Susan is back with another yummy easy recipe! Are you looking for something different to do with that chicken? Well, look no more this Pear Chicken with Russian Dressing recipe is calling your name!
I decided to join a secret recipe club and in doing so I have been assigned a blog called “Little Bit of Everything”. It’s author’s name is Julie and she is from Nebraska….and she is my age….even better. I think she has a life time of recipes too and I could have chosen many, many to try for this challenge. They all look so tasty!
Pear Chicken With Russian Dressing Recipe
Oh….and by the way….that is the challenge. I am to choose one of these great recipes, cook it myself, and blog about it. No problem!
I decided to go way back in her files of yumminess and choose something…..easy and a little different. I liked the fact that her husband had this recipe growing up and I liked the fact that I had not made it before.
In her recipe, Julie used Apricot Preserves and, in fact, she called hers Apricot Chicken. After you read mine, go check out her blog for some great ideas. I wish I could eat in her kitchen. Yum!
Here is my twist on the subject. I went with the ingredients I had on hand…..which did not include Apricot Preserves or Russian Dressing.
You ask, why would I choose this to make? Well, I made my own Russian Dressing….which I will include that recipe…and I used Pear Preserves (which I had made earlier). So, I decided to call it Russian Dressing and Pear Chicken. Ok…..I improvised a bit. I think Julie’s husband would still like it.
Pear Chicken With Russian Dressing Recipe
This super simple recipe is so easy because the crockpot does most of the work. When you add this creative Russian Dressing it makes a great dish the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Russian Dressing
- 1 envelope onion soup
- 1/2 cup pear preserves (apricot in the original)
- 4-6 pieces of chicken (I used thighs)
Russian Dressing
- 1/2 can tomato soup
- 1/4 cup vinegar apple cider
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/4 sugar
- 1/4 tsp onion juice
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Combine and pour chicken in a Crockpot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- After it is cooked, if you want a thickened sauce and less fat, separate the grease and strain the sauce.
- Whisk together 2 tbsp of cornstarch and 3 tbsp of water. Add this to the chicken sauce and cook in a sauce pan for about 10 minutes….or until thickened.
- Serve sauce over the chicken. (I forgot this step….but it didn’t matter)
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Russian Dressing and Pear Chicken Recipe
Author: Julie from A Little Bit of Everything
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups Russian Dressing
- 1 envelope onion soup
- 1/2 cup pear preserves (apricot in the original)4-6 pieces of chicken (I used thighs)
Instructions:
- Combine and pour chicken in a Crockpot.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- After it is cooked, if you want a thickened sauce and less fat, separate the grease and strain the sauce.
- Whisk together 2 tbsp of cornstarch and 3 tbsp of water.
- Add this to the chicken sauce and cook in a sauce pan for about 10 minutes….or until thickened.
- Serve sauce over the chicken. (I forgot this step….but it didn’t matter)
I made my own Russian Dressing recipe after perusing lots of variations.
Russian Dressing:
1/2 can tomato soup
1/4 cup vinegar apple cider
1/4 cup oil
1/4 sugar
1/4 tsp onion juice
1 tbsp Worcestershire
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
Hi, I’m Susan, a mother of four and a grandmother to 5 and that, along with my husband and 2 dogs, take up my most of my time. I am a side-tracked Home Executive. I had the privilege of being a stay –at-home mom so, you might say that my passion is the home and making a haven for those I love.
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