SLO-COOKER CHICKEN AND RICE

      As promised, here is another version of the Chicken and Rice 'No Peek' recipe.

      I liked that recipe, but Miss Penny thought it could be improved upon. And we have been looking for some good recipes we could use with the Slo-Cooker. So, let's experiment.

      Slo-Cookers are great when you are short on time, and want a good meal. You can come home at noon, put this together and go back to work. After work, your house will smell great, and you'll have a feast. We will get at least two weekday meals out of this recipe. Or you can take it to work the next day for lunch. NO NEED to go out for lunch. It's always fun to impress your co-workers when you bring your own food for lunch. And when you tell them at YOU made it... Boy,  that's fun.

     It's also a great recipe to use on a busy weekend as well

      I did not eat a lot of Rice growing up. It was always dry and tasteless. You could patch your driveway with my mothers rice dishes. So I always stayed away from rice. But over the years I have learned that it does add texture to some recipes and is a fair replacement for potatoes. (No, I didn't mean that. Nothing replaces a tater)

     Let's take a look at what we need.

12 OZ WHITE MUSHROOMS (CHOPPED)

1 CAN CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

1 CAN CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP

1 CUP CHICKEN BROTH – (You did make broth, right ?? Don't use that store bought crap)

6 OZ BOX IF UNCLE BEN'S LONG GRAIN & WILD RICE

 Here is the Rice we like

CHICKEN (3 THIGHS & 5 LEGS)

OK, you can use Chicken Breasts if your Doctor is coming over, but seriously, I have always been a leg and thigh guy. And they add a lot more flavor to the dish.

In a large bowl, mix broth into the soup

This gives you and idea on how big the mushrooms should be.

Put into Slo-Cooker

Add ½ Cup of water

Add 1 TSP of Pepper

Add Mushrooms and RICE (include the seasonings that came with the Rice)

Add Chicken

Grind Pepper on top of Chicken (about 1 TSP)

Looking good !!

DO NOT ADD ANY SALT – The soup and rice have more than enough !!!! Hey, we have to eat healthy, right ??

Cover and cook for 4 hours on low, then 1 hour on MED (or leave it on low until you get home from work. Check chicken temperature with your handy dandy temperature tool. It will probably be done.

      Don't expect large pieces of mushrooms. They cook down into almost nothing. But they add SOOOO much flavor to this dish

      That's all folks !!!

We made some Lima Beans and Hot Rolls to go with our Chicken and Rice

All in all, I thought it was better that the NO PEEK recipe, and easy to make using the SLO-COOKER.  Enjoy !!!