Company Chicken

I have my friend Mary to thank for this recipe!When we lived in Indiana, she had us over for dinner, and this is what she made! Apparently this is what she made for a lot of people who she had over for dinner, and it was always a hit! I had to get the recipe, and we have made it often too. It has been a while since I have made it though, so I am anxious to eat it!

I made a few small changes to my version that are slightly different from Mary's.I use two cans tomatoes instead of one, and I used 1 cup broth instead of a half. Mainly because I usually use a boullion cube which makes a cup. I also only had ground thyme, so I use between 1/4 and 1/2 tsp. of that. I believe this recipe is actually an adaptation from a recipe in the Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbok, although I don't know what it was originally called.

Company Chicken

6 chicken breasts
1 lb. fresh tomatoes, or 1 (15 oz.)can stewed tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 1/2 tsp. salt

Cook in crockpot on low 8-10 hours.

After cooking, remove chicken and tomatoes/onions to a serving plate. Pour remaining juices into a saucepan, and thicken into gravy by adding some cornstarch.

Serve with mashed potatoes and "gravy". Rice or even noodles might be good too, although Mary served it with mashed potatoes, so that is what I usually do.

Eat up! Yum!