A Bride On A Budget's Top Five Best Buy Wedding Registry Items For Your Kitchen #BestBuyWedding #ad

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There was a time when me and the kitchen didn't get along. Like, not at all. When I lived by myself in Pennsylvania, there was this time I ate a sauce sandwich. Oh, what's that delicacy you ask? It's when I put homemade sauce on a piece of bread and sprinkled some shredded mozzarella on top. I tried calling it a meatball hero without meatballs, but basically it was a culinary mess.

I'm so much better in the kitchen now (luckily, for Pete, because I can't see him ever eating a sauce sandwich). If you want to be better in the kitchen too, you need the right equipment. And part of that means adding the right kitchen items to your wedding registry. It also means you need some recipes. So don't worry. I got you.

Below, I have our top five Best Buy wedding registry items for your kitchen. Even better, I have two easy recipes for you to make with those items. And trust me. The recipes are easy. They're ones I make all the time. So if the girl who used to eat sauce sandwiches can make them, so can you.

A Bride On A Budget's Top Five Best Buy Wedding Registry Items For Your Kitchen

Crock Pot

Potato soup

• Add five cloves of garlic (chopped), 32oz. chicken broth. six potatoes (peeled and chopped), one onion (chopped), half a stick of butter, 2.5 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to the Crock Pot. Cook on low for seven hours, then high for one hour.
• Mash the potatoes (in the Crock Pot). Add one cup half and half, one cup shredded cheddar cheese, and three tablespoons of green onions. Stir. Serve (with sour cream and green onions on top, if you want).

Citrus Ginger Chicken

• Put two pounds of chicken breast in the Crock Pot. Top with a mixture of a half cup orange marmalade, three cloves of garlic (chopped), half an inch of ginger (peeled and chopped), and two tablespoons of soy sauce. Cook on low for about seven hours.
• Shred the chicken when it's done (it does this when you pull it out of the Crock Pot anyway) and serve over rice.

Ninja Professional Blender

Salsa

• Boil one medium sized onion (chopped), four tomatoes (chopped), and one jalapeno (chopped) for seven minutes.
• Strain and add the ingredients to the blender with a generous pinch of salt, a handful of chopped cilantro, and 1/4 cup of water. Blend until smooth-ish.

Berry Smoothies

• Blend together half a mango, half a banana, one-quarter cup of frozen mixed berries, and one-quarter cup of orange juice.

Soda Stream

Homemade Ginger Ale

• First, make ginger syrup: Boil one-quarter pound ginger (peeled and chopped), one cup sugar, and one cup water. Stir constantly until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and put into a squeeze bottle. 
• Use the Soda Stream to make carbonated water and add the ginger syrup.

"Homemade" Soda

• Use the Soda Stream to make carbonated water. Add in your choice of Soda Stream syrup.

Cuisinart Cookware

Kale Pasta

• Boil pasta (in one pot) until it's al dente. In a pan, saute two onions (chopped), two garlic cloves (chopped), and 16oz. of mushrooms in a pat of butter until the onions are translucent. Add kale (pulled from the stem) to the pan. Cover and steam until wilted.
• Mix together the pasta (drained) and the kale mixture. Add 15oz. ricotta cheese and one-quarter cup Parmesan cheese. Bake in a 9x11 pan for 30 minutes at 350.

Simple Pasta Sauce

• Saute one onion (chopped) in a pan with three tablespoons olive oil. When they are translucent, add three cloves of garlic (chopped). Add one 28oz. can of diced tomatoes, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
• Cook for 20 minutes over low heat.

Rachael Ray Mini Muffin Pan

Cake Mix Muffins

• Combine boxed cake mix, one cup water, and one small container (5 to 6oz) of Greek yogurt. Fill the mini muffin pan.
• Bake at 350 for about 12 minutes.

Mini Egg Bakes

• Stir eggs, milk (in a one egg to two tablespoon milk ratio), a pinch of salt and pepper, and your choice of toppings (spinach, bacon crumbles, etc.). Fill the mini muffin pan.
• Bake at 350 until the egg is cooked through (about ten minutes).

Just a quick note about the Best Buy wedding registry. You can create your registry here. Any items that are purchased off your Best Buy wedding registry will ship free, no minimum needed.

BRIDAL BABBLE: Which of these items would you add to your Best Buy wedding registry?