Boneless Chicken Breasts in the Slow Cooker

[NatureMuzic]

The first rain of the season is nearing southern California & I thought I'd get some chicken breasts(boneless) from the freezer & use the slow cooker on Wed.
I won't get to the store until later this week, so I'm looking for some ideas based on all I have here at home. I have a white & red onion, many spices, spaghtetti sauce, bbq sauce, cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, flour & lemon juice. I will be having the boxed dressing alongside. I just wanted to let it slow cook & fill the house with a home cooked meal scent while it rains!

Many thanks & enjoy your evening & tomorrow !

[CheapThrills]

Yesterday I "made up" a meal of frozen breasts, an 8 oz can of tomato sauce, and about half a packet of Italian dressing mix. Served on orzo w/broccoli. My guys loved it. FYI: The breasts were frozen solid and cooked through in 3.5 hours. 6 5-oz breasts in a 4-qt pot on high. Chicken breasts cook very quickly.

[Red Apple Guy]

Hey nature
Look through these. Truth is, any cream of crud soup and chicken breasts will make a good dish.

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?q=chicken&categ=225&foodid=833%2C1107&ls=h&foodidx=1809%2C1104%2C1109%2C2216%2C15411%2C934%2C3840

You didn't list mushrooms, but you could make a caccitore dish such as Dale & Shari's Chicken Cacciatore .

[NatureMuzic]

Hi Cheap Thrills & Red Apple Guy,

Thanks very much to you both. I found a nice recipe in the link you provided RAG - when I did a search, I used Slow Cooker & found some, but never thought to search under Crock Pot ! And CT, thanks for the note on the heat & them being frozen as I forgot to take them from the freezer & didn't know you could take them straight from the freezer to the cooker.

Thanks again to you both & happy cooking/eating !

[Red Apple Guy]

Hey nature
Good deal. Let us know how it turns out and keep us posted as you crock pot on. I don't know, but I think you can use the crock pot even if it's not raining.

[NatureMuzic]

Thanks & yes, it came out great ! I used the cream of chicken & some spices, mostly paprika as well as some seasoned salt, which I use on most everything ! But it was very good, tender & good over the stove top dressing!

Yes, I re-read the instructions & it CAN be used with a clear sky That said, 2 days ago, we had rain here in SoCal, Ventura(I had 2.3 inches of much needed rain) is where I live & today? So far, it's at 96.4, in the shade - whew !

Kidding aside I have used it many times when it's hot, so as not to add any more heat to the house, via the oven. I make sweet 'n sour pork, BBQ Beef & gonna try Cheap's tip on the pulled chicken ! Have also made Sausage & Peppers in it. I'm going to try an old Chili recipe I made up some 25-30 years ago!

What are some of your fave Slow Cooker recipes chicken notwithstanding ?

Okay, RAG, to you, Cheap Thrills & your loved ones, have a fun, safe weekend ahead!

* Sorry, just thought of this, when I can find the link, I'll post it - it's of a local PBS show here in So Cal & the host went to a place near San Bernardino where they grow hundreds of apple varieties & they have one that is ONLY grown there - no other place on earth, that anyone knows of, grows this apple! They give walking tours, you can pick your own, they sell Cider, etc. - you may get a kick out of it ! I'll locate it & come back & Post the link to it

[Red Apple Guy]

I love apple orchards in the fall. I've visited them in PA and here in GA, but not in CA. I also use a lot of apple wood when I smoke pork. So, please post the link. As far as favorite chicken recipes in a crock pot I don't cook that much chicken in the crock pot as I favor stove top, grill or oven methods. It cooks fast and can take the heat. But, here are a few:

Crock Pot Cream Cheese Ranch Chicken
Crock Pot -Chicken Tortilla Soup
Creamy Cajun Chicken Spaghetti (I would use the crockpot to cook all ingredients except the cheese and spaghetti. I would add the cooked spaghetti and the cheese during the last hour of cooking. I included this recipe because this combination of ingredients ROCK and everyone needs a good chicken spaghetti recipe, crock pot or not.)
Jim's Chicken Supreme (My Dad's recipe and the Red Apple Inn's where he worked for years, easily adapted to the crock pot. Just remove chicken at the end of the cook - when the chicken is done (170F) and add the sour cream then). Heat until bubbly on high.)

[NatureMuzic]

Hi RA Guy & thanks for the follow up recipes - I have Saved them already !

Here's the link to the site I spoke of yesterday, it's called Oak Glen:

http://oakglen.net/

And for example, some of the individual farms/ orchards, can be clicked on & in this case, at SnowLine, they tell the types of Apples !

http://www.snow-line.com/ then click on Apples for their listings.

Apple wood fire for BBQ Pork sounds great !

Enjoy the rest of your weekend RA Guy !

[NatureMuzic]

RAG, I also send this link to the local PBS Show, California Gold, hosted by Huell Houser & at the bottom of that page, it offer both a VHS & a DVD copy of this particular show - the tape is about 22.00 & the DVD is 25.00 & tax is included & there is no S&H fees. I would recccommened it as the show is just about an hour long & he visits many, if not all of these orchards, tase-testings, a look at a guy who works the Cider press & has done so for some 35 years, I think it was, but I would think you'd get a big kick out of this & no, I am not on their tourism board

Anyway, I wanted to let you know you can see this on tape or DVD if you so desire:

http://www.calgold.com/roadtrip/Default.asp?Series=100&Show=780

Take care

[Red Apple Guy]

Thanks, kid. That's some beautiful country! My favorite apples are on that list: empire, Arkansas Black, Staymen, Winesap.

[NatureMuzic]

My pleasure, RAG as I, based on the show, want to try both the Winesap & Arkansas Black & until I see the show again, I have forgotten the apple that was a "chance" sprout, or something to that effect, that is only grown there, but I want to try that one as well !

I would like to make it there in the next year or so, tho' doubt I will. But I'll be watching it the next time it's on - have seen it 3X already & each time, I see or learn something else ! Or maybe, just maybe I have forgotten, either way, it seems new to me !

Unless you go to a Farmer's Market, esp. in Los Angeles, about all you see in grocery stores is the red & golden delicious, Fuji, Gala, Rome Beauty's, Granny Smith's & Pippin's. On occasion, one can find a Braeburn, but there are so many varieties we never get to experience here. I do like the Fuji & Gala's.