Chicken and Zucchini and Potatoes

So tonight was not one of our favorite dinner nights, but it was pretty good. We'll start with the chicken. The recipe was Chicken with Vinegar and Garlic, and the recipe is found in the Italian Slow Cooker cookbook and here's the recipe:
Chicken with Vinegar and Garlic
Skinless, bone-in chicken (we used 2 thighs and 2 legs)
3 3 inch pieces fresh rosemary
6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
1/4 c sun-dried tomatoes
1/2 c beef broth (or red wine)
2 T balsamic vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste

Salt and pepper the chicken.  Place the chicken in the crockpot, arrange tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary around chicken.  Pour broth and vinegar over everything.  Cook on low for at least 5 hours, better if longer.

We liked this alright, it had a pretty good, if muted flavor, and it was super easy. Owen gave it an 8, and the rest of us gave it a 7. The calories are 305/serving.

Our veggie for tonight was not great.  It was also found in the Italian Slowcooker cookbook, and part of the problem was mine.  I didn't check which setting to place the crockpot on, so I put it on low and the veggies didn't get done.  Sigh...Anyway, here's the recipe:
Zucchini and Potatoes:
2 zucchinis
1 onion
2 potatoes
1/2 t oregano
1/4 c water
1 T olive oil

Place everything in crockpot and cook for 1 1/2-2 hours on high.  Make sure potatoes are done before serving.

I can't fairly rate this, because of having to microwave the veggies and still not having the potatoes done, but what we had only got a 3 from Aaron, a 4 from me, and Owen gave it an 8 and Noah a 5. Besides Owen we really didn't like this. The potatoes were bland, and everything except the zucchini was undercooked. The total calories for 1/6 of the total were 99. Try it and let me know if it's better when it's cooked correctly :).
Tomorrow we're having PW's Marlboro Man's Favorite Sandwich.

Mediterranean Chicken and Pioneer Woman's Marmalade Muffins

Here is the link to the recipe we had tonight.  I really like everything we've tried from this lady, and this was another one we enjoyed.  We gave it a 7, and it was a quick, easy pretty healthy dinner, only 435 calories for rice and chicken and sauce.  The only change I made was to cut the oil in half, and use 5 chicken tenders, so we cut it into 5 portions.   Notice the green beans?  They are from our garden :)

We had these mini muffins for breakfast this morning, and they were delicious! We got the recipe from the Pioneer Woman's first cookbook, they are called marmalade muffins, and although they don't have any marmalade in them (thankfully), they were easy and great tasting. I cut the recipe in half and made 20 mini muffins out of it, and the calorie count for each muffin was 114/muffin. We gave it on average a 9, for the ease of making them and how delicious they are. Tomorrow we're having a chicken dish from the Pioneer Woman and a broccoli recipe from Our Best Bites.