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Picture this: it's 7:30 on a Monday. You're stuck at work in a last-minute mandatory meeting that's droning on and on. Meanwhile, your slow cooker is bubbling away at home, on high, with no timer set, because you were supposed to be home 15 minutes ago to turn it off and retrieve your perfectly cooked veggie stew right on time. But your meeting's got no end in sight, and every minute you watch tick by means mushier vegetables. Will you be going home to a healthy and comforting dinner, or a crockpot full of hot baby food?
This actually happened to me recently - or could have. I got stuck in a late and long meeting with a crock pot full of chicken chili cooking itself into oblivion in my prolonged absence. Except my slow cooker is the new Crockpot Slow Cooker with WeMo. So as my meeting dragged on, I stealthily opened up the WeMo app on my phone and turned my slow cooker from 'High' to 'Warm,' instantly saving my dinner from oblivion.
The Crockpot Slow Cooker with WeMo is part of The Internet Of Things: essentially one of the coolest new steps in technology. With WeMo products, you can adjust cooking times, turn lights on or off, monitor your energy use, even check on your pets with a Netcam. Small, daily-life things that make your day a little bit easier, a little more worry-free, a little more organized and secure.
Slow Cookers have always been touted for their ease of use and hands-off cooking, but with WeMo hands-off becomes hands-free. Last Monday, my Crockpot with WeMo enabled me to save dinner when my schedule got messed up; the next day, I popped the Slow Cooker with my leftover chicken chili back into the base and left the house for work. Around 3pm, I opened up the WeMo app and set the Slow Cooker to 'Warm,' so when I got home at 7 dinner was, yet again, waiting for me at exactly the right temperature for a warm, comforting meal.
Check out more about the Crockpot Slow Cooker with WeMo, and get your own for only $129.99 - an incredibly competitive price, considering how much more you can do compared to standard Slow Cookers.
Slow Cooker Chicken Chili with Corn, Beans, Squash and Kale
4 boneless, skinless free range chicken thighs
1 teaspoon adobo or chipotle paste
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 cup organic chicken stock, veggie stock or water
1 cup organic black beans, rehydrated or canned
4 organic zucchinis or summer squash, in 1/2" cubes
2 cups organic kale, torn into 1" pieces
kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
jalapeno peppers, cut in rings
tortillas, chips, rice or couscous
Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and set aside.
In the cooking insert of your Crockpot Slow Cooker with WeMo, combine the adobo or chipotle paste, the garlic, the spices, and the stock or water and whisk together.
Fold in the vegetables and stir to coat. Gently fold in the chicken thighs, and distribute evenly.
Set your slow cooker to 'Low' for 4 hours or 'High' for 2 hours. Serve over rice or couscous or with tortillas or tortilla chips and garnished with your favorite combination of cilantro, jalapeños, red onions, sour cream, and shredded cheese.
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