New series: Grace for Dinner

Hello, friends!

Today I'm beginning what I hope will be a weekly series full of blessings. both literally and figuratively.  It's called "Grace for Dinner."  These posts will include recipes for delicious dinners and a  prayer of blessing for you.  The name of the series harks to the time when praying at dinnertime was called "saying grace."  My hope is to impart grace to you body and soul with these posts.

Sometimes our recipe searches yield results that are just perfect for foodies.  Or people with big food budgets and small need to tempt the palates of kids.  Or folks with not much to do other than create gourmet meals.  That's not what you'll find here.

This will be a place to find recipes you can really use.  My hope is that you might read a recipe here on a Monday and have it for dinner on Tuesday!

Today I'll share with you one of my staple recipes (read: one of my easiest recipes).  This is one that all my boys like, and it's a no-brainer kind of recipe--perfect for those busy days when we need a good dinner but I don't have much time to cook.

Crockpot Mexican Chicken

Blend together (I use my food processor or blender for this):

1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes or 1 cup salsa
1 packet or 1/4 cup taco seasoning

Spray crock pot with nonstick cooking spray.  Place pieces of chicken (I usually use boneless skinless breasts) in your crock pot.  Pour mixture over chicken.  Cook on low or high setting depending on how much time you have. It's great to turn this on in the morning and allow it to cook low and slow all day. If you don't get around to that, you can cook the chicken throughout the afternoon on high. Or, in a pinch, you can cook it in the oven (350 degrees, tightly covered, for an hour or longer).

When you're ready to use the chicken, simply cut it up or pull it apart with two forks. It'll be tender and full of flavor, and you can use the sauce as well. It's great for making nachos, chicken tacos, chicken quesadillas, or enchiladas (here's an easy recipe for enchiladas).  Simple and delicious!

**Click here for a printable copy of this recipe.**

I pray that this new series may bless your homes with the gift of simple, everyday dinner ideas.  Future weeks will include some recipes from me and lots of recipes from other bloggers.  

Here's a prayer for your dinner:

Dear Lord, we thank you for the blessing of food.  We stress over it, worry about it, sometimes mis-use it--and yet we need it.  Will you please help us to look at our food and the chance to share it with loved ones as the blessing it is?   Help us, God, when we're feeling too busy to prepare it and too tired to enjoy it.  May the act of sitting down to eat with our families and friends be a time to remember that all good things come from you.  Thank you, God.  Amen.

Every blessing to you today!

I'm joining these wonderful blog parties:

Inspiration Friday, At the Picket Fence

Weekend Bloggy Reading, Serenity Now
Crockpotalooza, Kelly's Korner