Easy Breezy: CrockPot Santa Fe Chicken

Obviously, I am a sucker for easy recipes. With as busy as our schedule can be at times, it's nice to have go-to recipes that are homemade, healthy and not time-consuming.

Found an awesome recipe this week on a new blog I found and follow that you are going to want to follow too! Linked here.

I love my crock pot. Sundays are usually the best day for me to make one or two recipes to prepare for the week. The best thing for out routine is to freeze what I make on Sunday in multiple Le Crueset dutch ovens. When I get home from the gym, I just slide it in the oven on 400 degrees for one hour and viola! After a long day of work/hard gym workout I do not want to cook dinner. ***You want to put the dutch oven in the oven right when you start it so it heats up with the oven. Especially, if you are using a ceramic piece, so that it doesn't shatter.***

Recipe:

Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken
Slow cooked shredded chicken with corn, tomatoes and black beans. Prepare the night before and turn your crock pot on in the morning for an easy weeknight meal. Low fat and low in points. Serve over rice with chopped scallions, fresh cilantro, fat free sour cream and reduced fat cheddar.
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 8 servings • Size: 9.85 oz • Prep Time: 5 minutes • Points: 4.25 ww points

• 24 oz (1 1/2) lbs chicken breast
• 14.4 oz can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
• 15 oz can black beans
• 8 oz frozen corn
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 14.4 oz can fat free chicken broth
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
  
• salt to taste

Combine chicken broth, beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt in the crock pot. Season chicken breast with salt and lay on top.Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken andshred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust salt and seasoning. Serve over rice. (extra points)

Life Saver:

This is what working off an online recipe usually looks like for me. Husby doesn't usually approve since I am super messy in the kitchen.

Two Step

Checking out a brand new local honkeytonk. It's downtown which is rare.... And there's a mechanical bull. <3

NYE Big D: Worn

Dressing up is pretty much my favorite thing to do, ever.

F21 Dress. JCrew silver belt. Wolford tights. Louboutin Decollettes.

Robert Rodriguez Dress. JCrew Blazer. Loubs.

Going to the Big D.

We had a great end to our 2009 while celebrating the wedding of my BIL, Logan. Wedding location was Dallas so we decided to make a mini-vacay out of it.

High-Points: Low-key NYE cele at the Four Seasons, Bridal luncheon complete with homemade crepes. [amaze], Shopping at NorthPark Mall. My favorite. [ever], Nightlife at Ghost bar and West Village, and of course [the reason we were there], the celebration of the wedding of Logan and Becca.

I am sometimes at a loss for what to blog... Right now... Not the case.

You can look forward to the following upcoming blog topics my dear friends:

.NYE Big D: Worn

.2010 Watts health reform race

.Health recipes cooked and reviewed

.Spring wishlist

So, watch out. I'm on a roll.

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