4 THROW & GO CROCKPOT MEALS | CHEAP SLOW COOKER MEALS | WHAT'S FOR DINNER WITH FRUGAL FIT MOM

[@amandasibisi3375]

I like South African chicken, but that might be because I'm South African lol. Tbh though there is nothing uniquely South African about that dish. As for a name, maybe Sunday chicken, as a nod to the South African 'seven colours' Sunday meal.

[@rianalambrechts1335]

Yes, totally agree, as a fellow South African! Nothing about that is uniquely South African. :) (Like your name suggestion)

[@LifeWithMrsB]

It looked so good :) whack some Mexican inspired spices in and it would be taco chicken 😂

[@christinashouse3488]

Yes looks more mexican to me

[@christinashouse3488]

Mb more southwest chicken. Its more mexican than african

[@TheNinnyfee]

I also thought it might be the colours. Here in Germany we have a popular cake called "Russian pinch cake", there's nothing Russian about it. 😄🙈 It's still delicious, though.

[@NoName-my1vk]

We make the pot roast with a corn casserole, made out of whole kernel corn, cream corn and jiffy cornbread mix and they’re soooo good together. The sweetness of the corn casserole with the saltiness of the roast juice perfectly balance each other and it’s incredible

[@future.homesteader]

Southwest or Fiesta Chicken. I think I would use the full 28 oz of tomatoes, all the tomato paste, more of all the spices & 3 cans worth of beans instead of 1. Would make it more filling, stretch it to more servings & lower the price per serving.

[@lijohnyoutube101]

Yep, just how I make it!

[@ydoowj]

I don't get why recipes call for just less than what the container comes in. What's an extra 2 oz of tomato paste gonna do, or what would I do with the last 2 oz?

[@NicolaHalsall]

Recipes are totally guidelines anyway 😆

[@nataliekearney7862]

@@ydoowj freeze it

[@naomiarkison5365]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for including a Crock-Pot mac-'n'-cheese recipe...been experimenting with pasta in there and failing miserably, but craving some of this so much...can't wait to try!!

[@kiyahforever]

Southwest Chicken sounds like a good title to me! Side note: I'd love to see more dairy free recipes!

[@p3ischarmed13]

Agreeed

[@colleenmeinert8231]

Agree...southwest chicken

[@pjb2773]

That's exactly what I thought. This is New World, not African.

[@lanajones7207]

I was thinking cheesy southwest chicken. Nice to see others thought along the same line

[@FireyFox273]

Agree with the dairy free and the southwest chicken! As for the dishes she showed in this video. A lot of the milk was used for the fat so subbing in coconut milk could be a good swap. For cheese, that’s harder but nutritional yeast could be an okay swap. Using a nice broth would also help to round out flavor as well.

[@mangot589]

Fiesta chicken sounds perfect. Over rice sounds perfect, especially if you’re making it stretch!

[@pattygomez8933]

South African chicken is because the COLOR OF THE INGREDIENTS ARE THE COLORS OF THE AFRICAN FLAG!!🇿🇦

[@anotherwomanstreasure3140]

You’re so smart!

[@TheOliverT2]

Put it over blue corn chips and top it with sour cream then you would have every color of the African flag!

[@shaquilaball6535]

It look good

[@TheSnarkySirenInfluencer]

I was coming to comment this same thing.

[@Ashphodelus]

She had me until she didn't. "You guys give me another name after seeing this." 🙄🙄🙄

[@kellyschroeder221]

I like to use elbow macaroni with diced tomatoes, ground beef and kielbasa sausage. Yum

[@KendallJ1014]

The chicken reminds me of a dish my mom used to make that she called 'salsa chicken'. Although she used a jar of salsa instead of tomatoes and chilies separate. 🤷‍♀️

[@sarahgirard1405]

Yeah, that’s basically salsa verde chicken. I was thinking that reminded me of something.

[@malisakenney6699]

I think that would be a good idea or a south African chicken chili ?

[@tinapennington110]

I make the Mississippi pot roast. I use a flat iron and add a can of beef consemme for amazing Au jous

[@vondagreen640]

I bought a crock-pot at a yard sale for $6. I still use it, but here's the best part.....I bought it 41 years ago!! Now I have 4 different sizes & I use them all at some point throughout the year. Love me some crock-pots!!! :D

[@MoniLynne2008]

The chicken looks great, looks more like a mexican chicken or taco chicken.

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

That's exactly what I was thinking lol Especially helped along by the options she gave for serving it hehehe

[@oilsherbs4381]

I was thinking south west chicken

[@mariaolker]

Or chicken chili

[@queennefratiti69]

I was thinking Tex-Mex.

[@vickidiodato9834]

I like "whisky" business chicken for the name!

[@rachelbeane3]

Try the Mississippi roast with chicken, its amazing!!! And I use a packet of au jus instead of Italian seasoning, amazing!!!

[@gaylewatkins4685]

All of these recipes look yummy. I can't wait to make them. Thanks for sharing. 🌺

[@saundrajohnson1571]

Looks like Fiesta Chicken to me. I threw together some black beans, corn, tomatoes and green chili with some white rice. It was so colorful, I decided to call it Fiesta Rice. This chicken dish reminds me of that.

[@beah5890]

I love using the liners, especially when I was recovering from having a baby. Last thing I wanted to do was scrub a crockpot.

[@darlenebatts6860]

New Subscriber here from Indiana.. I love crockpot meals.. I use mine all year long.. I have a large family to cook for.

[@FrugalFitMom]

Welcome!!

[@joycepedercini3841]

Using regular mustard instead of mustard powder can curdle your milk because of the vinegar

[@susanluebbe9882]

The south african chicken is very similar to chicken tortilla soup 🍲

[@loveGG3]

"They work so well." I dunno, I think Milo Ventimiglia would strongly disagree, lol.

[@xxbandsaremyheroesxxfallen6987]

Elbow pasta waise you could make some of the olive garden’s five cheese sauces. Or just homemade sauces.

[@TheKerryBerry01]

Woohoo!! I’ve been looking for more “throw and go” recipes so dinner is ready when I get home from work! I’m a first year teacher and cooking after work is just not appealing to me lol.

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

The thing cooks all day?

[@TheKerryBerry01]

@@angelika_munkastrap4634 yes, so I prepare it in the morning and it cooks all day.

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

It's never burnt or overcooked in the eight hours or more you're gone? And how do you know how long it all needs?

[@TheKerryBerry01]

@@angelika_munkastrap4634 I’ve never had a problem with it being burnt or overcooked. I choose recipes that take 8 hours on low... low and slow

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

Do you ever wing it and just chuck in stuff you've made up yourself, and see how it goes? My greatest fear in leaving something electric on and heating while I'm not home is fear of the house burning down or something catching alight. Has it never worried you?

[@michaelbruce6190]

They should absolutely sell the crusty edge of macaroni and cheese at the store.....it's so good

[@kelseyalvord6990]

Those remind me of southwest flavors! Southwestern spicy chicken!

[@alinewright1093]

Use your crock pot outside on your patio or deck when it is hot. Save your air-conditioning.

[@victoriaLL345]

Great ideas.

[@cindym.12345]

Also reminds me of fajita chicken just needs a red and green pepper.. 👍

[@jengcoss]

The chicken dish is very similar to a Santa Fe Soup I have. 1 can black beans, 1 can kidney beans 1 can pinto beans 1 can corn, 1 can tomatoes cook until blended on the stovetop so this could be a variation of a Santa Fe chicken?

[@cheryldraper7147]

Who cares what you call it. Just call me for dinner. Love your dishes

[@meganchristensen4771]

Love this video! So real!

[@K.Cherrelle]

Hmmm...Southwestern crock pot chicken...yess.😁

[@annmariemitchell2532]

Happy new haircut I love it. I think the chicken dish should be called Fiesta chicken coz it looks that good. Stay safe always xx

[@FrugalFitMom]

Thank you! You too!

[@villemokellin]

I love the name Fiesta chicken! You get my vote ;)

[@alexmoore3116]

Chicken fajita soup is the best I could think of😂

[@jeanlujan6129]

What Illini needed some green I’m gonna make it but I’m going to add spinach

[@Kali-xg7no]

I knew there was a reason I kept my crockpot even after I got an instant pot for Christmas

[@Jeff-gt2xu]

Betting that Chuck Roast would make a killer grilled cheese sandwich.

[@jessleigh2430]

Wait the Good Will crock pot... who here has seen” this is us”? That did not turn out well for Jack!

[@candidulce0714]

I was thinking this exact thing!

[@rangerlove7]

I thought that was a pressure cooker? (I’ve never seen This Is Us, just the discussions way back when)

[@heidiiverson3304]

Except that that episode did major damage to the company, (even though they made a point to show the damaged cord) and there NEVER been a case of that happening

[@beckmb15]

Tex Mex chicken is what it reminds me of.

[@BakingJane]

I like the macaroni and cheese.

[@leiannalogan4197]

Cowboy crockpot burritos!! 🤠

[@sonia15702]

Mary Frey from the "Frey life " chanel on you tube uses a electric mixer to shred the chicken prior. I think it should be called "black bean country crock pot chicken". I don't like chilli or anything spicy.

[@sugarbugar5718]

JUST A LITTLE SECRET... 🤗IF YOU PUT A COUPLE OF KITCHEN TOWELS OR A BATH TOWEL OVER THE TOP OF YOUR CROCKPOT IT WILL COOK TWICE AS FAST AND IT WONT STEAM AND HEAT YOUR KITCHEN🤗

[@thebyrnefarm8373]

I would say the South African Chicken should be called “ South Western Chicken” it is a lot like a cowboy chicken chili

[@raymondmartin645]

I would call it southwest chicken or Tex-Mex style

[@dixielynnmusic6652]

Texan chicken? As it had alot of southwest ingredients & very hearty

[@kristinreynolds9785]

For the chicken dish i think fiesta chicken would be suitable!!!

[@smcb2202]

Crock Pot Chicken Chilli - it’s basic but it exactly what it is! - Lindsay

[@lisafurlong658]

Love Your hair colour😍😍

[@clemsontgr4evr]

Southwestern chicken or tex mex chicken seem like reasonable names.

[@lalahebbie8462]

I've got mine on today with beef stew in it. Love mine. It was £20 from asda and does the trick x

[@Hi_Im_Akward]

Crock pot is my favorite way to cook. They are also pretty safe to set it and forget it and leave the house all day. Honestly refuse to buy "makers" I feel like they don't make my life easier and take up more space. Toaster, oven/stove top, microwave, crockpot are the only things I need and use.

[@melinaz3385]

You're having a hair-fun month! love the amine color!

[@robertfulgham6916]

Try Southwest Chicken for the name.

[@fabricdragon]

love your hair color!

[@OgBana]

Chickens in the Garden

[@thil6863]

I am cooking pinto beans in my crock pot with liner today

[@janicemalizia6839]

Yumy

[@Journeylivin]

I would call this southwest chicken

[@mollymollie6048]

Thanks for titling the video « throw and go » because whenever I see « dump and go » in reference to making food…ummm…it grosses me out cause my mind goes immediately to 💩 not something I want to eat, lol. Edited to add: The « South African Chicken » seems like a « southwest » or « Tex-Mex » style dish…so, maybe something along those lines. All those ingredients say Tex-Mex or Southwestern Chicken.

[@DAGRACE]

FIESTA CHICKEN!!!

[@chrisneptune9281]

Maybe Santa Fe chicken it literally reminds me of it. Seems simple but to me it works bc your right... How is it African 🤷🏾‍♀️lolol. But you did Great👍🏾

[@kellychase3741]

Fiesta Chicken:)

[@dennisdaley7957]

South African "Jamacan Chicken".

[@zanakadriu3683]

name suggestion- burrito disaster. lol. only missing the rice literally.

[@sylviawebster5045]

South Texas Chicken

[@CSILVESTRO1]

Don’t understand liners, just more plastic going into the environment

[@elizabethmead8307]

Agree. I also try not to heat plastic. 😬

[@sooh6299]

Could be called South African due to the colors in the dish and the beautiful colorful South African flag :)

[@lauragreaves4128]

Southwestern Chicken sounds more appropriate.

[@kelliedurham6006]

Santa Fe chicken

[@ginachristmas6979]

An old lady at our church gave me and my husband one of the old olive crockpots with a glass lid (I'm sure it was used) as a wedding gift 14 years ago. It is still in excellent shape!

[@annkrull9894]

I have mine too olive green

[@d.leighannbatemon3192]

My Mom still had hers in sunset orange from her wedding in 197...3? Anyway, she *JUST* had to replace it in 2021 because the cord had some wires exposed. It worked so great!

[@sonia15702]

Who cares if it was used ! If it works it works !

[@tiffanyfranks9214]

Santa Fe Chicken

[@TNTSouthernborn]

Southwest Chicken

[@paigesexton9716]

So I made the tortellini soup for supper tonight. Super easy. I had to substitute the heavy whipping cream for half and half because that’s what I had. To church it up I also added Italian seasoning and 2 bay leaves during the cooking process along with about a cup of shredded parm at the end. Direct quote from my 10 year old picky eater: “This taste like a rich person’s soup. Like it should be in a fancy restaurant that you pay $20 or something.” 🤣☠️ My 18 month old also ate a large portion. Great recipe and apparently I’m going to have to make it for my son’s next birthday dinner… which is 8 months away. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 😂

[@00Temporary00]

I think “Southwest Chicken” or “Fiesta Chicken” would work.

[@LifeWithMrsB]

Yes! Southwest chicken!

[@tishyj53]

I like fiesta chicken too

[@alabouve]

I was thinking both as well!!

[@Isabella66Gracen]

For southwest flavors, (tex-mex), you need a bit more heat, like adding a jalapeño. I think 'Fiesta chicken' is perfect! Or even plain old Mexican Chicken.

[@00Temporary00]

@@Isabella66Gracen Good point, you’re totally right! Fiesta Chicken? Everyone? Meeting adjourned, good work today people!

[@beehappy7897]

I’d call it Fiesta Chicken because it looks like it would be a party for your tastebuds.

[@melissapecor345]

I was going to suggest the same thing!

[@BlushingOutlaw]

I was also going to say Fiesta chicken!

[@11hallki]

We make it here and call it southwest fiesta chicken. Put it on top of rice and top with more cheese and sour cream 🤤🤤🤤

[@hhite321]

My first thought was fiesta chicken

[@eliherr2818]

Same idea

[@Jen-Chapin]

I concur with throw and go instead of dump and go. Also I have a instant pot and will never get rid of my crockpot!

[@FrugalFitMom]

Can we PLEASE cancel the dump and go phrase?

[@KittyKat-vb1nd]

Instapot is great in a rush bit honestly I think flavors combine so much better with a crock pot. Also you cam put it on and go about your day.

[@kristys7172]

We had a cheap crockpot, it overheated and the base burned. I have an instapot now, no more crockpots.

[@ForeverSmashley]

My Instant Pot is a crock pot as well so I don’t need the 15+ years old one lol.

[@shirleydubon3028]

@@ForeverSmashley Have you used your instant pot as a crockpot? I have that function on mine, but I have to buy the lid. I just can't have a crockpot as my kitchen is very small (I already have an instant pot, air fryer, blender, juicer, waffle maker, snowshave maker, etc. and I just don't have any more space, lol)

[@francihenderson8526]

I still have the crockpot my mom got as a wedding present...in the early 1960’s

[@susanolson3611]

wow! Don't make em like that any more! 🙂

[@jennb1768]

Built to last!

[@celestewatson4874]

That is the best crockpot, heats hot and fast. Im so sad I gave mine away when kids got me the kind with removable crock.

[@prettyt6604]

I love that you give options of sides. Sometimes when I cook I just don't know what to pair it with, so that is so helpful. Thank you

[@ppod1349]

Crock pot liners seem a good idea from a clean up perspective but they’re plastic and I don’t like using excess plastic if I can help it, so I will continue to wash up the pot and not use a liner... unless someone can confirm they’re recyclable? 🥴

[@laurens7731]

Was about to comment the same thing! They are most likely not recyclable (and even then the majority of plastic doesn't actually get recycled yanno, look up the stats! REDUCE comes before RECYCLE) so should be avoided where possible. I just don't see the need for them? It's already a 1 pot dish... Just wash the pot!

[@AWanderingEye]

UPDATED: I think cooking in plastic and/or nylon is just gross. So happy I have a newer crock pot that has the removable crock --- easier cleanup and works to use it with my oven if I ever feel the need for that.

[@Disneyfamiglia]

I’ve tried it twice and was able to taste the plastic in the food both times. I dunno if it’s just the kind I used but 🤢 takes me like a minute to clean my crock pot but it is harder if the insert didn’t come out.

[@debsmith7460]

Spray the crockpot with cooking spray and it cleans way easier. I agree - skip the plastic bag!

[@missyford1397]

The package says nylon, not plastic 🤗

[@pamh.5705]

Based on the ingredients, seasonings and serving method, I think the simplest name change is just Southwest Chicken. I know that's a fairly common name but it just seems accurate & discriptive.

[@lisabinney4163]

Call it jacked cheese that’s a fun

[@1yellaqtpie]

That was my thinking too Southwest Crockpot Chicken.

[@carolynhanacheck-cisneros9082]

I was thinking this or cheesy southwest chicken

[@jodykyzer4484]

Sounds right to me.

[@lmjulian]

I have a very similar recipe called Southwest chicken that I’ve made for years. It’s a favorite in our house, even made it when friends came over once and found out he doesn’t typically like things to be all mixed together but he loved it. 😁 My recipe calls for a jar of salsa, so easy, no chopping veggies. I’ve even thrown in a can of rotel before. I usually serve with rice.

[@brandin7294]

Just call it “The Artist Formally Known as South African Chicken”.

[@candygolay6843]

Thank you! All looks delish!

[@brecklynnsample1928]

I just laughed so hard at this. Excellent name! 😂

[@thatvalensteingirl]

Yes! 😂

[@paigehutchinson3348]

I'm south African and I've never seen that dish before. 😂

[@liezelhorn8931]

Me too😄..hello neighbour..🌼

[@mikailabroekaert9768]

Heh, must be the corner of the coast I was on.

[@kyoung2918]

Not gonna lie... cooking soup in a bag just looks weird lol

[@heidiiverson3304]

It's annoying to scoop stuff out, wastes a bunch of food and... pointless plastic trash

[@ABC-vw8xy]

Yep. So much unnecessary plastic waste and even though its BPA free there are still loads of other harmfull chemicals that go into the food while cooking. And it costs extra money.

[@ADF200]

@@ABC-vw8xy 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@hannahkayee831]

Luckily we all get to choose what we do in our house...

[@hollyg.5516]

@@hannahkayee831 exactly

[@aclaus596]

We make that roast but we use brown gravy packet and ranch packet. And whenever we just put things together and we don’t really have a name we just call it “shipwreck “

[@andrea.rivers]

OMG! I did that with pork chops for the first time last week. Except I only had an Au Jus packet instead of brown gravy. It worked just the same! lol

[@LifeWithMrsB]

Love that name!

[@everydy]

I'm trying this!

[@katherinaomeara4076]

I absolutely love the name “shipwreck”! May our family borrow it for generations to come? With due acknowledgment of your genius of course! We love puns, word play, and home made creative phrases. Life is tough, as it is for so many, and being grateful, thankful, with laughter is getting us through. Thank you “A Claus”, you will never know how much your comment brought into a stranger’s life.

[@bettylou3709]

We use brown gravy too.

[@heatherkeller2427]

Also, I am loving the "If I stay here for a bit does it get awkward?" and absolutely love the fact that you told us what you did wrong with a dish! Thank you for being real and for your fabulous content!!!!

[@lorikeup6903]

i made the' fiesta chicken" this evening . Used the masher - the one you use when browning ground beef. It worked great for shredding the chicken ! Yummy meal !

[@OrlaQuirk]

Love crock pots! My daughter picked up one when she got married, at the local resale store. An orange one from the 70s that is the mate to my sister's crock pot. The one we used recently to make the velveeta dip on for the Buffalo Bills game. Still works!

[@michaelbruce6190]

I'm a OTR truck driver and I am away from home 9 months out of the year, so cooking smart is very important to me. My $19 Crock Pot from Walmart is my best friend because I use it all the time and it hasn't let me down in the 4 years since I bought it, it makes cooking in the truck super easy and it always turns out great. I love your channel and use many of your recipes

[@biggusriggus7693]

Been OTR for 7 years now, and the crock pot was a game changer! Bulk cook for the entire week on a 34 reset and toss the Tupperware in at the love's.

[@raisingmitchells1224]

Your hair looks so lovely! I told my 5 yr old that I wanted to dye my hair red again and she told me ‘Mummy you are too old’. I am about to be 28 😬😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@GS-rw9og]

HILARIOUS

[@jessicadavenport2808]

PURPLE OR PINK? 😆❤ That will blow her little mind. And be really fun!

[@abimol3802]

I'm honestly just really excited about the amount of fellow South Africans there are on Christine's channel! ♥

[@jacinthabellairs7028]

Same!

[@MS-ie8gj]

Yes me too ..I'm from cape town 🇿🇦

[@shirleyfreeland9007]

Canico

[@kristinhungerford3399]

That looks like what we’ve always called Southwest Chicken to me.

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

South west? Like california? What's Hollywood about it?

[@denonde1313]

@@angelika_munkastrap4634, California is considered West. Southwest is usually Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Lol.

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

Ohhhh ok lol, I'm an Aussie so a bit ignorant there lol. Is the southwest a reference to the higher Hispanic population in those states?

[@alejandraochoa5714]

@@angelika_munkastrap4634 not necessarily because of the Hispanic population, just a bunch of ingredients commonly used in Tex-Mex/Southwestern cooking. Lots of black beans, tomatoes, corn, etc

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

@Alejandra Ochoa Ohhhh ok, that would explain Christine using beans so often in her cooking, being she's originally from Texas

[@SHAMOYA]

The South African chicken doesn’t remind me of South Africa at all… It makes me think of Mexico, New Mexico, tex mex.

[@bethgerdes8721]

I made the buttered beef when you did it previously. AMAZING!!! My husband loves it with egg noodles

[@SIP612]

For those of us that have seen the widow maker episode of This is Us, don't bring old electronics home.

[@bentleymilnes1977]

That was a sad episode I cried a lot

[@thesylvan]

The chicken is nothing like peri-peri chicken, so I agree this is not South African at all. My guess is that it was originally South American Chicken and somehow switched over the years as it absolutely has a lot of the ingredients that Americans associate with Latin American food. I humbly suggest Tex-Mex Slow Cooker Chicken or Mexi-Cali Slow Cooker Chicken.

[@kristinatidwell6563]

I vote for Cali Chicken bc it has black beans, but if they use pinto beans then it will be mexicali chicken.

[@susiex6669]

Same with Americans calling a dish "goulash" which is nothing like Hungarian goulash.

[@daniellewirth7191]

I hit play and screamed when I saw the hair. It looks amazing and I am here from crock pot meals because I am a lazy person by nature.

[@pricklypear7934]

Are you Gemini per chance? I am and yes I have gotten lazy the older I get. Lol.

[@anitas5817]

This is perfect - I forget about my Crockpot too! Plus I love how it makes the house smell good all day! Love that you have fun with your hair 😄

[@FrugalFitMom]

Yes! Thank you!

[@asryne5352]

I love how it makes my house smell all day, too...but it drives my cat INSANE some days. She meows sorrowfully at us all day long. ;)

[@robertg.2111]

You wouldn't believe me if I said "I just received my new crockpot via Amazon, like now"... and "You posted this, like now"... very cool and this is too much of coincidence, trying your stuff 1st :P

[@rayeann7661]

For the Crockpot Shredded Chicken, my sister and I have made that for years sans the cheese. We have always called it Fiesta Chicken. We make it in the oven, crockpot, or instant pot.

[@dreyhawk]

My crockpot came from Goodwill several years ago and works perfectly. It doesn't have any bells and whistles either and I love it just the way it is. I like foods slow cooked like that because it gives food time to develop their full flavors. Yum!