Crockpot Country Chicken Recipe 445

COUNTRY CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts in half crosswise.
• In crockpot, put potatoes, carrots and onions.
• Top with the chicken.
• In small bowl, mix gravy mix with the next 5 ingredients until smooth.
• Pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
• Remove chicken and vegetables.
• Whisk sour cream into drippings.
• Serve over chicken.

SLOW COOKER COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add chicken and brown on both sides, about 10 minutes. Slightly cool chicken on plate, remove and discard skin, and transfer chicken to slow-cooker insert.
• Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet and return pan to medium-high heat. Add onions, bell pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes, and tomato paste and, using wooden spoon, scrape up browned bits from pan bottom. Simmer until thick and smooth, about 2 minutes. Off heat, stir in chutney, garlic, curry powder, paprika, thyme, and cayenne. Pour mixture into slow-cooker insert, submerging chicken in sauce.
• Cover and cook on low until chicken is tender, about 6 hours. Turn off slow cooker, remove lid, and gently stir sauce to recombine. Replace lid and let stand for about 15 minutes to thicken sauce before serving.

SLOW-COOKER COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place onion, pepper and garlic in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Arrange chicken pieces over vegetables., Whisk the next 5 ingredients with the chicken broth. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Add raisins and tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and cook until chicken reaches 165°, about 2-1/2 hours. Serve over rice; if desired, sprinkle with parsley.

CROCK POT COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in the bottom of the crock pot, you may brown the parts if you wish.
• Heat olive oil and briefly saute garlic, onions, green bell pepper, celery and curry powder.
• Add all remaining ingredients except the almonds.
• Stir to combine then pour over the chicken.
• Cook on low setting for 6 hours or less.
• Serve over basmati rice and sprinkle with almonds.

COUNTRY CAPTAIN FOR THE SLOW-COOKER

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet, season chicken and brown on both sides, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken to platter, let cool a bit, remove and discard skin. Put chicken in crockpot.
• Pour off all but 1 Tablespoon fat and cook onions and bell pepper with about 1/2 teaspoon salt until somewhat tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add broth, tomatoes and tomato paste and scrape up browned bits and cook and stir until slightly thickened and smooth, only about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add chutney, garlic, curry powder, thyme, paprika and cayenne.
• Pour this mixture over chicken in crockpot.
• Cover and cook on low 5 hours.
• Stir before serving over white rice.
• Add coconut and sliced almonds on top. This is necessary for the most authentic taste of Country Captain!