Sesame Chicken

1 1/2 to 2 pounds of frozen popcorn chicken

6 Tablespoons honey

4 Tablespoons sugar

Salt (to taste)

4 Tablespoons ketchup

2 Tablespoons white distilled vinegar

a sprinkle of ground black pepper

diced green onions, optional

sesame seeds, optional

Deep fry your popcorn chicken and drain on a plate lined with a paper towel. In a wok or sauce pan, combine the remaining ingredients and warm over medium heat. Bring to a boil while stirring and simmer until sauce slightly thickens. In the wok or in a serving dish coat chicken with the sauce. Serve over cooked rice and garnish with diced green onions and sesame seeds.

* We loved this dish! The sauce had great flavor and I loved using popcorn chicken because it made this a super quick dish with hardly any fuss or mess. I bought a 1 lb. 10 oz. bag of frozen popcorn chicken and since I was feeding a crowd, I just used the entire bag and doubled the sauce recipe and it was perfect! I will be making this one again for sure!

Adapted From Real Mom Kitchen

Stacked Tacos

2 lbs. ground beef
2 (8oz) cans tomato sauce
2 (14.5oz) cans diced tomatoes
2 cups salsa (Adjust the spiciness to your liking by using mild, medium, or hot.)
1 can condensed tomato soup
2 Tablespoons taco seasoning
30 fajita sized flour tortillas
grated cheddar cheese
chopped lettuce
sliced olives
sour cream

1. Brown ground beef in a skillet and drain.
2. In a large soup pot, add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, salsa, tomato soup, and taco seasoning. Stir well. Add ground beef, mix in, and allow mixture to simmer for 1 hour to blend flavors. (The mixture will be quite soupy.)
3. Heat a small amount of cooking oil in a skillet. Pan fry each tortilla in hot oil until brown and crisp. Drain on paper towels.
4. To serve: Place a tortilla shell on each plate. Add 1/4 cup of saucy meat mixture on each tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese. Place another tortilla on top. Place 1/4 cup sauce and cheese on that tortilla. Repeat one more time. You should now have a stack of 3 layers. Then top with lettuce, olives, and a dollop of sour cream.

Makes 10 stacked tacos.

*The saucy meat mixture freezes well. You can use half for one meal and freeze the other half for another night.

* This was a super easy and tasty dinner. I cut the recipe in half and it was still too much but great for leftover or to freeze. These were very filling. I added diced onion while browning my meat and I also used hot style tomato sauce for an extra kick but it was still not too spicy. It was just right and the sauce is delicious! This recipe is definitely a keeper!

Adapted From Real Mom Kitchen

Hawaiian Haystacks

Stove top method:

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can of milk or so (I usually only use 1/2 to 3/4 of a can of milk)

2 cups of cooked chicken breasts, diced or shredded (You can leave the chicken out if desired.)
salt and pepper
parsley (if desired)

Heat soup and milk on the stove until heated through. You want this to be the consistency of gravy. You can add more milk if the mixture is too thick. Add the chicken and cook til warm.

Crock pot method:

2 cans cream of chicken soup

2 frozen chicken breasts

milk

Put chicken breasts in the crock pot and then cover with soup. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Remove chicken from the crock pot and shred or dice the chicken and return to the crock pot. Add enough milk to make the consistency of gravy.

Serve the sauce over cooked rice. You can usually plan on at least one cup per person. Top with any of the following toppings.

shredded cheddar cheese

pineapple tidbits

sliced olives

diced green onion

chopped celery

shredded coconut

sliced almonds

diced fresh mushroom

Chow mien noodles

diced tomatoes

peas

mandarin oranges

raisins

diced green and/or red pepper

water chestnuts

cashews

soy sauce
sour cream

or anything else that you think would be good

* This is such an easy and quick dinner to make and I usually always have the ingredients on hand to make this dinner. My husband loves this recipe, especially the simple and creamy sauce. It's so filling too and this recipe always makes too much for just my husband and myself since my daughter won't touch most foods. I will probably start cutting the recipe in half. I also love that the topping options are endless!

Adapted From Real Mom Kitchen