I invented a crockpot recipe! (I totally rock.)

[liz_marcs]

It appears that a good ol' nor'easter is heading our way starting late tonight.

You know what that means. Countdown time!

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I'll be over here cackling while everyone in the state goes batshit insane at the same time and starts rioting in the grocery stores. Honestly, people. We knew this was coming Sunday night. You could've started rioting in the grocery stores days ago.

Anywho, I managed to accidentally invent a crockpot recipe, mostly because the original recipe was so freakin' *blah* and I figured a little spice never hurt anyone.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have managed to invent: Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti Sauce With a Bite

I rock.

• 1 5-pound whole chicken (frozen is preferable; fresh is okay)
  
• 2 packages McCormick Italian Herb Chicken Seasoning for Slow Cookers
  
• 2 6-oz cans of Contadina Tomato Paste with Pesto
  
• 2 14.5-oz cans of Contadina Diced Tomatoes, flavor(s) of your choice (I recommend mixing and matching any two of the following: Italian Herbs, Roasted Garlic, or Roasted Red Peppers)
  
• 3 14.5-oz cans of flavored Stew Tomatoes (I recommend mixing and matching the following: Italian Herb or Roasted Garlic)
  
• 1 8-oz package of pre-chopped fresh Portabella mushrooms
  
• 1 1 large onion finely chopped
  
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped (optional)
  
• 1 jalapeño pepper chopped (optional)
  

1. Rinse out chicken

2. In a 4.5-quart (minimum size) slow cooker, toss in:

• chicken
  
• McCormick seasoning packets
  
• 2 cans of tomato paste
  
• 2 cans of diced tomatoes
  
• 1 can of stewed tomatoes
  

3. Set crockpot on low for 8 to 10 hours (4 to 6 hours on high)

4. After cooking time is complete, shut off the crockpot

5. Remove chicken, set it aside, and allow to cool to room temperature

6. To the crockpot, toss in:

• remaining two cans of stewed tomatoes (for fluid)
  
• package of mushrooms
  
• chopped onion
  
• chopped garlic (optional)
  
• chopped jalapeño pepper (optional)
  

7. Set crockpot on high for 1 to 2 hours

8. Remove bones from chicken

9. Shred chicken meat (removing skin is optional)

10. Cover the chicken and set aside (refrigerate for food safety!)

11. After 1 to 2 hours, shut off crockpot and stir

12. Add shredded chicken back into the tomato mix and mix it together

May be served over any pasta of your choice.

Needless to say, this recipe makes a ton of sauce. At an estimated guess? Just shy of a gallon of sauce, or roughly 14 to 16 servings.

It's surprisingly yummy.

Comments

[kurukami.livejournal.com]

*sigh* I still have to make do with what rations I have left over from my road trip. The reimbursement company, or at least their accounting department, is finally getting their act together, but I still don't have funds quite yet. *rolls eyes*

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

Ummmm, you might want to stock up on some canned soup and milk at least.

The snowing is supposed to start tonight. If the storm shifts to the east, we're going to get the two feet of snow, instead of just 1 foot. Either way, the roads by mid-day are going to sucketh the big weenie.

*sends you virtual sauce*

I'm kind of stuck at work late tonight to make up for the probable going home early I'm going to be doing tomorrow.

[kurukami.livejournal.com]

Therein lies the trouble. I mean, I suppose I could ransack my various jars of change in the hopes of finding sufficient lucre to buy a small stock of food, but I suspect it won't be much. Still, I'll probably do my best on that after I get off work tonight.

Lucky thing I've got a gas stove and heater, I guess. And if I need to keep milk from getting too warm, I can just put it out on the inner stairway... *grin*

[hpchick.livejournal.com]

We're supposed to get 1 foot of snow?!?! I thought I heard 2-4 inches. I'm supposed to set up computers in Lowell today. I guess that's not gonna happen.

[bluegreensmoke.livejournal.com]

That looks SO good but I don't have a 4.5-quart slow cooker. I'm definitely printing it out and hassling mom to make it, though. :)

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

I was shocked at how good it was (although, to be honest, it's hard to screw up a crockpot recipie).

It's like sauce for everyone!

[sunfell.livejournal.com]

I love slow-cooked foods. And your icon is hilarious.

No snow down here. Just cold.

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

The icon is gakkable (just credit whoever I did in the comments and it's good).

Honestly, we really do need the snow (actually, we need the water that'll come from the snowmelt). It's been such a dry winter that people are starting to really hope for a very rainy spring to make up for it.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

I don't understand the whole rioting in the grocery stores thing. I mean, don't people have ANY food at their houses? We could live for at least two weeks on the food we've got in the house. I mean, it might be boring and at the end of that time we'd be down to canned beans and soup, but... it's so weird. (Granted, we don't drink milk, and I think that's one of the things that people worry about running out of?)