Sloppy Jacques

Everybody has seen the pins on Pinterest about the buffalo chicken in a crock pot with just chicken, wing sauce, and a ranch packet. It's good, no doubt. But I have a tiny smidge of a tip that will take it from good to great. What will make it great is that you will pay less money for it. Say what? Yeah, LESS. MONEY. FOR. IT.


These little sammies are so messy they will remind you of a Sloppy Joe, but because they are a tasty Cajun treat I am calling them...

SLOPPY JACQUES!

Basically you're going to follow the same directions as the popular pinterest recipe suggests, but you are not going to use the wing sauce that they suggest. Why? Because it costs more than a dollar which is more than the alternative I'm going to give you. In some stores Frank's wing sauce is almost $3 which is way more than I want to spend.

The recipe says throw some frozen chicken, a 12oz. jar of Frank's wing sauce, and a packet of ranch mix into your crockpot and serve on bread. Easy peasy.

One day I was nosing around Dollar Tree (a magical place where everything really IS a dollar) and I found this:

Louisiana Supreme Chicken Wing Sauce

You even get more (this bottle is 17 oz. and Frank's is 12 oz.).

At first I thought, "Eh, can I trust the Dollar Tree with this?" But for a dollar, A DOLLAR, I thought I might as well give it a try.

Then I saw the last push I needed. It's made in St. Martinville, Louisiana.

I have to say, I liked it even better than Frank's wing sauce. We serve ours on a hamburger bun with celery and ranch dressing as a dipping sauce. 

This recipe is super low cal and you can keep it that way by watching your ranch dressing and bread!

We used Trader Joe's Parmesan Ranch Dressing but I normally make my own ranch to save on calories. 

So enjoy a Sloppy Jacques and let me know if you have any luck finding Louisiana Supreme chicken wing sauce in your Dollar Tree. It really is a magical find!

A DOLLAR!

Sorry I just had to! :) 

Tilapia & Rotel. A Marriage made in Lazy Girl Heaven

Since October is my second favorite month, I'm going to start it on the right foot!

 This recipe is one of my favorite go-to recipes when you know that the evening will end with dessert. Hopefully you aren't thinking to yourself, "this girl plans her dinner around her dessert?" But if you are thinking that the answer is yes, I would plan my whole life around dessert. Judge away!

Two Ingredients. One piece of amazing.

It really doesn't get easier. It's only two ingredients. It's crazy cheap (this particular day I spent $1.03/serving).


We never, ever have leftovers. This is partially due to the fact that we usually eat this with veggies and have 2 filets a piece but also because it is SUPER delicious. I love it and I'm not a fish person. Yes I did grow up around the greatest seafood in the world. Don't argue. It's a fact. Truth be told, I really only love my personal trifecta of seafood: shrimp, crawfish and scallops. Maybe it's because the idea of a "fish stick" disturbs me. What part of the fish are you making into a stick? But I digress...

Also, I want you to know I even went to The Grammarist to verify whether it was filet or fillet. It's important to know! So without further ado... the mother of all tilapia recipes!!! 






Tilapia + Rotel 

Servings: 4-5 
Time: About 45 minutes
Per Serving Stats:
Calories - 116
Carbs - 3g
Fat - 3g

WHAT YOU NEED
Tilapia Filets 
Rotel

How do you get cheaper than rotel? Somehow Great Value at Walmart has done it and I'm here to tell you it tastes exactly like rotel. I tasted no difference whatsoever. Also, when you purchase frozen tilapia they usually have 4 bigger filets or 5 filets with 2 of them being little nuggets. It's the luck of the draw my friend but it all evens out.



WHAT YOU DO


-Defrost tilapia.

-Preheat oven to 350.

-Mix rotel in a bowl with seasonings of your choice.

Cheaper Rotel. Prepping the fish. Precious Pouches!

     I throw in whatever I feel like because you really can't mess this up. On this particular day I used cumin, red pepper, garlic powder, cilantro and some scallions I had leftover from Lazy, Cheaper Skinny Bang Bang Shrimp. Like I said, you cannot mess this up. For those inquiring minds cilantro IS the best so at the bare minimum you should definitely use it.

-Cut foil pieces big enough to hold the tilapia and create a little pouch

-Place the foil on a baking sheet and place the tilapia in the foil. Cover with rotel. I try not to add all the juice only because it's messy but whatever you want to do just do it. The kitchen police aren't going to show up.

-Wrap the tilapia into it's precious little foil pouch.

-Bake for 30 minutes. 


    
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO WITH THESE INGREDIENTS?


You probably won't have leftovers of either ingredient because you use it all. Yay! It's tilapia so there are a ridiculous amount of recipes out there and rotel is famous for making ordinary cheese amazing.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

It's good. It's cheap. It's low calorie. It's easy. Is there anything else you need to know?

XO, Andrea