Creamy Ranch Chicken with Bacon!

Well, here it is y'all I love this recipe so much because it is an easy one and you can make it early and throw it in the crock to stay warm.

Creamy Chicken with bacon and ranch
1lb bacon sliced in half inch pieces
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4tbs flour
1/2 to 1cup of Hidden Valley dry ranch mix(SAM'S has big container)
2&1/2 cups milk(whole)
1 box noodles(your choice) I use rotini
1/2 cup parm. cheese

Cook noodles to package instr.
In lrg. skillet cook bacon over medium heat until crisp drain, reserve 4tbsp. bacon grease.
In same skillet cook chicken in reserve drippings until no longer pink.
Sprinkle flour and ranch mix over chicken and stir well.
Stir in milk and cook till thick.
Stir in bacon and cooked noodles.
Sprinkle Parm. Cheese over top and enjoy!

This goes so fast in my house I have to either double or triple this recipe.

Just a little tillin' and some chicken!

 Well since it was such a beautiful day this past weekend hubby decided that it would be a perfect day to bring out the tiller and begin our first plow. Last year we only had 2 small gardens, But this year we are doing 3 bigger gardens. I plan on growing all my veggies and herbs that I will need for next winter.

All winter long we kept dumping all the smelly chicken poo into the gardens, It is alot cheaper, Last year we bought and dumped 400lbs of chicken poo poo. This year I got it free. I just love my chickens so much not only do I get eggs and dinner but I also get free fertilizer.

So hubby decided it was a perfect time for the kids to learn how to run the tiller. I figured they would whine but they were so excited.

Now the only issue was getting the tiller away from both of them.

While the boys were helping daddy Bean, Macayla and I decided it was the perfect day to take out our month old hatching's, Which are my sex link girls crossed with my Sussex rooster.

They had such a good time playing and enjoying the sun.

The kids had such a great time being out with me and the chickens. David took a picture of "The crazy chicken lady"

After plowing we all just sat and enjoyed the sun and the chickens!

Sacked out!

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Some homemade Granola

Learning to be more self sufficient is so much fun, I recently learned how to make granola. OMG!! It is so good. We have totally thrown out all the cereal in the house and I have switched the kids over to granola and they love it. I was amazed how much they love it. So here is my recipe for it along with some pics. This is also my first blog so I am still trying to get in the swing of it!
Now this is the basic recipe, You can add anything to it!

8 cups oats
1-2 cups finely chopped nuts(I use pecans)
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup Maple syrup
1 tsp salt
2 tbs cinnamon
1 tbs vanilla extract
1 cup honey

Mix oats and nuts together.

Combine all the other ingredients in saucepan and heat on medium till boil.

Pour over oat n nut mix.
Mix well
Spread out in even layer on cookie sheet.

Bake 325 for 20 minutes mixing once.
Don't cook any longer then 25 minutes
Granola will harden as it cools.
Make sure you crumble it before it cools all the way.(Easier)

I also made granola bars too. These have Peanut butter instead of the honey. The recipe is so versatile!!