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Brazillian Crockpot Curry Chicken

You know you have had a successful morning when by 8:30am you have already gone to crossfit, taken a shower, and put dinner in the crockpot. I am definitely a morning person. Just ask my boyfriend as I yell at him at 11:30pm to shut off the damn light and stop reading, I need to be up at 6am to workout! He says I become cranky Kari at around 11pm. Its true. And then I become hyper happy Kari at 6am. No alarm clock needed. Gotta love him for putting up with that!

Okay, on to the chicken dish! Now you can see how quick and easy this is if I am done preparing it by 8:30. I will post an after picture when we eat it tonight.

Ingredients:

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 1 small yellow onion thinkly sliced
  • 2 bell peppers in small cubes (red and yellow)
  • 3/4 cup coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon of ground ginger
  • 3 cloves of minced garlic
  • 4-5 tablespoons of curry powder (I ran out so only did 3, we will see how that turns out)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • red pepper flakes (just a sprinkle)
  • 1 cup of chicken broth

Take your handy dandy crockpot and add the coconut milk, tomato paste, curry, ginger, and garlic. Mix around and then add the chopped bell peppers and onions. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and red pepper flakes. Mix around so everything is coated in the mixture. Add the chicken breasts and mix around. Pour in the chicken broth and make sure the chicken is covered with the sauce. Turn on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours. Go to work, come home, and eat!

We are eating ours with coconut cauliflower rice and will top it with some cilantro and avocado slices. Mmmm Mmm, cant wait for tonight!

Props again to paleOMG for her delish recipes!

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Posted by on July 17, 2012 in Chicken, Dinner

 

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Paleo Chicken Fajitas in the crockpot!

Crockpot time! I got an A from the boyfriend on the paleo food scale, and he said if he was able to have a tortilla, cheese, and sour cream, they would have been the best fajitas he’s ever had. Sorry I mentioned those items but if your cooking for a family, then you can just add those to the dinner table and everyone is happy, including paleo eating YOU! And that’s who really counts anyway…

These I made during my lunch hour. Threw the chicken, spices, and salsa in the crockpot, shredded a little later, then just quickly sauteed the peppers. Boom, done!

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 chicken breasts (for more chicken just add a little more of each spice)
  • 1/2 cup salsa verde
  • 1/2 cup regular salsa
  • 2 tsp of each: onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, chili powder
  • Red, green, yellow bell peppers
  • 1 purple onion
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 avocado
  • Optional: lime and cilantro
  • Romain lettuce leaves

Toss the salsa’s into the crockpot, then put the chicken on top. Add the spices and cook on medium. A few hours into cooking this, take 2 forks and shred the chicken. Put lid on and keep cooking. I started it around noon and took it out around 5.

Take your peppers, onion, and tomato and slice them and sautée in a little olive oil. I added a bit of the spices to livin up the peppers. When they are all soft and carmelized together they are ready!

Take the lettuce leaves and use them like taco shells. Add the chicken mixture, peppers, and top with avocado. A squeeze of lime and cilantro would have been great too. Make sure you have napkins because this gets a tad messy!

Enjoy!!

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Posted by on July 10, 2012 in Chicken, Dinner

 

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