| Chicken can be cooked in many different ways. You | | | | this will ruin the appearance of the finished dish, so the |
| can broil it, boil it, grill it, fry it, steam it and more. This is | | | | thermometer would be a better idea. |
| also a great ingredient for cooking in a crockpot. It is | | | | Recipe for Apricot Chicken |
| really versatile which means you can use all sorts of | | | | This is a very easy dish to make and you can serve it |
| different ingredients with it. Perhaps you fancy making | | | | over hot cooked pasta, couscous, or rice. This recipe |
| something creamy such as an alfredo sauce or | | | | makes enough to serve six people. Use French or |
| something spicy like a Mexican dish. There are slow | | | | Russian salad dressing. Honey mustard dressing is also |
| cooker recipes for all palates. | | | | nice but might be too sweet for some palates. Use |
| If you are using a cooking method such as grilling or | | | | thyme instead of the basil if you like. Also, jam is fine |
| pan frying, it is easy to overcook your bird but slow | | | | instead of the preserves; just use whichever you |
| cooking makes it easier because the chicken has | | | | happen to have. |
| more than a few seconds between being "cooked" | | | | What you will need: |
| and being "overcooked." If you are worried about | | | | - 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar |
| cooking the meat too long, choose a slow cooker | | | | - 1/2 cup salad dressing |
| recipe and the results ought to be good. | | | | - 1 cup apricot preserves |
| Tips for Crockpot Poultry Recipes | | | | - 6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breasts |
| Thighs and drumsticks can cook for up to ten hours | | | | - 1 teaspoon dried basil |
| before they start to lose flavor or juiciness but white | | | | - 1/8 teaspoon black pepper |
| meat cooks much faster. If you are cooking breasts, | | | | - 1 package dry onion soup mix |
| the maximum cooking time should be six or seven | | | | How to make it: |
| hours depending on the recipe. | | | | Arrange the meat in a three or four quart crockpot. |
| Overcooking this ingredient makes it dry and chewy | | | | Combine the vinegar, dressing, preserves, basil, black |
| and overcooking it will ruin your recipe so pay careful | | | | pepper, and soup mix and pour this mixture over the |
| attention to cooking times and remember to adjust | | | | top. Cover the slow cooker and cook the mixture on |
| them if you are substituting chicken breasts in a recipe | | | | low for about seven hours or until the chicken is |
| calling for drumsticks or thighs. Poultry needs to be 170 | | | | cooked through. |
| degrees F in the center in order to be safely cooked. | | | | You can either serve it now or thicken it. To thicken it, |
| Use an instant read thermometer to make sure the | | | | mix two tablespoons of cornstarch with three |
| meat is done properly. You can also cut into one of | | | | tablespoons of chicken broth or water until smooth, |
| the larger pieces of meat to check it is piping hot in the | | | | then add this to the slow cooker and cook it on high |
| middle but, if you are cooking whole breasts or pieces, | | | | for fifteen minutes. |