Can a Chicken Crock Pot Recipe be gourmet?   by Lisa Paterson

Find some quick tips to take your crock pot chicken recipe from everyday to gourmet.  Can a chicken crockpot recipe really be more than chicken, vegetables and a can of soup?

We often get in the routine of using our crock pot for a couple of regular meals and that is it. But it can be used for heaps of different recipes.

Generally crock pot cooking conjures up images of crock pot chicken soup and slow cooker stew. There is no doubt that these meals are yummy but you can do more.

Neil and I often receive emails asking for a gourmet chicken crockpot recipe. A crock pot recipe that is new and interesting, a recipe that they have not seen before.

And we have heaps of them. Do you know why? It's not because we are great chefs, because we are not, we are just home cooks like you. But we experiment and regularly adapt conventional recipes.

Yep. We tap into the best chef brains and then just adapt that recipe to suit the slow cooker. And you can do this too. Just remember the basic crock pot principles. Vegetable on the bottom, meat on top and liquid poured over top. It's that easy.

So keeping in mine these basic rules you can now adapt your favorite oven casserole recipe and conveniently cook it in your crock pot. Now don't be scared by this idea. It really is that easy and if we can do it, so can you.

First, go and find an oven chicken recipe you would like to try.

Step one is to put the vegetables in the bottom of the crock pot and then the chicken on top. This will ensure that all the ingredients cook in time.

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All you need do is take a look at the 'sauce' part of the recipe. Generally you will need to reduce the amount of liquid. The recipe will probably have one or a combination of stock, wine or water. Just reduce it so that the veggies are just covered.

Remember to put the lid on, and leave it on.

The good thing is that, if there is too much liquid, it's not a huge problem.

About half an hour before you want to serve your chicken meal, just mix up a little corn starch with some water and stir it in. Then turn your crock pot on high. By the time you are ready to eat, the casserole will have thickened.

The last step. Due to the long, slow cooking process herbs and spices tend to loose their flavor. So about an hour before serving, take a taste and just add more if required. Congratulations. You have just prepared your first original chicken crock pot recipe. Be sure to send it to Neil and I, so we can put it on our website (www.A-Crock-Cook.com).

Enjoy Cooking!
Lisa "The Crock Cook"

About the Author

Take a look at Lisa's own delicious crock pot chicken recipes, at http://www.a-crock-cook.com.

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