January 26, 2009

• 2009 New Recipe #5 (a and b)

  Finally. Because I just ate them today. I know – I’m a slacker. You probably thought I was already giving up on my resolution, eh?

  First recipe
  Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken
  This one is from the food network and seemed pretty simple:

  1lb of boneless skinless chicken breasts
  salt
  pepper
  8 cloves of garlic smashed
  1c of wild rice blend (I, sadly, used 2/3c of basmati and 1/3c of wild)
  1/4c of fresh squeezed lemon juice
  2 and 1/4c of water

  Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and then place on the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the garlic and rice. Mix the lemon juice with the water and then pour over the rice covered chicken. Stir once to coat. Cook on low for 8 hours.

  It looks very nasty.
  

  Verdict
  Over cooked rice is gross. The basmati stuff turned to glue-like consistency. The taste isn’t bad – just kind of bland. And cleaning the slow cooker sucked.

  

  This one I’m unlikely to make again unless I’m poor and out of ideas – I would replace the basmati with entirely wild rice and that would probably help. As would some other spice of SOME sort!

  Nutrition Information
  per serving (I got 5 servings out of it):
  Calories: 137
  Fat: 0.3g
  Fiber: 0.6g
  WWP: 2.7

  Quinoa, beans and chicken
  I don’t remember where I got this recipe or what it’s called. Which is too bad because I hate not giving credit for recipes.

  1lb of boneless skinless chicken breast
  15oz can of creamed corn
  15oz can of pinto beans (I used the chili style ones, because I like them)
  15oz can of diced tomatoes (I used the ones with green chilis in them)
  1/2t of sage
  1t dry chives
  1t dehydrated onion
  1/2t garlic powder
  1t dry cilantro
  1c of uncooked Quinoa, rinsed WELL!

  Put everything except the quinoa in the crock pot and cook for 6 hours on low. Thirty minutes before dinner, add the quinoa and it will soak up some of the extra liquid.

  

  Verdict
  Better than the other, but still a little bland. I admit I was a bit lax on spice measurements (and I didn’t have sage) but it was still a little bland. I think I may make this one again but use a package of taco seasonings. The beans, the creamed corn and the quinoa with the tomato go well together. The chicken didn’t really seem to add or detract – good for protein though I guess. If I make it again – WAAAAY more spices. And possibly more quinoa. Though, I really like having a way to use quinoa. Oh, also – I didn’t really have much extra liquid – mine hubby had to add a cup or so of water while I was at the baby shower to prevent burnage.

  

  Nutrition Information
  per serving (I got six servings)
  Calories: 237
  Fat: 3g
  Fiber: 7g
  WWP: 4.2

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