Mexican Crock pot chicken!

 I LOVE Mexican food.  And I LOVE chicken.  I found this sweet recipe website with healthy meals to make and I decided to try some out.  A lot of the recipes have lots of veggies in them, as well as low carb/fat items!  Which is awesome!  So I decided to try a recipe using the crock pot.  It was super easy, and pretty healthy.  And best of all, it was yummy!  Even my brothers liked it!  haha so I took a few pictures to share this with you all.

First of all, our kitchen has TERRIBLE lighting so it's not easy taking pictures.  Pretty much any time I want to take pictures of something I make, I have to put it on the table which then gets light from the window.  Even then it has to be pretty bright to get a good picture.  I'm looking forward to purchasing a speed light in the near future :)  Which will help with that!

Here are my Ingredients:

 

We even got our little photo bomber in there!  And of course, it's wouldn't be complete without our chicken! 

Then, it's as easy as opening some cans, and putting them in the good old crock pot!

 

You start by putting the chicken in the bottom so it can get the most heat to cook all the way through.  

Then you add a large can of tomatoes

 A can of black beans

A can of Mexican chili beans which are SO good by the way!

Don't forget, you don't stir any of it together.  You want them to all layer perfectly so the chicken can cook and the spices will seep down and cook in.  Next it calls for a package of taco seasoning.  I also found on this website an awesome recipe for taco seasoning so instead of buying it, why not just use the spices that are already in your cupboard?

 

Here is the magic mix: 

Taco Seasoning: 2 T chili powder, 1 1/2 T cumin, 1 1/2 T paprika, 1 T onion powder, 1T garlic powder, 1/8 to 1/4 t cayenne pepper. 2 T of this will flavor 1 pound of beef, turkey, or chicken.  

  Add that on top of the beans

 Then add a can of black olives, and a can of green chilies!

Then you put a lid on it, turn it on low, and cook for 7-8 hours.  After 7-8 hours, take the chicken out of the bottom, and shred it into bite size pieces and put it back in.  Stir it all together, and enjoy!  I cut my chicken up, and let it cook for another 30 minutes just ensure it was thoroughly cooked.  I also turned my heat up to high in the last hour so I would plan on 8+ hours for cooking.  

Serve with some chips, sour cream, cheese or however you like your Mexican food

And ENJOY!