My new weekly addiction.

This recipe was shared with me by a Weight Watchers member, and I love love LOVE it. I make it once a week and eat it with other stuff every day, and it's so easy and healthy that I can't pass it up. Original recipe here.

Baked Brown Rice Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005 Show: Good Eats Episode: Do The Rice Thing

1 1/2 cups brown rice, medium or short grain 2 1/2 cups water 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon kosher salt Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish. (I use a metal one.) Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a kettle or covered saucepan. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour. After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.

Yummmmmy dinner.

I'm not a great cook. I don't particularly enjoy cooking. I'm much more of a baker. But I realize that I can't live off frozen meals forever, and there will be times when it will be nice to have some good go-to recipes for dinner.

I started a search for Weight Watcher friendly recipes that were easy and didn't SOUND like Weight Watcher recipes. I also had to find something that Tim would like.

And even though he asked that I buy Chipotle for him to eat in the event that he didn't like MY cooking, he finally admitted that it was good and he would enjoy having it again. And since it was so easy, I will enjoy making it again.

And now, for people who aren't my mom and sister (who live with people who wouldn't eat this food), the recipe:

Crock Pot Mexican Chicken

1 package frozen skinless boneless chicken breasts (about four breasts)

1 jar corn & black bean salsa

Dump into crock pot - chicken must be frozen. Cook all day on low. Before dinner (it was about 7 hours later for us), shred chicken and let cook another 10 minutes or so. This mixture is great in corn tortillas for tacos or in an egg roll wrap or served over rice (I used Weight Watcher-conforming brown rice).

(We also topped it with shredded cheese.)

-Kristin