into a large bowl with a lid.
• Put a few wings at a time in the bowl, secure the lid and "toss" the wings in the sauce.
• Place the wings back onto the wire rack.
• Bake for 5 more minutes.
• Serve with French fries and Ranch dressing.

How do you like your wings? Hot, mild, spicy, Asian? I like them lots of different ways! Don’t forget you can always find lots of Easy Recipes by clicking on the “Recipes” tab at the top of the page.

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Chicken Crescents

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 4 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 4 hours hours 45 minutes minutes

Servings 8 chicken cresents

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 cups chicken broth or water
• 8 refrigerator crescent rolls
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 soup can full of milk
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Shredded Chicken

• Place chicken breasts in the crockpot.
• Pour water or chicken broth over the chicken. making sure the chicken is covered with liquid, add more if necessary.
• Cover and cook on high 4 hours.
  
• Remove chicken from crockpot and place on cutting board.
• Using 2 forks shred the chicken.
  

Chicken Crescents

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Line a 13x9 baking pan with foil.
• In a bowl mix soup and milk together and set aside.
• Separate crescent rolls.
• Spoon shredded chicken onto crescent roll.
  
• Add a spoonful of cheese to the crescent roll.
  
• Roll up the crescent roll starting from the wide end. Pinch the edges so the cheese and chicken are sealed inside.
  
• Pour the soup mixture over the crescents.
• Shake on salt and pepper to taste.
  
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
  

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It is finally finished! It took 2 months of work but I have finally organized all of the easy recipes from my blog onto one easy-to-navigate page. You can access this page 2 different ways. Whenever you are on my homepage you can look to the top navigation bar and click on Easy Recipes-as seen in the picture below.

You can also just bookmark my Easy Recipes page so that you always know where to find the easiest recipes on the web. I hope you find this page a helpful resource and that you will share it with your friends.

Now, on to today’s recipe…I grew up eating stuffing with chicken and pork chops. I’m not sure why but I never fix stuffing with meals for my family. When I saw this pin from The Pursuit of Happiness I knew I had to try this recipe. It is a SIMPLE 4 ingredient crockpot recipe and it is delicious.

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Crockpot Chicken & Stuffing

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 4 hours hours

Total Time 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 4 thawed chicken breasts
• 1 6 oz box of Stovetop Stuffing for Chicken
• 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream
• 1/4 cup water

Instructions

• Place the chicken in the bottom of the crockpot in a single layer.
  
• Pour the stuffing on top of the chicken.
• In a bowl mix the soup, water and the sour cream.
  
• Pour the soup mixture over the stuffing.
  
• Cook on low for 4 hours.
• When cooking is finished fluff the stuffing and serve.
  

It truly doesn’t get any easier than this recipe. We all enjoyed this dish and it is now joining our regular meal plan rotation.

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