Showing posts with label crockpot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crockpot. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Chilly? Chili!

I think winter has arrived... Last night was "feels like 15 degrees" and I really was just wishing I had a bowl of chili to warm me up after work. Who doesn't love a nice bowl of chili? Or pot for that matter? I used my beautiful new crockpot to arrange tonight's dinner and surprise my roommate with a nice warm comfort meal for after work.


This baby is brand new so I was so excited to get crock in! Lol. 


The awesome thing about chili is that there are no boundaries or rules. I took a leap of faith and threw together some ingredients without a set recipe. Here, I sautéed peppers, onions and garlic before adding my turkey. Once I added the turkey, I waited until it was browned and added it into the crock.



I love beans! And I love veggies, so this chili is full of healthy protein, minimal ingredients but giant taste. I combined red kidney beans (you can also and I sometimes do black beans!), canned corn, diced tomatoes, and some water for the liquid parts of chili. Everyone likes their chili different which is why "chili tasting competitions" are around. A friend of mine used to put little pasta Os in hers along with sausage and Fritos. Another twist would be buffalo chili or white chicken chili (which I hope to try!) 



After letting the chili CHILL in the crock for the day, definitely feel free to add cheddar cheese, sour cream ( if you're a fan), avocado slices, cilantro... Whatever you like! Funny thing is I ran a mile home from the store with tomato sauce in hand on my way from the gym because it was so cold. ( don't forget this ingredient!) Worth it.


Saturday, November 15, 2014

Crockpot Cookin

New apartment means WOW I NEED TO BUY EVERYTHING IN KOHLS AND TARGET RIGHT NOW. But wait, I need to budget and save money. What is a budget....? My first appliance purchase was a 3 qt crockpot from Kohls with Kohls Cash (sweet and brilliant invention) and I've been using my moms crockpot to practice my skills and approve of certain recipes for our new place. Tonight I decided on a Chicken Burrito Bowl crockpot style. 



I tried to follow the recipe as closely as possible, but drifted away a little bit since I decided to throw everything into the crockpot at once and serve the rice later. Topped with cheddar cheese and sour cream (if preferred). Thanks to the recipe found here