Chicken Taco Chili

I wanted to try another slow cooker recipe, so I found this Chicken Taco Chili Recipe from Skinny Taste.

I modified the original recipe slightly, but it turned out great!

Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili
Ingredients:
1 onion, chopped
1 16-oz can black beans
1 16-oz can kidney beans
1 8-oz can tomato sauce
1 sm can of tomato paste --> I added this to thicken it
10 oz package frozen corn kernels --> I chose not to add this.
2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies
1 packet taco seasoning
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
1 package (3-4) boneless skinless chicken breasts

The picture shows two packages of chicken - I only used the one package of chicken breast though.


Directions:
Combine beans, onion, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning in a slow cooker. Place chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 10 hours. Half hour before serving, shred chicken (I was able to do this without removing from slow cooker). Stir in in chicken.

Breaking in the New Crock Pot: Crock Pot Chili

My first slow cooker recipe was a chili recipe was from Skinny Taste
The original recipe is linked above, I modified it slightly.
Here is the Recipe: Crock Pot Turkey Chili

1 package fat free ground turkey breast
1 small onion, chopped
1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 (16 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (4.5 oz) can chopped green chilies, drained
1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 (15.5 oz) cans small red beans, drained and rinsed
2 tbsp chili powder

Brown turkey and onion in a medium skillet over medium high heat until cooked through. Drain any fat remaining and transfer to crock pot. Add the beans, chilies, chickpeas tomatoes, tomato sauce and chili powder mixing well. Cook on high 6-8 hours.

Finished dish turned out really well.

Topping: Reduced Fat Cheese for Topping

For storage, I then placed them into mason jars for freezing.

My New Kitchen Gadgets

I have some new kitchen gadgets to help me on my journey (and to make cooking more fun!). What I have learned over my previous weight loss journey is planning is half of the battle. With the crock pot, I would like to make some bigger meals (like soups and chilis) and then freeze them, so that I will have choices on nights that I come home exhausted.

The kitchen aid food processor is just to puree some foods that some of the recipes called for. It is unfortunate that my kitchen is too small to store my new gadgets :)