Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken

This is another super easy weekday meal. As I mentioned previously, when I make slow cooker meals during the week I put everything into the slow cooker the night before and refrigerate. In the morning before work I just take it out, put it into the heating element and set the timer.

What You Need

1 Cup of Light of Fat Free Ranch Dressing

1 Can of Cream of Celery Soup (Low Fat/Low Sodium is preferred)

2-4 Chicken Breasts

1 Package Frozen Veggies (I usually use a snap pea stir fry mix because I like the flavor of snap peas and water chestnuts with this sauce)

Salt & Pepper to taste

1/8 Cup of Water or Milk

1. Stir together the ranch dressing, soup, salt, pepper and water/milk. Mix until well combined and smooth

2. Stir in frozen veggies until well incorporated

3. Place chicken breasts into sauce and cover with lid

4. Set your slow cooker for 7 hours on low

Serve on a bed of cooked white or brown rice.

I try not to buy a lot of superfluous kitchen gadgets because my tiny kitchen really doesn't have room to store them, but an absolute must have is a good rice cooker. I was given one as a wedding gift almost seven years ago and I wonder how I got along without it. Aside from cooking perfect rice every time, a rice cooker is also a money saver. Bags of raw rice are often $1 to $2 cheaper than instant or boil in bag brands and you get much more for your money. If you are serving rice with a slow cooker meal, just measure your rice and water (I use a 2 to 1 water to rice ratio) and start your rice cooker. By the time you have changed your clothes, changed the kids and set the table your rice is ready and dinner is done.