Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Tasty Tuesday...Easiest, Yummiest Chicken Ever ~ plus GIVEAWAY!

Hey Friends! Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! I'm curious...does anyone else wrestle with having a healthy meal ready for your family in the midst of full, hot summer days?? Who wants to spend hours in the kitchen when we could be out playing?? What's a busy woman to do??

Well here is my all-time favorite, easiest, yummiest chicken dish ever!!

I like to make a chicken taco bar (yes, we do have Taco Tuesday's!)

I have all the "fixins" prepared in bowls in the fridge ready to pull out at supper time (lettuce, cheese, salsa, sour cream, tomatoes, taco shells, etc..). The chicken is so easy and delicious!

Chicken Tacos ~ Crockpot style

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 1.25 oz package taco seasoning mix
1 cup water

Spray inside of slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine chicken, taco seasoning mix, and water and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours. Remove chicken and shred with 2 forks. Service in hard or soft tortillas and garnish with your fixins!

We have a counter in our home that serves as our Taco Bar. I bought baskets with liners (so easy and cheap!) for our Taco Night! The kids love it (and so do their friends)! Enjoy!!


And speaking of delicious crockpot meals...a few weeks ago I had the chance to meet Beth Bergen, otherwise known as the Queen of Crockpot Cooking. What a sweetie! We met at the recent Speak Up! Speaker's Conference I attended. Here's a picture of me and Beth (with her crockpot cookbook!)

Beth has been on an amazing journey, and is now writing, speaking, blogging (click here), and whipping up amazing recipes! I was thrilled when she had 3 of her Crockpot cookbooks left! I bought one for myself, gave one to my new friend April, and saved one to give to a blessed *She Sparkles* friend ~ maybe YOU!!!

To win my giveaway and receive Beth's latest Crockpot Cookbook, please leave a comment in the comment section answering the following question:

Why would you like to win Beth's "What a Crock" cookbook??

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Please be sure to leave me a comment to let me know your extra entries.

RULES: Starts today, Tuesday, July 6th and ends Friday, July 9th at 9 PM. Winner will be posted on my blog during the week of July 12th.

If your email address is not connected to your ID, please leave your email address with your comment or email it to me at cindy.bultema@comcast.net with the subject "Giveaway".


So what's for dinner at your house tonight?? I'd love to hear your Tasty Tuesday ideas!!

Have a GREAT day filled with God's richest blessings!!

P.S. I am participating in Tempt Your Tummy Tuesday, Dining With Debbie, and Tuesday's at the Table recipe exchanges. For more delicious recipes, please check out these links. :)


23 comments:

Unknown said...

I would love to win this book because I am going to be teaching FULL time next year and I am worried about having healthy prepared meals for my family when I get home. So- a new crock pot book would be great and start me out on the right stomach in September. Thanks for sharing Cindy!
Lori Vander Baan

Chrissy @ the Pearl Blog said...

I am hoping to win the cookbok because I am a stay at home mom trying to live on a budget and enjoy time with my kids. I hate cook all evening and the bk would help me to have mealsready when we get home from a busy afternoon. Planning ahead me meals for this would also help me sae money! thanks Cindy!
my email baremorec@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

I NEED crock pot recipes, especially in the summer time. The stove/oven makes the house soooo hot! I'd love to use my crockpot more!
{Rebekah}

Unknown said...

I'm a follower of She Sparkles!

Unknown said...

Your button is on our sidebar!
{Rebekah}

Unknown said...

Tweeted!
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{Rebekah}

Anonymous said...

Cindy, the cookbook sounds awesome! I'd love to win it :-) I'm going to try your recipe SOON! Love, Jenny C. email is orosco99@juno.com

barefootoffering said...

My grill was sizzlin' Sparklin' Cindy! My husband and I got a brand new gas grill in May to celebrate 12 "hot" years together! (We did have a fire in the church at our wedding, but that is another story :) This Tuesday night was celebrated with steaks, shrimp, corn on the cob, and salad. Good bye charcoal! Hello sizzlin' summer suppers!

Michelle said...

I have your grabbox at my blog www.nictomsmom.blogspot.com

Michelle said...

I'm a follower!

Michelle said...

You had me at giveaway, however, Crockpot Cookbook giveaway. I can't resist. I have an 8 qt crock pot and am always looking for Crockpot recipes.

Joy @ Joy Of Desserts said...

My crockpot is one of my "kitchen best friends," so I'm always on the lookout for new recipes so that things don't get boring. Our son and his friends are entering their teen years and these boys are ALWAYS hungry, so having an open buffet bar just like you do with easy crockpot recipes is just what I need.

I also have a giveaway on my blog, come by and enter. :-)
For today's post I'm sharing a banana recipe and lots more fun.

Joy @ Joy Of Desserts said...

Your blog is in my blogroll.

Joy @ Joy Of Desserts said...

I follow your blog.

Bonni said...

I try to use a crock pot weekly, but don't have a cookbook for it! This sounds yummy!

crockpot recipe said...

I'm running out of crockpot recipes to make so I would like to have a new cookbook real soon, :)
It's like my favorite dish to make in the world. I have a 9-year old girl, 6-year old twin boys and a 3-year old princess. Imagine how our daily routine goes every single day. So crockpot recipes are life saver for me to keep all other things in place. :) Assemble it, plug it, then leave to attend to my other million things to do. :)

Jami said...

Having 4 kids, I often find I am searching for new recipes that they will eat. I hate to bother to cook if no one will try my food. :) And of course, I don;t have much time to stand around, so I love to use my crock pot. I don't have very many recipes, so I'd love to have some new ones. Thanks for hosting the giveaway! My kids love Mexican, so I will try this for sure!

michelle said...

This giveaway sounds great! Would love to win this cookbook! I am a mom of five and always looking for new recipes
pastoor@yourlink.ca

michelle said...

This giveaway is great!! Would love to win this cookbook, always looking for new crockpot recipes!
pastoor@yourlink.ca

Eos Mom said...

Sounds like a great recipe--I'll have to try it--and I love your taco bar complete with restaurant-style baskets!

I would love to win the cookbook! First, we are in such a dinner rut lately. Second, in the Phoenix summer, I love days I don't have to turn on the oven. Thanks for the chance!

shannonhowl (at) yahoo (dot) com

Anonymous said...

I won a crockpot in another giveaway, but don't have many tried and true recipes to use it!


Christie
ropp dot 5 at wright dot edu

Dawn said...

I'm a follower of She Sparkles!

Dawn said...

I want to win it because I truly love my crockpot and use it often and year 'round. I even take it on vacation with us. (Nothing better than coming back to our beach house after a day in the sun and sand to find a hot and tasty meal all prepared!)

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