Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

I loooooove shredded chicken!!  This chicken is perfect to throw on top of your salad, use for a quick wrap, or just enjoy it as is with a little dijon mustard :) And I really love that this is cooked in the slow cooker with frozen chicken...I'm a weirdo and hate handling raw meat!!  You can change up the spices however you would like, I like the combination that I've used here because it's not overwhelming and just gives the chicken a little flavor boost!  Also you'll notice that I use water for my liquid...feel free to use chicken or veggie stock if you would like.  I just try to eliminate salt wherever I can and store bought stocks (even the low sodium ones) are packed to the brim with salt!  Plus most chicken has some sort of sodium injection to preserve the meat...whatever it is what it is!  Anyways here are the details...I hope you enjoy and remember this recipe is 100% customizable!!  If you have a favorite spice blend go ahead and toss that in :)  I'm following the 21 Day Fix meal plan so I like to portion my chicken out into easy to grab bags, that way I know I'm eating the right amount!

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 3 Hours

 Ingredients

4 Frozen Chicken Breasts

1 Tbsp Chili Powder

1 Tsp Garlic Powder

1 Tsp Onion Powder

1/2 Tsp Cayenne

1/4 Cup Water

Directions

Get out your slow cooker and pour in the water.  Mix all of your spices together.  Place two of your chicken breasts in your slow cooker and sprinkle half of your spice mix over the chicken.  Put in the remaining chicken and top with the rest of your spices.  Cook on high for 3 hours, turn chicken halfway through cooking time.  When chicken is cooked all the way through (internal temp of 165) remove from the slow cooker and shred using two forks.  Portion out your chicken and you're all set!! Enjoy :)

Dark Chocolate Oranges With Sea Salt

Confession time...I LOVE dark chocolate!!! Quite frankly it's right up there with cheese LOL!  Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that many diets include either of these.  EXCEPT the 21 Day Fix!!  You are allowed both in moderation with the 21 Day Fix meal plan :)  These little delights have saved me a time or three from driving to the gas station in search of some Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (Bummer I know...those are not allowed on the 21 Day Fix!).

My first run with these was at a bachelorette wine tasting adventure...and they were a total HIT with all of the ladies!!  Who doesn't love a little dark chocolate with some vino??  These are super easy to make with only 3 ingredients they are also pretty much fool proof :)  You'll also need a zip lock bag...I prefer a freezer bag because they are a bit stronger than your regular storage bag...as well as a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Chill Time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients

3- Clementine Oranges (1 purple container)

1- 1" Dark Chocolate Square (1 yellow container)

Sea Salt

Directions

Go ahead and peel your oranges and pull off any extra hanging pith (the white stuff in between the orange slices).  Arrange your orange slices on your parchment paper lined baking sheet.  Place your chocolate in a small microwave safe container and microwave it in 10 second intervals until it is completely melted.  Scoop all of the melted chocolate into your zip lock bag and use your fingers to push the chocolate to one corner of the bag.  Using scissors snip off the tip of the bag where you have the melted chocolate collected.  Make sure it's a very small cut so you can drizzle the chocolate!!  Drizzle the melted chocolate over your oranges and then sprinkle a small amount of sea salt on top.  Toss the whole sheet of oranges into your fridge for around 30 minutes so the chocolate can harden.  Try to wait patiently for them to finish setting and then ENJOY!! :)

Happy New Year!!

 

 WOW!!!  Needless to say 2014 has been quite the whirlwind.  I...turned 30, had a baby, and lost my job lol and all of that happened within 3 months!  The other 9 have been a total blur.  One thing's for sure though, everything worked out exactly as it should.  My little girl and boyfriend are my world, in fact it's hard for me to remember life before them...haha funny how that happens!  Anyways enough of the remincing we have 22 minutes left of 2014 out here on the west coast and then it's CHEERS to a FRESH START!!  So real quick I just wanted to put my goals for 2015 out there in the big ol' world, that way on December 31, 2015 I can look back and be so proud of what I accomplished in a year!

*  I have 5,000 in my savings

*  I have 1,000 in savings for Paige

*  I can wear my buckle jeans and my green dress

*  I am a 2 Star Diamond Coach with Beachbody

*  Tim and I are going to Vegas (My first time!!)

*  I bought a hot tub

*  Tim is going to summit with me

*  My mom is in a Challenge Group with me :)

*  I am actively volunteering and working on my auction committees

*  I just bought a new car

These might seems trivial and silly to you and I understand why you might think that.  They are measurable to me and by achieving these goals I will know that I spent some of 2015 changing my stars.  Making my life and that of my family's better and more secure.  So this post was short and sweet :) there are 7 minutes left in 2014...just enough time to pour a couple glasses of bubbly and kiss my man and our baby girl!  Happy New Year to you and yours CHEERS to the best year yet!! Write you all soon xoxo :)