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| Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken |
ShawdoS
Recipes: 19
Joined Aug '06
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Ready in over 3 hours
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/4 pounds), each cut into 3 pieces
- 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1/2 cup Old El PasoŽ salsa (any variety)
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 cup uncooked couscous
| | 1 . Layer squash, bell pepper and chicken in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Mix tomatoes, salsa, raisins, cinnamon and cumin; pour over mixture in slow cooker.
2 . Cover and cook on low heat setting about 7 hours or until squash is tender and juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. During last 10 minutes of cook time, cook couscous as directed on package.
3 . Remove chicken and vegetables from slow cooker with slotted spoon. Serve over couscous. Stir sauce in slow cooker; spoon over chicken mixture.
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| Mushroom Ragu |
ShawdoS
Recipes: 23
Joined Aug '06
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Ready in about minutes or less!
- 2 cups onion, diced
- 2 cups red pepper, destemmed, deseeded, and diced
- 2 T. olive oil
- 2 T. garlic, minced
- 1 - 10z. pkg. baby bella mushrooms, washed, cut in half, and sliced
- 1 - 8 oz. pkg. shiitake or button mushrooms, washed, cut in half, and sliced
- 1 - 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 t. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped basil
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley
| | In a large saucepan, saute the onion and red pepper in olive oil for 3 minutes to soften. Add the garlic and saute an additional 2 minutes. Add both types of mushrooms and saute for 5 additional minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, and stir well to combine. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the mushrooms are tender. Add the basil and parsley and simmer an additional 5 minutes. Taste and add additional salt and pepper, if needed. Serve as a sauce for pasta, polenta, grains, or main dishes.
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