I tried a new one yesterday. I didn't even plan ahead! Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms from 365 Days of Slow Cooking.
1 1/4 lbs chicken tenders or boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut up into bite size pieces
4 oz canned mushrooms, drained
1 oz packet of dry Ranch dressing
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 can cream of chicken soup
8 0z cream cheese (reduced fat works great)
Combine chicken and mushrooms in slow cooker. Sprinkle ranch over the top. Dissolve bouillon cube in one cup of boiling water. Pour over chicken. Make sure chicken is completely covered in liquid. Cook on low for 3-4 hours. Stir in soup and cream cheese, stirring until melted and warmed. Serve over rice.
I got the chicken out of the freezer in the morning, did a quick thaw: chicken in ziplock bag, in bowl of cold water with more cold water constantly dripping in from faucet. It only took a couple of hours to be completely thawed.
Then I almost forgot to start cooking, so I quickly cut up my chicken, and threw it all in the crock pot. If I was better at cutting up chicken tenders and getting that strange little tendon out this would have taken me about 5 minutes, but it took 10.
After 3 hours I added the cream cheese and soup, put on some rice and they were ready to go at the same time.
It's a simple dish, kid friendly...my daughter didn't even hesitate to go for it with this one, mushrooms and all. And my husband thinks it could easily be adapted to other flavors, just substitute the ranch for your preferred flavor. And Karen from 365 days says you can easily make it more healthy by using Fat Free cream cheese and cream of chicken soup, and lower the sodium by using only half the bouillon cube (to which I'd add, you might be able to just do away with the bouillon cube, and add salt as needed).
1 comment:
that sounds pretty good, i will have to try it! i love recipies that you can do ahead! i bet it would be good over noodles too!
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