Slow Cooker Chicken
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Do you all ever have those days where you ask..."What's for dinner?" realizing then that you forgot to pull out anything from the freezer or pick up something fresh from the store/market? That was totally me the other day. I've been traveling a ton and had surgery on my foot so my body is yelling at me to get back on track with my food. As my functional doctor put it, "surgery is an immune disruptor." Oh yes, yes, it is. How do I deal with autoimmune issues and disruptions to my health? My regular supplements and eating the right food. So the other morning, we hadn't pulled out any meat and I was trying to figure out what was for dinner. I had also only been home for 24 hours within the past 10 days so surveying the food situation was a challenge as well. Well, I decided to grab chicken from the freezer and use some items we had in the fridge. My mom had sent me home with apples from her tree and I always have my essential oils and spices on hand. This led me to make slow cooker chicken which I paired with homemade applesauce and roasted brussel sprouts.
Slow Cooker Chicken
Ingredients:
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1 lb chicken thighs
- 1 cup water (2 cups if chicken is thawed)
- 2 apples cut in slices
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 drops cinnamon bark essential oil (learn more about which oils I use here)
- 2 drops lemon essential oil
Directions
Pull out your chicken and it can still be frozen! Measure out the water and mix in salt, ginger, and essential oils. Place chicken in the crockpot. Add apples. Pour liquid mixture over chicken and apples. Cover crockpot and cook on low for 6-7 hours. If the chicken is thawed, it should be done in abotu 4 hours. Pair with your favorite sides and don't forget your green vegetable and ejoy!
