Well, the only reason I added the butter is because I followed the recipe. No creativity on this end. <grin> I saw this same recipe two times and both recipes called for the same stuff, including the butter. I was disappointed with how it turned out.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of ncboot...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 3:41 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Chicken noodles in the Crockpot Will, This is definitely not a "too simple" recipe. This is great for an experienced cook even. I'd make a suggestion just to help you learn more. Why did you add a stick of butter? I'm betting you thought it would add richness and you said you thought it would thicken the dish. Butter is just salty grease. Sorry, but plain and simple, that's what it is. When hot, it becomes liquid. If I were cooking this dish, there would be no added fat because I want to eat more healthy and there's also fat and salt in the soup and broth. I assume you dumped the bag of dry noodles in the crockpot. So, you thought they would soak up a lot of liquid. To figure out how to fix the to much liquid issue you mentioned, ask yourself was the liquid to thin and watery, thick enough but to much, and how did it taste. I suspect you should leave out a can of chicken broth or a can of cream of chicken soup. Not having tasted it, it's hard to say which but probably the broth. The noodles would not soak up as much liquid in the crockpot as they would on the stove because you are not losing liquid to steam as in an open pot on the stove. This is a great dish and with just a little adjustment, it will become one of your signature go to dishes for company on a cold winter day. Truly a good job. And, you didn't even use exactly what we suggested. You were creative on your own. This is another indicator that you are going to be a good cook. I hope these thoughts help you gain understanding of how to take something good and adjust to fix an issue that you feel should be different. I want to try this soon for myself. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Will Henderson Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 3:08 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: [CnD] Chicken noodles in the Crockpot Hi there, Thanks for all of your suggestions regarding a very simple meal in the slow cooker. Here's what I ended up doing. I realize most of you may think this is way too simple of a recipe. I really am just learning to cook more things. I thought it was only fair that I post this for everyone since this list is to both contribute and receive, right? Will Crockpot chicken noodles 4 chicken breasts 2 cans of cream of chicken soup 2 cans of chicken broth 1 stick of butter A bag of wide egg noodles Put chicken in Crockpot Add soup, broth, and butter Cook for about 8 hours Somewhere in the fifth or sixth hour, remove chicken and shred Add the chicken back into the pot and add noodles. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
