Shredded Chicken Tacos

I've been watching the Food Network Channel this month. They kept talking about soul food being the foods that remind you of home and childhood. I have a couple foods that are my soul foods and tacos are right up at the top. I stopped eating beef after my first pregnancy left me with a red meat aversion I never fully got over, so I use chicken or pork whenever I can. You'll need to prepare ahead at least 4 hours for this one. 

Ingredients:

Chicken

Enough chicken to fill your crockpot.

2 cups free range chicken broth (Swanson's has soy in it.)

I can diced tomatoes

1/4 cup chopped green onions

1/2 tsp basil

2 minced cloves of garlic

Tortillas

2 cups gluten free masa mix

1 cup hot water

Directions:

1. Fill your crockpot with chicken. Add in broth. Set on highest setting. Walk away. 

2. 3-4 hours later, or about an hour before you want to eat, shred the chicken. If it isn't easy to pull apart, you came back too soon. Do not drain broth. Add in garlic, basil, tomatoes and onions. Re-cover and start making your tortillas. 

3. The directions to making the tortillas are on the flour bag. But here are a couple hints. You want your dough a little more damp than dry. Make sure you have a few brown spots on the skillet side before you turn it over. Wrap finished tortillas tightly in a towel to trap in heat to make them pliable. 

4. Stuff tortillas with chicken mix, and top with cheese and your favorite taco toppings. Yum!

You can also use leftovers to make tostadas the next day for lunch.

Grilled Chicken with Brown Rice Couscous

Have you ever grilled chicken to perfection?

It's hard to do, finding that point just before it starts to burn, but seals the flavor just right.

I accomplished what had eluded me the previous million times of trying. Ok, so I'm exaggerating, but you get the point.

I balanced the brown sugar in this gluten-free BBQ sauce with the low glycemic brown rice couscous.  

This is a Grab-n-Go meal, meaning it didn't require a ton of preparation or a step-by-step recipe. Just a general know-how of cooking. I used a box of Olive Oil and Roasted Garlic GF Couscous, canned peas, and fresh baby carrots. I had the chicken in my freezer. You know, the enormous Sam's Club bags of 10 pounds of wings and thighs. It comes in handy when I didn't plan ahead. The little drumsticks are the perfect size for my girls to not feel overwhelmed when they see their plates. It was a hit!