Now that fall is here, a warm homemade meal is so much more satisfying. The best of those meals are made in the crockpot. Meals are so much tastier when they've been cooking all day. Cooking with a crockpot is also very college-friendly. It's so hard to make wholesome and delicious meals when you don't have access to a kitchen. Here are three pinterest-inspired and tasty meals you can make within the comfort of your dorm:
1) Classic Chicken Noodle Soup
You will need:
3 cooked and cubed chicken breasts (you can find them already cooked at almost any grocery store)
4 cups chicken broth
2 Tbsp. butter
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup chopped celery
2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup
1/4 cup milk (to make it creamy)
your choice of noodles
In your crockpot, combine the butter, broth, soup, and milk, and whisk it all together. Then add veggies and chicken and cook on low for four hours. Then add your noodles, cover, and cook for one more hour on high.Serve with crackers and enjoy!
2) Buffalo Chicken
You will need:
3-4 boneless skinless thawed chicken breasts
buffalo sauce
ranch dressing mix
Cook the chicken on high for three hours, after that, drain the juices. Mix together sauce and ranch mix and pour over the chicken. Then cook for 30 more minutes on high and serve shredded or whole!
3) Mac & Cheese
...because who doesn't love Mac and Cheese?
You will need:
Elbow macaroni
Three cheeses (any kind you want, about a cup of each)
1 can of evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups whole milk
salt and pepper to taste
Spray your crockpot with cooking spray...cheese is sticky! Cook on low for 1 and 1/2 hours, periodically checking in. After that, just fold over the noodles to make sure there are no pockets and all the cheese is melted. Grab a fork and enjoy!
