>Crock pot, kids. Last week I posted that crock pots (aka slow cookers) intimidate me. After some experimenting, I’m convinced they are actually the easiest way to pretend you’re a fabulous cook.
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Enter pot meal #1: Apple n’ cinnamon flax oats
Ingredients
3 cups oats
2 chopped apples
4 cups water
4 cups almond milk (or skim, soy, hemp, rice, etc.)
2 T flax seeds
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp nutmeg
stevia (equal to 6 servings)
sea salt (2 pinches)
Night before: Combine ingredients, set on low, and cook covered for 8 hours
Next morning!
*Next morning: Add more water/milk if it’s too thick. I also added a half scoop of vanilla SunWarrior to my serving for some extra protein (and a tsp of peanut or almond butter) and it was ahhhh-mazing.
*To reheat a day a later: If the oats clump, whisk in some hot water and you’re good to go!
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Pot dish #2: Cajun chicken and veggies
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, diced
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced
4 cups veg broth
1 head broccoli, chopped
2 cups green beans
1 cup carrot sticks (are they called sticks? The tiny ones?)
1 T flax seeds (*optional)
1 T EVOO
1/2 T Cajun spice
1/2 t cumin
1 t basil
1/2 – 1 t sea salt
1/2 t black pepper
Combine and cook covered on low for 8 hours
Served with a side of spiced quinoa
Spiced Quinoa
2 cups quinoa
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup H20
1/4 t Cajun spice
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Two fantastic meals. And so incredibly easy. No idea why I was so scared to use ma pot. Stuuupid. 😉
~Are you a [crock] pot chef? If yes, what do you make?? If not, why the heck not? ~
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