Bajio Chicken

We have made this twice this month. It is super easy and DELICIOUS! Enjoy

5 Lbs. Chicken Breast (4-5 chicken breasts)
1/2 c. salsa
1 TBSP cumin
1/2 c. brown sugar
1, 4oz. can green diced chilies
6 oz. sprite (about 1/2 can, I add a little more)

Combine in crockpot, cook on low for 5-6 hours, shred, and cook for 1 more hour on high.
We serve it with cheese and salsa or black beans on the Costco tortillas (the one's you have to cook). YUMMY! It serves about 10-12 people or 5 people in my house.

Deonie

Camping Cookies

I came up with this recipe so Gabe and the kids could eat healthy when they go camping, as opposed to just eating junk food and pop.  They are high in protein and fiber and low in fat and sugar, but they still taste good : )  These also work great for breakfast cookies or for a healthy alternative to regular chocolate chip cookies.

Anna's Camping Cookies

These are BEST if made the night before and eaten the following day, the flavors have more time to incorporate.

1/2 cup butter, softened (set the butter wrapper aside for use later)

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup splenda

-cream the above ingredients; add

1/2 cup pureed white beans (rinse and drain a can of white northern beans, then puree them + 3 T. of water in a food processor, store what you don't use in the fridge)

1 egg (at room temperature)

2 tsp. vanilla

-mix ingredients until smooth; in a separate bowl mix the following ingredients

2 cups ground white wheat flour

1 1/2 cups ground rolled oats (put 1 3/4 rolled oats in a blender or food processor to make the oat flour)

3 heaping T. of protein powder (not the flavored kind)

2-3 T. benefiber (optional)

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

-add the dry ingredient mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing each time; add

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

-mix until the chocolate chips are well incorporated

The dough should not be too sticky, I know when mine is the right consistency because it falls off my kitchen-aid paddle quite easily.  Use your butter wrapper to lightly grease the cookie sheet.  Drop cookies by rounded spoonful onto the sheet, then squash down half way.  This is important because the cookies don't spread out as much because there is less butter in them.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, then let them completely cool before eating.