Sweet Honey and Soy Crock Pot Chicken, Spinach Salad, & Bleachers

Laundry has become my nemesis. You add one little 12 pound child to a regular couple's laundry and it somehow doubles. Maybe even triples. Add camping into the mix and you're ready to throw in the towel, but if you do that you might end up with a dirty towel and then would have to add that to the ever growing mass of soiled linens. It's a nightmare.

So, after camping for a few days and unintentionally bringing home buckets of sand (laundry and sweeping: YAY!), it was nice to have an easy meal to throw together. Not only easy, but absolutely delicious. This sauce, mmm…. this sauce! So yummy. This is definitely a frequent repeater. 

Rocking out to: I Wanna Get Better by Bleachers

For my husband and I, we don't need a huge amount, but if you're cooking for four: double this recipe. I paired it with a spinach salad but it'd be really great on some rice as well.

Sweet Honey and Soy Crock Pot Chicken
Recipe from: Creations by Kara
Serves: 2

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
black pepper & salt
1 Tbl olive oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup ketchup
1/8 cup honey
2 garlic cloves
1/8 red pepper flakes

Directions:
In the bottom of the slow cooker, whisk the soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, honey, garlic, and red pepper flakes together.
Heat a sauce pan on medium heat and add the oil. Once hot, brown the chicken breasts on both sides. This will take about 3-4 minutes. By browning the sides, it will help the sauce thicken naturally during the cooking process in the slow cooker. Once done, add the chicken to the crock pot and cook on low for 2-3 hours.
Shred the chicken and mix into the sauce well. Serve and enjoy!

Apple and Macadamia Nut Spinach Salad
Serves: 2

Ingredients:
4 cups spinach
1/2 cup macadamia nuts
An apple, cubed
1/8 cup feta cheese
2 Tbls Brianna's blush wine vinaigrette (This is my personal favorite) or any vinaigrette you have on hand

Directions:
Toss all the ingredients together and eat up.