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I tried this recipe yesterday. Its really easy and it turned out great.
Carol
4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken
Ingredients:
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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut in 2 or 3 pieces
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1 jar trader joes salsa verde
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1/2 bottle beer*
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1.5 teaspoons cumin
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salt and black pepper
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(optional: 1 jalapeno, stem removed and diced, leaving the seeds in for extra heat if desired)
Directions:
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Add chicken to the slow cooker. Top with salsa verde and beer, and sprinkle with cumin and season with a few generous pinches of salt and a pinch of pepper. Use a pair of tons or a spoon to turn the chicken so that both sides are coated. Cover. Cook for 3-4 hours on high heat, or 7-8 hours on low heat.
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The chicken is ready when easily shreds with a fork. Shred the chicken in the slow cooker, and toss with the juices. Then remove the chicken with a slotted spoon and serve warm. Or, store the shredded chicken in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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*If you want to make this gluten-free, you can either use gluten-free beer. Or replace the beer with chicken broth.

Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
Leal536
Where do you find the different size mason jars??
Alana
I just get my jars at the grocery store. Should be near the home goods like plastic wrap, storage bags, foil, that sort of thing.
There are many different sizes. I use quart jars for storing things like dried beans; pint jars for storing left over soups (I can freeze in them - just be sure to leave the lid off until frozen as liquids expand during freezing); 4 oz jars for portion control. I have also purchased 4 oz jars with lids that have holes in them - great for making your own seasoning blends.
Leanne
Throw a whole chicken and some seasonings in a crockpot. Add a good amount of broth. Cook all day until falling off the bone tender. Puree and enjoy. After the puree stage this makes perfectly tender and juicy chicken for the soft stage. My hub had RNY and he lived on this.
You can puree anything you like the taste of that is an allowed food. I intend to puree homemade chili and soups in addition to the chicken. I'm sure by the time I have my surgery I will come up with many more things I will want to puree.
I'm looking forward to reading the responses. My surgery is schedule Feb 15th. This part of the stage I'm most nervous about. The thought of pureed anything make me queasy
Love my Joyce Chen. . . . . cheap, easy to use, have many people at work and relatives hooked.

Age: 60 | Height: 5'3.5 | Surgery Date: 07/24/15 | Starting Weight: 292 | Surgery Weight: 267 | Goal Weight:150 | Current Weight: 149 | WL so far: 143 lbs
A few things that I like
fat free refried beans with melted cheese- then put in processor
greek yogurt
tuna fish packet with 1 tablespoon hummus in processor
cook salmon in oven- then put in processor with 1 oz of fat free cream cheese- then in processor

You survived what you thought would kill you. Now straighten your crown and go forward like the Queen you are!
Thank you for your insight.

67 yrs old, 4'10", BMI 31.8 (51.8 at start), HW 256.4 (8/4/15), SW 217.4, CW 152.8 (4/30/18), GW 125.0, RNY 12/4/15 Dr. RoseMarie Jones, Breast Cancer DX 2/16, Bi-lateral mastectomy 8/9/16.





