Sunday, December 10, 2017

What's for Dinner?

That's the very question I asked myself this morning when planning out my family's meals for the day. Yesterday I was full of inspiration (pork chops on the grill, spinach salad, and mashed potatoes!), but today... not so much. So I took a look in my pantry, threw some ingredients in the crock pot, and the result was delicious! (And you know what? With the red and green colors, it's rather festive for the season, too!)


Creamy Chicken with Spinach & Sun Dried Tomatoes
Crock Pot Recipe

Ingredients
1-2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast (fresh or frozen)
10.5 oz can gluten free cream of chicken soup (see this post for details)
8 oz package cream cheese, softened
10 oz box frozen chopped spinach, thawed
3 oz package sun dried tomatoes*
salt, to taste

Directions
1. Place chicken in slow cooker. Top with cream of chicken soup.
2. Cover. Cook on low 6-8 hours.
3. Shred chicken with two forks. Stir in cream cheese.
4. Squeeze excess moisture from chopped spinach. Add to slow cooker along with sun dried tomatoes. Stir.
5. Replace cover and cook additional 1-2 hours for flavors to develop.
6. If desired, top individual servings with shredded cheese, bacon crumbles, etc.

* I used these julienne cut sun dried tomatoes from Trader Joe's.


Notes
• If using whole sun dried tomatoes, make sure to chop or slice into smaller pieces.
• If using oil packed tomatoes (from a jar), drain well on a paper towel before adding to slow cooker.