Tasty Tuesday.... Crock-Pot Chicken & Rice

It's Tasty Tuesday.... which means it's time to try a new recipe!  I've been making this for my family for years.  It's just something I came up with when I didn't know what to make for dinner one night.  The results were magnifique!

You can customize it to your family's tastes.... different seasonings, different veggies, etc...  experiment!

Crock-Pot Chicken & Rice

6 - 8 bone-in chicken pieces - drumsticks or thighs, skin removed (you can use breasts, too.  I am partial to drumsticks.)

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (10 3/4 oz. size)

1 can condensed chicken with rice soup (10 3/4 oz. size)

Handful (or more) baby carrots

Handful ( or more) chopped onions OR frozen small pearl onions

Salt & Pepper to taste

Place chicken pieces in pot.  Top with carrots and onions.  In a small bowl, whisk together soups.  Add salt & pepper to taste.  Pour over chicken. 

Cook on low for about 6 hours - until chicken juices run clear.

Serve over a hot bed of rice.  Spoon gravy over top.

There are so many possibilities with this recipe.  I cook off two bags of Success Rice and serve over that.  You can use different spices - try a pinch of rosemary, or add a clove of garlic.  This is hearty and satisfying... and wait till you come in the house and smell it cooking!  :)  ENJOY!!

*****in addition to Tasty Tuesdays here on "A Cup of Tea...", I have decided to start a crock-pot blog.  It will feature **mostly** slow cooker recipes that are easy & tasty, but will occasionally have something different - i.e. desserts and such.

I plan on starting it next week.  I'll keep you posted.... maybe you'd like to check it out and follow me there, also!

Let's Talk About... A Giveaway! A Quilted Fabric Book Cover To Celebrate 100 Followers!

Well, once again I am behind in posting!  Ugh!  I just cannot seem to get it together!  We are doing so much Spring cleaning, and cleaning out that by the time I'm ready to sit for the night, I am falling into bed.... hence, no posts!

Once again... apologies, apologies!

But I'm here now!  And it's Monday (it's really Tuesday, but close your eyes and just pretend it's Monday), so that means.... Let's Talk About...!

This week, we're talking about a great giveaway!!
I have reached (over) 100 followers and I am just tickled pink!!  Thank you so much to all of you who read my blog and take part!  It means the world to me!

Now for a great giveaway!  In honor of my 100+ followers, I am giving away a brand new "trade size" quilted fabric bookcover!  See photo below:

Isn't this gorgeous???  This book cover measures approximately 6" wide x 9" high.  It will fit the trade size paperbacks and most YA novels (books that are 5 1/2" x 8 3/8").  These book covers are made by a company named "Hidden Secrets".  It is made in the USA.  Hidden Secrets covers are made by seamstresses that work out of their homes; it's a small "Mom & Pop" company - no big warehouses, no assembly lines, etc.  It is truly a small, American business!

So, to enter.... leave me a comment with your e-mail address, and in the comment, let me know what kind of book you would put this cover on.... romance, horror, erotica, etc ....  These covers were originally made for "romance" readers to keep what they were reading "private" from roaming eyes on the subway, bus, etc.  So tell me what book you would like to keep a HIDDEN SECRET!

U.S. entries only, please.  Contest ends on Sunday, April 11, 2010.  One winner will be chosen at random.  I will e-mail the winner to get a mailing address.

Good luck, thanks for participating, and thank you so much for your support!