Christmas Crack
Posted: December 15, 2009 Filed under: Delish Dinners, Mid-Day Yummies | Tags: carrots, chicken, christmas snacks, crock pot, I Love Lucy, onion, rice 16 Comments »
This was given to me today by an extremely thoughtful parent in my class. I’m so blessed to work with such kind and supportive families this year.
- 2 cups rice krispies
- 2 cups corn flakes
- 2 cups white choc. chips
- 1-2 cups choc chips
- 2-3 cups Gluten Free pretzels
It is gluten free because her kiddo can’t have the stuff, but you could (obviously) make it with regular pretzels.
I had more than a couple handfuls of this stuff throughout the day.
When I returned home, Meeker had followed my vague instructions for chicken and rice in the crockpot. I forgot to leave the amount of rice…so we had a treasure hunt to find the chicken buried way in there – it was like a foodie adventure. Darn tasty, too. Leftover rice is just a bonus!
Onion, carrots, chicken breasts, rice and water. Everything but the rice was cooked on low for about 5 hours. The rice was added (along with more water) in the last hour of cooking.
Anyone ever seen the Job Switching episode of I Love Lucy? Our dinner reminded me of that.
Fred and Ricky decide to make arroz con pollo (Ricky is Cuban, after all) and cook a pound of rice per person, which expands and makes a mess all over the kitchen. Hilarious.
This is my favorite TV show of all time.
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I love having yummy snacks to munch on throughout the day; this one looks like a goodie.
You lucky teacher you
That crack sounds good
Oh my gosh, Christmas Crack looks like the perfect snack during this time of year! Your class parents are awesome; you get hooked up all the time!
oh my gosh that christmas crack is SERIOUSLY CRACK!! sounds yummy!
That mix looks yummy, you do have awesome class parents
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Haha that’s hilarious about the crock pot incident.. and I freakin’ LOVE I Love Lucy- great reference! Hope you’re having a fabulous night!!
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hi Katels,
the crack looks delish. thanks for the tip about not adding the rice until the end – i kept mine in the whole time the other day and it was a bit soggy.
Katie I’m new to your blog and I absolutely adore everything about it. This Christmas Crack looks so yummy and I have celiac disease so the gluten-free pretzels are perfect. I really must make this for a party sometime soon. Maybe add some nuts for protein. I can’t wait to read your blog each day. You seem like a really fun and great teacher. Thanks for putting so much into your blog, it’s not easy.
I would like some Christmas crack please!
My mom used to have an employee whose father was the director for a lot of the I Love Lucy shows. He directed the “Vitamitavegamin” one. Ever see that? That’s my favorite episode.
I think men just don’t get it, my husband thaws raw meat in the sink and then will just leave it there….for me to clean up. Ick. He does know how to master a grill though, so that’s his job.
haha! I think a say that episode!
Crack-a-lack! Gimme some of dat crack!
I LOOOOVE I LOVE LUCY! it is my mom’s favorite and so she collects ILL memorabilia. so rad. hahah meeker and his rice~love it!
The Christmas Crack looks awesome!!! I am definitely going to make a batch for my house…although it could be dangerous addicting I think!!
Great reference to I love Lucy, seriously a great show. At least he was trying, and it was edible right? Seeing your Christmas Crack (which looks addicting) makes me crave Chex Mix, my ultimate holiday snack.
Oh my gosh…best I Love Lucy episode ever! Thanks for such a fun reminder!
The Christmas Crack looks amazingly delicious!
Ooooo tasty Christmas Crack..looks yummy….
Happy Holidays!