Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole

lucylema

I have 4 carrots, 1 parsnip, 1 1/2 onions and a suede. I also have chicken in the freezer! If I put all that into the slow cooker and switch on about 8ish tomorrow, will it be overdone by 6pm ish or will the veggies turn to much?

oh and should I add anything else?

Lavender_Rose

lucylema wrote: »

I have 4 carrots, 1 parsnip, 1 1/2 onions and a suede. I also have chicken in the freezer! If I put all that into the slow cooker and switch on about 8ish tomorrow, will it be overdone by 6pm ish or will the veggies turn to much?

oh and should I add anything else?

I'd miss out the suede if I were you, might be a bit chewy...hehehe:rotfl:

You need to defrost the chicken before adding to the slow cooker. What I do is chop up the veg and place in the bottom of the slow cooker. Coat the chicken in flour and pan fry for a few minutes before adding to the veg. Cover with chicken stock. Cook on medium.

If you turn it on in the morning, it should be fine by 6 pm. You might want to cook it on Low, as settings can differ depending on the make of slow cooker. Veg actually takes long to cook than meat in a slow cooker so make sure it is chopped into relatively small chunks.

Fruball

I always do swede in the SC in casseroles. It's the only way my kids like swede!

It cooks perfectly

I don't like parsnips done in the sc! For me they have to be roasted but everyone has different tastes

I would chuck in a couple of stock cubes too

Meadows

lucylema wrote: »

I have 4 carrots, 1 parsnip, 1 1/2 onions and a suede. I also have chicken in the freezer! If I put all that into the slow cooker and switch on about 8ish tomorrow, will it be overdone by 6pm ish or will the veggies turn to much?
oh and should I add anything else?

Depends, is you slow cooker High and low settings only or High, Low & Auto (where it cooks on high until is sense food is done and then reduces the heat to low).

Either way to be honest 10 hours in a slow cooker is a long while the meat will have fallen off the bone.
It really depends on your cooker and the minimum/ maximum suggested times but I would say 4 - 8 hours on LOW or 3 - 4 hours on HIGH

lucylema

Lavender_Rose wrote: »

I'd miss out the suede if I were you, might be a bit chewy...hehehe:rotfl:

whaaa didn't read what I had typed :rotfl:

Fruball

lucylema wrote: »

Lavender_Rose wrote: »

I'd miss out the suede if I were you, might be a bit chewy...hehehe:rotfl:

whaaa didn't read what I had typed :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: WOW! I can't believe I missed that! I am the spelling and grammar police! lol

I frequently cook things for 10 hours on low... and even longer when I have forgotten about things Always still been yummy

megela

I'm another that finds veg takes longer to cook than meat. I quite often leave a chicken in SC from 8am - 6pm on Auto and it's fine. Nice and tender, although I tend to put it in by itself with water, leaving me with lovely stock to make soup with.