Fix-It and Forget-It Christmas Cookbook (89 page)

Chicken and Stuffing Dinner

Trudy Kutter

Corfu, NY

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 6¾-7 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 6-qt.

4-6 skinless chicken breast halves

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

4-6 potatoes, peeled and sliced

6-oz. pkg. stuffing mix

1¼ cups water

¼ stick (2 Tbsp.) melted butter

1-1½ cups frozen green beans, thawed

1. Arrange chicken in slow cooker.

2. Spoon soup over chicken.

3. Top with potatoes.

4. Combine stuffing mix, water, and butter in bowl. Spoon over potatoes.

5. Cover. Cook on Low 6 hours.

6. Sprinkle green beans over stuffing.

7. Cover. Cook on Low 45-60 minutes, or until beans are just tender.

Serving suggestion: Serve with a
salad
.

Chicken and Dumplings

Bonnie Miller

Louisville, OH

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 3½-8½ hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

1¾ cups chicken broth

2 chicken bouillon cubes

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1 tsp. poultry seasoning

2 celery ribs, cut into 1” pieces

6 small carrots, cut into 1” chunks

Biscuits:

2 cups buttermilk biscuit mix

½ cup, plus 1 Tbsp., milk

1 tsp. parsley

1. Arrange chicken in slow cooker.

2. Dissolve bouillon in broth in bowl. Stir in salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning.

3. Pour over chicken.

4. Spread celery and carrots over top.

5. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours or on High 3-3½ hours, or until chicken is tender but not dry.

6. Combine Biscuit ingredients in a bowl until just moistened. Drop by spoonfuls over steaming chicken.

7. Cover. Cook on High 35 minutes. Do not remove cover while dumplings are cooking. Serve immediately.

Scalloped Chicken

Brenda Joy Sonnie

Newton, PA

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep. Time: 15-30 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-3 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 5-qt.

4 cups cooked chicken
*

1 box stuffing mix for chicken

2 eggs

1 cup water

1½ cups milk

1 cup frozen peas

1. In large bowl, combine chicken and dry stuffing mix. Place in slow cooker.

2. In same bowl, beat together eggs, water, and milk. Pour over chicken and stuffing.

3. Cover. Cook on High 2-3 hours.

4. Add frozen peas during last hour of cooking.

Variation:

For more flavor use chicken broth instead of water.

*
If you don’t have leftover cooked chicken, turn to
page 175
, at end of recipe for Tamale Chicken, for instructions about how to cook chicken in your slow cooker.

Brunswick Stew

Violette Denney

Carrollton, GA

Makes 8-10 servings

Prep. Time: 30-60 minutes

Cooking Time: 4 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 8-qt.

3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

reserved chicken broth (from cooking chicken breasts)

2 lbs. lean ground beef

2 cans creamed corn

1 can whole-kernel corn, drained

2 cups ketchup

1 cup mild barbecue sauce

2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 large sweet onions, chopped

15-oz. can English peas, drained

1 qt. stewed tomatoes

salt and pepper to taste

1. In good-sized stockpot, cook chicken in 2” of water. Cover and cook slowly, just until meat is tender but not at all dry.

2. Remove chicken to platter and allow to cool. (Reserve broth.) When cool enough to handle, cut chicken into small chunks.

3. Meanwhile, brown ground beef in large skillet. Stir occasionally with wooden spoon, breaking up clumps. Brown until meat is no longer pink.

4. Place 1 cup chicken broth in slow cooker. (Reserve rest of broth.)

5. Drain drippings off browned ground beef. Add beef to slow cooker.

6. Stir all other ingredients into slow cooker.

7. Cover. Cook on Low 4 hours.

Notes:

1. Add more broth if the Stew gets thicker than you like. Use canned broth if you need to.

2. If you have leftovers, this Stew freezes well and is welcome on any cold day when you want something hot.

3. Serve this as soup, or over pasta as a topping.

Hot Chicken Sandwiches

Glenna Fay Bergey

Lebanon, OR

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-7 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 6-qt.

1 large chicken, whole or cut up

1 cup water

1. Place chicken in slow cooker. Add water.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 6-7 hours.

3. Debone chicken. Mix cut-up chicken with broth.

4. Spoon into dinner rolls with straining spoon to make small hot sandwiches.

Serving suggestion: Top with your favorite
condiments
.

Tip:

This is also a great way to prepare cooked chicken for soups or casseroles. Save the broth if you think you might make soup.

Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches

Brittany Miller

Millersburg, OH

Makes 10 servings

Prep. Time: 25-30 minutes

Cooking Time: 6 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 5-qt.

3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs

1 cup ketchup

1 small onion, chopped

¼ cup water

¼ cup cider vinegar

2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

1 garlic clove, minced

1 bay leaf

2 tsp. paprika

1 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. chili powder

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper