Honey Mustard Chicken

Yesterday I made honey mustard chicken with mashed potatoes and carrots.  The chicken was super easy (are you noticing a trend with my meals?!) because all I had to do was throw a few ingredients together and toss it in the crockpot!


What you need

1. Chicken (2 breasts is perfect for my family)
2. 1/4 cup dijon mustard
3. 1/2 cup honey
4. Salt and pepper

You may need to add more or less mustard and honey depending on how much chicken you have.

Here's how to make it

1. Thaw chicken and put in crockpot.
2. Mix dijon mustard and honey in a bowl; add to crockpot.
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Let cook on high for 6-8 hours (depending how much chicken you have, how thawed it is, etc).

I had two main issues with this recipe: it was really dry, and it cooked way too fast (it almost burned because I wasn't paying attention).  I only had two pieces in a smaller crockpot so that may have been the issue (it cooked mostly thawed for 3 hours), but next time I will probably marinade it in the mustard/honey overnight and then bake it in the oven.  Other than that though, both my husband and I were pleased with how it tasted!

Recipe adapted from eatathomecooks.com

Bacon Wrapped Smokies

Crappy cell pic, I get it.  I never said this was a photography blog though!

This week I wanted something that I could portion however much I needed because my husband is gone, and it is just my little man and I (and my daughter, but she's a little young for this :) ).  My son loves bacon so I figured I could get him to eat something he's not crazy about if I wrapped it in bacon!


What you need

• Hillshire Farms Lil Smokies
• Bacon 
• Brown Sugar
• Toothpicks (optional)

Here's how to make them

1. Line a pan with foil
2. Cut the bacon in 3 pieces
3. Wrap each piece of bacon around a smokie
4. Sprinkle with brown sugar
5. Stick with a toothpick (I didn't have any and it worked out fine for us)
6. Pop the pan in the oven at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes; mine were in for 25 and some of the bacon started to burn
7. Be prepared to smell heaven when you take them out!

I only used about half the package of smokies and 5 pieces of bacon so this worked out great for my boy and I!  We added mac & cheese to make this a meal, but these would be great appetizers as well!

Recipe adapted from letsdishrecipes.com