Tasty Chicken Slow Cooker Recipe!

Solio
on 11/1/11 7:59 am, edited 11/1/11 8:03 am - China
 Hello all!  I tried this recipe last night for my friends and they all liked it a lot so I thought I'd share!
This is the original recipe:
www.http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-marrake sh/detail.aspx

but I made the following changes:
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
  • 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (I didn't have garbanzos so I used white beans instead)
  • 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

I also brined the chicen for 3 hours before hand because some of the reviewers on the website said the chicken could get pretty dry.  With the brine they were very moist!  I also think this would be pretty easy to turn into a vegetarian recipe.  Maybe up the beans and add some tofu?  
I served it on couscous with a side salad.  Everyone thought it was good and (I think) it's pretty healthy too!

Have a great day!

 
                  
Ladytazz
on 11/1/11 9:24 am
It sounds good.  How did you brine the chicken?

WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010

High Weight  (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.

lilbear412
on 11/1/11 9:31 am - MN
 i have heard others talking about brining their chicken too and i am going to guess and say i bet you soak it in salty water...just my guess.

Laurie says:  Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind  ~~~ dr. suess

                
Blondie76
on 11/1/11 10:17 am - AL
The hubs and I use 1/4 cup salt and Brown sugar to one gallon of water. We grill a lot and never have dry meat with this and it doesn't add any flavor to change the meat.
Solio
on 11/1/11 2:53 pm, edited 11/1/11 2:56 pm - China
 I brined 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts in 4 cups of cold water, 1/4c of table salt and 1/4c of brown sugar.  I use brines quite regularly.  They work best on chicken, pork, turkey and seafood.  Brines help keep food moist.  There are also a lot of them that add a lot of great flavor.  Try it on a Thanksgiving turkey.  It's amazing!  Here are some helpful brine links.

www.cooksillustrated.com/images/document/howto/ND01_ISBriningbasics.pdf

Here is a very simple brine for poultry: 
allrecipes.com/recipe/simple-chicken-brine/detail.aspx

This next one I used last Thanksgiving and everyone loved it:
allrecipes.com/recipe/turkey-brine/detail.aspx

These I have tried on chicken breasts, but not on a whole bird.
allrecipes.com/recipe/out-of-this-world-turkey-brine/detail.aspx
allrecipes.com/recipe/citrus-turkey-brine/detail.aspx

Good luck!
 
                  
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