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Mexican/ Lime/ Coconut Chicken & Pasta

This is another crock pot chicken recipe. Very easy and can be prepared the night before. The list of ingredients are below, but I definitely think it could be modified. 1 Whole Chicken Chopped Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil about ¼ cup Diced Garlic Cloves – about 20 1 cup tomatillo salsa or “Salsa Verde” ¼ cup onion Marinade: ½ cup lime juice Garlic Powder ½ tsp Sea Salt Pepper ¼ cup bbq sauce (this was a Brad add) ¼ cup Asian Sesame dressing (“ “ , thought I was going to be really made when I tasted it, but honestly it was really good!) Brad injected the chicken right before putting in the crock pot. Cook on low about 4-5 hours. Served with protein pasta & light sauce Sauce: 1 can light coconut milk 2 T brown sugar 2 T Soy Sauce About 1 ½ cups chicken juice moved from crock pot (ok if tomatoes, onions are moved) ¼ - ½ cup flour Mix all ingredients except flour. Sift in flour slowly till combined. Pour sauce over pasta and chicken. We topped with more garlic (yes I know!) and a ...

Crock Pot Chicken with Cherries

This is an ultra fast, delicious and cheap meal. When I say ultra, I mean ultra. Total prep time is under 20 min. I found a recipe that lead me to this, I edited as always. 1 whole chicken (Costco $4) 1 pkg. crinkle cut carrots 1 12oz jar cherry preserves 1/2 cup cooking wine (I used white it called for red, but I was misinformed by my hubby that we had red.) 1/8 cup brown sugar salt and pepper 2 T balsamic vinegar In a small sauce pan bring preserves, wine, sugar and salt to a boil. Boil, stirring often till thickened, about 8 min. Place chicken in Crock Pot breast up, add carrots, salt and pepper bird and carrots. Make a few slits in the breast of the chick. Pour cherry mixture over chicken, use a spoon or knife to hold open slits. Cherries should fall into the slits. Juice will fill up slits and fall around chicken. Cook on low 4-5 hours. We wanted quick and easy, so we did some instant potatoes and gravy on the side. Not everything needs to be complicated! Use chicken broth instead...