March 28 2019

Crockpot Recipe Review: Chicken Stuffing Stew

With the weather being what it is during an Indiana winter, I am always looking for new ways to use my crockpot and have something warm and wonderful waiting when I walk in the door from work.

I have made this recipe twice now. The first time I didn’t have the frozen cranberries and couldn’t find them in the grocery when I was buying the rest of the ingredients for this recipe, so I left them out. Hubby and I both LOVED this recipe! It was awesome. The sage really makes it. It reminds me of my mother’s Dressing recipe.

I actually used 4 cans of the chicken because that is what I had on hand. I forgot to take the photo before I opened all these containers, so I saved them to show you after the meal was already in the crockpot.

I eventually found the frozen cranberries on one of my grocery trips, so I decided to make it again. I have to say I wasn’t crazy about the overall taste after the cranberries were added. The photo below shows what it looked like with the cranberries. Hubby helped me out by eating up all the leftovers. I will likely leave them out from now on but wanted to try it just to see how it would taste with the addition of the cranberries.

I highly recommend trying this recipe before the weather turns warm. It is a very hearty and satisfying meal. Makes great leftovers for dinner another night or lunch the next day.

Chicken Stuffing Stew
7-8 servings / 4 SP per serving

2 lb. chicken breast
2 cans chicken broth
1 pkg. Stove Top stuffing
2 cans turkey gravy (fat free gravy will lower the SP count)
2 cans corn
1 medium onion, diced
1 c. celery, diced
2 tbsp sage
1 bag frozen cranberries

Put all ingredients in slow cooker on low for 7 hours. Remove chicken and shred; return to slow cooker. Stir in cranberries; continue cooking for 15-30 minutes until cranberries are thawed.

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January 24 2019

Review: Slow Cooker Beef Stew

I found this in the freezer case at Walmart and decided I needed to give it a try. It seemed a bit pricey at $9.68 for the bag, but I decided it would cost us that to get fast food somewhere and this sounded good. It pretty well filled the crockpot when I dumped it out of the bag before work one morning. Then all I had to do was put a cup and a half of water in and put the lid on. 

I was a little disappointed that it cooked down to only half the crockpot (5-quart size) after being on all day. It is supposed to serve 5, but honestly, Hubby and I split it into two large bowls and were well sated after polishing them off. It was delicious, I didn’t have to chop a single vegetable and Hubby liked it too. I would buy it again and am now wondering if I could squeeze two bags into my larger crockpot so we could have leftovers.

This makes me want to take my time looking through the freezer case at the grocery to see what other time-saving things I can find.

Please don’t bother to tell me about all the things wrong with this idea as a quick and easy dinner. I know making it myself from scratch might well be cheaper and healthier, but it wouldn’t be easier. This was about avoiding eating out and not busting the budget. I’m not advocating doing it once a week but occasionally is fine. It beats the people who can’t cook at all and therefore eat out all the time. It is great for the mom who can’t be home all day, and still wants to feed her family a delicious home-cooked meal. It really couldn’t be easier. It would have fed three people without much trouble. Not sure what else they are feeding the five people it is supposed to serve, but it wouldn’t be very filling if that was all you had for dinner.

If you have found any helpful, tasty dinner ideas like this one, PLEASE share in the comments below.

 

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