I wanted to try something a little different for tea. Something simple and no-fuss. What's better than throwing everything together and placing it in the slow cooker?
1 large onion, diced, divide into 4 portions
2-3 medium potatoes, diced (about 1/2 a cup per person)
2 medium carrots, sliced, divide into 4 portions
4 teaspoons crushed garlic (we like a lot of this smelly stuff)
2 chicken breast fillets, divide evenly into 4 portions
parsley
paprika
salt & pepper
butter or margarine
Foil to wrap each portion in. Make sure that it is large enough to enclose all of the ingredients.
Place the potatoes (I used carisma potatoes they are low GI), onion and carrot on a piece of foil. Sprinkle with salt & pepper and parsley. Add a dab of butter/margarine (we use a cholesterol lowering margarine so use a teeny bit of that if you have it).
Place the chicken on top of the vegetables. Spread the garlic on the chicken & sprinkle a pinch or two of paprika over the whole lot.
Fold the foil over the chicken & vegetables. Make sure that each parcel is completely sealed.
Place it in a slow cooker on low. Cook for about 6 - 8 hours.
I added frozen peas & beans, which I cooked in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes and added to the chicken & veg parcel just before serving. I thought that it might need a little colour. It looks much better with some greenery :D
The chicken was a little on the dry side so I will probably halve the cooking time if I made this again. I also think a sauce of some kind would go really well with this or perhaps a dollop of low fat sour cream or cream for cooking added just before serving might have made it even better.
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