Crock Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken

Food Blogs - I LOVE them!!  I didn't know they even really had them until a friend posted hers on Facebook.  Now, I'm hooked!!  I love to see what people are making and how they make it.  I love pictures with recipes too since I tend to eat with my eyes.  So when my friend posted her Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches on her blog, I knew that I was going to make them!

Before cooking anything, I tend to look out at the web to see the different options I have for the recipe.  I found these:
Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Buffalo Sandwiches

Crock Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken
 (adapted from My Kitchen Escapades)
5 frozen Chicken Breasts
1 - 12 oz Franks Red Hot Buffalo Wings Sauce
1/2 to 3/4 of package of dry ranch dressing mix

1.  Put chicken in the bottom of the crock pot.  Add dry ranch and hot sauce on top.  Cook for 5 hours on low.  Occasionally stir and turn the chicken breasts.
2.  Take only the chicken out of the crock pot and shred with 2 forks on a plate.  Place the shredded chicken back in the crock pot in the sauce.  Cook for another 2 hours on low.
3.  Use buns, rolls or a wrap to make your sandwich.  Add any toppings you would like...cheese or coleslaw.  We only added lettuce.

Weight Watchers Points Plus:
The entire recipe excluding the bun or wrap was a total of 20 Points Plus (Hot Sauce is FREE).  I made each serving size 1/2 cup that totals 8 servings.  That made each serving only 2 Points Plus!

Notes for making next time:
Very good but too spicy for me (but not my hubby).  Next time, put in some butter to cut down the hotness or decrease the amount of hot sauce.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

 I found a wonderful recipe for Slow-Cooker-Pulled-Pork and had to just try it!

When I was looking at the different BBQ sauces at the store, I decided to try something new.  My husband found Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet 'n Spicy and I said "sure, let's try it".  I was hoping that it wouldn't be too spicy since spicy foods and I do not get along.  ( I found that is was just right and not spicy hot.)

And it came out great!!



Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

(adapted from allrecipes.com)

4.5 pound shoulder cut

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle root beer

1 (18 ounce) bottle your favorite barbecue sauce ( I used Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet 'n Spicy )

8 hamburger buns, split and lightly toasted

1.  Place the pork in a slow cooker; pour the root beer over the meat. Cover and cook on low until well cooked and the pork shreds easily, 6 to 7 hours

2.  Remove the "juice" in the slow cooker.  Pull the pork apart (I used 2 forks).  Place the shredded pork and BBQ sauce in the slow cooker; mix together.  Cook for another hour.

This is definitely going to be something I will make again!!

Weight Watchers Points Plus:

Oops, I forget to figure the Weight Watchers Points Plus!  I will need to do that the next time I make this.

Notes for making next time: 
I couldn't really taste the root beer, so maybe try it with chicken broth.  Otherwise, WONDERFUL!!!