Spiced Potatoes and Chicken NINJA COOKING SYSTEM

I love my Ninja!  I want it to be so much more than a slow cooker, I want it for fast one pot meals.  So it's time to experiment.

Tonight I made Spiced Potatoes and Chicken with Asparagus

Total cook time 35 minutes

Potatoes:
3 lb bag  New potatoes ( I like Yukon Gold)
Olive Oil
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Garlic powder
1/2 tsp Black pepper
1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika ( regular is fine too)
1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning

Chicken:
3 Frozen boneless chicken breasts (4 oz each, I like Perdue or Tyson)
1 tsp Poultry seasoning
1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika (optional)
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/2 cup Fat free cream of chicken soup

6 spears frozen asparagus

Directions:
Quarter each new potato and place in Ninja. Drizzle with olive oil to coat.  Add salt, pepper smoked paprika, Old Bay seasoning and garlic powder to potatoes, stir.

TIP: I prefer to use un-seasoned frozen chicken breasts.  They are very cost effective when purchased from warehouse clubs and are so easy to use. They come out juicy and perfect every time! ALSO Spraying chicken with cooking spray allows your seasoning to 'stick' and lets you create any flavor you want!

Spray chicken with cooing spray.  Sprinkle with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.( I added more paprika because we are paprika people)  Lay Ninja tray right on top of potatoes. Turn Ninja to oven setting, 375 degrees. After 15 minutes, remove chicken tray and stir potatoes. replace tray and add 6 frozen asparagus spears and spread 1/2 cup undiluted chicken soup to the chicken.

Cook for 20 more minutes or until chicken reaches internal temp of 165 degrees. Potatoes come out with a nice crunch and are perfectly tender.

Free Printable " I Like to be a Free Spirit"

My blog is all about THRIFTINESS and what's more economical than FREE.  I made this printable for my new craft room.  I just adore Princess Diana and this is a great quote from her.  All I ask is that you do not take it and sell it on your Etsy site, that's just mean and stealing makes God cry. (5 years of Catholic education taught me the power of guilt!)

If you are savvy and just want to copy and Paste her is the picture:

Or try this Google docs link for the PDF

Free Printable from Google Docs - Free Spirit

Enjoy!

Kid Room to Craft Room Make Over: The I HATE TO DO TRIM trick

"Oh I just love to paint, it's so relaxing!" 

If you have made this statement in your life, I don't think we can be friends ;)

I LOVE color!

I LOATHE painting.  I am NOT one of those meticulous gals.  I get bored in about 19 seconds and am a natural born messy messaroo.  The idea of taping and cutting in and dripping and cleaning rollers makes me crazy just thinking about it.

But then my good friend Google said she could help!  I found a video from a company called Shur Line.  Skeptically I watched, because everything is easy on ALL these company run training videos.  I went to Lowe's AND Home Depot.com and read reviews of the product.  Most were raves.  Everyone agreed that you need a bit of a learning curve and FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, which frankly, I never do.  And it's a Thrifty $4.95!

But this time I did follow directions and I have to say WOW.  15 minutes to do the baseboard area of a room with relative little mess.  Do yourself a favor and watch the video first! ( No, I don't get money for this, I just really love this edger!) The video has an annoying twinge to it but hang it in there, the info is good.

Shur-Line How to Video

But be careful when you go shopping  They have two out there.  Get THIS one:

NOT this one. This one with white wheels has no levers to lift the edge guide and the pad falls off whenever it feels like it.  I used it before trust me.

So I got mine out and ready to roll.  I followed instructions to lift the edger levers then LET IT FLOAT.  Don't pounce, dip or smash. This was the learning curve.  But once you get it, you GET IT

Swish and swirl the excess in the pan 

Wipe on the sides of pan

This I did this myself.  I wiped the top edge with a baby wipe to make sure nothing was on the edge ends.  I did this each time and I believe made a HUGE difference.

ONE MINUTE to do that one wall!

The upper edging was a tad bit trickier.  I used a fancy paint extender ( aka BROOM HANDLE).  My ceiling has that popcorn texture so it was not as smooth as the baseboards.  But I have zero complaints and I usually and I champion whiner.  So 5 thrifty stars to this little fella!

So go ahead haters, paint away!

My trick to doing walls in my next post!  And watch for more updates for this kid room to craft room makeover!

A Thrifty Rose by Any Other Name...

Where has the time gone I started blogging to share ideas I have gathered from life experience and online for saving money.  Then life got in the way!

I am ready to restart my blog with a new name.I HATE THE THRIFTY ROSE moniker.  Must have been on Equate's version of Oxycodone when I thought it was a good name.

Any Ideas? I want to incorporate my own name ROSE with something that is fun and says I am about saving money!

I have some time this summer to add more projects and money savers so stay tuned!