Weeknight Meals Made Straightforward – Dwelling in Yellow

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I like cooking! I do! BUT I don’t love feeling like cooking is an enormous chore. I crave effectivity, even when it’s one thing I take pleasure in – and have made it my mission to make meals as easy (and attractive) as attainable. Full transparency – I’m not good at meal planning. In the event you’re on the lookout for a pattern calendar to print of meal concepts for the month or week, you’ve come to the unsuitable place sadly. The place I excel, is using what I’ve cooked earlier within the week to make extra meals and time saving hacks!

Permit me to introduce you to three of my favourite latest purchases!

First up is that this gradual cooker! The place do I even start? I suppose by telling you that everybody who has seen it has stated one in every of two issues (typically each) — “Wow, that factor is large!” and “That’s the most lovely gradual cooker I’ve ever seen!” It’s in actual fact Lovely [you really knocked naming your line right outta the park, Drew!], nevertheless it’s additionally bought a number of nice options! The detachable lid holder might be my favourite, adopted intently by the digital countdown show letting you recognize precisely how a lot time is left in your present setting. It’s value each penny of the $69 regular price ticket, however is presently on sale for lower than $50 and I recommend buying earlier than everybody else does!

Subsequent up in my checklist of time saving hacks – Shred cooked rooster in actually seconds utilizing a hand or stand mixer! If utilizing a hand mixer, you’ll need to make sure that to make use of a bowl with excessive sides, in any other case you can find yourself with little rooster items flying throughout. Let’s simply say the primary time I attempted this trick I wasn’t conscious of that, however my canine was very comfortable in regards to the rooster treats raining down for her to gobble up. Nice hack – simply use a deep bowl!

I exploit kitchen sheers to chop nearly the whole lot! They’re actually in all probability probably the most used utensil in my kitchen! The one drawback with this, is that each time I need to use them the appear to be soiled within the dishwasher. Excellent news, the brand new Lovely line has a 2-pack accessible for a GREAT value, and so they work like a attraction! For the recipe beneath, I used them to chop the bacon into small bits earlier than cooking.

Sluggish Cooker Rooster Tacos

My primary rule for making weeknight meals as simple as attainable? Make additional meat to make use of later within the week. [If you’re into this too, check out this post for 6 more meal ideas] This rooster taco recipe is so scrumptious, and really easy to double or triple for extra recipes later within the week!

PRO TIP: Retailer leftover rooster and juice in your gradual cooker for straightforward soup making later within the week! As soon as barely cooled, I simply take the crock out of the bottom and put it within the fridge with the lid on. Whenever you’re able to make soup, pop it again into the bottom and also you’re prepared so as to add your different elements.

Sluggish Cooker Rooster Tacos

Essentially the most scrumptious, simple rooster tacos!

• 2
  Giant Rooster Breasts
• 1
  packet
  Taco Seasoning
• 1
  packet
  Ranch Dressing Combine
• 2
  cups
  Rooster Broth

1. Add all elements into gradual cooker. Cook dinner on low for 4 hours or excessive for two hours. Shred rooster, return to juice for half-hour on low.

Double the recipe, saving half for one more simple meal later within the week. Works nice for quesadillas, soups, nachos and casseroles.

Creamy Fiesta Tortellini Soup

I made this soup recipe utilizing the leftover juice and meat from the rooster tacos above. You might undoubtedly use rotisserie or different leftover shredded or cubed rooster. In the event you try this, I might recommend including the seasonings from the above recipe to offer this soup the identical fiesta taste.

Creamy Fiesta Tortellini Soup

Use shredded rooster for this simple, scrumptious soup.

• 4
  cups
  Rooster
  Cooked and Shredded
• 5
  cups
  Broth
  May use leftover juice from rooster tacos, complement with water as wanted.
• 5
  slices
  Bacon
  Minimize and Cooked
• 1
  Tbs
  Butter
• 1
  Tbs
  Flour
• 1
  cup
  Onion
  Diced
• 3
  cloves
  Garlic
  Minced
• 2
  Carrots
  Shredded
• 1/2
  tsp
  White Pepper
  Can substitute Black Pepper
• 1/2
  tsp
  Poultry Seasoning
• 20
  oz
  Tortellini
• 1
  cup
  Heavy Cream
  Can substitute Milk
• 1/5
  cups
  Pepper Jack Cheese
  Shredded or Diced

1. Sauté Onions, Garlic and Carrots in Butter. As soon as onions are translucent, add flour. Cook dinner a further 2 minutes.

2. Add sautéd greens to gradual cooker together with Shredded Rooster, Broth, Bacon, White Pepper and Poultry Seasoning. Cook dinner on Excessive in gradual cooker for two hours.

3. Add Heavy Cream, Pepper Jack Cheese and Tortellini. Cook dinner on Excessive for 1 extra hour.

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