{"id":6059,"date":"2011-06-20T07:58:18","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T11:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/06\/20\/slow-cookers-for-summertime\/"},"modified":"2021-02-10T16:29:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:29:25","slug":"slow-cookers-for-summertime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/slow-cookers-for-summertime\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cookers for Summertime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday is here again??&nbsp; That was fast.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. I had a great time with friends and family in Georgia for Baby D\u2019s first shower (details on Thursday\u2019s post).&nbsp; It was busy, exciting and I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/06\/17\/my-3-hour-glucose-test-disaster\/\">didn\u2019t black out once<\/a> \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>But I got home late afternoon yesterday, went out to eat with my baby daddy to wish him a happy pre-father\u2019s day and crashed hard last night.&nbsp; That leaves me totally unprepared for this week\u2019s menu.<\/p>\n<p>I figured that with it being summer and all, maybe some of you had the same experience of a busy weekend, so I thought I\u2019d share an easy meal to make when you don\u2019t have time to cook! It\u2019s a set-it-and-forget-it slow cooker method that I tried out last week and it worked brilliantly!<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Slow Cooker Burrito Bowls<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Green pepper<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Onion<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Chicken breasts<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>salsa<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>black beans<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>toppings of your choice: plain Greek yogurt, shredded lettuce, cheese, avocado, cilantro, quinoa, brown rice, spinach, etc.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the morning I loaded up the slow cooker with my sliced onion and pepper as a base layer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9346.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"peppers and onions slow cooker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9346_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"peppers and onions slow cooker\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I topped it with two Smart Chicken chicken breasts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9347.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"peppers, onions and chicken slow cooker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9347_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"peppers, onions and chicken slow cooker\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and covered them in good, old-fashion Pace salsa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9348.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"salsa chicken slow cooker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9348_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"salsa chicken slow cooker\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I set the cooker on low and left it for about 7-8 hours.<\/p>\n<p>When I returned, it looked like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9350.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"salsa chicken slow cooker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9350_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"salsa chicken slow cooker\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Without even removing the chicken from the cooker, I stuck two forks in there and easily pulled it all apart.&nbsp; I removed a spoonful or two of the juice, but the extra liquid is actually pretty handy because it is reabsorbed once you shred the chicken and mix it all together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9353.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"shredded salsa chicken slow cooker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9353_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"shredded salsa chicken slow cooker\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drop the setting to low to keep the mixture warm while you prepare the toppings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9354.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"burrito bowl toppings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9354_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"burrito bowl toppings\" width=\"270\" height=\"395\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, everyone can assemble however they please!<\/p>\n<p>My bowl started with a base of spinach, then I added on black beans, the chicken, peppers and onions, sliced tomato, avocado, some shredded cheese, Greek yogurt and fresh cilantro.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9355.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"burrito bowls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_9355_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"burrito bowls\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You could always throw this all in a tortilla and have real burritos, too \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you put your slow cooker away when the weather warms up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t!&nbsp; I love using this handy cook tool year-round!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday is here again??&nbsp; That was fast. I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. 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