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Slow Cooker Enchilada Tacos

Easy chicken tacos with a Tex Mex twist are just the thing for busy nights. Throw the meat in the slow cooker in the morning and come home to a house smelling like a Fiesta at the end of the day!

I love this recipe not only because it's crazy easy, but there's endless options to put your own spin on it by changing up your ingredients.

I have used it with carnitas, pork tenderloin and, what I'm sharing here today, chicken. You can also add onions, jalapenos, diced green chiles or whatever else you like to the slow cooker as you throw in your meat and enchilada sauce.

Start by making the sauce first {is it weird that I dream of bathing in this sauce? It's kind of crazy good}. You'll want to make it several hours before serving your meal so the flavors can marry {I prefer to make it as I put my chicken in the slow cooker in the morning}.
You'll need:
- 8 oz. sour cream
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- juice of one lime

To be completely honest, I'm usually a "lil' of this, lil' of that" kind of cook. The measurements above are approximates and totally to your own taste. If you can't find the smoked paprika, it's no biggie to leave it out {but it is kind of woot, woot...if ya know what I mean}.

Mix it all up. Cover and refrigerate.

Throw your chicken {2 pounds} in the slow cooker...I used thighs here, but normally would go for boneless, skinless breasts. Cover with one can of enchilada sauce. Feel free to add chopped onions, jalapenos, diced green chiles or whatever else you like. Or don't. For me, this recipe is yummy with or without the extras...it just depends on whether I feel like chopping onion in the early morning {which is my least favorite time of day to cry onion tears}.

Cover and cook on low six to eight hours, until meat is cooked through. Remove the chicken to a bowl and shred. I like to add back in a couple of tablespoons of the enchilada sauce to the shredded chicken to make it really moist.

Serve in tortillas with chopped cilantro and crumbled Queso Fresco.

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings in the Slow Cooker

I am always in need of a good chicken slow cooker recipe...this is one I've had for years and still use all the time. It's one of those simple food recipes that brings the utmost comfort. There is absolutely nothing healthy about it {like, really}...but, sometimes you just need a good mama meal.

This particular recipe is thicker than most chicken & dumplings...

I just prefer a less-soupy version.

You'll need:

3-4 cups cooked chicken
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2-1 can water {just use the empty soup can}
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
1 teaspoon pepper
salt to taste
1 can "oversized" biscuits

The chicken in the photo above this one has the chicken already cooked. I just boil my chicken pieces to cook them. I try to do it in large batches, chop and freeze it so I have it on hand.

Start this recipe by adding soups and water to your stoneware. Mix them completely.

Add spices and incorporate.

Add chicken.

Quarter your biscuits.

Keep the biscuits on top of the other ingredients...they need less heat.

Cover and cook on low 3-4 hours...

watch carefully toward the end so the dumplings don't burn.
{Ugh. I not only added everything in and turned the slow cooker to WARM...I took a photo of it. I realized my mistake an hour later and turned it to low.}

Be comforted! ;)

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Weeknight Slow Cooker Recipe Collection

Looking for an easy slow cooker recipe? Something perfect for your favorite Crock Pot? Yesterday we had a floppity-jillion slow cooker recipes linked up to the party! So excited to share them with you here. They're the perfect thing for busy days. I included my own roast that I made last week...we're in love with it!

{Just FYI, with the Monday party growing, I've decided to start doing these theme round-ups on Tuesdays instead of the usual Tuesday Ten. It allows a few more people to be featured and a fun round-up to be born!}

Weeknight #SlowCooker #Recipe Collection from ishouldbemoppingthefloor, #crockpot

{Crock-Pot Mexican Pulled Pork}

from Real Moms

{Crock Pot Chicken & Dressing by Michelle Wiles}

from Love Lines from God

{Slow Cooker Tomatillo Chicken Tacos}

from Eat Cake for Dinner

{Crock Pot Lobster Bisque}

from Crock Pot Ladies

{Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan}

from The Not So Perfect Mom

{Crock Pot Time: Salisbury Steaks}

from Frugal in Florida

{Crock Pot Carnitas}

from Angel's Homestead

{Mom's Comforting Crockpot Potato Soup}

from Chatting Over Chocolate

{Bountiful Crock Pot Beef Stew}

from At Home, Take 2

{Most-Requested Crockpot Macaroni & Cheese}

from Chatting Over Chocolate

{Slow Cooker Peperoncini Pot Roast}

from ishouldbemoppingthefloor... me ;)

{Crock Pot Bacon Cheeseburger Soup}

from What's Cooking, Love?

Can't get enough slow cooker recipes?

Check out my collection of TWENTY Slow Cooker Soups

Or my Whole Chicken in a Slow Cooker {with yummy overnight broth}

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Slow Cooker Peperoncini Pot #Roast

Looking for a slow cooker recipe that will knock your socks off? This is the ultimate slow cooker pot roast...the perfect comfort food to come home to on a busy day. The peperoncini peppers take it to a level of pot roast perfection...not spicy, just a kick of fabulousness.

Slow Cooker Peperoncini Roast #Recipe, #SlowCooker, #CrockPot, #Roast

My mother-in-law has a very similar recipe to this...she calls it Italian Roast and she serves it on big crusty rolls. It's amazing. Recently, I came across a similar recipe on Pinterest over at Low Carb Crock. I decided to tweak both recipes and come up with my own version {not that either recipe had a thing wrong with them...I just wanted to put my own spin on things}.

You'll need:

3-4 pound boneless chuck roast
olive oil
16 ounce jar of peperoncini peppers {with juice}
1 head of garlic
kosher salt and a salt-free blend {I adore TJ's 21 Seasoning Salute}

Swirl some olive oil around your slow cooker and add your washed and patted-dry roast. {Optional: if you'd like a nice crust on your roast, feel free to sear it in a pan before adding to slow cooker...I was lazy and didn't do that this time}.

Peel all of your garlic cloves {yes, I really used the whole head...it's delicious that way}. Chop the cloves in half. Pierce your roast and insert cloves into the piercings. Flip the roast over and do the same on the other side...using up all the garlic.

Hello, Lover.

I seriously can't get enough of this stuff. After I sprinkle my roast with Kosher salt, I sprinkle a little {okay...a lot} of my Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute on it. If you've never had the pleasure of tasting this amazingness, get on it! I use it on scrambled eggs, chicken, pork and obviously, beef. It's the first salt-free seasoning that I've ever been this enamored with. Mmmm.

Now pour the whole bottle of peperoncinis on top of the roast...juice and all. Cover with lid and cook on low for at least eight hours. Your house will smell incredible all day.

My husband called me while I was at my kids' practice to tell me he sneaked a taste. He told me he had fallen in love with me all over again. Of course he did.

Annnnnd, I used the soft & yummy garlic cloves from this in my mashed cauliflower dish {a mashed "faux-tato" dish, if you please}. It was perfection.

As I mentioned above, my mother-in-law serves hers on rolls. Since we do low carb, I served this with the cauliflower mash, as I mentioned above. And my kids had carrots and mac & cheese with theirs. They devoured it. The peppers aren't a spicy pepper {puh-lease, I can't even handle Taco Bell Mild Sauce}, I can even eat these whole when they're cooked like this.

Take my word for it, this is one incredible roast. It makes people like you. A lot.

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TWENTY Slow Cooker Soups {Perfect for Cooler Weather}

Easy slow cooker recipes are the best. Here's a great list of twenty delicious slow cooker soups perfect for easy winter meals. Some are hearty and some are light...there's something for all tastes. Pull out the Crock Pot and get to cooking these cold weather dinners now!

Is there anything better than a slow cooker full of hot soup at the end of a long, cold day? With fall coming {quickly please, fall...get a move on it}, I wanted to share some of the best soups and stews out there for your slow cooker. Some of these I've tried and have become faves...some are destined to become faves. While I'm partial to the ones that allow me to just dump a bunch of stuff in the pot, turn it on and walk away...even the ones with a bit of prep aren't that difficult and are certainly worth the effort!