You know I love a crock pot...
Busy Day Crockpot Chicken and Rice
1 LB boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cans 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup
1 can 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup
1 box chicken flavor rice-a-roni
Put chicken and soups into the crockpot, turn on low for 8-10 hours. When you get home, cook the rice according to package directions. Serve the chicken and gravy over rice.
Easily Doubles! Per Serving: 173 Calories; 2g Fat; 28g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 66mg Cholesterol; 317mg Sodium.
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes Makes 24 sandwiches
3 lbs. ground beef 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 3/4 cup chopped celery 1 cup barbecue sauce 1 can (26 1/2 oz.) sloppy joe sauce 24 hamburger buns
Cook beef and onion in Dutch oven over med. heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Mix beef mixture and remaining ingredients except buns in 3 1/2-6 qt. slow cooker.
Cover and cook on Low 7-9 hrs. (or HIGH 3 to 4 hrs.) or until vegetables are tender. Uncover and cook on HIGH until desired consistency. Stir well before serving. Fill buns with beef mixture.
Per sandwich; cal 155, fat 9g, sat fat 3g, chol 30mg, sod 270mg, carb 8g, fib 1g, prot 11g
Jambalaya 1 cup diced lean boiled ham 2 onions, coarsely chopped 2 celery stalks, sliced 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes 1/4 cup tomato paste 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 2 whole cloves 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup long-grain white rice 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined Combine the ham, onions, celery, bell pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, parsley, thyme, cloves, oil, and rice in a slow cooker. Cook on High 4-5 hours. Add the shrimp and coo****il the shrimp are pink, about 1 hour longer. Per serving: 296 Calories, 5 g Total Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 125 mg Cholesterol, 513 mg Sodium, 38 g Total Carbohydrate, 3 g Dietary Fiber, 24 g Protein, 108 mg Calcium.
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes Makes 24 sandwiches
3 lbs. ground beef 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 3/4 cup chopped celery 1 cup barbecue sauce 1 can (26 1/2 oz.) sloppy joe sauce 24 hamburger buns
Cook beef and onion in Dutch oven over med. heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Mix beef mixture and remaining ingredients except buns in 3 1/2-6 qt. slow cooker.
Cover and cook on Low 7-9 hrs. (or HIGH 3 to 4 hrs.) or until vegetables are tender. Uncover and cook on HIGH until desired consistency. Stir well before serving. Fill buns with beef mixture.
Per sandwich; cal 155, fat 9g, sat fat 3g, chol 30mg, sod 270mg, carb 8g, fib 1g, prot 11g
Jambalaya 1 cup diced lean boiled ham 2 onions, coarsely chopped 2 celery stalks, sliced 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes 1/4 cup tomato paste 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 2 whole cloves 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup long-grain white rice 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined Combine the ham, onions, celery, bell pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, parsley, thyme, cloves, oil, and rice in a slow cooker. Cook on High 4-5 hours. Add the shrimp and coo****il the shrimp are pink, about 1 hour longer. Per serving: 296 Calories, 5 g Total Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 125 mg Cholesterol, 513 mg Sodium, 38 g Total Carbohydrate, 3 g Dietary Fiber, 24 g Protein, 108 mg Calcium.