Fifty-Two Dinners

One new recipe a week for a year. That was the original goal set as a New Year's resolution way back in 2009.

It didn't happen. Nor did it happen in the following years.

But I have continued posting and striving to try one new recipe a week. Some months it happens. Some months it doesn't.

And along the way I've picked up readers from across the country who occasionally pop in to see what's cooking.

Clearly there are better food blogs than mine.

But if you're looking for quick, easy, and healthy with a dash of humor... I'm glad to share what I can.


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Slowcooker Chicken Artichoke Pasta


This may very well be similar to another recipe posted previously here.  It seems familiar, but it was kind of thrown together based on ingredients I had for another recipe that I didn't want to follow.  The original recipe was for baked cheesy artichokes and spinach.  But it seemed like a side dish and I had no other plan for dinner to accompany it.  So instead I threw all of the ingredients into a crock pot on top of chicken and made pasta about 10 minutes before it was ready.  Voila.  Dinner.

INGREDIENTS

2 chicken breasts, cut into 2 pieces each
1 car artichokes
1/2 bag of fresh spinach, or 1 box frozen spinach (thawed)
2 TBS garlic
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 small carton (1 1/2 cups??) heavy cream
1 block cream cheese
fresh pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

Spray crock pot with non-stick spray.  Put chicken on bottom.  

In a bowl, mix together remaining ingredients.  Add to chicken in crock pot.

Cook on high for 2-3 hours.  Serve over pasta.
 
VERDICT
This was delicious.  I added a bit more skim milk to the crock pot because the cream wasn't quite enough to moisten the entire mixture, but it wasn't necessary. 



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