Chicken a la King - Crockpot Delight

Truth be told, my Granny managed to get me a stack of cookbooks around graduation to take with me on my journey as a newly married woman to my new home in Texas. The key was to learn how to cook so that my husband doesn't starve. Well luckily my husband is a better chef than me because otherwise I would starve. lol Just Kidding, but he would probably say it with a straight face and mean most of it. :-) One of the books I got from my Granny was Best of Country Slow Cooker Recipes. Now this book is a collection of recipes from people all over the country that have obviously proven their worthiness into this book. Tonight, Kevin and I will test one of these fine recipes. Now please note, as we asked ourselves this question and I was able to answer it today. Not all the recipes tell you what size crockpot to use. We bought a 7Qt pot thinking that one day we would use it to serve many people. This recipe as I have seen today requires a 4-5Qt crockpot to get the best effect.

Chicken a la King

Cook time: 7 1/2 - 8 1/2 hours

This recipe was taken from Eleanor Mielke in Snohomish, WA

Ingredients
1 (10 3/4oz) can of Cream of Chicken
3 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp pepper
Dash of cayenne pepper
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
1 celery rib, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 pkg (10 oz) frozen peas, thawed
2 Tbsp diced pimientos, drained
Hot cooked rice (white or brown)

Directions
In a slow cooker, combine soup, flour, pepper, and cayenne until smooth. Stir in chicken, celery, onion, and green pepper. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until meat juices run clear. Stir in peas and pimientos. Cook another 30 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve over rice. Serves 6

*If you do use a bigger crockpot, you may want to double the recipe, otherwise the chicken will cook in 2-4 hours. Just make sure you watch the chicken when using a crockpot bigger than 5Qt. That was my lesson learned but it worked out for me today, because I doubt Kevin wants to eat at 7-8pm. :-)

As always I hope y'all enjoy and don't worry I will be cooking more often now. :-)