Tag: slow cooker

Curried Lentils, Sweet Potatoes, and Chicken

I’m on kind of an Indian food kick, in case you couldn’t tell. It all started with this pizza, and now I’m just throwing curry powder and garam masala in everything! I’m also on kind of a lentil kick. They’re just so healthy and filling and delicious, and I want everything to be made of [...]

April 4, 2013 // By : amybites //

Slow Cooker Italian Chili

I’m sure there’s a more authentic name for this dish than “Italian Chili.” But it’s based off my slow cooker chili, so it makes perfect sense, right? And since it’s an AmyBites original, I claim naming rights. Italian Chili it is, whether it’s a “thing” or not. This dish was born via a flash of [...]

January 22, 2013 // By : amybites //

Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken

My most favorite Chinese take-out meal is Sesame Chicken. The thick, syrupy sweet sauce; the crisp, fried shell of deliciousness on each bite-size piece of chicken; the toasty sesame seeds…I can’t resist. I try not to have it much anymore because, well, none of those descriptors add up to a healthy meal. There’s hardly a [...]

October 25, 2012 // By : amybites //

Slow Cooker Carnitas

I’ll be totally honest: I didn’t really like or eat Mexican food until a few years ago. Because I turned up my nose at basically the entire cuisine, I didn’t make a point of knowing a lot about it, which is why I had no idea what carnitas were when I saw this recipe on [...]

October 10, 2012 // By : amybites //

Chicken Enchilada Soup

This week has been a heck of a disappointment on the food front. I made a meal plan last weekend, as I do, and was all set for a week of healthy, homemade meals. I generally make three to four meals and use leftovers for lunches and multiple dinners, etc. I had planned three meals [...]

January 19, 2012 // By : amybites //