The Mothership

This is a great dish if you ever have somewhere to go and then are having company over right quick. It takes very little effort and tastes amazing. I make a good amount of this because these humans eat a lot.  Ingredients: 6-8 chicken breasts 2 ranch dressing packets 1 taco seasoning packet 2 cans black beans, rinsed  2 cans of 10.5oz Rotel 1 pack of frozen corn or 2 cans 1 block of cream cheese 4 fresh limes  Optional ingredients: rice, cilantro, chips, avocado, shredded cheese, Cotija cheese, red onion Recipe: Put chicken into crockpot. Add all the ingredients except the cream cheese and limes.  Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 7. If it looks dry you can add a bit of water and a splash of cooking oil. Shred the chicken in the crockpot. Add the juice from the limes and the cream cheese.  Cook for 30 more minutes on high. This would be a good time to make rice if you are making bowls.  Serve over rice or inside tortillas or with chips, along with whateve...

I have been heavy on the vegetarian or healthier sides of my recipes. However, this cold weather makes me think of my mom’s pressure cooker pot roast and my mouth waters. We don’t do a lot of red meat in the house but when we do, we like it to fall apart and be super tender. I used to make mine in the crockpot and I just don’t like it that way - it seems to dry out. So I tried a few different recipes. And this is what I combined. DON’T be intimidated by the 3 hour cook time. It takes very little preparation and you can do many other things while it does it’s beautiful thing in the pot!  Ingredients : Cooking oil Carrots (2 cups) chopped into chunks 1/2 red Onion, chopped into bite size 3 celery stalks, rough chopped  Salt Pepper Garlic cloves (2-3) minced 3-5 lb chuck roast Red wine (1 cup) Beef broth (enough to cover chuck halfway) about 2- 15oz. Cans 1 can of diced tomatoes Oregano Rosemary Thyme Directions :  Pour some oil into a pot and heat o...