Dinner Planned Ahead, Crock Pot Tacos and Bourbon Chicken Lettuce Wraps

We love our crockpot and it saves us so much pain when it comes to dinner. Lets be honest, it's easy to order pizza if you don't have a plan. This is where my husband and I get into trouble so we know we have to plan ahead. On Sunday we will make a meal plan and we will prep it. That way there isn't any guessing and we don't have to work as hard to eat healthy. Chicken thighs is our choice but you can use what ever you like be it breast, pork, or beef. Take meat, about 3-5 pounds and split it between two ziplock bags,
Chicken Tacos
1.5-2.5 lbs of chicken, beef, or pork
one package of Mexican Fiesta spice mix (you can use taco seasoning or whatever else you like)
one can of Ro-Tel Tomatoes
1/4 cup of vinegar
2TBsp of oil
1 large onion sliced
Day of bust out all of your families favorite taco fixings and pile them on top of the protein of your choice! Just use a fork or spoon to shred the meat in the crock pot.

Lettuce Wraps
1.5-2.5lbs of chicken, beef, or pork
1/2 cup Soy Sauce
1/4 cup of Vinegar
one package of Mongolian Beef, Lettuce Wrap Seasoning, or whatever else you have Asian
2 TBsp-1/4 cup of Chili Garlic Paste or Siracha
2 TBsp oil
1/4 cup mined garlic cloves
1 large onion sliced
Sugar called for on back of packet seasoning
Day of the meal just saute off some brocoli slaw, cabbage, and whatever your family likes. Serve with in lettuce leaves.

Place the ingredients that the marinades call for in the ziplock bag and whatever extras you all like 

Label and you can freeze or refrigerate depending on when you plan on eating them. 

Morning of just dump the whole bag in the Crock Pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4 hours. 

Lunch made easy

 Mass production is something that scares the hell outta people when it comes to food! Don't be afraid!!! I promise I will help you through it and make your life so easy. Sandwiches are something that the kids and my husband love. So the major complaint is that if you make sandwiches ahead they get soggy. Well I have crushed that issue. So lets get started.

My family loves bagel thins so I make many sandwiches on them. Gather your ingredients and lay them out. I use foil for everything! It keeps your sandwiches in tact and will hold your condiments.

Lay out your bagels on your foil, you can do as many of these at a time that your counter allows. I place the cheese down first, this allows you to put on a condiment and no soggy bread. I change it up to what we like so we aren't having the same thing every day.

My kids love tomatoes but lets be honest it can sog out a sandwich before lunch. So take some plastic wrap and lay the lettuce, tomato, and onion on there and wrap it. Later I will show you how to secure them in your sandwich so they are not forgotten.

Construct your sandwiches to your families liking. I grab a variety of meats and cheese so they have variety. 

 Wrap your sandwich with one half of the foil. Then place you wrapped lettuce, tomato, and onion on top of the foil.

 Then just bring the other side over and label. Now sandwiches will be done for the week and all you have to do is toss them in their lunch boxes morning of.