Food Love: Mission Chicken

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Mission Chicken

I got this recipe from my wonderful mother-in-law. I have no idea why it's called "Mission Chicken" but I do know that it has become one of my favorite comfort foods. And in a crock pot it's a super easy dinner!

2 to 2/5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2t cinnamon
1/8 t cloves
1t salt
1t seasoned salt
1 12oz can frozen orange juice concentrate
1/2 cup water
2 or 3 drops hot pepper sauce
1/2 c sugar
1 c seedless grapes, halved
1/2 cup slivered almonds

In a large skillet brown chicken. Combine cinnamon, cloves, salt, seasoned sald, orange juice concentrate, water, sugar, and hot pepper sauce. Pour this mixture over chicken in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until chicken is tender. Stir in grapes. Place chicken in serving dish; sprinkle with almonds. Sauce may be thickened with flour dissolved in a small amount of water. Makes 8 servings.

This is delicious served over rice. Especially Trader Joe's Brown Rice Medley.

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About the cooks

Alysun: I learned to cook while in Africa 4 years ago when I was forced to cook from scratch. I didn't have a clue away from the comforts of my culture's ready-made food selections. Now, as a mother to 2 small girls, and a wife to a hungry farmer, I love to cook good, healthy food for my family.

Andrea: I have always loved to bake, cookies especially, but cooking was never "my thing." I had my husband convinced I couldn't do much besides boil water for the first year of our marriage. But my husband likes food and he like variety. PB and J and Top Ramen didn't cut the mustard. So I broke out the cook books and figured out it's not so bad. I enjoy cooking now and look forward to trying new recipes. Cookies are still my favorite.

Annie: My food loves are pies, casseroles, birthday cakes, and holiday food! As a single woman I knew only of toaster waffles and sandwiches. When I got married I discovered that not only did I like to cook, I wasn't too bad at it either. I live in Portland Oregon with my husband and one year old son. In a former life I was a kindergarten teacher.

Jeana: I'm just recently discovering how much fun cooking can be. Dinner time used to always feel like a chore and I felt limited by my family's meager food budget. By getting organized, menu planning, and learning fool-proof recipes from other moms I am experiencing a whole new way to be creative.

Kelleigh: As the second oldest of 10 children, I was forced into cooking for an army at a young age. Fortunately, I "studied" under my father, the man who throws in "a little of this and a little of that", so I'm not really afraid to experiment and modify when needed. I am now cooking for my own little, tiny family (there are only 4 of us!) and REALLY enjoy being able to cook better food on a smaller scale. I'm always on the look-out for recipes that have a gourmet taste without the outlandish ingredients or price.

Lindsay: Growing up I loved to bake and my mom's only rule was, "as long as you do the dishes". When I got married, my sister-in-law made me a recipe book of all the Button family favorite recipes and it became one of my most used tools in learning to cook for my husband. Today, I'm an avid meal planner, and find cooking for my family of 5 fun and gratifying (most of the time!) And my husband and I have worked out a sweet deal: I cook, he does the dishes!