Hodgepodge Crock Pot Chicken

Today our guest post is by Brandy from Living Water Health and Wellness. Thanks Brandy!!

Have you ever been in that place where you realize around lunch time that you have no idea what you’re going to make for dinner that night?  That happened to me one day this week.  We were on vacation last week and I still haven’t gotten my pantry and fridge restocked.  So, what did I do? I rounded up the things I had and threw them all together in the crock pot.   :-)   And you know what? It turned out delicious! That’s why this dish is called Hodgepodge Crock Pot Chicken.  The great thing about this recipe is that you can really use just about whatever veggies you have on hand. 

Hodgepodge Crock Pot Chicken

1 whole chicken

1 red pepper, sliced

2 stalks celery, chopped

½ onion, sliced

½ cup – ¾ cup baby carrots

2 cloves garlic

¼ tsp. sea salt

¼ tsp. ground cumin

¼ tsp. oregano

Pepper to taste

Directions:

Slice and prepare all veggies and layer in the bottom of the crock pot.  Place chicken on top of veggies and sprinkle seasonings all over.  Add 1 cup filtered water.  Cover and cook in crock pot on high for 4-5 hours or until chicken is cooked through.

Simple, right?  And it truly was an amazingly delicious, comforting and wholesome meal!  For more healthy and fabulous recipes, please visit my Recipes page on my blog.
Brandy is a full-time homemaker, has been married to the love of her life for 7 years, and is the mommy of two amazing little boys. The two most important things in her life are her relationships with God and her family.  She is living the abundant life with her wonderful husband and sons and is constantly learning how to walk in the fullness of the promises of God.Her mission is to share the message of health and wellness according to the Word of God and traditional wisdom! She blogs at Living Water Health and Wellness. 
*This post is linked at Think Pink Sunday on Flamingo Toes, at Homestead Barn Hop at The Prairie Homestead, at Real Food 101 at Ruth’s Real Food, at Fat Tuesday on Real Food Forager, at Hearth and Soul Blog Hop at Penniless Parenting, at Tuesdays at the Table on All The Small Stuff, at Pennywise Platter on The Nourishing Gourmet, at Frugal Days Sustainable Ways at Frugally Sustainable, at Proverbs 31 Thursday on Raising Mighty Arrows, at Full Plate Thursday on Miz Helen’s Country Cottage, and at Make Your Own Monday at Nourishing Treasures.

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About Stacy

Stacy is the author of Crock On: A Semi-Whole Foods Slow Cooker Cookbook and a stay-at-home mom to her two children, Annie (3) and Andy (newborn). After an “awakening” in March 2011, her family switched to a more natural, whole foods diet. She likes to blog about how to live on less than you make and how to eat good food while doing it. Her passion is teaching others how to save money and she tag teams with her husband in this endeavor. At Stacy Makes Cents you’ll find information on how to save money in the kitchen, how to have fun with your kids, and how to be thrifty in all areas of life. Her passion is teaching others how to live debt free. Make sure to follow her on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with her daily antics.

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  1. Becca C :
    April 20, 2012 at 6:52 am

    Uh, yumm-o!

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  2. Mindy @ The Purposed Heart :
    April 20, 2012 at 8:21 am

    Hodgepodge is my kind of cooking :) This looks great!
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  3. Nikki @ Christian Mommy Blogger :
    April 20, 2012 at 9:45 am

    This looks yummy! I love throw together meals :) Question for Brandy: if you just realized this at lunch does that mean your chicken was frozen? I have never cooked a frozen chicken in the crock pot…does it work?
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  4. Brandy :
    April 20, 2012 at 10:30 am

    Great question Nikki! No, the chicken was already thawed. I don’t know that it would get some in a reasonable amount of time if it was frozen. So I guess you do have to have a thawed chicken on hand and then throw in whatever else you have! :)
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  5. Beth @ Aunt Bs Kitchen :
    April 22, 2012 at 11:57 pm

    I enjoy a good crockpot recipe. Thank you for sharing this one.
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  6. Dani :
    April 22, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    Nikki, I have cooked frozen chickens in the crock pot before, and it works just fine. IF you’re doing that, you should give it more time (obviously), but also, I would wait to put the other stuff in otherwise it will be cooked to flavorless mush by the time the chicken is cooked. Of course, the recipe DOES say to put the goods on the bottom, but recipes are more like guidelines anyway, right? Depending on the size of the chicken and setting of the crockpot, 8-12 hours total is about right.

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  7. Christy, The Simple Homemaker :
    April 23, 2012 at 9:49 am

    Yum! Simple! You’re speaking my language. Thanks! :)
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  8. Miz Helen :
    April 28, 2012 at 10:32 am

    Your recipe looks awesome. Hope you have a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
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  9. Lea H @ Nourishing Treasures :
    April 29, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures’ Make Your Own! Monday link-up.

    Check back later tonight when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! :)
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  10. Alea @ Premeditated Leftovers :
    April 30, 2012 at 11:25 pm

    The hodgepodge meals often turn out to be the best. Your crock pot chicken looks fantastic.
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