So much pot

Crock pot, kids. Last week I posted that crock pots (aka slow cookers) intimidate me. After some experimenting, I'm convinced they are actually the easiest way to pretend you're a fabulous cook.

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Enter pot meal #1: Apple n' cinnamon flax oats

Ingredients 

3 cups oats

2 chopped apples

4 cups water

4 cups almond milk (or skim, soy, hemp, rice, etc.)

2 T flax seeds

1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

stevia (equal to 6 servings)

sea salt (2 pinches)

Night before: Combine ingredients, set on low, and cook covered for 8 hours

Next morning!

*Next morning: Add more water/milk if it's too thick. I also added a half scoop of vanilla SunWarrior to my serving for some extra protein (and a tsp of peanut or almond butter) and it was ahhhh-mazing.

*To reheat a day a later: If the oats clump, whisk in some hot water and you're good to go!

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Pot dish #2: Cajun chicken and veggies

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, diced

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced

1 yellow onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced

4 cups veg broth

1 head broccoli, chopped 

2 cups green beans

1 cup carrot sticks (are they called sticks? The tiny ones?)

1 T flax seeds (*optional)

1 T EVOO

1/2 T Cajun spice 

1/2 t cumin

1 t basil

1/2 - 1 t sea salt

1/2 t black pepper

Combine and cook covered on low for 8 hours

Served with a side of spiced quinoa

Spiced Quinoa

2 cups quinoa

4 cups chicken broth

1 cup H20

1/4 t Cajun spice

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Two fantastic meals. And so incredibly easy. No idea why I was so scared to use ma pot. Stuuupid. ;) 

~Are you a [crock] pot chef? If yes, what do you make?? If not, why the heck not? ~