Slow Cooker Mustard Ranch Chicken and Potatoes

 

Slow Cooker Mustard Ranch Chicken and Potatoes

This was a fail. I got out some chicken a couple days before I made this for another recipe I was going to make. We had just finished a jar of pickles so I marinated the chicken in the pickle juice with garlic. 

 But I'm pregnant and all of a sudden I could not stand the thought of even thinking about chicken. After it had been defrosting for like 3 days I had really had to do something with it because I just couldn't waste it. So I looked around on Pinterest for something where I had to do minimal work so I didn't have to think about it to much.

Here's what I came up with:

- 4 chicken breasts marinated in leftover pickle juice

- 1/2 bag yellow potatoes

- A bunch of ranch seasoning, garlic, salt/pepper, paprika, and a dash of cayenne

- Yellow mustard

- Ranch. I used a dill pickle flavored one

   Cut the yellow potatoes in half and put them in the bottom of a slow cooker. I ended up chopping the chicken in big chunks because I was worried since the chicken breasts were so big that they wouldn't cook by the time the potatoes were done. So I put the chicken chunks on the potatoes, and topped it with the seasonings then I poured the marinade over top. I then squirted mustard and dill pickle ranch over top. Then I put it on low for 8 hours. 

  I never really cook anything for that long but the chicken was so big. But that was where I went wrong I think lol. The flavor was good and the potatoes were great, but the chicken was incredibly dry. So next time maybe 6 hours? I really liked the pickle and garlic flavorings.

I served it with these Goodles, which were really good! I had tried the regular flavor and they weren't that great, but this hatch chili one was good, I'm definitely buying them again.

Pickle Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Veggie Curry Medley

 

Pickle Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Veggie Curry Medley

  Whenever I finish a jar of pickles I like to use the brine to marinate chicken. These pickles were a spicy garlic flavor and it went so good with the chicken. I also added garlic, pepper, dill and onion to the marinade. I browned the chicken in a cast iron skillet for a few minutes with butter, then I transferred it to a 425 oven for 10 minutes to finish cooking. The mashed potatoes were instant of course. 

  The veggie medley is from Target and I LOVE it! I'll be keeping a stock of it in the freezer for sure.