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Italian Chicken (Slow Cooker)
October 17, 2015 Lee
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Italian Chicken (Slow Cooker)

Two ingredient dish that is very nice on pasta, this can take some time depending on how long you wish to marinate the chicken.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 7 hours
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 6 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
  • 1 bottle Italian salad dressing

Instructions
 

  • Prep the chicken for marinating, place chicken on a cutting board and stab numerous times with a fork, this will allow the marinade to soak in.
  • To marinate the chicken, pour salad dressing into a large, resealable plastic bag. Add chicken breasts, seal bag and shake to coat. Place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight (the longer you marinate, the more flavor the chicken will absorb). I do this overnight.
  • For a slow cooker, place the chicken in the slow cooker pot, pour the marinade over the top, cook on low for 6-7 hours, high for 3-4 hours. Serve over pasta with a salad or green vegetable.

Notes

6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts last time we bought them, no more than 120 Baht. The bottle of Italian dressing, made in Thailand, 54 Baht.
So total of 174 Baht for this meal, for 6 servings, this is about 86 cents per serving.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,5 Ingredients or Less,Chicken - Slow Cooker
Cheater Chicken Caccitorre
October 16, 2015 Lee
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Cheater Chicken Caccitorre

Easy to assemble dish that slow cooks while you do other things. Tender and juicy with a great tomato and mushroom sauce. Serve over pasta or rice. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 10 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4 quarters chicken, cut the legs from the thighs
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 can tomato paste, 170 grams
  • 1 can spaghetti sauce, OR make from a shortcut on this site
  • 1 can button mushrooms, 425 grams, sliced, or use fresh
  • salt, to taste
  • ground black pepper, to taste
  • dried oregano
  • dried thyme

Instructions
 

  • Place chicken legs and thighs (8 pieces) in the slow cooker, try to get all the pieces to the same level, add the chopped onion on top of the chicken.
  • Add the tomato paste and just spread over the onions. Add the sliced mushrooms on top of this. Add the spaghetti sauce over the top of the mushrooms.
  • Now shake in the black pepper and salt to taste, sprinkle in a generous amount of oregano and thyme. Mix the spices into the sauce, but no need to mix the sauce into the chicken, the cooking will do this.
  • Set the slow cooker to low for 5 hours. At 5 hours, check the chicken, it should be fall off the bone tender and juicy. Increase time as needed. Spoon over pasta or rice.

Notes

4 chicken quarters cost 57 Baht. Easily less than a $1 per serving.
Shortcut: Spaghetti Sauce.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,Chicken - Slow Cooker