Something for that day you just don't really want to cook but want to use a slow cooker.
Ingredients
- boneless, skinless chicken thighs: 1 pound (cut into 2-inch pieces)
- stalks celery: 2 piece (sliced)
- medium green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces: 1 piece
- medium onion: 1 piece (chopped)
- garlic: 2 clove (minced)
- tomatoes, with liquid: 1 can (28 ounce can, crushed)
- white sugar: 1 Tbsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- italian seasoning: 0.5 tsp (dried)
- cayenne pepper: 0.25 tsp
- bay leaf: 1 piece
- uncooked orzo pasta: 1 cup
- shrimp: 1 pound (peeled and deveined, cooked)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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In a slow cooker, mix chicken, celery, green bell pepper, onion, garlic, tomatoes with liquid, sugar, salt, Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf. Cover, and cook on Low 7 to 9 hours.
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Remove bay leaf from the chicken mixture, and stir in orzo. Increase heat to High. Cook 15 minutes, until orzo is tender.
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Stir in shrimp, and cook 2 minutes, until shrimp are heated through.
