crock pot recipes

November 10, 2011

One of my favorite crock pot recipes is the whole chicken in a crock pot. For a while I was cooking a few chickens a week. I admit I don’t really like picking the meat off the bone, but often dh will help or I just suck it up and think about all the money I’m saving.

Once the meat is off the bone I store it in sandwich sized Ziploc bags in the freezer. I usually label it with the date so I know what chicken we should use first. When I need a quick meal I pull out the bag of chicken and quickly defrost under warm water.

Here are just a few ways you can use your shredded chicken from a whole chicken in a crock pot:

BBQ Chicken (just add BBQ sauce and cook in crock pot or on the stove until heated through)
Chicken Tetrazinni
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Tortellini Soup
Chicken Pot Pie
Cuban Chicken Salad

The next time you are at the store pick up a whole chicken, they are usually less than $1 a pound and you can make at least two, sometimes three meals from one chicken!

What’s your favorite crock pot chicken recipe?

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10 Days of Crock Pot Recipes

November 9, 2011

I’m very excited to be participating in the 10 Days of Homeschooling again (for me it will be 8 days due to my site issues). This time instead of talking about frugal homeschooling, Ill be discussing crock pot cooking.

I know many people love using the crock pot and truly it is a homeschooling mom’s (or any busy mom’s) best friend in the kitchen.

If you aren’t using your crock pot regularly you should. Here are a few reasons why.

Crock Pots don’t heat up the kitchen.

During the summer months, keep your kitchen cool by using your crock pot. You can even put your crock pot outside to keep your kitchen super cool.

Crock Pots do the work for you.

To borrow a line from a cheesy infomercial, crock pots truly are set it and forget it. Put your meal in the crock pot in the morning and have a delicious dinner that evening.

Crock Pots make inexpensive meat taste great.

The slow cooking method is a great way to make tough cuts of beef fall apart after eight hours in the crock pot. Using a less expensive cut of meat will save on your grocery bill.

Crock Pots save you money.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who has had one of those days where school is finishing up around 4:45pm? Rather than spend $20 or $30 on delivery pizza, if you are using your crock pot your meal will be ready to go, not matter what time you finish school.

Over the next eight days I’ll be sharing with you crock pot cooking tips, recipe ideas, and all around crock pot goodness to help you get dinner on the table in less time and for less money.

Be sure to visit these brilliant women during our 10 days adventure between November 7th-18th! I love these ladies and we know you will too.

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