Dinner | Southern Plate

Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole – and Becoming The Crazy Daffodil Lady

A yummy meal in one casserole with endless ways to adapt it

Jan 4 2012 | Posted in Chicken,Main Course,Quick&Easy | Read More »

Creamy Chicken Skillet

This just makes your stomach feel good when you eat it.

Nov 15 2011 | Posted in Main Course,Quick&Easy | Read More »

Mexican Chicken Casserole

Quick, easy, and delicious!

Sep 26 2011 | Posted in Main Course,Quick&Easy | Read More »

Southern Living’s Quick Fix Sloppy Joes (and my Wardrobe Malfunction)

Pin itIf you’re on FB, please click the like button above, thanks! I don’t know what it was about the day I filmed this but we were all feeling a little silly. The studio just had humor in the air and as you watch this video you can see that I’m trying not to laugh! [...]

Sep 15 2011 | Posted in Freezes Well,Main Course,Quick&Easy,Video | Read More »

Little Pigs In A Blanket – And loving kids when life is tough

A little comfort food with a side of comfort…

Aug 15 2011 | Posted in Main Course,Quick&Easy,Southern Plate Kids | Read More »

My Menu for our Dinner Guests

Pin itWe were so excited when our friends, the McKee’s came over for dinner last night. They live in Florida and we love to get together with them whenever we go to Disney but we’ve never had a chance to have them in our home! We even went on vacation together last summer and had [...]

Jul 15 2011 | Posted in Top Posts | Read More »

My new series on SouthernLiving.com! GIVEAWAY!

Pin it Congratulations to the following (names and part of their email addresses included): Mitchi (mvn), Patricia (choirlady), Angel (dadul), JoAnn (oceanmist). They were chosen at random to win the Southern Living Cookbook giveaway! Thanks to everyone for joining in and watching the preview of my new Quick Fix Suppers Series! I’m excited to announce [...]

May 5 2011 | Posted in Misc,Newsletters | Read More »

Tater Tot Casserole – And Going North

A quick and easy family favorite!

Apr 12 2011 | Posted in Main Course,Quick&Easy | Read More »

Collection Of Dinnertime Bread Recipes

A classic Southern meal in the old days always included bread. Bread was a great meal stretcher and even the poorest of sharecroppers usually had the ingredients to make it thanks to the staples of 25 pound sack of flour provided by the land owners (look for a quote from my Great Grandmother Lela about this at the bottom of this post). Although I don’t have bread with every supper nowadays, more often than not we do. Here are some of my favorite dinnertime bread recipes, some classic and some new fangled. I hope you’ll find at least one or two new ones to make for those you love.

Mar 31 2011 | Posted in Breads | Read More »

Huntsville Family Adventure Day

Pin itFamily Adventure Days began when my husband and I realized that while we were all together at home on the weekends, we weren’t actually tuning into each other as a family. With the temptations of video games, tv, and the internet at home, we decided to set aside one day each weekend that we [...]

Jan 25 2011 | Posted in Family Adventure Day,Misc | Read More »

Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken & Rice

Being in a mood for Mexican food, I worked up a slow cooker fiesta chicken that’ll have you doing the Mexican hat dance – if you know the Mexican hat dance. Umm, which I don’t.

Jan 18 2011 | Posted in Crock Pot,Main Course,Quick&Easy | Read More »

Sunday Dinner 11/6/10

Pin it I just LOVE having company for Sunday dinner and am thrilled to have not one but two guests coming today! I got up a little after five to get everything cooking so I could just come home and heat and serve. Here is my menu for today. I just kinda went with whatever [...]

Nov 7 2010 | Posted in Main Course,Making A House A Home | Read More »

Five Favorite Supper Recipes from Facebook!

Pin itWe’re all a little under the weather this week and planning the big Southern Plate cooking show at UNA on top of it. So today I thought I’d bring you a selection of five favorite recipes from our Southern Plate Facebook Family. A while back I asked for your favorites and everyone chimed in [...]

Sep 27 2010 | Posted in Top Posts | Read More »

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Chicken Tortilla Soup Ingredients2 cups water 14 ounce can chicken broth (or 1 1/2 c water and two bouillon cubes) 29 ounce can crushed tomatoes 11 ounce can enchilada sauce 4 ounce can chopped green chilies 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon dried cilantro 1 heaping [...]

Sep 15 2010 | Posted in Main Course,Soups and Stews | Read More »

Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice – and YOUR Cheering Section!

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Ingredients4 chicken breasts (Can use fewer, can use bone-in or boneless) 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 onion, chopped 1 box Long Grain and Wild Rice with Seasonings (I use Uncle Ben’s)InstructionsPlace chicken in bottom of slow cooker. Sprinkle chopped onion over [...]

Aug 19 2010 | Posted in Chicken,Crock Pot,Main Course,Misc,Quick&Easy | Read More »

Cinnamon Tortilla Chips

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Cinnamon Tortilla Chips Ingredients1/2 Cup Sugar (or sugar substitute, Ideal is my new favorite!) 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 1/2 cup butter 2-3 flour tortillasInstructionsMelt butter in microwave. Brush one side of each tortilla with melted butter. Stir cinnamon and sugar together* and sprinkle over buttered side of each. Repeat with [...]

Jul 29 2010 | Posted in Dessert | Read More »

A Full Easter Menu (What We’ll Be Having)

Pin itBe sure to join the Southern Plate family on Facebook! I have a few more posts to bring you this week that will center around Spring foods you might want to include in your Easter menu but I wanted to get you a post up to some of my favorite Southern Plate recipes that [...]

Mar 29 2010 | Posted in Top Posts | Read More »

Butter Stewed Potatoes

Pin itI was a tickled that so many people wanted to know how I made the potatoes that were pictured with last week’s meatloaf. Stewed potatoes are something I make fairly often for my family because they are so stinking easy to whip up and make a filling side dish to go with just about [...]

Mar 7 2010 | Posted in Side Dishes | Read More »

10 of YOUR Favorite Southern Plate Posts!

Pin it I love hearing back from you better than just about anything (including my Grandmother’s fruit salad!) so today I’m going to bring you a list of some of posts y’all commented on the most from Southern Plate. For those of you who are new here (hope you’ve pulled up a chair and got [...]

Jan 22 2010 | Posted in Top Posts | Read More »

Simplified Quesadillas – And Chance To Win $75 in Gift Cards from Kraft

Pin itCongratulations to Janice Winfrey on winning this giveaway! I drew a number at random and she’s the gal! I’m sending you an email to let you know, Janice! Thank you all so much for participating! ~HUGS~ Gratefully, Christy Things are so busy nowadays for families, for single people, for parents, and even for kids. [...]

Jan 5 2010 | Posted in Main Course,Quick&Easy | Read More »

World’s Easiest Supper: Taco Soup

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Taco Soup Ingredients1 lb ground beef 1 Lg chopped onion, cooked with beef 2 cans kidney beans 1 can corn 1- 15oz can Ro-Tel 1- 15 oz can Tomato Sauce 1 packet taco seasoning mix 1 packet ranch dressing mix 1 1/2 cups waterInstructionsCombine all ingredients, bring to a [...]

Sep 30 2008 | Posted in Freezes Well,Main Course,Quick&Easy,Soups and Stews | Read More »

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Casserole Ingredients1 Jar Cheese Sauce (Such as Cheez Whiz. 10 ounces or more) 2 cups frozen chopped broccoli medium sized bag Saffron Rice (enough to make two cups cooked) 1-2 cups cooked chicken (either canned or cooked at home) 1/2 Cup milkInstructionsPrepare rice according to [...]

Sep 24 2008 | Posted in Chicken,Main Course | Read More »

Sunday Dinner Eye Of Round

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Sep 15 2008 | Posted in Main Course | Read More »

Slow Cooker Coke Chicken ~#1 On My List Of “Things I like to toss in the crock pot.”

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Slow Cooker Coke Chicken Ingredients1 Fryer 1 Lemon 1 Onion 1 Bottle BBQ Sauce 1 Can Coca ColaInstructionsPeel onion and cut into quarters. Cut lemon into Quarters. Place fryer in crock pot. Toss in onion quarters and lemon quarters. Pour in entire bottle of BBQ Sauce and entire [...]

Aug 30 2008 | Posted in Misc,Quick&Easy | Read More »