Fix-It and Forget-It Christmas Cookbook (82 page)

Tender Barbecued Chicken

Betty Stoltzfus

Honeybrook, PA

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-8 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 6-qt.

3-4-lb. broiler chicken, whole, or cut up

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

1 medium lemon, thinly sliced

18-oz. bottle barbecue sauce

¾ cup cola-flavored soda

1. Place chicken in slow cooker.

2. Top with onion and lemon.

3. Combine barbecue sauce and cola in bowl. Pour into slow cooker.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours, or until chicken juices run clear.

5. Cut into serving-sized pieces and serve with barbecue sauce.

6. Slice any leftovers and use in sandwiches.

Spicy Sweet Chicken

Carolyn Baer

Conrath, WI

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 3½-6¾ hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

2½-3 lbs. chicken breasts, thighs, and/or legs, skinned

1 Tbsp. oil

16-oz. can whole cranberry sauce,
divided

¼ cup spicy-sweet Catalina salad dressing

2 Tbsp. dry onion soup mix

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1. Rinse chicken. Pat dry. Brown in hot oil in skillet. Arrange in slow cooker.

2. In a bowl, combine half of cranberry sauce and all of salad dressing and soup mix. Pour over chicken.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 6 hours or on High 3 hours.

4. Stir cornstarch into remaining cranberry sauce in bowl. Stir into chicken mixture.

5. Turn slow cooker to High. Cover and cook 30-45 minutes more, or until thickened and bubbly.

Serving suggestion: Serve over cooked
noodles
or
rice
.

Chicken with Applesauce

Kelly Evenson

Pittsboro, NC

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-3 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

salt to taste

pepper to taste

2 Tbsp. oil

2 cups applesauce

¼ cup barbecue sauce

½ tsp. poultry seasoning

2 tsp. honey

½ tsp. lemon juice

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Brown in oil in skillet for 5 minutes per side.

2. Allow chicken to cool. Then cut up into 1” chunks. Transfer to slow cooker.

3. Combine remaining ingredients in medium-sized bowl. Pour over chicken and mix together well.

4. Cover. Cook on High 2-3 hours, or just until chicken is tender.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
rice
or
noodles
.

Saucy Apricot Chicken

Anna Stoltzfus

Honey Brook, PA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-5 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

2 12-oz. jars apricot preserves

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

1. Arrange chicken in slow cooker.

2. Combine preserves and onion soup mix in separate bowl. Spoon over chicken.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 4-5 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
rice
.

I put a tea kettle with water, cinnamon, and apple peels on top of my woodstove. It makes the house smell great.

Kendra Dreps, Liberty, PA

Chicken ala Orange

Carlene Horne

Bedford, NH

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-7 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

8 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

½ cup chopped onion

12-oz. jar orange marmalade

½ cup Russian dressing

1 Tbsp. dried parsley,
or
to taste

1. Arrange chicken and onion in slow cooker.

2. Combine marmalade and dressing in bowl. Pour over chicken.

3. Sprinkle with parsley.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 6-7 hours, or until chicken is just tender.

Serving suggestion: Serve with
rice
.

Scrumptious Chicken

Kathi Rogge

Alexandria, IN

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-7 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 6-qt.

8 skinned chicken breast halves

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom,
or
cream of chicken, soup

16 ozs. sour cream