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Crockpot Yummy Chicken Breasts

Irongloves — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:50:53 +0000

Most of us have always believed that anything cooked in a Crockpot is fattening because it cooks in its own fat. Not if you use this recipe, I used no soups or gravies to make this dish.

Do you get tired of trying to find new ways to cook chicken,,, then this recipe is for you! I usually bake my chicken breast, but I always overcooked it & it tasted so dry. Honest to goodness, crockpot cooked chicken comes out tasting like tender pork roast.

BE SURE TO USE the plastic liners made for the crockot = no clean up afterwards.
6 raw boneless Chicken Breasts. Or if you have a little crockpot, then only use 3 breasts.
Water to just barely covering the last chicken breast.
Use whatever seasonings you like. I used Italian Seasoning & Mrs. Dash Seasoning. Or use Poutlry Seasoning.
Dash of Garlic Powder.
Dash of Black Pepper.
Squeeze one fresh lemon. Careful not to let any seeds get in there.
Optional: 1 Tablespoon “I can’t Believe it’s not Butter” margarine. I DID USE IT!!!

You can decide to cook on SLOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours. Tastes the same either way.

Once you start cooking, never open the lid. If you do, you’ll have to add on another 20 minutes cooking time.

Use tongs to remove chicken, because it’s so tender that it falls apart.

Taboule Fo-Foolie

Irongloves — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:20:41 +0000

The Freshest Tasting Dinner

You will feel so healthy after eating this that you’ll feel very proud of how healthy you just ate. Hopefully you won’t spoil it by running out to Dairy Queen afterwards – heehee.

Taboule Salad Mix:

1 box Taboule Wheat Mix
Make Taboule as directed on the box. After you chill it in fridge for 30 minutes, then add the below ingredients. Stir it all up, let sit in fridge minimum 1 hour or overnight.
1 medium Tomato chopped
1 Tablespoon fresh Lemon Juice
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1/4 cup Fresh Basil chopped (or pulled to pieces by hand)
4 oz. Feta Cheese fat-free, crumbled ‘Herbed’ Tomato & Basil flavor. Comes in a 6 oz. plastic tub, purchased at Fry’s in the gourmet cheese section. I’m sure it would taste okay to use plain Feta Cheese.
Optional: 2 Tablespoon chopped or slivered almonds

Cucumber Delight:

1 large Cucumber sliced or diced (set aside for now)
1/4 cup light Cream Cheese
1/4 cup nonfat Cottage Cheese
1/2 teaspoon of minced Garlic (I buy the kind in a jar, already minced)
1/4 cup Water
1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice
Blend it all till pretty liquidized, I use the Magic Bullet. DO NOT put the cucumber in the blender. After blending it all up, pour mixture into a bowl, now add the diced cucumbers, stir it all up, add a pinch of salt & some fresh black pepper, & now ready to serve.

Here is how I plate it up…

On the plate spread a bed of lettuce (I use Romaine), next add the Cucumber Delight, then add the Taboule Salad Mix on top. For protein, serve with rotisserie chicken or grilled chicken breast. For vegetarians, add Kidney Beans to the Taboule Salad Mix, maybe also some firm Tofu.

German Pork Chops & Kraut

Irongloves — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:08:34 +0000

“Authenic German Dish”
This is one of my best tasting dishes. I have perfected it to a “T”,
so be sure to follow my directions, you will be pleasantly pleased!

Be sure to use a crockpot bag liner. No mess, no fuss at all

4 center cuts without bone or remove the bone. If you have a super large crockpot, then buy 5-6 chops.
4 Chicken Sausage Links bought at Fry’s (I used the apple flavor), cut each link into 5ths. You can substitute with kielbasa or hot dogs. But, I like a certain type of chicken sausage at Fry’s, because it has no nitrates.
3 cups Claussen Sauerkraut or your favorite sauerkraut. Claussen found cold in the section with the lunch meat. Be sure to use all the juice that comes with the kraut.
2 large potatoes peeled & cut up, not too small.
2 carrots, cut up, not too small.
1 apple, cut into sections, I used Gala apple.
1 small onion, diced.
Tbsp. minced garlic (in a jar).
1/4 tsp. ground pepper.
caraway seed, few good shakes.
1/4 tsp. ginger powder.
Optional: Very light sprinkle of celery salt. Remember, sauerkraut is salty enough as it is.

Brown chops in a big cooking pot with a bit of heated up olive oil. I like to use a big pot for browning as opposed to a skillet, this way the oil doesn’t spatter all over the stove.

Remove browned chops & place aside for now. Add onion & garlic to the hot pot with a bit more olive oile, cook to caramelized. The reason for cooking the onion & garlic separately in the pot instead of in the crockpot… the carmelization adds a very flavorable taste to the recipe.

Once the onions & garlic are done, add ALL the remaining ingredients, keeping the chops set aside for now.

Add all the ingredients from the pot to the crockpot, keep 1/4 of the ingredients left behind.

Now add the pork chops, then add the 1/4 remaining ingredients on top. No need to add any water.

I cooked it on high for 5 hours. Wash your big cooking pot. When it’s all done cooking, removed the bag carefully, then dump it all back into the big clean pot. Then you can now scoop & serve. I like to remove the potatoes, so that I can mash them down, then I added butter, salt & pepper.

Serve with Applesauce. I buy the unsweetened applesauce, then add my own cinnamon, & sweet-n-low or stevia.

THIS DISH TASTES FANTASTIC! It is going to be our New Year’s Day dinner from now on.