Mint OreoTruffles

Mint Oreo Truffles
Courtesy of Bakerella

Go here for her directions or you can look at the basic rundown below.

Mint Oreo Truffles

1 pkg. Double Stuf Oreos - Cool Mint Flavor - (1 lb. , 1 oz. pkg.)
• use 22 cookies with cream centers included
• use 10 cookies with cream centers discarded
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, room temperature
chocolate bark or candy coating*

1. Finely crush the cookies in a food processor or a ziploc bag with a rolling pin.
2. Stir in softened cream cheese. Use the back of a large spoon to help mash the two together completely.
3. Roll the mixture into 1" balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet.
4. Place covered in freezer or refrigerator for a few minutes to help retain shape when dipping in melted chocolate.
5. Melt chocolate as directed on the package and then dip balls into chocolate, tap off extra and set aside on wax paper covered cookie sheet to dry.
6. Refrigerate and enjoy!

*Personal note*
I thought they were a tad bit too rich and will cut down on the cream cheese next time.

Crockpot BBQ Chicken

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
courtesy of allrecipe.com
(with some alterations of my own)

This is by far my favorite BBQ chicken recipe so far. In the past I always just dumped a bottle of BBQ sauce in with the chicken and called it good. But these few extra ingredients make it SO much better. Try it. You'll like it.

Ingredients:
6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce


Directions:
1. Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix the barbeque sauce, Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken.
2. Cover, and cook 3 to 4 hours on High or 6 to 8 hours on Low.

Here's my variation:

First, I put the chicken in the slow cooker frozen and let it cook for four hours in 2-3 cups of chicken broth. This makes the chicken super tender and juicy.

Then drain the chicken broth, shred the chicken, and add the BBQ sauce mix. Cook for another 2 hours on low.

Last tip - use the good BBQ sauce. If you buy the dollar bottle it just won't taste as good as it could. We like Sweet Baby Rays, Famous Daves, or Bill Johnsons.

Serve on French bread rolls - they hold up better than hamburger buns and taste so much better too.

Mmmm. Can't wait to make this again on Sunday!