Verde Chicken Tostadas

I'm always on the hunt for crockpot meals that are easy, delicious and healthy. My sweet friend Kamber shared this with me a year ago, but I never made it until a few weeks ago! Kinda sad I waited that long because this meal is AWESOME! So awesome I've made it 3 times in 3 weeks! Ha!

I like to serve my verde chicken on tostada shells, but you can do tacos and salads too. The chicken isn't nearly as runny as some chicken taco meat I've made in the crockpot, so it makes delicious tacos and burritos.

Ingredients
2lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
16oz. salsa verde
garlic powder
cumin
oregano
salt/pepper

Directions
1) Place chicken on bottom of crockpot, sprinkle with all 5 seasonings.
2) Pour jar of salsa verde over top the chicken.
3) Cook on low for 6 hours.
4) Shred and enjoy! (don't forget my easy shredding method using the hand mixer!)

I told y'all it was easy, and I promise its delicious!

Skinny Chicken Fajita Soup

I adapted this recipe from A Spicy Perspective mainly because I don't like running my stove for a long time, and I prefer cooking soups in the crockpot all day to let the flavors marinade. You could easily stick to the original recipe though if you don't have a crockpot.

Ingredients
2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 cups unsalted chicken stock
3 bell peppers (I used red, yellow & orange), seeded and chopped
1 red onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp. olive oil
15 oz. can fire roasted diced tomatoes
15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 packet fajita seasoning
2 cups white rice
1 cup water

Directions
1. Place your chicken breasts in the bottom of your crockpot and cover with chicken stock.
2. Saute the bell peppers, onion and garlic in the olive oil until soft.
3. Add pepper, onion, garlic mixture into the crockpot.
4. Add remaining ingredients (tomatoes, beans, fajita seasoning, rice and water).
5. Cook on high for 5 hours, or low for 8 hours.
6. Before you are ready to serve, take out the chicken and shred (I like to use a hand mixer for this), then put chicken back in crockpot and mix together.
7. Serve with avocado, cheese, cilantro, tortilla strips, etc.

Enjoy!
XO