Lime Chicken Tacos

I've been trying to eat healthier. Really, I have. But sometimes you really just want "comfort food"- good, filling food that doesn't scream "DIET!" I've been trying recipes from the Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook for a while now and this is one of my favorites.

Not only is it great for tacos, but it makes a nice chicken taco salad and chicken nachos. It reheats nicely for lunch the next day and, because it's cooked in the slow cooker I classify it as quick and easy. The entire family loves this recipe!

Makes 12 Servings Time: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 5-1/2 hours (or 2 1/2- 3 if cooked on high)

Ingredients

* 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
* 3 tablespoons lime juice
* 1 tablespoon chili powder
* 1 cup frozen corn
* 1 cup chunky salsa
* 12 flour tortillas (6 inches), warmed
* Sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and shredded lettuce, optional

Directions

* Place the chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine lime juice and chili powder; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours (or 2 1/2-3 hours on high) or until chicken is tender.
* Remove chicken; cool slightly. Shred meat with two forks and return to the slow cooker; heat through. Stir in corn and salsa.
* Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve in tortillas with sour cream, cheese and lettuce if desired. Yield: 12 tacos.


Nutrition Facts: 1 taco (prepared with fat-free tortillas; calculated without sour cream and cheese) equals 148 calories, 2 g fat (trace saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 338 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 14 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 very lean meat, 1 starch.

Disclosure: I am an Amazon affiliate. If 10 of you happen to buy this cookbook using the link to the left I may make enough money to buy some sour cream for my tacos.

Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork

A while back we bought half a pig. That may sound odd to those of you not near rural communities. What that means is we bought half a butchered pig. So we have a pork product at least once a week. I had a shoulder roast sitting in the freezer when I found this recipe from AllRecipes.com on my Dinner Spinner (free app for the iPhone or iTouch).

The recipe calls for a pork loin roast but I think you can use any pork roast cut. Because it has cranberries this is a great fall or winter meal. You could possibly serve it for the holidays. Because it's cooked in a slow cooker I term it a "quick & easy" recipe. It may take 4-8 hours to cook- but it's "hands off" time!



Ingredients

* 1 (16 ounce) can cranberry sauce (I used canned whole berries but you can use just the jelly)
* 1/3 cup French salad dressing (I used Catalina)
* 1 onion, sliced (I used dried chopped onions, about 1/4 c)
* 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin roast (shoulder roast works well, too)
* Optional: season the pork with salt and pepper
* Optional: I added 1T prepared horseradish for additional flavor

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, stir together the cranberry sauce, salad dressing, and onion. Place pork in a slow cooker, and cover with the sauce mixture.
2. Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours, or on Low for 8 hours. Pork is done when the internal temperature has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

I paired this with my Gouda Mashed Potatoes.