Crock Pot Cuban Chicken Chili

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Crock Pot Cuban Chicken Chili

[inspired by Skinnytaste’s Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili]

1 can Trader Joe’s Cuban Style Black Beans

1 can diced tomatoes, no salt added

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce

3/4 cup Trader Joe’s Fire Roasted Corn, frozen

1/2 packet Trader Joe’s Taco Seasoning

9 [approximately 12 ounces] chicken tenderloins

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1. Pour the black beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, corn, and taco seasoning into the crock pot.  Stir until all the ingredients are combined.
2. Lay the chicken tenders on top of the mixture and cover.
3. Set the crock pot to low and cook for approximately 10 hours [a little longer won’t hurt].
4. Using a fork, shred the chicken and stir everything together.
5. Serve!

***Many of the ingredients used were purchased at Trader Joe’s but feel free to substitute with similar ingredients!***

Next time, Ryan suggested that we toss in some bell peppers…  I thought that sounded great but think stuffed bell peppers sound even better!

P.S.  Check out these beautiful orange sunflowers I bought over the weekend- they almost look too pretty to be real…

  XOXO ❤

Allison

Question:  Spicy, yay or nay?  The spicier the better in my mind!

Question:  Do you shop at Trader Joe’s?  If yes, what’s your favorite product?

April was Ambitious

Since I was a little girl, I have always been ambitious and have taken on many challenges or “opportunities” at once.  For some reason having only one task at a time seems too easy, like I am not challenging myself.  Give me one thing and I’ll ask for another, and another, oftentimes juggling at least  three things and usually more.

The past month of April was no different.  It started out slow since the first week was spring break, but even then I wasn’t on break, rather I took the first three required courses to receive a certificate in event management.  The next two weeks I spent a countless number of hours glued to my computer writing teacher narratives and anecdotal notes for my students’ testing materials.  Those were finally finished and submitted the third week of the month.

And somewhere in between all of that, I have been…

Planning my wedding, applying to jobs, trying to maintain my social life, training a puppy, making meals, committing to assist in the planning of multiple social events, and releasing any leftover energy into sweat sessions at the gym…

In my mind, busy = good and April was definitely busy!

I can’t say that I hope May will be as busy, but I am fairly certain it will be…

I am  headed out-of-town this weekend with a group of girlfriends for my bachelorette party [wahooo], I hopefully will make a decision soon about jobs, I will be attending multiple IEP meetings at school, I will be celebrating birthdays and special events with my friends, I will continue to be in the kitchen cooking and at the gym working out, and last but certainly not least, I will continue to plan my wedding…

Oh and a handful of product reviews and giveaways [*stay tuned*]!

P.S.  Sunday Successes will be back this weekend.  In summary…

I have been listening to my body and avoiding gluten, although it has been extremely hard and I have indulged in a fluffy piece of wheat bread on occasion [but have immediately regretted it]…

I have NOT been saving money and have bought a few too many items of clothing, but I have justified each purchase saying that I need them for job interviews [funny how the mind works]…

Ryan and I have continued to train Charlie.  He’s mastered sit and lay down, we’re still working on crawl and shake, and when we say “stay” he looks at us like we’re speaking a foreign language…

Daily Memorable Moment May 1:  I’m committing myself to blogging EVERY DAY this month.  Ambitious?  Maybe.  Awesome?  Yes 😀

Question:  Would you rather have one thing to do or many things to do?

Question:  Do you set goals for yourself?  What’s your goal for May?

Three Things Thursday 4.12.12

Thing 1:  Some recent eats…

Thing 2:  Tunes I’m listening to…

Thing 3:  Did you see these two little girls on Ellen?!  Too cute!

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“Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.”

~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Daily Memorable Moments

April 11:  It was my first day back at school after spring break and I agree with what one of my students said, spring break needs to be longer…

April 12:  Charlie spent the day at the groomer- he’s looking super fluffy but it seems to have worn him out, as soon as we got home he fell asleep on the couch 😛

Question:  What’s your current favorite song?

Question:  Do you like avocado?  I thought I hated them other than mashed up in guacamole but for the past week I’ve been eating one a day!