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I love chicken. I think it’s one of the most versatile main ingredients there is! It’s also very inexpensive, and most of the time even the pickiest of eaters like chicken meals.

Sometimes, however, I’ve found myself getting a little bored of the usual chicken recipes on my dinner rotation. I wanted to find something a bit out of the ordinary, but I didn’t want it to be too complicated. After all, my days get very busy sometimes so I want cooking to be quick and easy. Guess what I found when I was searching for recipes?

A Spanish influenced spicy dish, that you can eat with a fork, or grab a tortilla and roll it up! Either way, your taste buds will thank you. A spicy, finger-lickin’ chicken dish, that is not only simple to make, but takes little to no attention (except from your crock pot). This dish yields about 4 servings, and only takes 35 minutes.

This dish is a staple in our dinner rotation and my kids are in love with it! They don’t mind the spiciness – in fact, they do what their Daddy does and add a dash of hot sauce on top of their serving!

Recipe and photo courtesy of  The Food Network

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Quick tip: In case you don’t have a slow cooker, we’ve also included instructions for cooking on the stovetop.

If you enjoy the flavor of good barbecue but don’t feel like firing up the grill (or if it’s a bit outside of grilling season in your part of the world), your slow cooker is a good tool for re-creating that great BBQ flavor indoors. This Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken is really savory and tender and is low-hassle enough for a regular family meal but works well for most any gathering.

The weather has been turning cooler here, and my old grill has finally beat the dust, so alas, I am done with outdoor cooking until next year, it seems. But I had a hankering for some barbecue, so I gave this barbecue chicken recipe a try. I have to say, the chicken came out nice and moist, and I thought that the spice blend was excellent.

Recipe courtesy of Better in Bulk

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This Slow-Cooked Chinese Classic is Full of Yum!

I am a sucker for Asian cuisine.  Don’t get me wrong – there are plenty of good-old American dishes that I love, too:  red beans and rice, seafood gumbo, a warm bowl of chicken and dumplings on a frosty night… among many others.

But there is something about a well-executed Asian dish that gets me all tingly, sometimes. I can recall all too many times when I stopped at the Walmart deli, in need of a quick, inexpensive bite to eat, and ordered their version of General Tso’s Chicken.  If the homemade version of General Tso’s is like a week-long summer vacation on a Florida beach, reassuringly familiar yet also a nice escape from the everyday, the Walmart rendition of it is like a weekend version of the same trip:  You still enjoy it but usually leave feeling that it could have been so much more.

With this recipe to guide you, there is no need to settle for a lesser version of such a classic, so long as you have a crockpot and the time to let it work its magic.

Original Recipe Creme de la Crumb

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Quick Tip: If you like hot and spicy, add even more red pepper flakes!