I have been following the Skinny Taste blog for a while, even back when it was called Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes--or something like that. I've made several of her recipes, and have yet to find one I didn't like. They have all been flavorful, healthy, and relatively easy to prepare.
I've had the Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken on my "to make" list for a while, and finally made it this weekend. When making this recipe, I was skeptical about the amount of cayenne pepper in it. I've used cayenne before, and have found it to be pretty spicy. I initially added 1/4 tsp of it into my crockpot, but after tasting it decided to add the full amount.
The only change I made was the cooking time. I only had chicken breast tenders, so I cooked it on high for about 4 hours. The chicken was very tender, and shredded nicely.
We ate ours over rice, like the recipe recommended, with diced avocado and cheese on top. But, the real magnum opus of this dish was how I ate it last night--over nachos. For those of you who oppose eating a snack food like nachos for dinner, let me remind you that there are vegetables and protein in the Santa Fe Chicken, which balances out the unhealthiness of the nachos. And nachos are delicious and you should take every opportunity you can to eat them.
Matt ate his leftovers on a hamburger bun with salsa and BBQ sauce, making a weird pulled-mexican chicken sandwich. Some of his food choices are questionable, because he also puts ketchup AND gravy on his pot roast. Maybe I'll let him write a guest blog soon.
I love her recipes too, and subscribe to her daily posts! I have a long list of ones I would love to try but haven't yet.
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