Creamy chicken and rice with green beans. I mean, serious comfort food. The best part is, you can prep this entire meal ahead of time. I am crazy about my slow cooker, and now about layering all portions of the meal at once. So, I've been taking favorite recipes and altering them in order to do just that. The inspiration for this recipe was "Finger Lickin' Chicken" by Elsie Barton, featured in Sharing Our Best: A Collection of Recipes by Riverchase Church of Christ. Don't you just love church ladies' cookin'?!
As a side-note, this, like much of my cooking, is dairy free and made with white meat. Just accommodating my quirky mild health issues. It's hard to find creamy dishes without milk, as you might guess. Additional side note, I'm not exactly sure how many quarts my slow cooker holds, but it's fairly large.
olive oil
1 1/2 cups of white or brown rice
2 1/4 cups of water or chicken broth
1 teaspoon Goya Adobo seasoning (good for so many things; find it in the Mexican grocery section)
2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast
6 Tablespoons mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice
1 Tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 can of green beans
aluminum foil
cooking non-stick spray
Coat the inside of the slow cooker with a small bit of olive oil, so the rice won't stick. Pour in rice, water, and sprinkle Adobo seasoning evenly. Personal preference: I cut up breasts into thirds, or you could tenderize or butterfly it. Set aside fat trimmings. Lay the chicken cutlets over the rice and water. Mix together mayo, juice, vinegar, salt, and black pepper, and stir until sauce is smooth. Pour the entire sauce mixture on top. All the ingredients will run together a bit.
Cut aluminum foil about the size of a legal size paper. Either rub on a thin coat of Olive Oil or use cooking spray. Open green beans and drain. Pour beans into center of foil. Sprinkle a small bit of Adobo, and throw in a few pieces of chicken fat for flavor.
Give foil a "hot dog fold," and fold over another time. Roll up the short ends to close the packet up.
Lay the green bean packet right on top of the chicken. You could add one or two more sides packets if you preferred: corn, pintos, etc.). Always good to add a little olive oil or butter with those.
Put the lid on, set on low, and wait four hours. Yes, y'all, that's all! Put your feet up, run some errands, go to church, or get a manicure. The whole family liked this one. Yum, if I do say so.
So, while we're on the subject of cooking, I need to give kudos to a friend newly trying his hand at cooking. Justin Brown actually likes my cooking enough to ask for lessons. So, while I'm probably not qualified, I'll go ahead and use him as a guinea pig.
Our first two dishes have been along the lines of Italian favorites, marinara chicken, and here, making stuffed shells. We made a filling bag using a plastic gallon bag, snipped the end, and stuffed those shells (thanks for teaching me, Chef Tasha Chambrot). We used this recipe, and added in three cloves of minced garlic. Recipe
Check out his blog www.justinbrown11.blogspot.com. And, ladies, he's single.
Blessings!
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Mmm...Monday
For people like me, who sometimes like to be lazy cooks, this dinner is for you! If you're a snob about using crockpots or condensed soup, close the browser. I'll be back soon with a different post.
I don't remember where I first saw this recipe, but I have altered it a few times since. Let's call it...
"Lazy Chicken Dinner"
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup white cooking wine
Italian seasoning, to taste (I use around a tablespoon)
Goya chicken seasoning, to taste (about a teaspoon)
3 boneless chicken breasts cut into thirds, or a package of tenders
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay chicken in a 9 x 11-ish dish. Mix first four ingredients. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and bake for an hour. It makes a nice sauce. Serve with rice, and ladle the sauce on top. Also makes a great slow-cooker dinner; cook on low.
My three-year-old begged for seconds! Well, with all that "labor-intense prep," I still had energy to play after cooking. Blessings!
I don't remember where I first saw this recipe, but I have altered it a few times since. Let's call it...
"Lazy Chicken Dinner"
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup white cooking wine
Italian seasoning, to taste (I use around a tablespoon)
Goya chicken seasoning, to taste (about a teaspoon)
3 boneless chicken breasts cut into thirds, or a package of tenders
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay chicken in a 9 x 11-ish dish. Mix first four ingredients. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and bake for an hour. It makes a nice sauce. Serve with rice, and ladle the sauce on top. Also makes a great slow-cooker dinner; cook on low.
My three-year-old begged for seconds! Well, with all that "labor-intense prep," I still had energy to play after cooking. Blessings!
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