Batch Prepped SLOW COOKER RECIPES for an easier week

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut cream is lower in calories, while milk is more budget-friendly.

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken thighs are more flavorful and cheaper than breasts.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and a good cheese substitute.

Use a slow cooker or a collapsible proofing box to prepare the meal.

Brown chicken breast in butter until it releases from the bottom of the pan.

Season chicken with kosher salt and pepper.

Add 1 cup of chicken broth to the pan.

Add freeze-dried cherry tomatoes to the pan.

Add freeze-dried onion powder to the pan, approximately equivalent to one whole onion.

Seal freeze-dried products tightly to prevent reconstitution from humidity.

Cook the chicken in the slow cooker for 2 to 3 hours.

Preheat the oven to 195°F for the white chicken chili.

Dice half an onion and set aside some for other recipes.

Add 2 large chicken breasts to a Dutch oven.

Top chicken with diced onion and seasonings (cumin, oregano, chili powder).

Add frozen bags of pinto beans and black beans instead of white beans.

Add 2 cans of green chilies to the Dutch oven.

Add half a clove of garlic without mincing it.

Chop half a bunch of cilantro, including the stems, and add to the pot.

Add about half a bag of frozen corn to the Dutch oven.

Stir the ingredients in the Dutch oven and cover with a tight-fitting lid.

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