feliciakw | In which I extol the virtues of crock pot cooking . . . (Reply)

I love my slow cookers (I have 3 different sizes of slow cookers). It's so easy to make really hearty meals without a lot of effort. Throw in the ingredients, turn it on, and let it sit for however many hours the recipe calls for. It's the only way I've ever made pot roast, and it's pretty much the only way I've ever cooked whole turkey breasts (though I did roast turkey in the oven for Thanksgiving). You can even make cake in a crock pot.

But tonight's recipe was so good I have to share. Chicken and rice. I love it because it's stupid easy, hearty, and really tasty.

The suggested crock pot size for this recipe is 4 quarts.

1 can of cream soup (the recipe calls for cream of chicken, but I used cream of mushroom)
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
2.5 cups water
1 cup long grain rice, uncooked (I used converted rice)
6 ozs. boneless, skinless chicken breast tenders (I used 4 chicken breasts)
1/4 tsp. black pepper

I added some Italian seasoning.

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
Cook on low 5-6 hours.
Stir occasionally.

I sprayed my slow cooker with non-stick spray because I wasn't home to stir the pot. And when we got back from The Dark Knight, dinner was ready.

Yummy!