Herbed Chicken and Shrimp
Quick Cooking
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Tender chicken and shrimp make a flavorful combination that's easy to prepare, yet elegant enough to serve at a dinner party. While I clean the house, it practically cooks itself. I serve it over hot cooked rice with crusty bread and a green salad. —Diana Knight
Reno, Nevada
SERVINGS: 4
CATEGORY: Main Dish
METHOD: Slow Cooker
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 4 hours 20 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up and skin removed
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Directions:
Combine salt and pepper; rub over the chicken pieces. In a skillet, brown chicken on all sides in butter. Transfer to an ungreased 5-qt. slow cooker. In a bowl, combine the onion, tomato sauce, wine or broth, garlic and basil; pour over chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 170° in the breast meat and 180° in the thighs and drumsticks. Stir in the shrimp. Cover and cook on high for 20-30 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Yield: 4 servings.