Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Opa! Crockpot Bruchetta Feta Chicken


This is a recipe that I made up, it was semi inspired by salsa chicken in a crockpot. This comes out so moist! I ended up using chicken tenders and it came out fine too. I also started using crockpot liners which are a godsend! This is a flavorful, healthy meal that takes very little work (but takes a little time). I love crockpots, fix it and forget it!


Crockpot Bruchetta-Feta Chicken
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (or equal amount of chicken breast tenders)
approx 2 C prepared Bruchetta (I used Costco's Hannah Brand)
A couple of glugs of white wine
Sliced feta cheese ( slice as thin as you can from the block of feta) enough to cover the top of the bruchetta.
Place chicken in bottom of crock and season with a little salt and pepper. Spoon bruchetta topping over chicken, using enough to cover it. Pour a couple of glugs of white wine (or approx 1/2 c) over it and cook on high for 3 hours. A half hour before the dish is done, place sliced feta on top of bruchetta and continue cooking. The bruchetta makes a great sauce with the wine and oil, etc. This would be great over pasta.

Healthy Rotisserie Chicken Salad

I love chicken salad, but often times do not order it out because I might as well just eat a bowl of mayo. Does not sound too appetizing anymore, does it?! When I make it at home, I can make a healthier version that does not sacrifice any taste and can control the amount of mayo that goes into the salad (mayo being something that kind of gives me the heebie geebies). You can use any cooked chicken, but I find that Rotisserie Chicken (white meat) works the best. It is moist and flavorful, and usually pretty affordable. Here is the recipe (make modifications where you see fit):
Rotisserie Chicken Salad

Rotisserie chicken breast (3-4 C), cooled and shredded

1/2 C light mayo1 tsp dijon mustard

1/2 C Craisins

1/2- 3/4 C diced celery

onion powder to tastesalt to taste

dill to taste

thyme to tastemix all ingredients together.