Slow Cooker Fajitas

Little River County, Ark. –
May 6, 2015

Do you ever get home after work and realize you have nothing to cook for dinner? You look in the pantry and cannot find a way to make a meal. Then, you end up ordering fast food because by this point you are starving.  There is a new cooking club that is perfect for you! The goal of the cooking club is to get a group of people together to swap recipes, taste recipes, and prepare meals that go from freezer to oven / slow cooker to make healthy food fast!

SLOW COOKER FAJITAS

Ingredients:

1 medium red bell pepper
1 medium yellow bell pepper
1 medium green bell pepper
1 medium onion
1 packet taco seasoning or fajita seasoning
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
½ cup chicken broth
*tortillas
*your favorite toppings (cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, cilantro)

1. Slice bell peppers and onions in ¼ inch slices. Add to the bottom of the slow cooker.
2. Sprinkle seasoning packet over bell peppers and onions in slow cooker. Add chicken breasts and pour chicken broth over the top.
3. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
4. Remove chicken from the slow cooker and let it cool slightly. Use two forks to shred the chicken. Add the chicken back to the slow cooker and mix with the peppers and onions.
5. Serve over tortillas (whole grain, regular flour or corn tortillas) and top with your favorite toppings.

This is just one of the many recipes that we will share at our cooking club on the second Monday of each month!

Please join us at our next cooking club meeting on Monday, May 11^th at 5:30 PM. We will meet at Cossatot in the Millwood Room.  We will have a new recipe to sample and will plan to discuss new recipes and freezer cooking / batch cooking recipes to save time and money!  Call 870-898-7224 to sign up and learn more! If you cannot join us on the second Monday of each month please let me know so we can change the date/ time to fit your schedule.

If you would like more information about healthy foods, please call the Little River County Extension office at (870) 898-7224 or email cascarborough@uada.edu.  Always feel free to stop by our office at 1411 N Constitution Ave in Ashdown to receive more information. The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the University of Arkansas Research and Extension. The Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.
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By Celeste Scarborough
County Extension Agent - FCS
The Cooperative Extension Service
U of A System Division of Agriculture

Media Contact: Celeste Scarborough
County Extension Agent - FCS
U of A Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
1411 N Constitution Ave Ashdown AR 71822
(870) 898-7224
cascarborough@uada.edu

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