We're working hard to keep it together around here. Sometimes we're having more luck than at others.
Last night as I was getting ready to prepare dinner, I discovered that my kitchen light fixture no longer worked. I tried checking switches, bulbs, circuits--nothing. When my husband got home, we continued to mull over what could possibly have gone wrong with the light (ultimately, the whole fixture died).
Luckily, dinner was a snap to prepare without my overhead light. I had baked chicken on the menu for Monday, which subsequently got moved to Tuesday because of leftover chili from last week. (Having a menu plan sometimes requires more flexibility than others.) My work plan for yesterday dictated being gone from the house for most of the day and only whole chickens available when I shopped at Walmart meant that I had to change up my dinner prep. What to do? Pull out the crock-pot of course!
A quick search on Pinterest yielded several results for whole chickens in the slow cooker, including this one. Most of the recipes I read were pretty basic--put the chicken in, season, add some broth. Easy enough. In my case, I seasoned with Lawry's, added some chopped onion and broth, and left for work.
I came home to completely fallen a part chicken. It was so tender that I couldn't pull whole pieces out of the crock with my tongs. I also used some of the broth to make delicious homemade gravy.
This is a seriously low effort meal. We had a tasty home cooked meal that was pure comfort food, AND I've got cooked chicken packed away in the freezer for another meal somewhere down the road.
Last night as I was getting ready to prepare dinner, I discovered that my kitchen light fixture no longer worked. I tried checking switches, bulbs, circuits--nothing. When my husband got home, we continued to mull over what could possibly have gone wrong with the light (ultimately, the whole fixture died).
Luckily, dinner was a snap to prepare without my overhead light. I had baked chicken on the menu for Monday, which subsequently got moved to Tuesday because of leftover chili from last week. (Having a menu plan sometimes requires more flexibility than others.) My work plan for yesterday dictated being gone from the house for most of the day and only whole chickens available when I shopped at Walmart meant that I had to change up my dinner prep. What to do? Pull out the crock-pot of course!
A quick search on Pinterest yielded several results for whole chickens in the slow cooker, including this one. Most of the recipes I read were pretty basic--put the chicken in, season, add some broth. Easy enough. In my case, I seasoned with Lawry's, added some chopped onion and broth, and left for work.
I came home to completely fallen a part chicken. It was so tender that I couldn't pull whole pieces out of the crock with my tongs. I also used some of the broth to make delicious homemade gravy.
This is a seriously low effort meal. We had a tasty home cooked meal that was pure comfort food, AND I've got cooked chicken packed away in the freezer for another meal somewhere down the road.
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