Friday 4 June 2010

3 Delicious Crock Pot Chicken Recipes

Are you looking for some new ways to cook chicken without spending a lot of time in your kitchen? If yes, we have three delicious chicken recipes to share with you!

These recipes are all made in the crock pot (slow cooker). They only take a few minutes to prepare. If you are a busy mom, we think you will enjoy these recipes.

Crock Pot Cooking Tips

Fill your slow cooker least half full to just slow cooking results.

Tender vegetables such as fresh mushrooms, tomatoes or zucchini only be added in the last 45 minutes of cooking time, otherwise it could be cooked.

To ensure uniform cooking of meat to be sure that there is a certain distance between the tiles to allow for circulation of heat and spices.

Some vegetables, especially onions and carrots, often takes longer to cook than meat. Always place them in bottom of slow cooker.

Chicken Marengo

2 1 / 2 to 3 pounds frying chicken, cut up

1 (1 1 / 2 oz) pkg. spaghetti sauce mix

1 / 2 c. dry white wine

2 fresh tomatoes, quarters

1 / 4 lbs. fresh mushrooms

Place chicken parts in the crock pot. Combine dry spaghetti mixed with wine, pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours. Turn control to high, add tomatoes and mushrooms. Cover, cook on high for 40 additional minutes.

Zucchini Chicken

1 frying chicken, cut up

1 tsp. seasoned with salt

1 / 4 c. flour

1 / 2 tsp. salt

1 / 8 tsp. pepper

2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese

1 / 2 tsp. paprika

1 pound zucchini, cut into thin slices

1 / 2 c. chicken broth

A (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained

Sprinkle chicken with seasoned salt. Combine flour, salt, pepper, cheese and pepper, coat chicken with mixture. Place zucchini in bottom of crock pot. Pour broth over squash. Arrange coated chicken on top. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until tender. Turn to high and add mushrooms and cook for an addition 15-20 minutes.

Cheesy Chicken

6 boneless chicken breast

1 / 4 tsp. salt

1 / 4 tsp. black pepper

1 / 4 tsp. garlic powder

2 (10.75-ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup

1 (10.75-ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup

Rub chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Place chicken in slow cooker and pour the soup over the top. Cover and cook for 6-8 hours on low.

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