BLACKBERRY BBQ CHICKEN- For the Slow Cooker

It's that time of year where it's too hot to cook. The slow cooker is your friend!!

Blackberry BBQ Chicken
Ingredients
 • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup blackberry jam  (and 2 T for the end)
• 1/2 cup BBQ sauce ( and another squirt for the end) 



Directions 
1) Add chicken breasts to your slow cooker.
2) In a medium-sized bowl, create sauce by adding blackberry jam and  BBQ sauce. Stir to combine.
3) Spoon sauce over chicken.
4) Add lid and cook on “low” setting for 3-6 hours or until the chicken shreds easily. (The cooking time will depend on your slow cooker).
5) Shred chicken and put in a separate bowl. I then added a little of the "sauce" from the crock pot and some more blackberry jam (2 T) and another squirt of my bbq sauce. 

Serve over a gluten free bun, or with some chips, make it into nachos, roll it in a tortilla. There are SO many ways you can use this yummy chicken.

Strawberry Upside Down Cake , Gluten Free of course

 

This cake is hands down one of the best cakes I have eaten in a LONG time. It screams SPRING! I think it is a new favorite for me.

Strawberry Upside Down Cake, gluten free of course

Ingredients

• 3 c. fresh strawberries crushed (divided)
• 2 3 oz strawberry Jell-O (divided)
• 3 c. miniature marshmallows
• 1 gluten free yellow cake mix + ingredients to prepare cake mix
• Cool Whip

Instructions

1. Take your two cups of strawberries and crush them with a fork. Pour into a 9x13 in cake pan, sprayed well with cooking spray . Sprinkle 1 1/2 boxes strawberry Jell-O over the top of the strawberries. Then sprinkle the marshmallows over the Jell-O
2. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Add 1 c. crushed strawberries and 1/2 package of Jell-O mix to cake mixture.  Pour over the marshmallows
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done. Let sit for about 15 minutes and then run a knife around the outside of the cake. Flip onto a serving tray. Refrigerate. 
4. Serve with Cool Whip (if desired)

Banana Bread (gluten free of course)

Banana Bread

 

2 cups gluten free flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs (beaten) 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed (3 medium)

1/2 cup buttermilk 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp Almond flavoring   Cream butter and sugar. Blend in bananas, eggs, vanilla and almond flavoring. Combine flour, soda, and salt together. Add flour mixture to banana mixture alternating with the buttermilk. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 325 deg. for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Macadamia-White Chocolate Bar Cookies

Macadamia-White Chocolate Bar Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups gluten free flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup coarsely chopped roasted, salted macadamia nuts
• 12 ounces white chocolate chips

Step 1

Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Combine sugars and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer; beat at medium speed 5 minutes or until fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, mixing until just combined. Add flour mixture, mixing at low speed until almost combined. Add nuts and chocolate, mixing until just combined. Chill dough 30 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray  a 13- x 9-inch baking pan with Pam.

Step 3

Press chilled dough into prepared baking pan; bake 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer pan to wire rack to cool. Cut into bars.

Glazed Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Glazed Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups gluten free flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1⅓ cups sugar
• 2 TB lemon juice
• 1 cup buttermilk
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 cup grated zucchini
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

Glaze ingredients:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 TB lemon juice
• 1 TB milk

Instructions

1. Mix flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Then add oil and sugar until well blended. Add lemon juice, buttermilk, lemon zest to this mixture and blend all together.
3. Fold in zucchini & blueberries until mixed well.
4. Add dry mixture to the wet mixture and blend all together until well combined.
5. Pour batter into greased 9x5 loaf pan.
6. Bake at 350 for 45-60 minutes.
7. While still warm, make glaze and spoon over the bread. Let the glaze set up before cutting and serving.

Taco Spaghetti

I had run across a similar recipe on Facebook. I added a couple things. I subtracted a couple things. This is MY yummy version.

Taco Spaghetti

Ingredients:

•1 tablespoon olive oil
•1 pound ground chicken (beef or turkey work too)

•1 sm. onion, diced
•1 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning
•1 (10-ounce can) Ro*Tel® Mild Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
•8 ounces tomato sauce
•8 ounces gluten free spaghetti (cook according to package & drain)
•1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1.Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground chicken and onion and cook until it has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the ground chicken  as it cooks; stir in taco seasoning. Drain excess fat.
2.Stir in Ro*Tel®, tomato sauce, & spaghetti.  Cover, reduce heat and simmer, about 13-16 minutes.
3.Remove from heat and top with cheese. Cover until melted, about 2 minutes.
4.Serve immediately

Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

(4 ) eggs

(1 cup) melted margarine

(2 cups) sugar

(1/2 cup) Potato Starch Flour

(1-1/2 cups) White Rice Flour

(1 tsp) baking soda

(2 tsp) cinnamon

(dash ) salt (optional)

(1 16oz can) drained cooked carrots (mashed in food processor)

(1 1 1/2 oz box) Raisins

(1 8oz. can ) Crushed Pineapple (drained)

(1/4-1/2 Cup) Coconut

(1/2 tsp.) Vanilla

　

　

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat eggs until peaks form. Thoroughly mix in margarine. Sift dry ingredients together and add to egg mixture. Mix well. Mix in carrots until blended. Mix in pineapple, raisins and coconut. Bake in greased 9" x 13" x 4" pan for about 30 minutes or until firm when touched on top.

Frost with cream cheese frosting (I use duncin heinz homestyle cream cheese)