As I was throwing stuff in the crockpot just now I thought I'd share a couple of easy meal ideas on those days you don't want to have to do much prep work at night.
I usually serve both of these meals over brown rice. I prefer short grain brown rice because it has a creamier texture. I buy trader joe's already cooked in the freezer section and it's ready in 3 minutes! I also have a rice cooker and will prepare that way if I have time. I gre up eating brown rice my whole life and find that it has much more flavor than your average white rice. If I do eat white rice it would be jasmine rice (Thai rice).
Apricot chicken
3-4 chicken breasts
1 package of drakes onion soup
2 small cans of apricot halves
Just put chicken on bottom of crock, sprinkle dried soup, and place apricots on top of the bird, dump juices all over and cook all day! Serve with steamed green beans or broccoli. I have yet to find a msg free dried soup mix. If you know of one please pass on.
Salsa chicken
Layer ingredients in crock
3-4 chicken breasts
Jar of salsa, whole thing
Can black beans
Frozen corn as much as you like
You could add some jalapenos for extra kick if preferred
Cook all day and shred chicken near end, blend with all I ingredients
I sever leftovers on whole wheat burritos, avocado and sprinkle of cheese, yum!
Enjoy!
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