Buffalo Chicken Wings

For the end of football season I thought I would try my hand at making chicken wings. Rick really likes them. I did a little searching and found a recipe for slow cooker buffalo chicken wings. There's a little work at the end because you need to put them in the oven for 30 minutes to brown up, but other than that the majority of it is in the slow cooker. 

They are very good. I will warn you that they are spicy! You may want to let everyone put their own sauce on after they've been in the oven so they can control the heat. I also found that we had leftover buffalo sauce, so you can either store it in the refrigerator or cut back on the amount you make. We like buffalo sauce so I've found some other recipes (check out Adventures with Veggies for buffalo cauliflower bites) to use it in. 

Adventures with Veggies

Lately I've been trying to get more vegetables in my diet. I think I get bored with vegetables because I end up cooking them the same way all the time or I end up cooking the same type of vegetables all the time. So I decided to be more adventurous. Here are some of the vegetable recipes I've tried recently.

Green Bean Fries - These were a little messy to put together, but very yummy! I used spicy ranch dressing mix I had in the cabinet which was good. We like things a little spicy any way.

Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites - These were good... very spicy. I had some left over buffalo sauce I made to use with some chicken wings so I thought I'd give these a try. I also thought Rick might try them since he loves buffalo tenders.... no such luck!

Spaghetti Squash with Roasted Tomatoes and Basil - This was good. I think I enjoyed the roasted tomatoes and basil the most. I think you could definitely use them as a nice sauce for pasta or something. The squash was good, but I think I needed to season mine a little more after I shredded it with a fork. Looks really pretty though!

French Dip Sandwich

Rick loves French Dip sandwiches. I came across a recipe while playing on Pinterest one day. It sounded pretty easy, so I thought I'd give it a try.

Well, let me tell you.... Rick loved it. He told me it was the best French Dip sandwich he's ever had.... now that's a pretty good compliment. The best part is they are so easy! Putting the sandwiches together takes the most effort. I will say they are very tasty. I'm not a big fan of these types of sandwiches, but these are very yummy.

I made mine with a little less cheese and used a lower calorie bread rather than the roll. It still tasted yummy!

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Enjoy!