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Monday, February 3, 2014

New recipe...

So I tried out a new recipe last night in the crockpot. Since I've never made it before, I followed the recipe exactly. Man, that was a big mistake! I should've listened to the little voice in my head saying "no, don't do that". But I didn't know any better :) but I thought I'd share since it was a hit regardless! I'll also add my tweaks in for next time!

Slow cooker chicken pot pie stew

4 large skinless, boneless chicken breast cut into cubes
10 medium red potatoes, cubed
1 (8 oz) pkg of carrots
1 cup chopped celery
2 can of cream of chicken soup
6 boullion cubes
2 t garlic salt
1 t celery salt
1 T black pepper
16 oz bag of frozen mixed veggies

Combine everything into the crockpot but the mixed veggies. Cook on high for 5 hours.

Mix in frozen veggies for the last hour of cooking.

Serve with bisquik biscuits.

So, unless you want to feel your arteries clog due to all the salt, and have every bite taste like black pepper... Please follow the recipe as written! :) but here are my highly suggested tweaks.

1. I didn't have red potatoes and used regular russet potatoes and it was just fine.

2. I'd say the 8 oz pkg of carrots is optional since the mixed veggies already have carrots in it.

3. I make my own cream of chicken soup. So much healthier! I just combine 3 T of butter and 1T of flour in a pot. Heat it up and mix together. Then add 1/2 cup of chicken stock and 1/2 cup of milk. Add salt and pepper if desired. Mix until thick. Super nummy! And it makes about 1 cans worth of soup.

3. Wow! 6 bouillon cubes! That's a lot. One would suffice or for a healthier choice 1 cup of chicken stock.

4. Only use 1t of garlic salt or add in 1 garlic clove.

5. I would also add in a small onion.

6. WAY TOO MUCH PEPPER!!! only use as much as you want. Leave it out while cooking and then people can add it into their bowls if they want a slight pepper taste!

7. I would add in the frozen veggies about 3 hours into cooking. Then it has 2 hours to stew instead of 1.

8. This is great as a stew or if you'd like to eat with biscuits that would work too.

I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

I found this recipe at allrecipes.com

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