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Authors: Phyllis Pellman Good
Shirley Sears
Tiskilwa, IL
Makes 4-6 servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 8½-9½ hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
3-lb. chicken, quartered
1 cup orange juice
1
/
3
cup chili sauce
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. molasses
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. garlic salt
2 Tbsp. chopped green peppers
3 medium oranges, peeled and separated into slices,
or
13½-oz. can mandarin oranges
Variation:
Stir 1 tsp. curry powder in with sauces and seasonings. Stir 1 small can pineapple chunks and juice in with green peppers and oranges.
Orange Chicken Leg Quarters
Kimberly Jensen
Bailey, CO
Makes 4-5 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 6-7 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 5- to 6-qt
4 chicken drumsticks
4 chicken thighs
1 cup strips of green and red bell peppers
½ cup canned chicken broth
½ cup prepared orange juice
½ cup ketchup
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. light molasses
1 Tbsp. prepared mustard
½ tsp. garlic salt
11-oz. can mandarin oranges
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 cup frozen peas
Arrange chicken pieces on platter of cooked
white rice
,
fried
cellophane noodles
,
or
lo mein noodles
.
Pour orange sauce over chicken and rice or noodles. Top with sliced
green onions
.
Cranberry Chicken
Teena Wagner
Waterloo, ON
Makes 6-8 servings
Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time: 4-8 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt
3-4 lbs. chicken pieces
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
½ cup diced celery
½ cup diced onions
16-oz. can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 cup barbecue sauce
Chicken Sweet and Sour
Willard E. Roth
Elkhart, IN
Makes 8 servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 6½ hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt
4 medium potatoes, sliced
8 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. dry basil,
or
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 cup orange juice
dried parsley flakes
17-oz. can waterpack sliced peaches, drained
Spoon peaches and sauce over chicken and potatoes. Garnish with fresh
parsley
and
orange slices
.
Chicken with Tropical Barbecue Sauce
Lois Stoltzfus
Honey Brook, PA
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 3-9 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
¼ cup molasses
2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. prepared mustard
1
/
8
-¼ tsp. hot pepper sauce
2 Tbsp. orange juice
3 whole chicken breasts, halved
When using raw meat, you may want to begin by cooking it for 1â2 hours on High to avoid cooking it too slowly. âJoy Sutter, Iowa City, IA
Fruited Barbecue Chicken
Barbara Katrine Rose
Woodbridge, VA
Makes 4-6 servings
Prep. Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 4 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
29-oz. can tomato sauce
20-oz. can unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. instant minced onion
1 tsp. paprika
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp. garlic powder
1
/
8
tsp. pepper
3 lbs. chicken, skinned and cubed
11-oz. can mandarin oranges, drained
Serve over hot
rice
.
Orange Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
Kimberlee Greenawalt
Harrisonburg, VA
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 3-10 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
2-3 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
3 whole chicken breasts, halved
2
/
3
cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
½ tsp. cinnamon
dash pepper
dash garlic powder
10¾-oz. can cream of celery,
or
cream of chicken, soup
4-oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
½ cup orange juice
½ tsp. grated orange rind
2 tsp. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
Serve over
rice
.