All Day Chicken
For those days when you just don't have time to cook, use your slow cooker to serve your family a delicious home-cooked meal. Recipes for a slow cooker like this All Day Chicken are great because they cook on their own while you go about your business. With tons of spices and flavorings added to the mix, it's hard to beat a tasty easy chicken recipe like this one. Just toss all of the ingredients in your trusty slow cooker and nine hours later enjoy your chicken dinner!
Cooking Time9 hr 30 min
Cooking MethodSlow Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon frozen orange juice
- 2 cup chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 dash allspice
- 4 pound chicken, breasts and thighs
- 1/4 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tablespoon margarine or butter
- 11 mandarin orange sections, drained
- 1/2 bell pepper, sliced lengthwise
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cold milk
- 1/4 cup cold water
Instructions
1. The night before you plan on slow cooking your dinner, mix together the marinade ingredients in a large, closable container large enough to also hold the chicken pieces.
2. When marinade is thoroughly mixed, add the chicken, close container and refrigerate until morning.
3. In the morning place the chicken in the slow cooker and add marinade up to about an inch from the top of the container.
4. Set the cooker on low and cover.
5. 6 to 8 hours later, turn the cooker to high.
6. About an hour later, saute the sliced mushrooms in the margarine or butter.
7. Then add the mushrooms (with pan juices), mandarin sections, green pepper and ginger into the slow cooker and stir thoroughly.
8. Mix together the cornstarch, milk and cold water, then gradually add into the slow cooker while stirring until the entire mixture thickens a bit.
9. Re-cover the slow cooker and let simmer for 15 to 30 minutes until serving.
10. Serve with baby carrots and small new potatoes.