I think a visit to my local chapter of Chocoholics Anonymous may be in order. I’ve consumed copious quantities of the sweet stuff in the past two days!
First, some TDF Homemade Fudge Sauce (had the consistency of warm brownie batter…went back for seconds of just the sauce…omg) over some peppermint ice cream at work yesterday, and today I chowed on a Milk Chocolate Pecan Turtle and Dark Chocolate Ganache filled White Chocolate Snowman! All completely worth it, I’m just saying – too much chocolate makes IGE go blehhhh. To vegetables!
Or crock pot dinners! (I may need to do a little research into crock pot-aholics anonymous as well…just sayin’!) Tonight: Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken.
This easy crock pot recipe is so, so good and packed with flavor. We looooved it!
Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken
Serves 8
Adapted from Skinny Taste
Ingredients:
1 can chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
8oz frozen corn
3 green onions, sliced
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dried cilantro
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)
Salt, to taste
2 large chicken breasts, thawed
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients from chicken broth to salt in crock pot. Salt chicken breasts, lay on top of mixture and cook on low for 7Â hours.
- Remove chicken breasts and shred with two forks. Return shredded chicken to crock pot, stir to combine, taste and adjust seasonings.
- Serve over cooked rice, or in tortillas. Top with more green onions, sour cream, cheese and fresh cilantro.
HO-ly cow, this was so flavorful! Sometimes, at least for me, the combination of black beans, diced tomatoes, corn and green chilis can be kind of flavorless for whatever reason. This was SO delicious though! I’m giving credit to the green onions and cilantro. :)
The chicken was cooked to tender, flaky perfection. It literally shredded itself!
The bed for my santa fe chicken was some brown rice.
Which I cooked up for about 25 minutes, then added a wee bit of butter, salt and cilantro. Some lime juice would have been perfection, but alas, I found myself limeless tonight.
One thing – cheese is a must with this dish. Just a sprinkle will do ya’. It just kind of brings all the flavors together in one, gooey bite. YUM!!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is 12.18.2009
Unpacking! Because it’s usually so sad to come back. :(
Penny 12.18.2009
Chocolate and crock-pot cooking. You are after my heart for sure. :-)
Oh, and UNpacking. Ugh.
Margarita 12.18.2009
That looks so yummy!
AmyLou 12.18.2009
Yummy, yummy! I totally just copied and pasted that recipe and printed it! Guess what we’re having for dinner tomorrow night???? Ooooh yeah!!!
And I totally agree–unpacking is the worst. I also pack too much (or very, very rarely, too little–eeks!) and have to wash it all again, too, due to wrinkles and “suitcase” smell, LOL!!
Kristine 12.17.2009
No doubt, unpacking. For packing, you can just throw everything in a bag. When you have to UNPACK, you have to figure out where everything goes!! Not excited about that on my to-do list tomorrow!
Niki 12.17.2009
Yum!! This is going in my to try recipe pile!! I am loving all these crock pot recipes!! And I hate unpacking!!
Emily 12.17.2009
Keep the crockpot recipes coming! We tried your chicken tortilla soup (with leftover Thanksgiving turkey) for dinner and the husband and I mmm-ed the whole time. Delish!
Katie 12.17.2009
UNPACKING IS TOTALLY WORSE! In my opinion…I always get home praying someone would unpack my stuff and wash/dry/put it away!
Happy Thursday,
Katie
Stephanie 12.17.2009
I actually really don’t mind packing, so I’m going with unpacking! Plus unpacking also means the vacay is ov-ah which usually is sad too :( Dinner looks fantastic, you are def winning the crockpot queen title this year girl! Hey, that’s not such a bad thing now is it ;) ?
Wendy 12.17.2009
I am right there with you at those CA meetings!!
I’m going to have to disagree with everyone else – I think PACKING is worse! While I don’t love unpacking, at least I don’t procrastinate as badly. Plus, packing always takes longer than I think it will, which results in me running around like a crazy woman throwing things into a suitcase at the last minute. Unpacking, on the other hand, always goes faster than I think it will, and it’s always a huge relief to be done with it!
Lily @ Lily's Health Pad 12.17.2009
definitely unpacking! my packing process takes a short amount of time over a few days. unpacking, i always feel like i should do at once. that makes it feel like it’s taking forrrrever.
RunToTheFinish 12.17.2009
I always say I’m going to use the crockpot and then I never do!
Unpacking is worse..unless I just dump it straight in the laundry
sassy 12.17.2009
This looks AMAAAZING. I just printed out the recipe. Yay for crockpots! And our office snack table just got stocked today by vendors sending us chocolates and cookies. Ugh.
VeggieGirl 12.17.2009
I’d be in the “highly supervised ward” of the Chocoholics Anonymous facility ;)
Unpacking is worse for me!
Tracy 12.17.2009
Your food always looks SO AMAZING!! I nearly died when I saw the shredded chicken…looks so good!!
I agree, unpacking is the worst!! Have an awesome vacation! :)
Lauren 12.17.2009
Wow, those chocolate indulges sound wayyyyyy too amazing to pass up, so I am so happy that you didn’t! :)
Dinner in your crock always rocks! :)
Where are you going on vacay? I’m sure you mentioned it but I think I missed where you were going.
Have fun girl!
Paula 12.17.2009
I’ve always been under the impression cumin power IS dried cilantro; could you clarify?
I’ll weigh in on the packing vs unpacking debate as well. Definitely unpacking because then you just end up with a bunch of stuff to put away and a pile of dirty laundry.
Kelly 12.17.2009
Definitely unpacking is the worst, and plus your trip is over so you are not excited anymore!
Cynthia (It All Changes) 12.17.2009
Unpacking is the worst. I usually end up doing a ton of laundry when I finally unpack a few days after we return.
Jess 12.17.2009
That looks yum, even from my vegan standpoint – I love Tex-Mex food!
Also, I agree totally! Unpacking is the WORST because then you have to wash all of it, and if you’re away for, oh, 8 days like we will be, that’s missing more than one potential laundry day. I hate pile-ups; I love being on top of chores like laundry and dishes (and, well, all of them, but these pile up faster than, say, tub scrubbing). SIGH. But the vacay is always worth it, and I can’t complain since I’ll be home after and have the time to wash. :) Where you going fun?