Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thigh Slider w/ Sugar Snap Peas and Carrots

Dinner Tonight: Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thigh Slider w/ Sugar Snap Peas and Carrots




Another cloudy and cool Spring Day here. It was in the 40's this morning with a cool breeze blowing.

I went out to get the Morning Papers and my neighbor was out getting his and he said he has the Spring Flu that's going around the area, a lot of people are down with it. I started my day off with one delicious Breakfast. I prepared a Egg Beater's Egg Whites Cheese Omelet, used Sargento Reduced Fat Shredded Sharp Cheddar for the filling. Then I also prepared some Eckrich Smoked Turkey breakfast Links, and these were really good and easy to prepare, with 2 slices of Klosterman Wheat Bread and a cup of Bigelow Decaf Green Tea! Really enjoyed this! Helped Mom with some more of her Spring Cleaning most of the afternoon. For dinner tonight, Leftovers! I prepared Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thigh Slider w/ Sugar Snap Peas and Carrots.
 

Tonight it all leftovers! No way was I going to let any of last night's dinner go to waste. The Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs are just the right size for a Slider. So I warmed up everything in the microwave. For the Slider Bun I used a Kroger Whole Wheat Mini Slider Bun. As good as last night's meal was, tonight's was just as good. Everything reheated great. I've left last night's original post that has the prep for everything when made fresh. For dessert later a Healthy Choice Dark Fudge Swirl Frozen Greek Yogurt.



Came across this in an email from  http://allrecipes.com/ and couldn't wait to try it! So tonight it's

Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs. It's really an easy recipe to make. I'll need the following; 4 skinless, boneless Chicken Thighs, 1/2 cup Soy Sauce (reduced sodium), 1/2 cup Hunt's Ketchup, 1/3 cup Honey, 3 cloves Garlic (minced), and 1 teaspoon Dried Basil.



To prepare it as I said was very easy! To start Lay Chicken Thighs into the bottom of a 4-quart slow cooker. Whisk Soy Sauce, Ketchup, Honey, Garlic, and Basil together in a bowl; pour over the Chicken. Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on Low for 6 hours. After 6 hours you have some incredible tasting Chicken Thighs! The combination of all 5 ingredients works perfectly with the Chicken. I especially like that hint of Honey flavor.That "Keeper Recipe" collection just keeps growing with this addition to it! Look no further for that next Chicken Recipe.



 Then I also had some Sugar Snap Peas and Carrots. I buy this from the Kroger Produce Department.

The Sugar Snap Peas and Carrots come in sealed plastic tray and all you have to do is prepare it the way you want. I pan fried mine in a tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. In a medium size skillet just fry on medium heat until vegetables are fork tender.












Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs

INGREDIENTS:
4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup honey
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil


DIRECTIONS:
1.- Lay chicken thighs into the bottom of a 4-quart slow cooker.
2. - Whisk soy sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic, and basil together in a bowl; pour over the chicken.
3. - Cook on Low for 6 hours.

Nutrition
Information
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories: 325
Amount Per Serving
Total Fat: 11.9g
Cholesterol: 71mg
Sodium: 2204mg
Amount Per Serving
Total Carbs: 34.2g
    Dietary Fiber: 0.6g
Protein: 21.9g

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/honey-garlic-slow-cooker-chicken-thighs/

Whole Grain Penne Rigate and Smoked Turkey Sausage w/ Baked Mozza Parm Bread

Dinner Tonight:  Whole Grain Penne Rigate and Smoked Turkey Sausage w/ Baked Mozza Parm Bread

I had made a small bowl of Italian Pasta Salad for lunch earlier today and the Pasta tasted so good I made another Pasta dish for dinner, Whole Grain Penne Rigate and Smoked Turkey Sausage w/ Baked Mozza Parm Bread.



To prepare it I used Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Grain Penne Rigate, Eckrich Turkey Smoked Sausage, Bella Vita Low Carb Pasta Sauce (Meat Flavored), fresh Grated Mozzarella Cheese, Sea Salt, and McCormick Grinder Italian Seasoning. Turn the heat to low, and pour 1/2 cup water into the skillet with the Eckrich sausage. To prepare the Sausage just add 2/3 cup of water to a skillet and heat to a boil. Add the Sausage and cover the skillet with a lid and reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes until it's heated through out. While that was cooking I took my Sauce and put that into a medium sauce pan, put the lid on,  and heated on low. After the Sausage was done I sliced it into bite size pieces and added to the Pasta Sauce. I then boiled my Pasta by the box instructions. Boiled for 10 minutes and drained the water and added my Sausage and Pasta Sauce to the Pasta. Seasoned everything with Sea Salt and McCormick Grinder Italian Seasoning, mixed well and served topping it with freshly  shredded  Mozzarella Cheese. Makes a delicious  and filling dinner! I love that Smoked Turkey Sausage! To prepare the Mozza Parm Bread just take 2 slices of bread, I used Aunt Millie's Light Whole Grain Bread, butter both slices, add a light coating of Kraft Shredded Parmesan Cheese and sprinkle with freshly shredded Mozzarella Cheese. Bake at 400 degrees until Cheese has melted and served. For Dessert/Snack later a 100 Calorie Mini Bag of Jolly Time Pop Corn.



Eckrich Smoked Turkey Sausage

Fully cooked. Since 1894. Inspected for wholesomeness by US Department of Agriculture. 1/2 the fat than USDA data for pork & beef smoked sausage. (Fat grams reduced from 15 g to 7 g.) Naturally hardwood smoked.

Ingredients
Poultry Ingredients (Turkey, Mechanically Separated Turkey), Water, Corn Syrup, Contains 2% or Less of Dextrose, Flavorings, Modified Food Starch, Autolyzed Yeast, Monosodium Glutamate, Potassium and Sodium Lactate, Salt, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Phosphate, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid).

Directions
Skillet: Bring 2/3 cup water to boil in skillet. Add sausage, cover and reduce heat. Simmer 8 to 10 minutes. Microwave: Place sausage in microwave-safe dish, add 1/2 cup water and cover. Heat on High (100% power) 2 pieces 5 to 6 minutes and 1 piece 3-3/4 to 4-1/4 minutes, or until hot. You may need to adjust the time for your microwave. After opening, use within 7 days. Keep refrigerated.

Nutrition Facts
Calories in Eckrich Smoked Turkey Sausage

Serving Size: 1 oz
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110.0
Total Fat 3.5 g
Saturated Fat 1.3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Cholesterol 15.0 mg
Sodium 320.0 mg
Potassium 0.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 4.0 g