Birthday Pot Roast, Asparagus, and Garlic Bread

My husband requested this meal for his birthday two days ago, so this is why "Birthday" is in the title :) I was just going to post the recipe to the pot roast, but the side dishes were very easy and tasty too! So there are three recipes with two pictures below.

Crock Pot Chuck Roast

1 chuck roast

1 package of lipton beefy onion soup mix (make sure it's beefy! I used two paskages because we had a huge roast)

1/2 cup water

Salt to taste

Poke holes in the roast with a knife. Place in a crock pot. Pour in water, soup packet, and salt. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours. Enjoy!

Oven Roasted Asparagus

1 bunch of asparagus

1-2 Tbsp. Olive oil

Garlic Salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350. Rinse asparagus and snap off ends. Place in small baking dish and drizzle oil over them. Sprinkle garlic salt (sometimes I will do fresh minced garlic, thyme, and salt. This is much easier though). Lightly stir so each asparagus has oil and garlic salt. Bake in oven for 30-40 min, testing with a fork for tenderness.

Garlic Toast

1 loaf of French Bread

Butter

Garlic powder

Parmesan cheese (grated or powdered)

Preheat oven to 350. Slice bread to desired width and place in cookie tray. Spread butter onto bread. Sprinkle with garlic powder, then Parmesan cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until tops are golden brown.

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Easy Chicken

OK, this is super easy.

1 whole chicken (or as many boobies or thighs to suit your family needs)
1 jar green salsa (the tomatillo kind)

Plop it in a crock pot on low for 6-8 hours (watch it, too long and it falls right off the bone, and digging out bones is no fun) and shred meat for tacos, enchiladas, anything! I shred mine in 1 cup portions and put it in Ziploc bags in the freezer so I always have yummy chicken for casseroles and such.
ENJOY!

(pic to come soon)

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Chicken Stroganoff

I got this recipe from one of my favorite cooking blogs: http://www.365daysofcrockpot.com. You all should check it out! Karen is the author of most of the recipes but this one was a guest post by Lynn. And it is excellent!

Chicken Stroganoff

1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (3 to 4 breasts)
1 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
2 cups sour cream
1/4 cup instant minced onion
2 TBsp chicken bouillon (or 3 cubes)
1/2 tsp onion powder
3 cups cooked egg noodles

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Combine all ingredients in crock pot and mix well. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours or high 2-3.

When I made this the first time I was a bit confused about putting already cooked noodles in the crock pot and cooking them for 6 more hours. So I've always just cooked them right before I'm ready to serve it and add them in at the very end. Also, I usually omit the onion powder. The minced onion is plenty of onion flavor for me :)

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