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I may have posted some of these before (and they are all on my Facebook page) but I put them together to send to my dietician, so I decided to share them all together here too.

Jackie's awesome chicken tacos

·        6-8 individually frozen boneless/skinless chicken breasts ("tender" sized)

·        around 6 individually frozen boneless/skinless thigh pieces

·        1 cup water

·        1 can petite diced tomatoes

·        Garlic garlic seasoning from Tastefully Simple (not really needed, but I put this in EVERY crockpot meat dish, mmm delish!!!)

·        1/4 cup taco seasoning (more or less to taste)

·        shells, garnishes, etc.

Put all the chicken in the crockpot, add the water and seasonings, put the whole can of tomatoes on top.  Put it on high for 30 minutes or so, then mix it around.  Turn to low, cook all day, 6-8 hours.  Mash up chicken before serving, already tender so this is easy to do. 

I bought Old El Paso kit with 6 flour tortillas and 6 corn hard shells.  I put 2 cans of fat-free refried beans in a microwave container and heated those about 4 minutes.  You can also serve canned corn on the side.  Garnish with lettuce, sliced black olives, light sour cream, shredded cheese.  You could also do onions, green peppers (either cooked with the meat or served as a garnish), avocados, tomatoes or anything else that sounds good to you. 

This is really delicious, and everyone makes their taco the way they like it.  :-)

Cream of Chicken

• 6 frozen chicken breasts
• frozen or fresh veggies (I used frozen green beans, fresh baby carrots, a couple cut-up potatoes, and I may throw in a can of corn at the end)
• 1 can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup
• 1 can reduced-fat cream of mushroom & garlic
• 1 can chicken broth
• Garlic garlic (or other garlic seasoning)
• Egg noodles

I put in the chicken, then the veggies on top, then garlic seasoning.  I mixed the two soups and the broth together before pouring it into the crockpot.  We are serving it over egg noodles, but you could add the noodles in, or instead of putting in potatoes you could make mashed potatoes.  You can leave the chicken breasts whole, or shred them. 

Mom's Turkey Breast Dinner

This is taken from Gooseberry Patch Super-Fast Slow Cooking, but then I'll tell you how I modified it.

·        4 potatoes, peeled and sliced

·        4 carrots, peeled and sliced

·        2 to 3 lb. turkey tenderloins

·        10.5 oz. can of french onion soup

Place vegetables in slow cooker, then add turkey breast.  Pour soup over top.  Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Serves 6. 

Modified:  I used 5-6 potatoes. I used bagged baby carrots (just threw a bunch in). I had two 20 oz. packages of turkey tenderloins, but made a decision at the last minute to only use one. Trying to cut back on leftovers. Thought I had the soup, but didn't, so I used Campbell's Golden Mushroom, but also put in a package of Lipton Onion Soup mix combined with one can of water. I like extra liquid in the crockpot, just to make sure that it doesn't burn. I added pepper and Garlic Garlic seasoning. We ate it with a little light sour cream on the side, for the potatoes.  My daughter said it tasted like roast.ut didn't, so I used Campbell's Golden Mushroom, but also put in a package of Lipton Onion Soup mix combined with one can of water. I like extra liquid, just to make sure that it doesn't burn. I added pepper and Garlic Garlic seasoning. It came out really good, and once again Julie said "This crockpot is magic, it tastes like roast!" We ate it with a little sour cream on the side, for the potatoes.

Stuffed Cabbage soup

·        1.5 lb lean ground beef (more or less to your liking)

·        1 can tomato soup

·        1 can tomato sauce

·        1 can diced tomatoes

·        1 head of cabbage

·        1/2 cup water or beef broth

·        Garlic Garlic (or other garlic seasoning)

·        Pepper

·        Ketchup

·        Uncle Ben's Ready Rice

Brown and drain ground beef, putting some garlic seasoning and pepper in.  I also rinse it to remove extra fat and cool it off.  Cut up cabbage into 1-inch squares (or maybe a little bigger).  I put all the tomato products (except ketchup), some more garlic seasoning, and the water in crockpot, then the meat, then the cabbage.  In my large crockpot, it fills it to the top.  I stir it around a bit to mix the tomato mixture around everything.  Then I squirt a bunch of ketchup on top, and stir that around.  I am not sure how much, and I suppose the ketchup could go in at the beginning with the other stuff.  Cook on low all day.  Make Uncle Ben's Ready Rice and add it before serving.  I do not add it to the crockpot since I am unable to have rice, so my family just adds it to their bowl and mixes it around.

Taco Soup

*Super lean hamburger (94/6)
*Taco seasoning
*2 cans northern beans
*1 can diced tomatoes
*1/2 cup chopped onion
*1/2 cup chopped green pepper
*1 can corn
*1 can beef broth
*garlic seasoning
*shredded cheese and sour cream

Saute the onion and green pepper with Pam, then cook/drain/rinse the meat. (I sometimes use leftover taco meat from a previous meal, so I measure out 1 cup). I put all of the ingredients in the crockpot. Serve with crushed up baked tortilla chips, reduced-fat shredded cheese, and light sour cream.  You can add more meat and/or beans to make it heartier. You can also serve it with macaroni noodles or rice.

Tortilla Soup 

*1-2 cups chopped cooked chicken
*2 cans of northern beans
*1 can of corn
*1 can Campbell’s Tomato Soup
*1 can diced tomatoes
*1 really large can of chicken broth
*1 small can of salsa verde
*Garlic garlic (from Tastefully Simple) or other garlic seasoning
*Pepper
*1 package of Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice
*Baked tortilla chips, light shredded cheese and sour cream for toppings

Put the first 9 ingredients in the crockpot and cook on low all day. Just before eating, make the Ready Rice in the microwave (90 seconds). Put out the rice, chips, cheese and sour cream and people can add them to their soup. You can use other beans; my husband doesn't like black beans so we used northern beans.