Chili Verde Chicken Tacos

My husband and I fell in LOVE with this recipe. He is already asking when I will make it again. Crockpot meals are just so perfect. You dump all the ingredients in and just let it cook. Every Sunday is crockpot day in my house. I dump it all in before I go to church and it is all ready when I walk in the door. I love that I can smell it cooking from my garage when I pull in. It's just perfect! I've posted 3 crockpot recipes in all today so make sure to check them out below.

Chilli Verde Chicken Tacos

4 T Oil
2-3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 can diced green chilies
1/2 tsp. Cumin
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
1/2-1 cup salsa
14.5 oz Chicken Broth (make this from a Bouillon... it is so much cheaper!)

Dump it all in and cook for 4-6 hours or until chicken shreds.

Tortillas (definitely use raw ones that you have to cook)
Cheese
Sour Cream
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Green Onions
Cilantro

The other thing that is so good about this recipe... I freeze about half the left overs and the other half I use throughout the week to make chicken quesadillas. So handy and so yummy!

Carne Asada Tacos

I tried this one today for the first time and absolutely loved it. My husband says it tastes like the beef they serve at Los Hermanos. Sounds good to me!

5 lbs Roast beef or 5 lbs streak, grilled and sliced thinly
1 T. Montreal Steak Seasoning (this is a must have for pantries!)
1 onion, sliced thinly (you could use cannery dehydrated ones if you want)
2 limes, sliced thinly (If you aren't using 5 lbs of meat, reduce the number of limes to 1)
1 T, beef broth or liquid from beef bouillon (so much cheaper to use bouillon)

Throw everything into a crock pot and cook for 4-6 hours or until meat shreds.

Then to make homemade Pico de Gallo Salsa to go with it... heaven!

5 large Tomatoes, diced small (it's almost tomato pickin' season!!)
1 bunch of Cilantro, diced coarsely (My husband doesn't like Cilantro too much so I cut this down to about 1/2 the bunch... still turned out great)
1 large onion, dice small
1/2 c Lime Juice (I just used the juice from 2 limes)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Start stacking your taco!

Tortillas (I don't know if your family has discovered raw tortillas that you buy at Costco or Wal-mart... they are heavenly and I will never go back to cooked tortillas like Mission tortillas. These raw tortillas take about a minute to cook and are so worth it. Definitely try them if you haven't... you will be converted!)
Cheese
Lettuce
Sour Cream
Your tasty beef
Your yummy Pico de Gallo

This is definitely a keeper in my family. It makes a lot so I freeze half of it for another meal and then I'm planning on using the other half to make beef quesadillas and more beef tacos for this week. Saves time and money! Hope you like it!

Apricot Chicken

My husband's parents have an apricot tree in their yard so we are forever making apricot jam. I absolutely love it but we have a ton and I'm always on the look out of ways to use it! I was so excited when I came across this recipe. It's so quick and easy!

Apricot Chicken

1 package Lipton onion soup
1 bottle Russian dressing
1/2 jar apricot jam
4 - 6 chicken breasts

Throw all the ingredients into a crock pot and cook for 4 - 6 hours. Shred chicken and serve over rice. See I told you... so easy! You can also add veggies like onions, peppers, carrots, pineapple, etc. to make it more of a stir fry dish.