Hi Friends!
Today we have a special visitor on The Bean. Brittany is one of the few bloggers I’ve actually met in real life! She has an adorable blog of her own that you should definitely check out…and more importantly, we share a love of our beloved Buckeyes! Since Fall is officially here, Brittany put together a few of her favorite crockpot recipes for you to enjoy!
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Hey everyone! My name is Brittany and I’m guest blogging from Sweet, Sassy, and Oh So Classy. I’m so excited to be guest posting for Lindsay today! I’ve actually met Lindsay in real life when we went to a Columbus blog dinner last winter. She is super sweet! It’s so wonderful to meet new blog friends!
When Lindsay said she needed a guest blogger I jumped at the opportunity. I had a post in mind and thought it would be great for a guest post too. But after talking to Lindsay I realized that I should probably have a food post. After all this is a food blog! Duh!
If you read my blog and know me at all you will know that I’m no cook! However I was born with baking talent and bake all the time! Weird, right? Thankfully my husband is an amazing cook and comes from a family of fabulous southern cooks!
So because of my lack of cooking skills, I try to stick with easy meals. If you can put it in the microwave, crockpot, or it has less than five steps, we’re cool. But my husband and I have also been trying to eat less processed food which in basically means, “Brittany is not allowed to cook anymore”. Again, so thankful he is a great cook. But there are ways to eat healthy, less processed food, and easy to cook.
Today I’m going to share my specialties with you…CROCKPOT MEALS!!
Crockpot Meal#1- Salsa Chicken: I can’t take the credit for this recipe. I found it over on Erin’s blog. However, I have to tweak it a little.
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Salsa Chicken
4-5 chicken cutlets or boneless, skinless chicken breasts (we look for the leaner meats)
1 jar of salsa
1-2 pouches of Uncle Ben’s 90 second Santa Fe Rice (or any brand)
1 can of black beans
Shredded cheese
Directions:
1. Place chicken and jar of salsa in the crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours (I check it at 6 and go from there). When it is done, add the cheese and let simmer for 10-15 minutes until melted.
2. Microwave the rice. Put the rice on a plate and scoop chicken mix over rice. You can add a little more cheese on top if you would like. (Optional: wrap it up in a tortilla and add sour cream).
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Notes: Hubs doesn’t like black beans so I don’t put them in there, however if you like black beans, you can put them in with the chicken and cook all day.
See how easy? I know, I’m a genius!
Crockpot Meal #2- Shredded Chicken Sandwich
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Shredded Chicken Sandwich
4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
15oz pack of onion soup (I don’t usually put the whole thing in—up to your taste)
Dash of salt
¼ cup of Italian dressing
¼ cup of water
Directions:
1. Throw everything in the crockpot and cook for 8-9 hours on low heat!
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Notes: You can use this chicken to make sandwiches, put over brown rice, in a salad, or whatever your heart desires. Since the hubs is on a low carb diet, we just eat the chicken and I eat a salad with it…or perhaps two ears of corn!
Easy? You betcha!!
Crockpot Meal #3- Chicken and Stuffing: This recipe I actually learned from my mom. I get my mad cooking skills from her.
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Chicken and Stuffing
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 box of stovetop stuffing
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can chicken broth
Directions:
1. Place chicken in crockpot
2. Add stuffing on top of chicken
3. Add mushroom soup on top of stuffing
4. Pour the chicken broth all over it
5. Bake for 8 hours on low.
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Notes: This is not a very healthy meal, obviously, but it is amazing in the winter when you want some good soul/comfy food!
I’m definitely no Lindsay when it comes to cooking, but I hope you get to try one of my delicious, cheap, and easy (key word) crockpot meals! Have a great weekend!
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Huge thanks to Brittany for filling in for me today. Now it’s your turn: tell us your favorite crockpot meal. Leave links for everyone to enjoy!
Happy Friday!
Lindsay
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Kaitlyn@TheTieDyeFiles says
I love my crock pot! I can’t wait to start using it again now that the weather is cooling down.
Shannon says
I wish I had a crockpot! I would deff try out these recipes! 🙂
Kristen @ notsodomesticated says
I LOVE crockpot recipes (obviously, since my post from today is a crockpot recipe haha!)! Thanks for sharing! The salsa chicken sounds really yummy!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says
so this isn’t dinner, but this is the recipe that convinced me to love my crockpot: applesauce. http://thepajamachef.com/2010/09/22/crock-pot-chunky-applesauce/
we also really like this: http://thepajamachef.com/2010/09/13/crock-pot-santa-fe-chicken/
Katie@Real Food Katie's Way says
I am a crockpot cooking fiend! I love that it cooks for me while I’m a work…Anything that can do that is a keeper in my books!