Slow Cooker Saturday: The Results!!!!

   I'm taking the recommendation of my blogger buddy to update my last post, but I have so much information to provide, it deserves its own entry. So here we go...   The chicken came out great! What I want to do is share the base recipe, and the additional variations that you can do for different dishes. We had enchiladas and they were so good! One thing to keep in mind, I don't really know much about Mexican food so don't expect to eat it and feel like you're in a resort in Cancun drinking cheap margaritas and silently fearing Montezuma's Revenge from the sink water you used to brush your teeth.

Shredded Mexican Chicken- Base Recipe

3lbs skinless boneless chicken breast
1 jar medium salsa
1 onion, quartered and sliced
1. Dump the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker
2. Add the jar of salsa on top of the chicken
3. Add the onion on top of the salsa
4. Cook on low for 7-8 hours
5. Shred the chicken and then put it back into the slow cooker and stir

 Mexican Salad:
1. Add 1 packet of taco seasoning (or your own taco seasonings) to the base recipe
2. Serve on a pile of shredded lettuce with all of your favorite taco fixings (tomatoes, shredded cheese, and crushed up taco shells are all delish!)
3. I like to mix equal parts taco sauce and ranch dressing to put on top

 Enchiladas:
1. Add 1 container of Philadelphia Cooking Cream in Santa Fe to the base recipe
2. Place the shredded chicken mixture into soft flour tortillas. Roll up and place in a big lasagna pan. Make sure and squish as many in as you can but leave 1 to 2 cups to pour over the top
3. Take remaining mixture in the slow cooker and mix with taco sauce (I used a 1:1 ratio)
4. Pour the remaining mixture over the enchiladas in the pan
5. Cover with shredded cheddar (I used a TON, about 8 oz)
6. Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven until the cheese has completely melted and the exposed tortilla shells start to brown
7. Serve on a bed of shredded lettuce

Enjoy and let me know if you try either of these. Happy barely-cooking everyone!!!!!