Thursday, January 16, 2014

Improvised Italian Chicken w/ potatoes & carrots in the Crock Pot

So yet again my dear readers, I'm improvised my crock pot set up. This time, though, I actually WROTE IT DOWN! My dear husband actually liked this, as did I so I plan to make it again. It was especially nice to create a full 1 pot meal. I was expecting leftovers and looking forward to dining on them for lunch the following week, but in the ultimate testament to him liking the recipe, there were no leftovers!

What did I do?

Browned chicken thighs in olive oil/butter mix
salt/pepper/crushed red pepper
Added chopped onion, carrots (sliced lengthwise), & garlic
Deglazed pan with chicken broth (veggie broth would work too)

Added cut red potatoes to crock pot
Poured chicken/carrot/onion mix
Added a splash of lemon juice & roasted red pepper dressing

Cooked on high for 4 hours.

Potential future alterations: Greek
adding shallots
cutting the roasted red pepper dressing
adding herbs (rosemary & thyme)

Overall I'm excited how well this recipe turned out, especially as I kinda winged it!



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