I found this recipe on one of my favorite recipe websites: allrecipes.com. I love this website because you can edit how many servings you'd like to make and it will alter the amount of ingredients needed so you know just how much you need to buy. Plus, I can always find something that sounds delicious so it's my go-to resource when it comes to dinnertime.
The recipe seemed really easy to make, with only a couple of ingredients and it got great reviews! Plus, it cooks in a slow cooker so it's easy to throw it in the crock pot, go to class or a meeting and not have to worry about making dinner when I get back. Of course, I changed the recipe a little bit. I always read the reviews and some of the other contributors had some great ideas for when they made this dish.
P.S. It smells great when it's cooking too!
Ingredients:
*Look at the actual webpage from allrecipes.com for the exact amounts you'll need.
Chicken
Salsa
Lime
Cilantro
1 pkg taco seasoning
Mix all ingredients except chicken in the crock pot until well combined. Add chicken and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-7 hours. I cooked mine on high for 4 hours. Then, shred the chicken. The website says to use a fork to hand shred the chicken, but if you have a Kitchenaid mixer you can carefully take the chicken out of the slow cooker and use the paddle attachment to shred the chicken. Then, re-add the shredded chicken back into the slow cooker. At this point I also added a can of rinsed black beans and some frozen corn I had on hand.
I served the chicken with Tandoori garlic Naan bread which is an Indian flat bread. If you've never had Naan bread you are missing out! It's delicious! There are recipes for it all over the internet (including allrecipes.com), but I bought mine from Walmart for $2.00 and change for a package of two. It's a little expensive for not getting very much (especially because once you taste it you always want more), but in my opinion it's worth it. I'm not sure if any Walmart carries it, but I found mine in the bakery section kinda by where you'd find the donuts. Follow the package directions to reheat.
I also made up some brown rice and flavored it with chicken base. When everything was cooked we layered the rice on the Naan bread and then the chicken mixture. You fold the Naan bread in half and kind of eat it like a taco.
For the salad:
This is something I had a work that I kind of had to revamp and make up on my own. It's simple and delicious, especially when it's hot outside.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes (the bigger the better)
Avocados (the bigger the better)
Garlic salt (to taste)
Olive oil
Lemon juice (to taste)
Black pepper (to taste)
Cut the tomatoes and avocados into wedges. These are really the only things in the salad (although you could add lettuce if you wanted to) so it's better if they are left a little big. Drizzle olive oil over them until just coated and add the salt, lemon juice and pepper to taste. Toss and serve!
The boys put the salad on the bread also. They really like the dinner and we will be making again!
Note: I also added mozzarella cheese just because I had it. The recipe doesn't call for it.
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