Easy Crock Pot Chicken Recipes

April 3, 2008 by admin 

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Easy Crock Pot Chicken Recipes
By Natalie Schloesser

With the temptation of fast food, processed meals, and eating out, it’s difficult to spend time to prepare good, healthy, home-cooked meals. If you’re like many, the last thing you want to do after coming home from work is prepare a gourmet dinner. By using your crock pot and spending 5-10 minutes each morning, you can come home to delicious home-cooked meals without hours of preparation right before dinnertime. Below are three quick and easy chicken crock pot recipes you’re sure to enjoy, and each with 7 ingredients or less!

Salsa Chicken

Ingredients:

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 ½ cups salsa

1 tsp ground cumin

3 tbsp lime juice

Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker, pour salsa over chicken. Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours or high 3 hours, until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Stir in cumin and lime juice, cover and cook an additional 15 minutes.

Note: For an extra spicy kick, add a pinch of ground red chili powder with the cumin and lime juice.

Lemon Chicken

Ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

¼ lemon juice

1/3 cup water

2 cloves minced garlic

1 tsp thyme

Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Place chicken in crock pot. Combine juice, water, garlic, and thyme in a small bowl, pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours.

Ranch Chicken

Ingredients:

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup

1 envelope ranch dressing mix

½ cup water

½ cup sour cream

2 tbsp ranch dressing

2 tbsp flour

Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Place chicken breasts in crock pot. In a small bowl, combine soup, ranch dressing mix, and water; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours. Remove chicken from crock pot. Stir in sour cream, ranch dressing, and flour; replace chicken. Cover and cook on high 20 minutes.

Note: Ranch chicken leftovers are perfect for sandwiches, chicken tortilla wraps, or a tasty chicken casserole.

Visit Natalie’s Recipes for more quick and easy chicken crock pot recipes.

Natalie is a work at home mom who loves crock pot cooking and quick and easy recipes in general. To view her crock pot recipes visit http://www.natalies-recipes.com, which also includes a variety of helpful hints, cooking tips, quick and easy recipes, great products, and a fun and informative newsletter.

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