What a Crock!

Over Christmas vacation, my husband and I purchased a crock pot from the States and brought it back to Malaysia with us.  Since January, we have been experiencing with many new recipes and concoctions, either from ideas online or from friend’s suggestions.  One of our first meals we tried was Balsamic Chicken with Spring Vegetables, found from another blog – http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/.  This blog written by Stephanie O’Dea details her New Year’s resolution in 2008 to use her crock pot everyday for a whole year and blog about it!  Her first book titled, “Make It Fast, Cook it Slow:  The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking” landed on the New York Times best-seller’s list for six weeks!  She has written two additional books since, with the third to be released this August.  Check out her site and try out some of her recipes!

My husband and I have really enjoyed crock potting because it’s so easy to just throw all the ingredients into the pot, push start and go.  Then 9 + hours later after work when we walk in the door, the delicious aroma of the crock pot fills the entire house!  Our mouths just water because our dinner is waiting for us, hot and ready to eat!  What a time saver!

The Directions…Salt and pepper your chicken pieces and place them into the crock.  Wash and cut all your vegetables and place them into a mixing bowl.  Peel the head of garlic, but keep the cloves intact.  Then toss the vegetables with balsamic vinegar and Worcestershire sauce before pouring them on top of the meat in the crock pot.  Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  We ate ours on top of pasta.  Enjoy!

It was Yummy!  Click here to see a complete index of the recipes Stephanie O’Dea crock-potted and wrote about on her blog.

Okay, this post is making me hungry…I’m going to go make some dinner!  Have a great Tuesday morning and Happy Crock Potting!