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Take my advice and use the chicken thighs, at least once. But that would be a travesty in this recipe. I usually subsitute chicken breasts in recipes that call for chicken thighs. I don't like dark meat, I don't like the extra fat, I don't like the way they squish. Shred the chicken with two forks and stir it up with the salsa. (This will take 2-3 hours depending on your crockpot.) Alternately, set the crockpot to low for 4-6 hours and start checking it after 3 hours. They are at the top of my Least Favorite Things list. Once chicken is at 165☏ it’s done cooking. I buy the 3- or 6-pack of boneless, skinless chicken thighs at Costco and make enough so I can freeze shredded chicken for crazy days.Ģ. You can easily double or even triple this recipe. Shred with fork and serve alongside your favorite taco fixings, such as rice and beans, limes, cilantro, cheese, salsa, guacamole or avocados. Cook on low for 8 hours, high for 4 hours. Put chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker crock. Take that, Lunchables.Ģ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighsġ-2 tbsp chipotle chilis in adobo, choppedġ. Imagine your child bringing a make-your-own-taco kit to the cafeteria. I bet you could even send this as a school lunch, if you filled a thermos with warmed meat. Tacos, taco salad, nachos, quesadillas, burritos. This meal is one of my all-time favorites for the slow cooker because it's so easy (seriously: 7 ingredients) and it's kid friendly and it can morph into so many different dishes. And it's especially wonderful in the early fall, when the outside temps are still in the 80s and I don't really want my oven on for half the day. But I will admit: the slow cooker is a wonderful tool, especially for days when the schedule is jammed. And in the winter, it's nice to have my oven on low for half the day, making the kitchen warm and toasty and filling the house with good smells. I resisted the Crock-Pot for years, because as a SAHM, I can make most slow cooker meals in my oven. Time to dig out the slow cooker from its summer home behind the ice cream maker and ice crusher. I wasn't even home at the dinner hour most nights this week, much less have energy to invest in a from-scratch meal. Then the real world walked up to me, slapped me across the face and said, "Bwhahahahahaha!" And lo, the real world speaks truth. I need to grab an energy drink to calm down.Ĭorey was home this week (thank you Jesus) so I originally intended to cook dinner every night. It's possible at this point I have more adrenaline pulsating through my body than blood. Getting up early after a summer of sleeping in, agonizing over still-too-late bedtimes, squeezing in football practices and gymnastics lessons, keeping track of new schedules, new start times, new teachers, new, new, new.
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The first week of school is no joke, n'est pas? My butt is officially whipped.