Friday, October 30, 2015

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

I'm always a sucker for a good slow cooker recipe, but what really drew me to this was the added garlic and lime juice.

Ingredients:

  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 yellow onion, sliced
  • 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts- cut in half
  • 2 tbsp. taco seasoning
  • 4 cloves garlic- diced
  • 1 lime
  • 1 can Rotel- drained


Add half the peppers and onions to your slow cooker. Layer the chicken and coat all sides with taco seasoning. Top with garlic, drained tomatoes, and lime juice from one lime.
Add the remaining peppers and onions, cover, and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
Remove chicken and cut/shred into slices. Return the sliced chicken tot the slow cooker to marinate in the juices for about 10 mins on LOW until ready to serve.
(If there is too much liquid, you can remove until there is a desired amount before serving.)

Serve with:
Tortillas, Cheese, Sour Cream, and Guacamole

Recipe: buzzfeedtasty.com

Mozzarella-Stuffed Slow Cooker Meatballs

This recipe came from one of those amazing videos off of Facebook. Before this, I had never "cooked" meatballs in the crockpot...only warmed them up, so I was a little hesitant to try it. I'm so glad I did because not only were they delicious, they were cooked perfectly and a huge hit with the family.

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. Italian sausage (hot or mild depending on preference)
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup chopped parsley (I used 2 tbs. of dried instead)
1 block mozzarella cheese- cut into 3/4" cubes
1 jar spaghetti sauce

Roll golf ball sized balls with the meat mixture. Squish mozzarella cube into the center and pull the edges of the meatball around it until it's a new ball again.

Arrange meatballs in slow cooker and cover in spaghetti sauce.

Cook on high for 2 - 2.5 hours.

Recipe: buzzfeedtasty.com