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Salsa Verde ChickenTacos

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Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos are one of my favorite things to make, especially when I have a busy week planned. These are so easy to make. Yesterday, I almost forgot about them, but was able to run into the kitchen in between meetings and get these started in less than 10 minutes. Then when I finished work, they were ready to eat.

Ingredients

  • 3 boneless chicken breasts
  • taco seasoning or seasoning of your choice
  • 16 oz jar of salsa verde

Steps

  1. Season the chicken (on both sides) with the taco seasoning or spices of your choice. I use the homemade taco seasoning that I made and keep on hand.
  2. Place chicken in the crockpot and top with the jar of salsa verde.
  3. Cook on low for 3 and a half hours.
  4. I think this has too much liquid in it, so I pull the chicken out to shred it and then large spoonfuls of the salsa to the chicken and mix together until desired consistency.

We usually use this chicken for chicken tacos. Here are the points values for the tacos:

  • Salsa Verde Chicken – 0 points
  • Carb Counter Snack Size Tortillas – 1 point each
  • Light Sour Cream – 2 points for 2 TBSP (I split this among across several tacos)
  • Cheese – usually around 1 – 3 points, depending on if I’m using fat free or not
  • Lettuce & Tomato – 0 points

What are your favorite healthy crock pot meals?

This Week’s Grocery Haul & Meal Plan – 3.20.23

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Winston Churchill said: “He who fails to plan is planning to fail.” I have definitely found this to be true in my weight loss journey. On the weeks I plan out what I’ll eat and fill my fridge and pantry with healthy options, I tend to do well. If I don’t plan, I’m more likely to pick up fast food and make poor choices. Here is my grocery haul for the week and my meal plan.

Grocery List

  • Bananas – 0
  • Grapes – 0
  • Mandarins – 0
  • Strawberries – 0
  • Lettuce – 0
  • Tomatoes – 0
  • Hershey’s Zero Sugar Chocolate Syrup – 0 points 2 TBSP
  • Fat free half & half – 1 point for up to 4 TBSP
  • Lowfat buttermilk (to use in low point ranch and cornbread)
  • Eggs – 0
  • Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Thick Cut Bacon – 2 points for 2 slices
  • Flat Out Pizza crust – 4 points for one crustC
  • Chicken – 0
  • Carbanada Egg Fettucini Noodles – 3 points
  • Shredded Fat Free Mozarella
  • Mexican 2% Shredded Cheese
  • Salsa Verde Salsa – 0 points (for salsa verde chicken tacos)
  • Thomas Light English Muffin – 2 points
  • Sara Lee Delightful White – 2 points for 2 slices

Meals for this week:

  • Ham & Cheese Sandwich (with lettuce & tomato) – 7 points
  • Bacon, Egg, Cheese Breakfast Sandwiches – 5 points
  • Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos – 2 points each
  • Lowfat Chicken Fettucini Alfredo – 6 points
  • Air Fryer Naked Chicken, with corn on the cob, green beans, pinto beans – 0 points except for oil and butter used
  • Pizza – the crust is 4 points for the whole pizza, other points depend on toppings and how much cheese

What about you? Do you have plan this week? I’d love to see your meal plan or your grocery haul pictures.