Two Clean Crock Pot Meals

If you tell me a meal is quick,easy, delicious, and can be ready the minute I walk through the door from work, I'm sold! I'll admit, sometimes the last thing I want to do after a long painful day at work is break out the pots and pans to make dinner, because then of course comes the cleaning and the portioning out which usually turns into more cleaning and before I know it, it's time for bed! I much prefer opening my door to the aroma of a fresh cooked meal that is just waiting to get into my belly. This, my friends is why I just couldn't live another day without a crock pot. So, like I mentioned before I bought a cheap-y just to try it out and see if I liked it/could cook with it. The verdict is in, and I'm in love. 

(Mock) Sweet and Sour Chicken 

Ingredients

3 large chicken breasts, cubed

1/3 cup reduced sugar ketchup

1/3 cup Dijon mustard

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 can low sodium tomato sauce

6 Truvia packets

1 can diced pineapple and juice (optional)

Directions

1. Throw all ingredients in crock pot, mix well, and cook on low for 6 hours. 

Note: I didn't use the pineapple since it's so high in sugar, but I didn't quite get the "sweet and sour" taste so I'm guessing adding the pineapple would give more of the usual taste. We think it tasted great without it though! 

Crock pot salsa chicken 

Ingredients

3 large chicken breasts

1 container low sugar salsa

1 can low sodium tomato sauce

2-3 Tbsp taco seasoning 

Directions

1. Mix well in crock pot and cook for 8 hours on low. Once cooked you should be able to pull the chicken apart easily with a fork.

When I'm eating this for dinner I usually throw it on a salad with some tomato, avocado, and red onion. For lunch I will stick it in some Ezekiel brand tortillas with lettuce and tomato! Hopefully these recipes help out those busy Mom's and Dad's (or 24 year olds that are lazy tired like me) that are trying to stay on track with clean eating while doing a million other things :)