Easy Slow Cooked Catalina Chicken Recipe

Catalina dressing

🥗Healthier: vinaigrette

💰Cheaper: homemade dressing

Vinaigrette reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Thighs are often cheaper and more flavorful.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free.

Mix together 1/2 cup peach preserves, 1 cup Catalina dressing, and 1 packet onion soup mix in a bowl.

Place 1 to 2 pounds of chicken breasts in a crock pot.

Pour the mixture over the chicken, ensuring it drips down as it cooks.

Cover the crock pot and set it to low for 6 hours.

After 6 hours, check the chicken temperature to ensure it reaches 165°F.

Mix 1.5 to 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with about 1/2 cup of water to thicken the sauce.

Stir the cornstarch mixture into the crock pot and cover again.

Cook for an additional 20 to 30 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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