I have not mastered the crockpot, but many of you Tired
Girls have. I peruse the many crockpot
recipe options and after way over-thinking it, I pick a recipe to try, work too
hard to create it, and then I am disappointed by the taste / effort ratio.
I want to be better at it though. I assume
there are many wonderful and bad for you recipes that do work – my challenge
was to find some that:
1) have minimal steps and super easy (no
pre-cooking of meat or crap like that)
2) taste good
3) not absolutely, terribly, fattening (a medium
amount of bad-for-me is okay, but I am not going to work too hard for bad-for-me, as
I could just have my husband stop at Five Guys if I want to go the super easy,
tasty and fattening route.)
Fellow Tired Girl Vanessa, sent me this recipe that she has
made for herself . I have
not tried it, but it genuinely sounds good, easy and healthy.
Vanessa got this recipe from this girls website – if you
have time check out all her freezer crock pot recipes. I like the way this girl thinks. ( I am interested in her 10 meals in 10
minutes section as well – have to read that later).
The recommended recipe from Tired Girl Vanessa:
Cilantro Lime Chicken with black beans and corn
6 chicken breasts
3 Tbs olive oil
2 limes, juiced
2 cups cilantro
1 large bag of frozen corn (or two smaller bags)
4 minced garlic cloves
1 finely chopped red onion
2 cans of black beans, rinsed
2 tsp cumin or chipotle powder
salt/pepper to taste
Split everything into two containers. shake it up, seal, label and put in the freezer. Instructions for Container: cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours, serve with hot tortillas or tostitos. Dress with sour cream, guacamole, and/or cheese
6 chicken breasts
3 Tbs olive oil
2 limes, juiced
2 cups cilantro
1 large bag of frozen corn (or two smaller bags)
4 minced garlic cloves
1 finely chopped red onion
2 cans of black beans, rinsed
2 tsp cumin or chipotle powder
salt/pepper to taste
Split everything into two containers. shake it up, seal, label and put in the freezer. Instructions for Container: cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours, serve with hot tortillas or tostitos. Dress with sour cream, guacamole, and/or cheese
Cilantro can
be an acquired taste so you could easily leave that out and it still sounds like it
would be good.
Please email me your
favorite - not too fattening – most Tired Girl crockpot recipes or tips.
chicken breasts. jar of salsa. taco seasoning. low for 4 hours. shred. boom=tacos.
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this month's real simple has a great-looking crockpot rigatoni/mushroom/spinach things that looks manageable....i'll send if i can find the link. even though this post is almost 2 months old.
I made the chicken breasts, salsa and taco seasoning!! I did add beans - I really went for it - it was delicious and best of all so easy and also I thought of you.
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