Chicken and Mashed Potatoes, is a delicious slow cooker recipe that is
sure to please your whole family.
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Chicken and Mashed Potatoes
I've started a battle. It's a battle against summer temperatures during
school. As a teacher I feel it is a bit unjust to have summer like
weather while we all have to go back to school.If we have to go to
school there should at least be a bit of crispness in the air. My
weapon? Warm and cozy mashed potatoes and chicken gravy. No summer sun
can resist all good flavors wrapped up in a bowl of deliciousness. Care
to join me in this battle?
Here's what you will need:
2-3 chicken thighs
1 1/2 tablespoons of chicken base ( I used the Better Than Bouillon brand)
3 - 4 tablespoons of cornstarch
4 medium sized potatoes
1/3 cup of milk
3 tablespoons of butter
salt and pepper to taste
Put the chicken thighs (or breasts) into a slow cooker with the chicken
base and cover with water. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Take the chicken out and wait for it to cool.
While the chicken is cooling, combine the cornstarch in 1/4 or so of
water. Then add this to the chicken broth and turn the slow cooker to
high.
While the mixture comes to a boil, shred the cooked chicken into small edible pieces.
Chop the cleaned potatoes, and place them into a pot and cover with water. Boil them until they are very tender.
At this point you can add the chicken back to the gravy mixture and
return the slow cooker to low heat. Taste the gravy. If you want to add
more chicken base or salt and pepper, do so now.
Once the potatoes have cooked, add the milk and butter. Mash them with
either a masher or electric mixer. If you prefer a thinner or thicker
mashed potato add more or less milk. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Spoon the mashed potatoes into a bowl and serve the gravy over top.
Take that summer!
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