Crock Pot Cooking - Crockpot Chicken Recipes

A crock pot is actually a 'slow cooker' used to cook stews and other such recipes that contain water. They are used to cook the food at relatively low temperatures and usually take a longer number of hours. Crock pot cooking allows the user to leave it unattended. There are a number of cookbooks that cater to special crock pot recipes. Here are a few popular chicken recipes.

Easy Crockpot Chicken Recipes

Recipe 1-

Ingredients
1 Chicken-cut up ( 3 to 4 pounds chicken parts)
Melted butter (2 tbsp.)
Salt and pepper
Cream of mushroom soup or cream of celery soup (1 can)
Dry Italian Salad dressing (2 tbsp.)
Cream Cheese-cut in cubes(6 ounces)
Finely chopped Onion (1 tbsp.)
Dry White Wine or Sherry (1/2 cup)

Wash the chicken and pat it dry. Then, brush with butter and add little salt and pepper. Now, place the chicken pieces in crockpot. Next, sprinkle some dry salad mix over the chicken. Cover and cook it on low flame for around 5-6 hours.

Mix some soup, cream cheese, wine and onion in a saucepan one hour before serving. Cook until it smoothens and pour it over the chicken. Now, cover and cook the chicken for at least 30 minutes.

Once done, serve it with sauce, rice and noodles.

Recipe 2-

Ingredients
Roaster Chicken (1)
Red Onion (1)
3-4 Sprigs Cilantro
Goya Adobo with Lemon seasoning (1/2 tsp)
Minced garlic (1/2 tsp)
White Vinegar (1/4 tsp)
Sazon Goya (1 or 1/2 envelope) with Cilantro and Cumin flavors
Sofrito (1 Tbsp)

Wash the chicken thoroughly after removing the giblets from the roaster. Next, pat it dry with some paper towels. Now place it in the crockpot. Use some white vinegar on the chicken. Add a drop to the cavity. Next, you have to rub the skin with some adobo and also sazon. Now, use the sofrito for the final rub.
Then, peel the red onion and cut it in half. Break the cilantro using your fingers and rinse it well. Then, place the onion in the cavity.

It is now time to place the chicken in the crock pot. Plan and set the time you require to cook the chicken.

Recipe 3-

Ingredients
Black beans-rinsed and drained (1 can)
Whole kernel corn-drained (2 cans)
Salsa (1 cup)
Skinless and boneless chicken breast halves (5 or 6)
Shredded Cheddar cheese (1 cup)

Mix the black beans, corn, and 1/2 cup of the salsa in the crockpot. Next, add the chicken breasts and pour the remaining 1/2 cup salsa over the chicken. Cover and cook for approximately 3 hours in the crockpot until the chicken is tender. Do not overcook or you will end up with a very dry chicken.

To make it more delicious, sprinkle some cheese on top and cook again around 15 minutes until the cheese melts.