However, today I went on a Pinterest binge and found a ton of stuff I want to try. The first thing I wanted to try today came off a blog about a woman who only cooked with her crockpot/slow cooker for an entire year. So I wanted to try something, but I didn't want to shop. So her Honey Garlic Chicken won out. However, I like to experiment, so I added some apple cider and fresh bosc pears.
I halved her recipe as it was made for 4 pieces of chicken.
Honey, Apple Cider, Garlic Chicken and Pears
2 chicken breasts (mine are frozen)2 bosc pears (peeled and sliced)
1 heaping tbsp of minced garlic (I don't carry fresh)
1/4 c low sodium soy sauce
1/4 c ketchup
1/2 of a 1/3 cup of honey
a little less than a 1/4 c of Apple Cider
1/2 tsp of dried basil
1/8 tsp of onion powder.
First place chicken and pears in crockpot set on high. Salt and pepper to your desired liking.
In a bowl mix the remaining ingredients well.
Pour sauce over the chicken and pears and mix well.
Cook in the crockpot on high for three hours or low for 4-6 hours. The recipe called for 3 hours on high and 3 on low. After my 3 on high my chicken was done. I must have a robo crockpot. I reduced to low for 2 hours and came back to overdone chicken (still edible).
The chicken was yummy and just starting to get dry. In the future I will cut the soy sauce a little more and either add more honey or cide. The pears turned to mush and did nothing for the dish.
Can't wait to try some more Pinterest meals.
