As I forage further and further into the deep waters of lazy cooking that is my slow cooker, I am finding that more and more recipes are delicious yet, well, unpresentable. This stew is delicious, easy, low calorie, yet has the fair qualities of a naked mole rat swimming in mud. Ignore my pictures and try this, you won’t be sorry.
Adapted from Fix It and Forget It Lightly.
- 10 3/4 oz can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
- half a soup can of water
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, each cut into 4 pieces
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms cut up, preferably half Portobello
- 1 cup baby carrots
- 2 ribs celery, cut into small pieces (don’t over do it on the celery, your stew will get watery!!)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Combine soup and water in slow cooker. Rub the salt and pepper into the chicken, then add to the pot. Add the mushrooms, carrots, celery, garlic powder and mix.
See, right now it’s relatively attractive. More in the “hairless cat zone” than the mole zone.
Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours until chicken is done. Enjoy. Each serving is around 230 calories, about 5 ounces after cooking the chicken.
See? Ugly. If someone really loved me, they would buy me a food photography class. I take pictures like a 5 year old with rabies.
I love my slow cooker! I have a bunch of healthy slow cooker recipes that I post on my blog if you’re interested. (http://healthyslowcooking.wordpress.com)