Crockpot Chicken Recipes

Chicken is ideally suited for cooking in a crockpot. Encluded with the recipes is basic information to keep calories down and flavor up. In the first recipe, chicken it is combined with garden vegetables to produce a complete meal which only needs a roll and a light desert to make it a perfect dinner for the family. These recipes will also fit into just about any diet. Below you will find three great chicken recipes that will be complete meals.

Chicken is a good option for for those people that want to reduce the red meat in their diet. This tasty meat is also one of the best buys at the market.

There is quite a difference between the caloric and fat content of the various parts of chicken. If you want to reduce the overall calories you must remove the skin and consider the differences between light and dark meat. Boneless, skinless chicken breast has the least amount of calories per serving. Then you should consider how you cook the meat to keep the calories low.

Broiled, pan fried without fat, cooked in fat free chicken broth are all methods that will retain the flavor but not add calories.

When cooking boneless, skinless chicken in your crockpot you have an easy method that doesn't require any extra fat to be added during the cooking process. Vegetables and chicken will cook in their own juices and provide a healthy meal that can be a fine addition to any diet.

Included is a number of recipes that are quick, easy and will present chicken in a flavorful way that will delight the entire family.

1 can chicken broth

Place chicken in bottom of crock pot

add chicken broth

Mushrooms and green beans

carrots and potatoes last

Sprinkle salt, parsley and chopped garlic over the top.

Cover and cook...

on high heat about 5 hours or all day on low setting.

The amount of each vegetable can be modified to suit the family.

Serve with a warm hard roll

An ideal desert is fresh fruit, such cored and sliced apples or pears in season.

This is a healthy and easy meal.

Simple Baked Chicken

Skinless chicken breast or skinless thighs and legs.

Place chicken in the slow cooker. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper

Cover and cook approx. 5 hours on high or all day on low.

To add interest you can add spices or herbs such as garlic, curry, chili pepper rosemary or any other flavoring you enjoy cooking with. If you are unfamiliar with an herb start with a small amount. This type of long time cooking can accentuate flavor.

This chicken will be fall off the bone done and baked in its own juices.

Serve with a nice tossed green salad and brown rice with a spoonful or two of the chicken juice over the top.

Chicken and rice

One whole chicken breast ( 2 halves) ..Boneless / skinless

Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes or you may leave them in larger pieces.

1 cup brown rice

2 cans chicken broth

1 1/2 cup hot water

1 tsp salt

1 small onion chopped

1 stalk celery chopped

1 carrot sliced

4-5 medium fresh button mushrooms sliced

place rice into pot add liquid and vegetables stir

place chicken in last. Do not mix.

Cook approx 5 hours on high or all day on low.

Serve with cranberry sauce, coleslaw or a green leafy salad.