Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 3-4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 to 1 cup Caesar dressing
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
• Hamburger buns

Place chicken in a slow cooker with 1-2 cups of water, cover and cook on low heat for 4-6 hours. Remove chicken from cooker using a slotted spoon and drain the water from the slow cooker. Place chicken on cutting board and pull chicken into shreds, discard any fat. (Or cook chicken over stove-top.)

Place shredded chicken in the cooker and pour dressing, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and pepper over the top. Stir until mixed evenly. Cook and cover on high heat for 30 minutes or until mixture is hot.

Spoon mixture onto buns. Top with extra shredded Parmesan cheese and lettuce to serve. 

Enjoy!

Pizza Dip

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded
• 1/4 cup Parmesan, grated
• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded
• 1/4 cup Parmesan, grated
• 2 ounces pepperoni, slices or mini pepperonis! 
• Serve with chips or scoops

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, mozzarella and Parmesan and spread it across the bottom of a pie plate. 

Spread the pizza sauce on top and sprinkle on the cheese and pepperoni.

Bake at 350 degrees F until the sides are bubbling and the cheese has melted and turned golden brown on top, about 22 minutes.

Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2 (8 count) cans crescent rolls
• 3-4 tart apples
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1-2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (12 ounce) can Mountain Dew soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13x9 baking dish or pan. 

Peel and slice apples into 16 pieces. Roll each apple slice in 1 section of crescent roll. Place rolled slices in pan in two rows, put extras along side. Melt butter, add sugar and cinnamon and pour over apples. Pour can of Mountain Dew over all. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Hot and Spicy Sausage Dip

Ingredients

• 1 lb of Jimmy Dean Hot Pork Sausage
• 10 oz can Rotel, undrained (original, diced tomatoes & green chilies)
• 8 oz cream cheese
• Tortilla chips for serving

In a large skillet, cook sausage, breaking up into small pieces (like taco meat) until fully cooked. Drain all excess fat. Add Rotel and cream cheese, mix until well blended and heated thoroughly. Place in a serving dish, serve warm with your favorite tortilla chips or Frito scoops. 

Tip: Keep warm in small crock-pot while serving.

Caramel Apple Sangria

Ingredients

• 1 750 ml bottle of pinot grigio (or your favorite mild white wine)
• 1 cup caramel flavored vodka
• 6 cups apple cider
• 2 medium apples, cored and chopped

Stir the wine, vodka, and apple cider together in a large pitcher. Add the chopped apples to the pitcher, or to individual glasses. Serve the sangria over ice. 

Note: Apple cider settles. If the sangria sits for awhile, it will need to be stirred before serving.