Slow Cooker Taco Chicken

So I think I have mentioned before how (pathetically) food can literally make or break a day for me, and yesterday my day was broken!  In 2 weeks its mine and Jons 5 year wedding anniversary, at this time of year I get sentimental and think a lot about our 'big day'.  We had sausage and mash as our wedding meal, I can't really tell you why, I like a sausage as much as the next person, but like is as far as I'll go.  Then there is the mash, which is the worst offender in my world of potato hatred, so all in all a pretty odd decision, maybe it was for the best though as I couldn't breathe in my wedding dress let alone eat!

So reminiscing about our wedding day meant that sausage and mash was on my meal plan for this week.  This is a real staple family meal for many, but for me (and I always seem to forget) it is my worst cooking nightmare, especially when I am on a diet.  When I am not, I buy mash and stick it in the microwave with frozen peas, I use sausages that I actually like and its a fairly quick tolerable meal.  Now when I'm dieting, I have to faff around peeling potatoes (THE WORST JOB) to make something I loathe so its syn free, I have to eat sausages that taste like cardboard, I decided to steam cabbage and make an onion gravy.  Basically everything was going on all at once and all of it on my small stove top, it was stressful, my tiny kitchen was making life difficult and I had a teething toddler weeping at my feet, needless to say it wont be repeated.

Right melodrama over, todays dinner was a triumph, and this meal always is. It is everything I love and instead of blathering on any more I will simply make a list of its fantastic qualities:

• It is very low budget
• It stretches expensive meat outrageously far
• It is extremely tasty
• It is extremely filling
• It is extremely versatile
• It has 6 ingredients
• It takes 1 minute to prepare
• It is ready when you want it
• Even the leftovers are great
• Everyone loves it
• Its mexican inspired, my absolute favourite

I could keep going but I have to go and get weighed!  Seriously try this it is amazing!

Slow Cooker Taco Chicken

2 Small chicken breasts

1 Tin kidney beans

1 Tin black eye beans

1 Tin tomatoes

1 Tin sweetcorn

1 sachet of taco seasoning (I like Old El Paso)

Simply empty all tins and sachet into slow cooker (drain the beans) and mix

Add the chicken breasts whole

Put slow cooker on high (I left mine for 5 1/2 hours) if you go out to work stick it on low, and maybe add half a tin of water

Half an hour before eating remove the chicken and shred it, mix it back in

Bada bing bada boom.  I dare you to find a quicker satisfying meal

Now to the versatility you could:

• Simply serve on its own or with rice
• Make burritos by loading tortillas with rice, this chicken, salsa, cheese, avocado, spring onions, sour cream and doritos (my personal favourite)
• Make into tacos soft or crunchy with salad and cheese
• Make into tostada pizzas

Really the possibilities are endless.  If you like your food really spicy, add some chopped chilli or extra chilli powder to the mix and it will be devine.