Ok, so anyone who reads my blog knows that I am somewhat of a chill aficionado.  I also rant and rave about my Dad’s world famous chili – because it’s the best!  And I pretty much like any type of chili, so I was quite excited to try this recipe.  The picture on Pinterest made me drool – for real.  And thankfully the recipe is SOOOOO easy you probably have everything for this in your house right now; and really that’s the best kind of recipe!

What You’ll Need

1 large can of diced tomatoes (with or without chills)

1 medium onion, chopped

1 can kidney beans (drained or rinsed)

1 can black beans (rinsed for sure)

1 can tomato sauce

1 can of corn

taco seasoning (at your discretion)

cumin (I used about 1/2 tbls)

chili powder (at least 1 tbls)

I also used a can of fire roaster green chillies from Trader Joe’s.  Any spicy pepper (jalapeño etc) would work.

3-4 chicken breasts (I used 3 and it was PLENTY)

Combine the beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, corn, onion and spices in the crock pot and stir to ensure everything is well mixed.

Lay the chicken breasts on top of the bean mixture.  I seasoned my chicken breasts with fresh cracked pepper and a little extra taco seasoning.

Cook on high for 6 hours on high or 10 hours on low.  Thirty minutes before serving (or whenever) shred the chicken with a fork and mix it back into the chilli.  

Cook for the remaining 30 minutes.

Chow down!

It’s deadly delicious.  
I double dog dare you to try it.

This is another recipe pinned from the fabulous girls at Six Sisters Stuff.  I am a big fan of Chicken Cordon Bleu and when paired with a casserole dish?  Speak no more.  I’m sold!

Find the original recipe HERE.

 

It was a little time consuming to put together as you need to cook the chicken and prepare the stuffing beforehand.  But then you just layer a mixture of chicken, ham, cream of chicken soup and broccoli florets with Swiss cheese and stuffing.

 

This is a meal that looks pretty in a casserole dish.  It would be a nice change to take to a potluck or family get together.

 

Here is another recipe from my Diet Shmiet board on Pinterest.

This crock pot Hawaiian chicken recipe was inspired by one from Six Sisters’ Stuff.  Don’t you just love their blog?  So many gorgeous, talented girls all in one place!

I used 5 frozen chicken breasts, 1 cup of bar-b-que sauce and 1 cup of fresh pineapple chunks.

I set it took cook in the crock pot for 4 hours on high.

You can find the recipe for this easy Beef and Broccoli here.  I read a lot of the comments on this recipe which maybe wasn’t a good idea… it made me a little nervous knowing that some people loved this recipe while other readers had trouble with it.  I didn’t know that beef and broccoli could be so complicated!

Anyway I substituted oyster sauce for 1/2 the soy sauce and used low sodium soy sauce to make sure that we didn’t turn our beef into jerky. 

Results?  It was good.  Not great but still yummy and an easy meal that made the house smell awesome all afternoon.