Crockpot Honey Chicken

Last night I tried a new recipe and I feel it turned out well. I made Honey Glazed Chicken in the crockpot. This recipe is definitely Asian inspired so if you are a fan of the sweet sauce based chickens you can get at Chinese restaurants, then this is the recipe for you.

As slow cooker recipes go, this one is a very fast recipe. I was to able to get this entire recipe done in less than two hours. This recipe has soy sauce and I cannot have soy, so I had to find a suitable replacement for soy sauce. I looked up substitutions on the internet and I found all of these recipes for homemade non-soy "soy sauce." After looking at the different recipes, I realized that basically these recipes were the same ingredients that are found in Worcestershire Sauce. So I got some Worcestershire Sauce and then added some water to it to thin it out and used that in the recipe.

After the chicken was done, I cooked some brown rice (I recommend Uncle Ben's 90 Second Rices) and served the chicken on top of it. To make the recipe my own I added a little sesame oil and cashews. This is another keeper!

I didn't take a picture of my recipe as both the fiance and I ate it up! This recipe makes two servings which is what I also liked about it - no leftovers. Sometimes I like leftovers, but sometimes I don't.

Happy eating!

P.F. Chang's Orange Chicken

So, I did indeed get to the grocery store, so I will be trying a few new recipes this coming week. Because it is Christmastime, I won't be blogging as often, but I will try to stay on top of it. However, I went shopping late tonight and while I was at the grocery store I saw some frozen Chinese entrees. I decided to buy one and try it for dinner. While I didn't make the recipe, I still want to critique it as this is the point of this blog.

I tried one of the new frozen entrees from P.F. Chang's. I tried their Orange Chicken. Very spicy to me but tasty! It has chicken (obviously), edamame (soy beans), carrots, and water chestnuts. It also has a nice spicy orange glaze! What I liked about this was that the glaze was in the bag with the rest and frozen in chunks, so as it cooked they melted and mixed in. It was very easy to make. It was done in about 12 minutes. These entrees serve two, but you could buy a couple and serve a family of four. And overall this was cheaper than going out to eat at P.F. Chang's or really any other Chinese restaurant.

I will definitely be trying their other selections in the future.