Chicken,Broccoli and Potatoes in a Creamy Garlic Sauce/Savory Chicken and Rice Soup

Soooooooo I have had some major upheavals in life the past few weeks and I havent had much time to even breathe, so I woke up the other morning and decided I needed to cook something for the family. (we had been eating pizza and take out for a few days..yuk!) Anyway I grabbed the crock pot and some chicken lags I hadnt put in the freezer from the frig yet after grocery shopping, threw in a few things that sounded like they meshed and came up with the most delicious meal. The food didnt make it till dinner cause the house smelled amazing and the minute they realized the crock was on keep warm they decided they wanted to eat it right then. When every one was finished there were leftovers but not enough to feed my brood again the next day. So I packed up the chicken seperate from the sauce and remaining veggies, pu them in the frig and next morning decided to use them as a base for soup. Wow in went a few on hand ingredients and out came such a savory soup that once again it was gobbled up in minutes. There was a grain of rice and a piece of broccoli left...I threw that out since I didnt think I could base anything on it for yet another meal. lmao. This is two days meals if you have left over and both meals are great!

Chicken,Broccoli and Potatoes in a Creamy Garlic Sauce/Savory Chicken and Rice Soup

Chicken,Broccoli and Potatoes in a Creamy Garlic Sauce:
Ingedients:

10 to 14 chicken legs
	1 large bell pepper, cut in slices
	1 large onion, cut into rings
	1 jar ragu roasted garlic parmesan sauce
	1 jar ragu classic alfredo sauce
	1 t pepper
	1 t garlic powder
	1 t minced onion
	1/2 c parmesan cheese
	1/2 c milk
SIDE DISH
	2 cans sliced potatoes
	2 bags "steam in bag" broccoli
ADDITIONAL GARLIC POWDER, PARMESAN, SALT AND PEPPER

Turn crockpot on high and put chicken legs in pot. 

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Add bell pepper strips to crockpt

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Add onion slices to crockpot 

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In a large bowl mix together 2 jars of sauce, pepper, garlic powder, minced onion, parmesan cheese and milk. 

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Pour over the chicken in the crockpot, using a spatula to work sauce down around sides and in between chicken legs. 

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Sprinkle with additional pepper and cover. Cook on high 1 hour and then turn down to low for additional 4 or 5 hours or until chicken is down and very tender.

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Using a slatted spoon, remove chicken and keep warm until ready to use. (i put mine in a tightly covered pyrex and let sit in oven, at no temp) 

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Drain sliced potatoes and add both cans to sauce in crockpot. 

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Steam broccoli in bag as instructed on back, using the least amount of time suggested. Empty broccoli from both bags into saucce in crockpot. 

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Add additional garlic powder, salt, pepper and parmesan now to taste. Stir and cover crockpot. Allow to cook for additional 20 to 30 minutes so they take in the savory garlic flavor. 

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Add serveral pieces of chicken to plate. Add broccoli and potatoes. Top it all with some peppers and onions and then spoon the sauce over the top. Be sure to Serve with some bread since everyone is going to want to sop up that sauce : ) Enjoy!

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Save all leftovers for tomorrows lunch. We're making Savory Chicken and Rice Soup : )


Savory Chicken and Rice Soup

Ingredients:

 

left over chicken, broccoli and potatos from my creamy garlic chicken,broccoli, and potatoes
1 c boiling water
1 large (or 2 small) chicken bouillion cubes
1 pouch uncle bens boil in a bag rice (cooked for 12min and left in pouch to drain)
1 can sliced carrots
additonal veggies or potatoes if desired


Remove chicken from bones and set aside
Put leftover sauce and broccoli and potatoes in a large sauce pan and heat. Meanwhile desolve bouillion in cup of boiling water. Stir to dissolve. Add disolved bouillion and water to sauce and veggies on stove.Stir to blend


Drain canned carrots and stir in to soup on stove

Add chicken previously removed from bone to soup. and stir into broth.

Cut open rice pouch and add rice to soup stirring to mix it thru

Sprinkle with pepper and blend in.

With slatted spoon Place some of the rice and chicken and veggies in each bowl

Ladle in some of the savory broth

Serve with a grilled onion, tomato and cheese sandwich and enjoy