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Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

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Learn how to cook this easy, healthy, delicious Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore recipe! In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make this super simple Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore dinner recipe!

This Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore recipe is so easy! You just add the chicken and vegetables to your crockpot or slow cooker and let it cook while you do something else. This Chicken Cacciatore is delicious served over mashed potatoes, baked polenta, egg noodles or pasta, (spaghetti, fettuccine or penne). It is a hearty, healthy meal perfect for lunch or dinner.

This Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore is a very healthy recipe with plenty of vegetables and the chicken is a great source of protein. If you like chicken dinners I think you will love this easy Chicken Cacciatore recipe! Watch this video and try this Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore recipe today!

Yield: 6 servings

Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

Ingredients

  • 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 - 1 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 15.5 ounce can tomatoes, diced or chopped
  • 1/2 cup tomato juice
  • 2 - 3 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon pepper, fresh ground (or to taste)
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (or pieces)

Instructions

  1. Combine bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, tomato juice, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  2. Spread about 1/2 cup of the vegetable mixture over the bottom of the crockpot.
  3. Lay half the chicken over the mixture.
  4. Spread the chicken layer with half of the remaining mixture.
  5. Lay the remaining chicken over the mixture layer.
  6. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours until the chicken is cooked but not mushy or dry.

Notes

This Chicken Cacciatore is delicious served over mashed potatoes, baked polenta, egg noodles or pasta, (spaghetti, fettuccine or penne).

© Karen Breyer

 

Crockpot Pine-Applesauce

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Try this easy, healthy apple and pineapple recipe in your crockpot! Karen Breyer’s cooking video shows you how to make this delicious Crockpot Pine-Apple sauce. Is it a applesauce recipe or a pineapple sauce recipe? It is both! This is a delicious combination of baked apples with a pineapple accent. Watch this cooking video to see how easy this recipe is to make in your crockpot or slow cooker!

Yield: 8 servings

Crockpot Pine-Applesauce

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dried pineapple, chopped
  • 1 cup water
  • 8 cups apples, sliced and cored
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, ground (optional)

Instructions

  1. Add the pineapple and water to a blender. Before blending, let set for 30 minutes to soften the pineapple.
  2. Core and slice the apples.
  3. After the pineapple has soaked, blend it until it is smooth.
  4. Add the apples and pineapple mixture to the crockpot and stir so the apples are coated. Stir in the cinnamon and nutmeg if you would like.
  5. Cook the apples until they are soft. On low for about 3 1/2 to 4 hours. On high for about 2 1/4 to 3 1/2 hours.
  6. When the apples are soft, mash them with a potato masher until they are as chunky or smooth as you would like them.
  7. Stir in the vanilla if desired. Serve warm, chilled or room temperature.

Notes

Honeycrisp, Fuji, McIntosh, Jonathan, Golden Delicious, Braeburn, and Rome apples are good choices for applesauce. Fuji and Honeycrisp apples are pretty sweet and very good choices. You can mix different types of apples.

You can peel the apples if you want to. If you don’t make sure to wash the apples well.

You can slice or chop the apples. They do not need to be neat since you are going to mash them later.

Softer apples with cook faster than firm apples. Small pieces will cook faster than firm apples.

Instead of a using a potato masher, you can blend the cooked apples with an immersion blender or blend them in a high-speed blender.

You can substitute 2 tablespoons of lemon juice for the pineapple and water. These additions are to keep the apples from browning.

You can store this applesauce in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 weeks and in the freezer for about 2 months.

See a cooking demonstration of this Crockpot Pine-Apple Sauce recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

Crockpot Spaghetti Squash

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Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Crockpot Spaghetti Squash

Ingredients

  • 1 spaghetti squash, whole
  • 1 cup water
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Pasta sauce, for topping if desired
  • Parmesan cheese, for topping if desired

Instructions

  1. Wash the spaghetti squash and pierce it a few times on all sides with a knife.
  2. Place the whole spaghetti squash in the crockpot
  3. Add 1 cup of water and cover with lid.
  4. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 7 hours until the squash is soft.
  5. Carefully remove the squash (it is very hot!).
  6. Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds.
  7. Scrape out the squash noodles with a fork.
  8. Salt and pepper to taste. Top with your favorite pasta sauce and Parmesan cheese if desired.

Notes

This recipe is for a crockpot or slow cooker.

Try this Crockpot Italian Pasta Sauce for a perfect topping. You can find this delicious recipe at Cookinglessonsfordad.com/crockpot-Italian-pasta-sauce/.

See a cooking demonstration of this Crockpot Spaghetti Squash recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

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