Fiesta Chicken - in the Crockpot!

The heating element in our oven broke, so we are unable to use it until we can get a replacement. For me, this is very hard because I like to make casserole or bake things in the oven for dinner - not to mention my serious withdrawals from desserts (cookies, brownies, cakes!). So I am trying to find new recipes to utilize my crockpot.

I found this recipe somewhere (can't remember where now!) a few weeks ago and have been meaning to try it out. Well, I finally did it yesterday. I was able to throw everything in there in the morning and it was ready to go  at dinnertime - I love those kinds of meals. Here is the recipe:

Fiesta Chicken
2 or 3 large chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
1 can corn - drained
1 can black beans - drained
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup of salsa (any kind you like)
2 T taco seasoning
2 cups white rice
Shredded cheese/sour cream - any other toppings you like

Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the crockpot (mine were frozen and did fine). Put cream of chicken soup, corn, black beans, salsa and taco seasoning on top. Cook in crockpot for 3-4 hours on High or 7-8 hours on Low. The chicken should be very tender and should shred easily when you stir everything together.

Cook the rice as directed on the box. Put rice in a bowl, Fiesta chicken on top of it and add any toppings you like and enjoy!

This was super easy and delicious! Everyone in my family enjoyed it and it made enough for us to eat another night as well! We will definitely be making this more often.

I apologize for not having any pictures - I completely forgot to use my camera on it because it was on the charger. I hope to have some pics for the next recipe I do!

What good recipes do you have for skillet or crockpot dinners?

Amanda

Crockpot BBQ Chicken Recipe + a Giveaway!!

I have been in search of good crockpot recipes to fix for lunch after church. We are normally starving after church and I don't like having to come home and cook something, making it 1 pm or later before we eat. I like having something ready when we walk in the door.

My friend Melanie made some crockpot BBQ chicken a few weeks ago and it sounded like the perfect meal for us! I decided to make it this past Sunday and see how it went. I am used to following a recipe exactly (I am not very creative in the kitchen) so I was nervous that I had no guide to follow for this.

I decided to use this new sauce that I received, Country Bob's. I had been a fan of Country Bob's on Facebook for a while, but never tried the sauce. I am extremely picky about my sauces, usually preferring ketchup on any meat. However, I thought this would be the perfect sauce to try on chicken.



The only things you need for this recipe: Crockpot, chicken, Country Bob's Sauce, and Pam.



First, I put the chicken in the bottom of the crockpot. (Don't forget to spray the bottom with Pam before you do this so the chicken won't stick!)

Then I poured a little over half of the bottle of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce on top of the chicken. I added a little bit of water, just to keep the chicken moist, making sure all the chicken was covered completely. I let it cook on High for about 3 to 4 hours.

 Once the chicken is done, take 2 forks and shred the chicken up. The chicken should be extremely tender and easily shreds.

Put a little chicken on a bun (we just used plain ole hamburger buns) and add a little more Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce if you want! We had the sandwiches with chips, but you could have it with fries if you wanted. This was the perfect lunch for us for after church. Everybody (including my picky 2 year old) loved it so we will have having this often!!

And now the best part! Country Bob's has been gracious enough to offer 2 bottles to 2 winners! You will love to use this sauce, not only on chicken, but hamburgers, steaks, whatever your heart desires.

To enter the giveaway, just go to Country Bob's website and tell me what you want to make with their sauce!

You can get up to 2 extra entries by "liking" Country Bob's on Facebook, here and "liking" Mommy Working for the Weekend, here.

Leave a comment for each separate entry. The giveaway will run from Monday, February 28th to Friday, March 11th, 2011.

Amanda

*I was given 2 bottles of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce in exchange for my review, but the views and opinions in this post are mine and in no way influenced.

Menu Plan Monday ~ February 28th ~

Last week was pretty difficult for me to stay on track with our menu. Little N was just getting over the flu, and I was out 2 days with Walking Pneumonia. I am still not back to feeling completely well, but wanted to make sure we had a good menu planned for this week.

Here is our menu for the week:

Monday: Book Club Meeting (so excited!)

Tuesday: Nacho Bake

Wednesday: Honey Glazed Chicken Stir Fry

Thursday: Working @ Melanie's

Friday: Mini Meatball Sandwiches

Saturday: Beef and Bean Burritos

Sunday: Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Don't forget to check out OrgJunkie for hundreds of other recipes and ideas!

Amanda