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I am going to say it loud and proud...
I LOVE my slow cooker!
It is the best way for me to do a lot of my cooking for the week. I work a 9-to-5 job, and I am the "official" proofreader for my husband who is getting his Ph.D. in December of this year. Plus, I sometimes have to carry work home with me and there have been times where I don't start my weekly cooking until Sunday evening. My slow cooker is a total time saver - I can place my meat inside the slow cooker, turn it to low during the evening, and when I wake up, my meat is ready to cool down and go in the refrigerator when I leave for the office.
This is one of our favorite chicken dishes that I make in the slow cooker. I hope that you enjoy it as much as we do.
Savory Slow Cooker Chicken
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 8 hours
Serving Size: 1 cup for women; 1.5 cups for men
- 4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 large can (22.6 ounces) low sodium cream of chicken soup
- 1 small can (10.75 ounces) low sodium cream of mushroom soup (can substitute cream of celery if you don't like mushrooms)
- 1 cup spring water
- 2 medium bell peppers (any color will do), chopped fine
- 1 medium white onion, chopped fine
- 3 stalks celery, chopped fine
- 4 cloves chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons dried tarragon leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary leaves, crushed
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Clean chicken breasts and remove all visible fat pieces.
- Place chicken down into slow cooker.
- Top chicken with bell peppers, onion, celery, and garlic.
- In a large bowl, mix the two cans of soup with the spring water, tarragon, oregano, rosemary, salt, and pepper flakes.
- Pour over chicken and vegetables in slow cooker.
- Cover and turn slow cooker to low heat.
- Allow chicken to cook for 8 hours.
- When chicken is done, use the tines of two forks to shred chicken.
- Stir, then place in serving dish.
You can serve this chicken in so many ways.
- Over homemade mashed potatoes
- Over cooked long-grain rice
- Over cooked pasta
- Over thick slices of bread
- Over biscuits that have been split apart
- All by itself with crackers for dipping
I even add a few shakes of sriracha over the top of my own serving. (I have added it before cooking, and my husband said it was a touch too spicy...oops...)
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