Friday, August 2, 2013

Cooking with no kitchen - BBQ Pulled Chicken

Trying to find meals to cook when you have no oven, stovetop, or dishwasher gets interesting.  We eat lots of salads, but that gets REALLY boring, so I've been working to find creative ways to cook healthy, substantial dinners.  The crock pot has been a lifesaver (just a pain to take to the bathroom upstairs to clean afterwards), as has the grill.  My first kitchen-less crock pot dinner was 3 ingredients.  That's right.  THREE.  And it was SOOOO delicious!  Thought I'd share the recipe (if you can even call it that) for my slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken:

Sidenote: I usually prepare enough in the crock pot for a family of 4 - and then Brad and I have leftovers :)

Ingredients:
(4) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
(1) 18 oz bottle of BBQ sauce
1/2 of a small bottle of zesty fat free italian dressing

Place the chicken in the bottom of the crock pot.  In a separate bowl, pour in the 3/4 to the full bottle of BBQ sauce and the dressing, and whisk together.  Once fully combined, pour over the chicken.  Cook for 3 hours on high, then turn down to low for another couple of hours.*  Then using forks, pull the chicken apart and let cook for another 15 - 20 minutes. 
*If you wanted to start this in the morning and have it ready when you get home in the evening, I'd put it on low or warm for the whole 8 hour day, and I'm sure it would work just as well.

Yes, we're eating with paper and plastic these days :)
And the broccoli was steamed in the microwave in about 3 minutes and sprinkled with parmesan. 
Easy, healthy and so tasty!

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