Day 8: Cheesy Chicken Hash(Crock pot)

It's from Family Circle Magazine. I needed a crock pot recipe to leave for the boys and Jane while I was at GLEE LIVE. This seemed like something my boys would like: cheese, steak sauce and potatoes. I also liked that the longest it needed to be in the crock pot was 5 hours so I could wait to start it until at least one child was napping.

I gave a few last minute instructions about the recipe and left it to them to finish and enjoy!

Cheesy Chicken Hash(8 servings)
Calories: 269 WW: 6 points

1 12 oz can evaporated milk(low fat or fat free)
3 tablespoons steak sauce(A1)
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 28oz bag O'Brien frozen potatoes
1 lb ground chicken(breast only would be less calories)
1 large onion, finely chopped1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Step 1: Whisk together evaporated milk, steak sauce, mustard, salt, pepper. Set aside

Step 2: Spray crock pot bowl with cooking spray. Add potatoes, chicken and onions and mix. Pour steak sauce mixture over the top.

Step 3: Cover and cook on high for 2 1/2 hours or low for 4 1/2 hours, stirring once halfway through

Step 4: Remove cover and stir when done. Sprinkle with cheese and parsley and replace cover for 30 minutes more or until cheese has melted. Serve immediately.


Kitchen Play by Play: Doesn't get much simpler than this. You don't even have to thaw the hash browns. The biggest job is the chopped onion. I mixed it all together, minus the cheese and set the crock pot on low. They put the cheese in with a half hour to spare. I forgot to buy parsley, so it was missing from the dish. They ate it with green beans.

The finished product: Paul remembered to take a picture, but I cannot post it. It does not look pretty. It needed the parsley. It looks like a pile of light brown mush, although I guess that is what hash is. Okay, I talked myself into showing it. Here it is.



The verdict:
Paul-gives it a 2. He can't put his finger on it, but there was just something about it that he did not like the taste of.

Jane- gives it a 4. She said it tastes much better than it looks.

Austin-ate it up. Paul had to spoon feed it to him, but that is just because Austin was being silly.