I love it when a plan comes together!

[NMDemDist2]

9AM: Stick a can of stewed tomatoes, a frozen half of a chicken with Season Salt, Italian Seasoning, Black Pepper and Mrs Dash in the crock pot on high

Noon: Quarter a red onion, slice two stalks of celery and add to crockpot with a 1/2 tsp of minced garlic, turn over carcass and fill cavity with celery and tomato and lower temp to Low

3:30PM: remove carcass from crock pot and put on cutting board, take all the saucey soupy stuff and put into a skillet with 2 chicken bouillion cubes, a few dashes of Balsamic Vinegar, a squirt of honey and a can of Tomato Paste. Simmer

4PM: put water on to boil for pasta, de-bone carcass keeping the meat is as big a pieces as possible. return to sauce and adjust spice (add more Italian seasoning)

Cook Pasta, spoon yummy chicken stuff on top

EAT!

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Chikkin Catchy Torry

I was smellin' it cookin' :)

[NMDemDist2]

2. that's what I was calling it. so that IS what it was huh??

cool!

[Nickster]

3. Here's my take on it.

3 boneless,skinless chicken breasts in a frying pan with 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 onion chopped.

Heat on medium heat for about 15 minutes, turn the breasts and stir the onions frequently.

Then:
add 6 tomatoes, peeled,seeded,and chopped. (I used canned italian tomatoes infused with basil)
add 1 celery stalk chopped.(add more if you like)
add 1 carrot chopped.(again, add more or less as you like)
add 2/3 cup water or chicken broth, or white wine. (I prefer the white whine, tastes awesome.)
add sliced white mushrooms (optional, just add as much as you like)

Then:
cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Sprinkle in a sprig of chopped parsley and season with salt and pepper.

This is kind of a mix between a few different regional takes on the dish, but this is the way I love it. I think you will too.

[NMDemDist2]

4. that sounds wonderful

but I wanted to use the half chicken I had in the freezer and not have to futz with it much

the crockpot was my friend yesterday!

[Nickster]

5. You can cut it up and use the same recipe next time around too. Normally

it is done with a whole chicken, I just use chicken breasts cause it's easier to buy them at the store and quicker to prepare.