Easy Cheesy Chicken and White Bean Stew

 Easy Cheesy Chicken and White Bean Stew

 

The perfect meal to start in the morning, enjoy your busy day and come home to a healthy dinner, with 1 ¼ cups of only serving 518 mg of Sodium, 495 calories, 44 carbohydrates and 4.5g of sugar, make plenty as this is juts as good the next day as leftovers, add it to some filo pastry and make a Chicken & Bean Pie.

INGREDIENTS

6 cups unsalted chicken broth or vegetable broth

1 cup of yellow onions, chopped,

1/2 cup of zucchinis

½ cup shredded carrot

2 bone in Chicken Breast

4 cups of Chopped Kale

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

½ teaspoon ground pepper

4 oz Parmesan Cheese

DIRECTIONS

Combine beans, broth, onion, carrots, bay leaves and lemon rind in a 6-quart slow cooker. Top with chicken. Cover and cook on Low until the beans and vegetables are tender, 7 to 8 hours.

Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board; let stand until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Shred the chicken, discarding bones, return chicken to slow cooker and then stir in Kale ( or your substitute), cover and cook on high for another 20 minutes

Stir in lemon juice, pepper and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese when serving.

If you don’t like Kale then substitute your favorite veggies like celery, green beans, corn or peas ( I like to add a bag of frozen mixed vegetables).

Apple Oatmeal

This low sugar recipe for Apple Oatmeal in the crock-pot can be made the night before and be ready for you when you wake up in the morning. It is an easy and healthy way to start your day.

• 2 cups milk low-fat milk, soy or almond milk will also work, you can also use water
• 2 tablespoons honey or stevia
• 1 tablespoon light butter
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 drops vanilla essence
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 cup apple chopped
• 1/4 cup raisins

1. Spray the inside of a 5-quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray or use a Crock Pot Liner.
2. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker and stir well to combine.
3. Cover and cook on LOW overnight, ideally no more than 6 hours or it will dry out.
4. Stir well in the morning before serving.

Fajitas

Fajitas in a Slow Cooker

This Fajita recipe only requires 5 ingredients, I recommend you make your own Homemade Fajita Seasoning Mix – you know what is in it. 

Throw away those store bought varieties they are high in sodium.

In this recipe I have used beef, but you can use chicken or even turkey.

Ingredients

2 lbs. of sliced beef
2 bell peppers- mix the colors
1 onion
20 oz of salsa
2 tablespoon of Homemade Fajita Seasoning

Instructions

1. Add salsa to bottom of the slow cooker.
2. Add beef, onion, bell pepper and fajita seasoning. Stir to mix well.
3. Cook LOW 6-8 hour or HIGH 3-4.

Pork Roast

SLOW COOKER PORK ROAST

Here is a delicious succulent Pork Roast that is a great meal for any occasion, This dish would pair beautifully with baked sweet potatoes or with roasted vegetables. This recipe is definitely a keeper as everyone enjoys it and has seconds and it was so easy.

INGREDIENTS:

2 pound boneless pork shoulder roast (sirloin roast)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tablespoon of dried sage
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/3 cup chicken or vegetable broth
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoon of low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey

DIRECTIONS:

Season the pork with garlic powder and red pepper flakes and place it into the slow cooker.
Mix together the broth, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce and pour it over the pork,
then pour the honey over and set the timer for 4 hours on High or 6-8
hours on Low.
Once the pork is cooked and tender (it should shred easily with a fork),
remove from slow cooker with tongs into a serving dish.
Break apart lightly with two forks and put back into the slow cooker.
Ladle 1/2 cup sauce over the pork and keep warm until ready to eat.

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Yield: 8 servings, Serving Size: 3 oz pork
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 214
Total Fat: 12g
Saturated Fat: g
Cholesterol: 72mg
Sodium: 196mg
Carbohydrates: 4g
Fiber: 0g
Sugar: 3g
Protein: 21g