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Mediterranean Chicken Crock Pot Recipe

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The colder weather is finally here in Texas and that makes me super happy! I am so ready for sweaters, hot chocolate, and yummy comfort food! This is the time of year that I dust off my crockpot and start meal prepping my dinners. There is nothing like a good dump and go recipe that is easy and tasty.

I recently found this amazing Mediterranean chicken recipe and had to try it. This is a very delicious chicken dish but I do have some recommendations and side notes. I will have them in the directions below so you can be sure to have this recipe come out amazing and full of flavor. I hope you enjoy if you try it let me know!

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Mediterranean Crockpot Chicken

Mediterranean Crockpot Chicken, a super easy dump and go recipe full of flavor!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time4 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: chicken, crockpot, dump and go, mediterrean
Servings: 4
Calories:
Author: pgu

Equipment

  • Crockpot
  • Slow cooker

Ingredients

  • 4 medium to large chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp crushed garlic
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 lemon or 2 tbsp of lemon juice
  • 1 jar roasted red peppers
  • 1 can olives black or green
  • 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 packet dry Italian seasonings

Instructions

  • Season each chicken breast with black pepper, garlic powder and onion powder on both sides and place at the bottom of the crockpot.
  • Pour the juice of one lemon over chicken or a few squirts of lemon juice.
  • Open and pour the packet of Italian seasonings onto the top of the chicken. Make sure to get it on all of the chicken breasts.
  • Scoop the garlic and the capers on top of the chicken
  • Add in the additional ingredients of red peppers, onion, olives, and sundried tomatoes.
  • I would recommend adding a bit more lemon juice, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder to the top of the ingredients and then cook on high for 4 hours. You can also cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

Notes

Make sure to season the chicken well and pour the Italian seasoning packet onto the chicken. I poured mine on top after I added in all the ingredients and the chicken came out a bit bland.
Make sure you also add the lemon to the chicken and again on top of all ingredients. Very tasty but may need to add in pepper and garlic a bit here and there.
Season to taste!
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Keto Low Carb Chicken Quesadillas Recipe

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I don’t know about you but I absolutely love Mexican food! One of the great things about being on a Ketogenic or Low Carb diet is that there are a lot of Mexican food recipes. Giving up bread, pasta and crackers is a very hard thing for me to do, so when I found out there were low carb tortillas, I jumped for joy! These tortillas are great for pizzas, bread substitutes and quesadillas!

I put together a very basic recipe that is so good that sometimes I have it for lunch or dinner several times a week! It’s quick and easy and most of the tortillas are between 4 to 5 grams of carbs per serving. If you are a strict Keto person you may want to limit it to just one or only have it once or twice a week. The recipe is below, you can get creative and use steak or eggs. These would also make great fajitas! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 Low carb tortillas (I use these tortillas)
1/4 cup cheese cheddar or mozzarella
1 tbsp of butter
3 strips of chicken (I use this chicken)
1tbsp Sour Cream
hot sauce or salsa to taste
1/2 Avocado (optional)

Directions:

Section out the four chicken strips and microwave for 1 minute. When the chicken is done slice up the pieces into bite size chunks and set aside.  In a skillet set to medium heat, add in 1 tablespoon of butter. Let the butter melt and then add in the first tortilla. Let the tortilla sit in the butter for one minute and then add in the first sprinkle of cheddar cheese and lightly coat the tortilla. Next align the chicken chunks around the tortialla evenly.

Add the remainder of the cheese and then the second tortilla. Press down and flatten the tortillas as much as you can lightly. Once the bottom layer is crispy turn the tortilla over and brown the other side. Be careful to not burn the tortillas, if it gets too hot then turn down the heat to low. Wait about a minute or two and you are done! Remove from stove and cut into four squares.

Garnesh your plate with half of an avocado and some sourcream and hot sauce for dipping, enjoy!

 

 

 

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Keto Creamy Tuscan Chicken/Pork Chops Recipe For Your Crock Pot

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Keto Creamy Tuscan Pork Cops

I came across an amazing crockpot recipe from the Wholesome yum blog, they have amazing low carb and keto recipes. I have tried this recipe with both chicken and pork chops. It is great with both but I think I do prefer the pork chops. This can be cooked at either a long slow cook up to 8 hours on low or on high 3 to 4 hours. Both times that I have tried this recipe I cooked on high for around 4 hours. This is a great recipe to try especially now that we are approaching colder weather.

The recipe is pretty simple but be careful not to burn the sauce and that the cream sauce is the right consistancy. Not getting the right texture for your chicken or pork chops will cause the taste to be not as good. So be mindful of the directions and you will be fine.

Keto Creamy Tuscan Chicken/Pork Chops Recipe

Ingredients:
crock pot
3 to 5 pieces of chicken breasts or pork chops
black pepper
1 tbsp Italian Seasonings
1 tbsp olive oil
6 cloves Garlic (minced)
1 cup heavy cream
1/3 cups of chicken stock
sun dried tomatos
3/4 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups of spinanch

Directions on making the Creamy Sauce:

  • Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for about a minute, until golden.

  • Stir in the cream and chicken broth and bring the sauce to a slow simmer. Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for about ten minutes. Check the texture of the sauce it should be medium thick, enough to coat a spoon.

  • Place the chicken or porkchops at the bottom of the crock pot. Season lightly with Italian seasoning, sea salt, and black pepper. Top the chicken/pork chops with the sun-dried tomatoes.

  • Slowly add in the Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup at a time, until smooth. Taste and adjust according to your taste and also keep checking to make sure sauce is not too thick.

  • Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken in the crock pot. Get the sauce poured evenly over the meat, try to get on top and not at the bottom. (Not much sauce so you want to get it on the meat on top)

  • Cook for 3-4 hours on High or 6-8 hours on Low. ( I have cooked both ways are good!)

  • Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and set aside, add in the spinach and let it cook for a few minuetes. Stir the spinach around and fully coat the spinach in the rich sauce. The spinach will cook down really fast so be sure to watch so it doesn’t wilt.

     

    Serve with more sun dried tomatos on top and enjoy! I added some cauliflower rice and it was delicious! Seriously one of my new go to recipes for the fall. So easy to do and the clean up in one pan and one crock pot, super simple. Try this recipe and let me know what you think. Did you use chicken or pork chops? For more awesome keto/low carb recipes you can go to the original source article on the  Wholesome Yum Blog. 

 

 

 

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