CROCKPOT THURSDAYS: Crockpot Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken

I found a link to a good site that is hosting Crockpot Thursdays. I was feeling anxious about coming up with a recipe, but I found one on the Internet that I just happen to have most of the ingredients for.

The site that is hosting Slow Cooking Thursdays is:

Diary of a SAHM

The recipe I plan to try is:

Crockpot Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
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The site reads: "This unusual crockpot chicken recipe sounds improbable, but try it - you'll love it!"

INGREDIENTS:
1-1/2 lbs. chicken pieces
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup lemon lime soda
2-3 Tbsp. minced garlic
1 green bell pepper, sliced
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. pepper
PREPARATION:
Place chicken in slow cooker. Mix all remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve over rice or noodles.

I might also consider another recipe that I just found for Garlic Chicken in the crockpot.

Note: I have been lucky to find some neat blogs lately. It is nice to know that there are like-minded moms out there and it is great to have this opportunity to share thoughts and ideas.

Blogs of interest include: This is the Day and Across My Kitchen Table.

Enjoy!

[July 7, 2007] I wanted to post an update on how Slow Cooking Thursday went for me. It was great to try a new recipe I also love being able to prepare the meal at 10am and then not have to really think too much more about it until it is supper time!

How I cooked the meal:

- washed a full bunch of carrots and several potatoes, placed in bottom of slow cooker

- placed three chicken pieces on top (skin on leg with thigh, large)

- mixed a cup of Fresca, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic powder, pepper, chicken spice and Mrs.Vickie's spice. Poured mixture on chicken. (I have to admit that I am not one for measuring. I just put a dash of this and a dash of that and mixed it all together. Turned out fine, though it probably could have had more flavour).

- Cooked on low (2) from 10am - 5pm. Potatoes were still a bit hard, will have to turn up next time.

- Chicken was good. Would try this again. It worked out good to poor the mixture on the chicken and leave some chunks of brown sugar on the chicken, as it browned it up and made it look more appealing (could have browned it in the fry pan with olive oil as an alternative).

- If anyone has suggestions for giving this meal an extra dose of flavour, I'd like to hear from you. I did not have fresh garlic, so that might have helped.