Healthy Crock-Pot Dinners

Crock-Pot dinners are great for busy college students, who spend all day on campus in class and at the library. Preparing your dinner in the morning, letting it cook all day, and having dinner basically made for you when you get home is perfect for a college students lifestyle. While these meals are easy, there are also a lot of Crock-Pot recipes that are healthy for you as well!

Here is one of my favorites:

Crock-Pot Skinny Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

3 tablespoons coconut oil

4 chicken breasts, cubed

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 teaspoon sea salt

2 cups vegetable broth

3 lemons, juiced and zested

1 tablespoon lite soy sauce

1 tablespoon cornstarch

4 tablespoons honey

1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds

1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds

1/4 cup green onions, diced

Directions

Melt coconut oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and brown quickly-you don't need to cook each piece through, just add a little color to the outside. 

Place in a crockpot. Sprinkle with chopped garlic, salt, and drizzle 1 1/4 cups of vegetable broth over the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until very tender. 

30-40 minutes before serving, whisk together remaining vegetable broth, lemon juice and zest, soy sauce, cornstarch, and honey. Pour this mixture into the crockpot, stir to coat. Turn crockpot to high and cook for 30 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.