Fix-It and Forget-It Christmas Cookbook (85 page)

4. Cover. Cook on Low 8-9 hours or on High 4-4½ hours.

5. Remove chicken from slow cooker. Cool slightly.

6. Debone chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces, and return to slow cooker.

7. Remove and discard bay leaf.

8. Stir peas into mixture in slow cooker. Cook 5-10 minutes.

Serving suggestion: Pour over 12-oz. pkg. cooked
noodles
. Toss gently to combine. Serve with
crusty bread
and a
salad
.

Szechwan-Style Chicken and Broccoli

Jane Meiser
, Harrisonburg, VA

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes • Cooking Time: 1-3 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

2 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts

oil

½ cup picante sauce

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

½ tsp. sugar

½ Tbsp. quick-cooking tapioca

1 medium onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

½ tsp. ground ginger

2 cups broccoli florets

1 medium red bell pepper, cut into pieces

1. Cut chicken into 1” cubes. Brown lightly in oil in skillet. Place meat in slow cooker.

2. Stir in remaining ingredients.

3. Cover. Cook on High 1-1½ hours or on Low 2-3 hours.

Chicken Gumbo

Virginia Bender

Dover, DE

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 2½-6 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

1 large onion, chopped

3-4 garlic cloves, minced

1 green bell pepper, diced

2 cups okra, sliced

2 cups tomatoes, chopped

4 cups chicken broth

1 lb. chicken breast, cut into 1” pieces

2 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 5-6 hours or on High 2½-3 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
rice
.

Gourmet Chicken Breasts

Sharon Swartz Lambert

Dayton, VA

Deborah Santiago

Lancaster, PA

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-8 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

6-8 slices thinly sliced dried beef

4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

2-3 slices bacon, cut in half lengthwise

10¾-oz. cream of mushroom soup

8 oz. sour cream

½ cup flour

1. Line bottom of slow cooker with dried beef.

2. Roll up each chicken breast half and wrap with a half-slice of bacon. Place in slow cooker.

3. Combine remaining ingredients in bowl. Pour over breasts.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours, or until chicken and bacon are fully cooked but not dry.

Serving suggestion: Serve with
cooked noodles
,
rice
, or
mashed potatoes
.

Creamy Nutmeg Chicken

Amber Swarey

Honea Path, SC

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-4 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

oil

¼ cup chopped onions

¼ cup minced parsley

2 10¾-oz. cans cream of mushroom soup

½ cup sour cream

½ cup milk

1 Tbsp. ground nutmeg

¼ tsp. sage

¼ tsp. dried thyme

¼ tsp. crushed rosemary

1. Brown chicken in skillet in oil. Reserve drippings and place chicken in slow cooker.

2. Sauté onions and parsley in drippings until onions are tender.

3. Stir in remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour over chicken.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 3-4 hours, or until juices run clear.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
mashed
or
fried potatoes
, or
rice
.

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Italian

Sherri Grindle

Goshen, IN

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 10-15 minutes

Cooking Time: 5-6 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4- to 5-qt.

8 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

1 envelope dry Italian salad dressing mix

¼ cup water

8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened

10¾-oz. can cream of chicken soup

4-oz. can mushrooms, drained

1. Place chicken in greased slow cooker.

2. Combine salad-dressing mix and water in bowl. Pour over chicken.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 4-5 hours.

4. In saucepan, combine cream cheese and soup. Heat slightly to melt cream cheese. Stir in mushrooms. Pour over chicken.

5. Cover. Cook 1 additional hour on Low.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
noodles
or
rice
.

Variation:

Add frozen vegetables along with the mushrooms in Step 4.

Mushroom Chicken in Sour Cream Sauce

Lavina Hochstedler

Grand Blanc, MI

Joyce Shackelford

Green Bay, WI

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-7 hours