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Monday, May 28, 2012

What's For Dinner?

That is the question that Mahlon and I ask each other every night! Usually we end up grilling, eating sandwiches or going out to dinner. Now that Summer is here and I am going to be home all day every day, I plan on cooking dinner every night throughout the week! To help myself stick to this goal I made a weekly menu this morning,
OK, so Tuesday we will be going out to dinner to celebrate our 2 year anniversary (Thanks Aunt Lauren for keeping Harrison for a few hours!) but other than that we will be eating at home!

Toady, African Chicken Stew is whats for dinner!
It is a slow cooker recipe (yay!) so I've already got it cooking!
Here's how it looks so far:

Hopefully it taste as good as it smells! 
If you'd like to try it your self, here is the recipe:


Ingredients:
PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 teaspoon Pure Wesson® Vegetable Oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut in quarters
1/4 cup Peter Pan® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can (10 oz each) Ro*Tel® Original Diced Tomatoes & Green
Chilies, undrained
1 pound (2 medium) sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-1/2 inch
pieces
2 cups frozen bell pepper and onion strips (from 16-oz pkg)


Directions
1. Spray inside of 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle salt over chicken. Add to skillet; cook until browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in peanut butter,
water, garlic powder and undrained tomatoes. Cook until mixture is blended and chicken is coated.
2. Layer sweet potatoes and frozen vegetables in slow cooker. Top with chicken mixture. Cover; cook on
LOW 7 to 9 hours or until chicken and vegetables are very tender. Gently stir to mix.

Here's to a week of yummy home cooked meals!

2 comments:

  1. This recipe looks delicious!! How'd it turn out??

    I have the same game plan this summer!! To be honest, I missed cooking during the school year! How crazy.

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  2. Haven,
    It was pretty good. It could have used fewer sweet potatoes but other than that I wouldn't change the recipe. I'm loving using the Crock Pot to make dinner, last night I used it to make chicken and dumplings- very yummy! Let me know if you find any awesome recipes!

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