Alright let’s dive into how my quick ninja slow cooker experiment went down yesterday. Honestly I needed dinner to handle itself cause I had back-to-back Zoom calls all afternoon.
Prepping Like a Maniac
Grabbed my dusty slow cooker from the top shelf at 7am still in pajamas. Remembered why I never use it – that dang ceramic pot weighs a ton! Dumped these on the counter:
- Chicken thighs still frozen (whoops)
- Random veggies rolling in the crisper drawer
- That half-empty salsa jar from taco night
- Can of black beans hiding behind cereal boxes
The Assembly Line Part
Chopped onions so fast my eyes watered like a cartoon character. Just hacked celery and carrots into ugly chunks – ain’t nobody got time for pretty cuts. Threw in the rock-hard chicken straight from freezer bag. Poured salsa over everything like “take that, dinner!” Slapped the lid on feeling like a kitchen ninja.
Letting the Magic Happen
Set that baby on LOW for 8 hours and forgot about it. Got distracted by work emails. Smelled something sketchy around noon – turns out I didn’t plug it in properly! Fixed the cord while cursing. Came back at 5pm to the most amazing smell filling the whole hallway.
The Big Reveal
Opened the lid to see the chicken falling apart when I poked it with a fork. Drained some watery liquid out cause rookie mistake – salsa was runny. Mixed in the beans at the last minute. Ended up with this crazy tasty chicken taco filling situation that made zero effort look genius.
Total prep time? Maybe 12 minutes including hunting for ingredients. Kids tore into it like wolves – best compliment ever. Slow cooker’s back on the counter now instead of the shelf.
