Crock Pot Dinners

I love crock pot meals and for the last two days I have been spoiled with the ability to throw food in, let it cook for hours while I forget about it, and then take credit for a delicious homemade meal at the end of the day. It’s pretty awesome.

(And with the help of Pinterest, the number of different meals I can create with next to no effort is amazing).

Last night was Josh’s late night. He has classes from early afternoon until almost 8, so by the time he gets home he is ready to eat. After a couple of attempts to time dinner to be ready when he walks in, I decided the only way to guarantee that happens is to have something simmering all day. So yesterday I pulled out the crock pot and made magic happen…

When Josh walked in last night we had chicken, stuffing, and vegetables ready to go. It was delicious, filling, and best of all, INSANELY easy!

All I did was spray the crock pot with cooking spray (because there is nothing worse than scraping dishes), put 2 pieces of frozen chicken in, topped it with stuffing, 2 cans of cream of chicken, and some corn/green beans. I let it cook on low for the whole day and called it dinner. Like I said, it was awesome.

Tonight will be another crock pot meal and let me tell you, it smells fabulous!

Again, I sprayed the crock pot, tossed in 2 pieces of chicken, a packet of taco seasoning, ½ cup of water, and a splash of salsa (just because I felt like that would be good). In about an hour I will use my mixer to shred the chicken and when we are ready for dinner we will just put the chicken in taco shells and top with our favorite toppings.

I highly recommend pulling out the crock pot, scrolling Pinterest, and trying something new! It’s such an easy way to cook, and on days when the thought of standing in the kitchen prepping makes you want to order pizza, it’s a great way to still prepare something homemade.