Crock-Pot Chicken with Red Potatoes and String beans

Today I wasn’t feeling so well. I have found that it is much easier to make a crock-pot dinner on days like this. This is one of my favorite dishes and it is so easy! It only has 5! Yes! 5! ingredients.

All you need is…

• 3 Boneless Chicken Breast
• 1 Bag of Red Potatoes
• 2 Cans of String Beans
• 4 tbsp of unsalted Butter
• 1 packet of Zesty Italian seasoning

…AND it’s so easy to make

1. Butter the inside of your crock-pot.
2. Cut up potatoes
3. Put Chicken in the center then put the string beans on one side and the potatoes on the other.
4. Put the remaining butter and entire packet of seasoning on top.
5. That’s it! You’re done!

Cook time: If your chicken is frozen you will need to cook the chicken on high for 6 hours. If you chicken is fresh it only takes about 4 hours on high.

This will make 3 servings!

If you don’t have a crock-pot you can make this in the oven. Just use this same recipe in a casserole dish. Cook at 350 for about 1-2 hours depending on if your chicken is frozen or not.

Crock-pot dinners are my absolute fav when I’m super busy or when I’m not feeling well.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!!!

2015

2015 was the best yet worst year of my life. It has been a rollercoaster ride. 2015 brought me a lot of awesome thing. Unfortunately not everything can be good. This past year I have undergone test after test, multiple surgeries and operations, had and continue to have countless nights in the hospital. I’d like to think that I have a New Year resolution but in reality I don’t. I don’t like to set myself up for failure. Every year I seem to make resolutions that I just can’t achieve. Maybe resolutions aren’t realistic but they could be… I could say I’m going to try and eat less junk food instead of no carbs, sugars, or fats. I could say I’m going to try and smile more instead of saying that I’m going to stop getting angry. There are so many reasonable resolutions but people like to reach for something that they probably won’t achieve. GUILTY ✋. Most people expect to much from themselves, we always have to be better or get more done. If there is one thing I learned from this year it’s that I have to cut myself some slack. I need to stop putting so much on my plate. It’s okay to sit back and relax. Those errands, laundry, dishes, and shopping can wait. It’s okay. I’m not going to say what my resolution is because I can’t think of one. We should be improving and trying to grow every day not just because it’s a New Year.

You’re Not Unreliable

This is so completely accurate for New Years Eve. Some people especially friends don’t understand that I can’t drink because it messes with my meds. They don’t get how smoke in the bars makes for a miserable next few days. Sometimes I just want to stay in bed and watch Netflix. I’m not flaky, come hangout at my house, we can watch Netflix together. It’s a rough road when no one understands your chronic illness. They say “well you don’t look sick” or ” It’s just in your head”. You lose friends because you just don’t get it and I guess that’s okay

Chronically Mariah

I’m happy to finally start this blog. I’m 22 and chronically ill. I’ve been ill for many years now and I wanted to share what I’ve been through and what is to come. I know what being young and chronically ill is a constant battle. You don’t get to drink and party, you lose friends and loved ones because they don’t understand or think it’s all in your head. You don’t get to go to work everyday and people call you lazy not knowing that you would give anything to be able to get a normal job. Being ill is horrible and having an “invisible illness” is even worse. I’m hoping that I can inspire others and let them know they aren’t alone.