Brainless Meals: Chicken Stroganoff (and weight loss update)

So, I have been a little recipe-heavy with my posts lately...I have some crafty things to share soon but I discovered a couple great recipes in the past couple days that have immediately won a spot in our menu rotation.  One is this great, EASY (seriously, less than 5 minutes to prepare) dish which is a nice change of pace from your traditional beef stroganoff (and a little healthier too).  And scoff if you will about the canned cream soup and onion soup mix--I don't even care.  My husband said it was one of the best things I've ever made.  (by the way, I used reduced-fat cream of mushroom, and light sour cream.)  Serve it with the standard egg noodles, or if you're a fellow dieter you can substitute brown rice or steamed veggies.  I LOVED this over steamed broccoli.  Enjoy!

Chicken Stroganoff (from Faithful Provisions) 

1 pound frozen chicken breasts (I didn't thaw them and it still turned out great)
1 container (8 oz) sliced mushrooms
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 packet onion soup mix
16 oz container of sour cream

Place frozen chicken breasts in bottom of a crock pot (I greased mine).  Place mushrooms on top of chicken, mix remaining ingredients and pour over mushrooms and chicken.  Cook on low for 5-7 hours, stirring hourly.  Shred chicken or cut into chunks right in the pot before serving. 

Mmm...I want some right now.  So yummy! 

In other news, I wrote about Spark People a few days ago, and though I still agree that it is a great program, I have actually gone back to Weight Watchers after realizing that the issue was my computer (rather, Firefox) and not the WW website.  I do like Spark People, but for whatever reason I seem to be more motivated with Weight Watchers...I still think it's the $20 per month.  Plus, I've found it's a bit easier to use if you cook at home most of the time and need to figure out the nutritional information of a particular recipe.  I'm slowly getting back on track after the disastrous spell I had during and around Easter (I gained about 3 pounds in a little over 2 weeks...yikes!) and now I'm more motivated than ever.  Plus, there have been some fabulous weather days lately (until last night, at least) so I've been able to get outside more.  Yay!