Crockpots are magic.

Alright I've clearly lost my mind. I don't care who knows it. Our crockpot has saved my life. I have night classes three nights week so I've been using our crockpot on those nights so I don't wind up eating junk. It's been great so far.



Last night I made salsa chicken using Biz's salsa. It was so easy.

1 1/2 jars of salsa
2 tbsp reduced sodium chicken broth
1/2 of a large red onion (Sorry Biz!)
2 diced hot peppers
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp cumin

Add it all to the crockpot and pour salsa over the top of the chicken. Cook on low for 8 hours (or high for 4 hours)



The salsa made this! It's got this incredible smoky flavor that coated the chicken. Every bite had flavor. Plus you've gotta love how salsa has barely any calories.



I served a cup of shredded chicken on a salad plate with a dollop of reduced fat sour cream, guacamole and 1/2 a diced tomato. So good! The chicken would make a great enchilada filling. Thanks so much for sending us salsa Biz it's seriously delicious. I am rationing out the last 2 jars.



MMM.



Another crockpot favorite? Crockpot italian pork.

Get a 1 lb pork loin
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
a dash of dried rosemary, black pepper, sea salt, red pepper flakes and dried basil. Stir.

On high for 4 hours or low for 8. It shreds really easily and tastes fantastic. Sometimes I throw it more seasonings depending on my mood.

In other news, I found my student teaching placement. I will be teaching 7th grade English. I'm really excited but nervous. And my knee is still killing me so more PT is necessary. I've been icing 3x a day for 15 minutes each time, stretching and resting but it's not healing fast enough. I'm so ready to do this again.



Minus the creepy face of course. I also rejoined Weight Watchers last night with a friend. I've maintained my weight since February (the last time I weighed in there) but I'm really hoping to lose some more. If you're interested in being accountability buddies just email me! I could use the motivation.

The question I have for you is... do you have any fabulous crockpot recipes? Please share!