Chicken Azteca

This is one of my favorite things to leave in the crock pot. Unfortunately, I don't make it very often because it is fairly fattening. Now that I'm pregnant, I figure I need the calcium from the cream cheese.


Chicken Azteca
1 can black beans, drained
2 cups frozen corn kernels
2 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 tsp cumin
1 cup chunky salsa
5 chicken breasts, cubed
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese


Combine beans, corn, garlic, cumin, salsa, and chicken. Place in slow cooker. Cook on low 5-6 hours. Stir in cream cheese. Cook on high until cream cheese melts. Spoon chicken and sauce over rice. 

Drunken Swiss Steak

This recipe was adapted for the crock pot (and my need to cook with wine) from Everyday Family Suppers. Swimming all night and all day in white wine gave the onions a delicious, pickled flavor. (I put everything in the crock pot the night before and leave it in the fridge so that it is ready to start cooking in the morning when I leave for work).

Drunken Swiss Steak
2 lb round steaks
1 large onion, sliced
1, 15oz can diced tomatoes - undrained
1 cup dry white wine
salt and pepper to taste

In a small bowl, mix onion, tomatoes, wine, salt, and pepper. Place steaks in the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour tomato mixture over steaks. Cook on low 10-12 hours. (If it is the weekend, or you happen to be home, I am sure that it could cook on high in 4-5 hours.) Serve over egg noodles.