Crock Pot Chicken Tacos....

I grew up on eating tacos once a week.  Every Sunday morning my mom would start her process of making homemade refried beans.  My dad would start browning the meat for tacos and fry up the corn tortilla taco shells.    My job was to cut the cheese...ha ha, yeah I really did just shred the cheese, but telling me to "cut the cheese" was always hilarious to my dad.  *MEN*  The smell of our little Sunday family dinner was amazing!! The neighbor kids referred to my dad as "Mr Taco" because it was our little tradition. 

We are such a busy family now, that we don't have traditions like that with the boys, but oh how I wished we did.  But when I do make tacos, I tell my little fellas all the funny stories about when I was little, it brings back such sweet memories.

My fellas love tacos and love my silly stories too!  So I try to make tacos as often as I can, but when it's football season, there isn't much time.  I have come to love my Crock Pot chicken tacos...and my fellas think that they taste better than their most favorite Mexican restaurant in town.  I love that and even love that they are so easy to make! 

Crock Pot Chicken Tacos
6 frozen boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1 package of taco seasoning
1 jar of salsa (My favorite is the Market Pantry found at Target...the one with the corn! YUM)

Toss in the chicken, seasoning and then the salsa on top)  Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours until chicken shreds up really easily.

I like to fry my own taco shells in canola oil if time permits, but serving on a soft warm corn tortilla is just as yummy.  We top our tacos with lettuce, shredded cheese (I cut myself! HA) more salsa and sometimes sour cream, depending on our mood.  Super easy!   I also serve with rice and refried beans purchased from the Mexican store in town during football season, or homemade on any given weekend in the winter!

Hope you enjoy our quick, easy and very inexpensive dinner!! 

My love....

Oh goodness, it's been a year and a half since I've blogged.  That can't be good...I'm not even sure what I've actually been doing in that year and a half.  I do know I spend 10 days of that year in a half in Maui.....but I can't really recall what else I did?  Oh well. :)

I have been inspired to blog again.  Blog about something I love to do...something that I never thought I'd love but I fell in love with it after becoming a mom 9 and a half years ago.  Cooking!!  I absolutely love cooking. I love the hunt of a good recipe either online or the old fashion way.....a cookbook.  I love gathering the ingredients, and mixing my concoction.  But must of all, I love the looks on my fellas faces when they try something new!!  I am very blessed with good eaters.....they'll at least try something once, but normally will eat every last bite.

The past few years my boys have been involved in sports.  Football during the late summer early fall.  Basketball in the winter and of course baseball in the spring time.  We get a small break in the summer....very very small break.  Right now we are in full swing in our football season.  Practice 3 nights a week and game day on Saturday.  Due to the boys ages, they aren't at the same level this year, so we are usually at the football field for 6 hours on any given Saturday!  It takes it's toll....but the boys just love it, and we really love watching them!! But spending so much time out of the house, my love of cooking has been put to the back burner (pun intended of course!).  I've always been the kind of mom that eating a healthy home cooked meal at home is important to me.  I know what my family is eating, it's healthier than the alternative and saves on money too!  So my new inspiration is to blog about my adventures in weeknight cooking.  I have dusted off my crock pot and are planning out my meals a week in advance!  I'll share with you my wonderful finds, and my not so wonderful recipes....you know they can't all be good.

This Real Housewife of the Central Valley is going to share great, quick and healthy meals with you so you can be inspired to have something yummy on the table for your little quarterback!    Stay tuned, I'll share with you my recipe for crock pot chicken tacos tomorrow!