a99kitten's Musings

Tried a new recipe tonight. I wanted to do more in the slow cooker because well, it’s easy :) A lot of slow cooker recipes are full of carbs and yummy cream sauces though. Yummy for sure but not so healthy. So I found a few scouring the internet this AM and grabbed some ingredients.

First up today is “Chicken and Wild Rice”…I did swap out some of the ingredients (that I don’t like) though. My version:

2 slices of bacon, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 lbs boneless/skinless chicken breasts – sliced into thinner breast steaks (recipe called for thighs with skin.)
6 garlic cloves chopped (was 1/2 cup ea of onion & celery – blech)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1/2 thyme (recipe called for sage – I didn’t have any-doh! But thyme can sub for sage)
6 oz converted white long grain rice (recipe called for 8oz)
6 oz wild rice (recipe called for 4 oz)
8 oz brown “baby-bella” mushrooms cleaned and quartered or sliced (I bot pre-sliced!)
3 cups chicken broth, or enough to cover ingredients (I used a little over 2 cups)
Salt & pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped parsley, for garnish

Microwave the bacon on high for 1 minute. Transfer to your slow cooker. Add olive oil and spread evenly on bottom. Place chicken in slow cooker. Add ingredients in order given above (except last salt & pepper & parsley.) Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until rice is tender.

Uncover and let stand 15 minutes. Add salt & pepper to taste if desired. Garnish with chopped parsley (if you want….)

The smell of the cooking at about the 2-hour mark is dee-lish! :)

2:45min mark – husband asks what’s that dog food smell. Sigh…make your own stoopid dinner….

It tastes YUM!!!!! Even husband had to admit it was quite tasty. I highly recommend it! And super easy. Enjoying tonight with a glass of bubbly and the last 2 episodes of season 2 “Mad Men” :)