Herbed Slow Cooker Chicken

Prep Time: 15 minutes Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:
1T. Olive Oil
1t. Paprika
1/2t. seasoned salt
1/2t. dried basil
1/2t. dried thyme
1/2t. pepper
1/2t. garlic powder
1/2c. chicken broth
4-6oz. bone-in chicken breasts

Directions:

Place first seven ingredients into a small bowl and mix together. Rub on chicken breasts. Place in slow cooker. Add chicken broth to slow cooker. Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.

Review:

This was very simple to do. My husband gave it a 4 out of 5. There is one ingredient missing from the above list it's a browning liquid that was optional. I did not add it above because I could not find the book I got the recipe from and I'm not sure on the amount. I did not add it to my chicken either, I believe the browning liquid is more for the looks of your dish than the actual taste of it. I had no idea what this was until I did a little more research. If there are some of you in the same boat as me here is an idea for what you are looking for:

Kitchen Bouquet Browning Sauce
You can find it in the sauce aisle at your grocery store.

I also used those boneless skinless chicken breasts with rib meat. They were on a great sale at my store so I bought these instead. I only did 3 chickens due to the size of them and it was more than enough for my family of 4, 2 adults and 2 toddlers. You may want to up it for larger families.

My chicken was still frozen when I added it. I changed my cooking to 4 hours on high. Unless you like your chicken dry cut the time by 1 hour if you do the frozen method.

Slow-Cooked Pork Barbecue

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Yield: 8-10 Servings

Ingredients:
1 boneless pork loin roast (3 to 4 lbs)
1-1/2 t. seasoned salt
1 t. garlic powder
1 c. barbecue sauce
1 c. cola
8 to 10 sandwich rolls, split

Directions:

• Cut roast in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and garlic powder. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until meat is tender.


• Remove meat; skim fat from cooking juices. Shred meat with a fork and return to the slow cooker. Combine barbecue sauce and cola; pour over meat. Cover and cook on high for 1-2 hours or until sauce is thickened. Serve on rolls.

Review:

I got this out of a Taste of Home Slow Cooker book I bought at the grocery store. It was very easy to make and tasted good. I used Dr. Pepper instead of a regular cola because we didn't have any in our house (my husband is a Dr. Pepper man and I really don't drink soda). I don't think there was too much of a difference but I would like to try it again with a regular cola next time.

Shredding the meat was the most difficult. I used the two fork method and my fingers were killing me. I could have probably let the meat cook a little longer to make it more tender and easier to shred. I tried finding an easier way to shred online and the only things I found were your fingers or forks.

There wasn't much fat to remove from the cooking juices so it was difficult for me to get what there was.

I forgot to by the proper rolls for the sandwiches so I used regular sandwich bread. If you find yourself in the same predicament toast your bread lightly first so it won't get completely soggy.

It was very easy to make and it would be a great make ahead for potlucks and parties.