Cream Cheese Chicken - made by Blake

Blake cooked in the crockpot for me yesterday! He was around the house so it worked out to try this recipe. I've been wanting to try it for a while, but it calls for cream cheese right at the last 30 min and chicken doesn't really turn out well in the crockpot after 8-9 hours at work...so I try to do chicken dishes only when Blake's available to turn them on 4-6 hours ahead of time. :)

Cream Cheese Chicken

--1 can cream of mushroom soup

--frozen chicken--enough to feed four adults

--2 T Italian seasoning (I thought this was a bit strong but Blake liked it)

--1/2 tsp celery seed

--1 T onion powder

--1 T sugar

--1/4 tsp black pepper

--1 tsp kosher salt

--2 cloves minced garlic

--block of cream cheese (to add later)

The Directions.

-Put everything except for the cream cheese into the crockpot.

-Cook on low for 6 hours (or high for 4 hours) or until the chicken is cooked through and begins to shred.

-Shred the chicken with two large forks, and mix in the block of cream cheese.

-Switch the crock to high (if it was originally on low) and cook for another 30 minutes, or until the cream cheese is fully melted.

--Serve over pasta.

Verdict: Blake gives it a 5/5 stars. I give it 4/5 stars and intend to decrease the Italian seasoning amount next time. A bit strong and it made my house smell >:(


This new house is making me want to cook all the time!! I made a 2 week meal plan for us:
Tues-Shepherd's Pie
Wed-Hot dogs
Thurs-Spaghetti
Fri-Cheesy Crockpot Chicken
(gone on weekend)
Mon-homemade pizza
Tues-Brown Sugar Chicken (crockpot)
Wed-Broccoli Beef
Thurs-Breakfast for dinner
Fri-Chicken Tortilla Soup

We'll see if I stick to it! Sometimes I change my mind. Well, I change my mind a lot. Unless I only buy ingredients that fit these meals. Which, after a month of no groceries, I have some stocking up to do...

I can't wait for Thanksgiving. I have so many recipes I want to try! And, I intend to try to make a turkey breast in the crockpot. I think it's going to be delicious.