Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (83 page)

Sharon’s Chicken and Rice Casserole

Sharon Anders

Alburtis, PA

Makes 2 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 2½-qt.

10¾-oz. can cream of celery soup

2-oz. can sliced mushrooms, undrained

½ cup raw long-grain rice

2 chicken breast halves, skinned and boned

1 Tbsp. dry onion soup mix

1. Combine soup, mushrooms, and rice in greased slow cooker. Mix well.

2. Layer chicken breasts on top of mixture. Sprinkle with onion soup mix.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 4-6 hours.

No-Peek Chicken

Elaine Patton

West Middletown, PA

Makes 8 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

10¾-oz. can cream of chicken soup

10¾-oz. can cream of celery soup

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom

3 soup cans of regular milk (use the soup cans you’ve just emptied of soup)

1½ cups long-grain uncooked rice

3 lbs. chicken breast, uncooked, cut into cubes

1 envelope dry onion soup mix

1. Whisk soups and milk together in slow cooker until smooth.

2. Spread uncooked rice evenly over liquid.

3. Arrange chicken pieces over rice, pushing chicken down into liquid.

4. Sprinkle with dry onion soup mix.

5. Cover. Cook 4 hours on Low. Check to see if rice and chicken are cooked. If not, cover and continue another hour. Then check again. Cover and cook up to another hour if needed.

Variation:

If you wish, sprinkle rice with salt and pepper after spreading into the cooker, and sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper after adding to slow cooker.

Chicken-Vegetable Dish

Cheri Jantzen

Houston, TX

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 5-7 hours

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

4 skinless chicken breast halves, with bone in

15-oz. can crushed tomatoes

10-oz. pkg. frozen green beans

2 cups water,
or
chicken broth

1 cup brown rice, uncooked

1 cup sliced mushrooms

2 carrots, chopped

1 onion, chopped

½ tsp. minced garlic

½ tsp. herb-blend seasoning

¼ tsp. dried tarragon

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on High 2 hours, and then on Low 3-5 hours.

Scalloped Potatoes and Chicken

Carol Sommers

Millersburg, OH

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 4½-5½ hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

¼ cup chopped green peppers

½ cup chopped onions

1½ cups diced Velveeta cheese

7-8 medium potatoes, sliced

salt to taste

3-4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts

salt to taste

10¾-oz. can cream of celery soup

1 soup can milk

1. Place layers of green peppers, onions, cheese, potatoes, and a sprinkling of salt in slow cooker.

2. Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and lay on top of potatoes.

3. Combine soup and milk and pour into slow cooker, pushing meat down into liquid.

4. Cover. Cook on High 1½ hours. Reduce temperature to Low and cook 3-4 hours. Test that potatoes are soft. If not, continue cooking on Low another hour and test again, continuing to cook until potatoes are finished.

Chicken and Vegetables

Jeanne Heyerly

Chenoa, IL

Makes 2 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-9 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

2 medium potatoes, quartered

2-3 carrots, sliced

2 frozen chicken breasts,
or
2 frozen drumstick/thigh pieces

salt to taste

pepper to taste

1 medium onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1-2 cups shredded cabbage

16-oz. can chicken broth

1. Place potatoes and carrots in slow cooker. Layer chicken on top. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, onion, and garlic. Top with cabbage. Carefully pour chicken broth around edges.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-9 hours.

California Chicken

Shirley Sears

Tiskilwa, IL

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 8½-9½ hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

3-lb. chicken, quartered

1 cup orange juice

⅓ cup chili sauce

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

1 Tbsp. molasses

1 tsp. dry mustard

1 tsp. garlic salt

2 Tbsp. chopped green peppers

3 medium oranges, peeled and separated into slices,
or
13½-oz. can mandarin oranges

1. Arrange chicken in slow cooker.

2. In separate bowl, combine juice, chili sauce, soy sauce, molasses, dry mustard, and garlic salt. Pour over chicken.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 8-9 hours.

4. Stir in green peppers and oranges. Heat 30 minutes longer.

Variation:

Stir 1 tsp. curry powder in with sauces and seasonings. Stir 1 small can pineapple chunks and juice in with green peppers and oranges.

Orange Chicken Leg Quarters

Kimberly Jensen

Bailey, CO

Makes 4-5 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-7 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5- to 6-qt.

4 chicken drumsticks

4 chicken thighs

1 cup strips of green and red bell peppers