Friday, September 23, 2011

Crock-pot Season

Ranch Chicken Tacos
Chicken + broth + ranch seasoning + taco seasoning

Crockpot Honey Chicken

3/4 pound chicken (of your choice)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup chopped onion (or 1/16 cup onion flakes)
1/8 cup ketchup
1 Tbs. vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, put into crock pot. In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 3 hours or on high 1 1/2 hours. Chicken into bite size pieces, then return to pot and toss with sauce. Serve over rice or noodles.

To bake chicken as a 30 minute meal:
Dice chicken and season both sides with salt and pepper, place in 8x8 pan. Pour sauce over chicken and bake at 350 for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.

STEP 1: Add everything (chicken, salsa, black beans drained, frozen corn, cumin, garlic, oregano, salt) except the rice, cheese, and cilantro to the slow cooker along with 1/4 cup of water (for good measure). Give everything a good stir and make sure the chicken is covered in the mixture.

STEP 2: Secure the lid on your slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hrs.

STEP 3: Near the end of the cooking time, cook the two cups of rice according to the package directions (Bring the rice and 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium pot with a lid in place, as soon as it reaches a boil, reduced the heat to low and let simmer for 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving).

STEP 4: After 8 hours of cooking, carefully remove the lid of the slow cooker. Stir with a fork to shred the chicken (it should be super tender and will shred easily). Build the taco bowls by placing rice on the bottom, then the taco chicken mix, shredded cheese and fresh cilantro.

Bag of frozen chicken in the crock pot. Put the cream cheese, corn, rotel and black beans on top and let it go for 6-8 hours on low. You can shred when done or leave the chicken whole.


1 c. steel cut oats
1 1/2 c. water
2 c. unsweetened almond milk
1 1/2 T. granulated erythritol
1 1/2 T. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. ground flax seed (a.k.a. flax meal)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. grated apple
1 tsp. cinnamon
optional add-ins: almonds, sugar-free maple syrup, flavored unsweetened almond milk, etc…
Coat crock pot with spray or spritz with oil to prevent ingredients from sticking to the edges, pour all ingredients into crock pot, cook on a low setting for appx. 7 hours. I like to sprinkle a little bit of ground flax seed on the steel cut oats along with some berries. Add additional almond milk to taste.




Crockpot Chicken Taco Soup

2 15oz cans dice tomatoes
1 15-¼ oz can Corn with juice
1 15oz can Black beans with juice
1 15 ½ oz can Red Kidney beans with juice
1 15 ½ oz can Pinto beans with juice
1 envelope dry Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
1 envelope dry Taco Seasoning
½ cup Salsa
¼ cup Green Pepper (optional)
1 tsp Lime Juice
2 large cans (13oz) chicken with juice. (Break apart pieces)




Chicken Marrakesh


1 onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
2 large carrots, peeled and diced (I didn’t use carrots)
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
DIRECTIONS
Place onion, minced garlic, carrots, sweet potato, garbanzo beans, chicken and tomatoes into the slow cooker. Then, in a separate bowl, mix the spices so they are evenly spread throughout. Pour spices over the ingredients in the slow cooker and stir. Cook for about 4 hours on low, or until chicken is cooked thoroughly and the sweet potatoes are soft.

Add all ingredients into crock-pot, stir. Cook low for 4-6 hours




Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken
5-6 FROZEN chicken breasts
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks, drained
1 (16oz) bottle BBQ sauce

Spray crockpot with cooking spray and place frozen chicken inside. Cover with BBQ sauce, then dump pineapple over top. Place lid on and cook on HIGH for 3 hours. Shred chicken with a couple of forks and stir so the sauce covers the chicken. Serve over rice.


Creamy Salsa Crockpot Chicken

I lb chicken
I can cream of ___
I cup salsa
I package taco seasoning
Cook for 6 hours
1 cup sour cream
1 can black beans


Zesty Crockpot Chicken
2-4 chicken breasts
8 oz cream cheese
1 can cream chicken
1 packet Italian Seasoning


Crockpot Beef Sandwiches
4 lb beef roast
1 can beef broth
1 package ranch dressing mix
1 package Italian dressing mix

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