Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

"I always think if you have to cook once, it should feed you twice. If you're going to
make a big chicken and vegetable soup for lunch on Monday,
you stick it in the refrigerator and it's also for Wednesday's dinner."

 - Curtis Stone

That is the theory behind this recipe, over the next few posts and some more in the future I plan on showing how a simple process of shredding chicken from the slow cooker can make sooo many recipes! To start this is probably the easiest recipe I have ever done, let alone posted. It is literally only two ingredients and can be transformed into hundreds of recipes.

Nutritional Information (calculated on myfitnesspal.com): 48 (2 oz) servings, 64 calories, 0g carbs, 1g fat, 13g protein

This is less than half of the chicken that the recipe makes!!

Ingredients:

• 6 lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 8 c Unsalted, Chicken Cooking Stock (I used Swanson)

Instructions:

1. Place all Chicken Breasts in the Slow Cooker
2. Cover Chicken with Cooking Stock.
3. Cook on low for 8 hours.
4. Remove chicken to a bowl and shred with 2 forks. 

Baked Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan is one of those dishes that is a comfort food for me. I would go to a restaurant everyday and eat it if I could. (Ok, maybe not every day but close.) When I ran across this recipe on Skinnytaste I was a little nervous about making it myself, but hey it is baked so how hard could it be? I am so happy that I tried it because it has become a staple in our meals. Plus even though it is a recipe that fits into a Weight Watchers plan you would never know it. I did change one thing that extends the cooking time by 5 minutes but I think it was worth it.

Nutritional Information (calculated on myfitnesspal.com): 8 servings, 6 weight watchers points plus. 251 calories, 14g carbs, 9.5g fat, 31.5g protein

Ingredients:

• 8 Chicken Breast Halves
• 3/4 c Italian Seasoned Breadcrumbs
• 1/4 c Grated Parmesan Cheese

Slow Cooker Greek Chicken

"I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting." - Andy Rooney 

I had my parents over for dinner on Saturday night and adapted a recipe I found on Slender Kitchen. The flavors melded together perfectly to create this amazing dish.

Nutritional Information (calculated on myfitnesspal.com): 6 servings, 6 weight watchers points plus. 244 calories, 6g carbs, 9g fat, 37g protein.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs Chicken Breast
• 3 T Roasted Red Peppers, Chopped
• 1/4 c Sliced Black Olives
• 1.5 c Artichoke Hearts, Cut in Half
• 1/4 c Capers
• 6 oz Fat Free Feta
• 1.5 t Dried Oregano
• 1 t Garlic Powder
• 2 C Fat Free Chicken Stock
• Salt and Pepper, to Taste

Instructions:

1. Combine Red Peppers, Black Olives, Artichokes, Capers, Oregano and Garlic Powder in a bowl.
2. Place half of the mixture on the bottom of a slow cooker.
3. Top with Half of the Fat Free Feta.
4. Season Chicken with Salt and Pepper and place on top of the mixture in the crock pot.
5. Add Remaining Fat Free Feta.
6. Top with remaining mixture.
7. Pour Chicken Broth over the chicken.
8. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours until chicken is cooked through.
9. Serve with 1 chicken breast and 1/6 of the mixture.
10. Enjoy!

After adding 1st layer, Chicken and Feta

Ready to cook

Giuliana waited patiently for it to finish cooking.

60 Garlic Chicken

I have seen quite a few different 40 garlic chicken recipes but they never seem to feed more than 4 people. So I adapted a recipe from SlenderKitchen to create 60 Garlic Chicken!!!! (Their recipe states 6 servings but only includes two thirds of a chicken breast and dividing them up is not easy so this recipe serves 6 people with 6 chicken breasts. If you are planning on making this recipe I would recommend having a Garlic Peeler or purchasing Peeled Garlic. I did this by hand the first time and it was not fun. The dish was still worth it though. Many of my chicken dishes you can start with frozen chicken in the crock pot this is NOT one of them.

*Note: We make this dish the day before and reheat it in the oven and the flavors are even better!

Nutritional Information (calculated on myfitnesspal.com): 6 servings,  7 weight watchers points plus. 251 calories, 21g carbs, 4g fat, 38g protein

Ingredients:

• 2.5 lbs chicken Breasts (6 breasts, I user Perdue frozen, Boneless Skinless)
• 1.5 c Fat Free Chicken Stock
• 1 Chopped Onion, Divided
• 3 Chopped Leeks
• 3 t Paprika
• 60 cloves of Garlic
• 3 t salt
• 3 t black pepper
• 1/3 c Chopped Italian Parsley
• 1 Bay Leaf

Instructions:

1. Saute Leeks in cooking spray until they begin to soften. Remove from the pan and set aside.