Easy as can be pot roast

For all you pot roast newbies, here's a simple recipe that can be made right in your slow cooker.
Ingredients:
2-5 pound rump roast (depends on how many people you're cooking for)
Cauliflower (cut into small chunks)
2 carrots (cut into thin or chunky pieces)
2 potatoes (cut into cubes)
1 McCormick's savory pot roast seasoning packet
32 ounce 99% fat free chicken broth (I used the great value brand)
1/2 cup of water
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. onion powder
Mini corn on the cob
Directions
Place thawed rump roast in the slow cooker. Mix the chicken broth, seasoning, water, garlic powder and onion powder together in a bowl. Pour the mixture on top of the roast.

Spread the corn, potatoes and vegetables around the meat.

Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Dinner is completed. Pretty easy huh? Hope you like it! =)

P.S. If you like slow cooker recipes, be sure to check out the crock pot girls. They have lots of amazing slow cooker recipes on their website. Here's the link:

http://crockpotgirls.com/

Tomato Parmesan Inspired Dish

The recipe you are about to read was inspired by this:

Yep, that's right. I was inspired by a box of tomato parmesan pasta salad and the outcome was great!
Ingredients:
A box of Betty Crocker tomato parmesan pasta salad
Mini corn
Tyson chicken breast tenderloins
Basil leaves
Light butter
Olive oil
Directions:
Thaw the desired amount of chicken breast tenderloins in a bowl of cold water.

Once thawed, take two tablespoons of the seasoning from the packet in the pasta salad box and put in a small dish.

Mix the seasoning with a cup of water. Use this mixture to marinate the chicken. Marinate for at least one hour.

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Place the marinated chicken onto a pan that's lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle basil leaves on top of the chicken.

Cook the chicken for 15-25 minutes or until it reaches an internal temperature of 170 F. While the chicken is in the oven, cook the corn in a boiling pot of water for about 8 minutes.

Remove the corn and set aside. Take another tablespoon of the seasoning from the packet and put in a small dish. Mix the seasoning with a spoonful of butter and 1/4 a cup of olive oil. Spread the mixture to the bottom of a large frying pan. Once the pan is heated on the stovetop, place the mini corn in the pan. Cook on medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes.

While the corn is absorbing the tomato parmesan flavor, follow the instructions on the box to make the pasta salad. Don't worry that you already used some of the seasoning. The pasta will still have a good amount of flavor.

That's pretty much it. Here is the finished product:

I hope you like my recipe. This dish is perfect for when you need a hearty meal to fill you up. Enjoy!