Crock Pot Chicken Taco Meat

Yum!  Yum!  Yum!

I made one of my favorites tonight.  And yes, it is ridiculous to thing that there is such a thing as a single serving crock pot recipe.  It doesn't exist.  It does freeze beautifully, though.  Freezing stuff is like making single servings ahead of time.  If you freeze them in single serving containers.

Name that movie:  "This is in the freezes beautifully section of my cookbook, and I want to make something that freezes beautifully."

Start by placing 4 chicken breasts in the crock pot.  It is okay if they are still frozen.

Then get out your favorite salsa.  I am currently hoping the Salsa Fairy will visit me from Texas with real salsa, but until then, this is my favorite substitute:

I dump the whole 24 oz jar in on top, like this:

And then add the juice of one lime, or a couple of squirts from one of these:

Then put the lid on it, and cook on high for 6 hours.  If you want to cook while you are at work, you can cook it on low for 10 hours.

When it is done cooking, or when you get home from work, take the chicken breasts out and shred them with two forks.

Then dump the chicken back in the crock pot (the salsa is still in there).

Next you are going to need these:

Drain the corn.

Rinse and drain the black beans.

And then dump all three cans in the crock pot like so:

Then stir it up, and cook it all for another 30 minutes to make sure all the flavors mesh.

Now is the part where I usually put a big scoop on a couple of tortillas, and add some cheese, and guac, and sour cream, and it is so, so good!

But, woe is me, I am not currently eating tortillas or cheese or guac.  (Technically, I am not eating corn or beans either, but a girl needs some variety once in awhile!)  So I dumped approximately 7 oz of the stuff on top of two cups of lettuce, and put a two teaspoons of low fat sour cream on top for my "healthy fat."

Oh, it was so good!  The sour cream especially felt like a splurge. 

With a snow storm a comin' tonight, I am glad to have some extra grub in the freezer.  If you decide to try this, or your own variation, let me know how it turns out!

P.S.  I know I have a seriously over-sized crock pot.  It is crazy big.  Don't ask me why.  Some things about my nature cannot be explained.  I can't actually remember why I bought that one, but I have a feeling it had to do with the fact that the main cooking crock can go in the dishwasher.  There was a reason, it just escapes me now.  I am sure this meal can be made in nearly any size of crock pot.