Asian Sesame Chicken

Place 6-7 boneless skinless chicken breasts into the crock pot

Mix together 1 recipe of Asian Sesame Salad Dressing and pour over the chicken:

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sesame oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup water
2 tsp garlic or 1-2 minced cloves
1 TBSP sugar or 1/2 TBSP of honey
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours or LOW for 6-7 hours.

We scoop out the chicken to cool and serve on top of green salad along with:

toasted slivered almonds
toasted sesame seeds
mandarin oranges or pineapple
Asian Sesame Salad Dressing (recipe is above for this)

My boys ate the chicken with rice and used the sauce in the crock pot to pour over the chicken and rice.

*OK, wow...this was GOOD. And the Asian Sesame Dressing we will be using for salads often. Yum. (It was a tiny bit salty, so I'll just use low sodium soy sauce next time.) I must have really loved this one because I dreamed about it last night. Ha! I loved how this meal pleased those of us that wanted salad AND the younger ones that wanted chicken and rice without salad.

Candy Chicken

Place in crock pot in the following order:

10-12 5oz chicken portions (I used boneless, skinless and frozen)
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
5 cloves garlic
4 TBSP soy sauce
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 cup vinegar
1/2 cup lemon/lime soda

Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 4-6 (I recommend LOW)

Serve chicken over steamed rice and ladle the sauce over the top.

*This was YUMMY chicken, the whole family loved it. The sauce is runny, but good. If you don't want rice you could have this chicken with potatoes or even sesame noodles.

Easy Shredded Pork

Add to crock pot:

One LARGE pork roast or shoulder with or without bone. I honestly don't know how big mine was, but it filled my 6 quart pot.

Cook on LOW for 12+ hours. Start the night before or early in the morning. Slow cooking is important to get the meat really tender.

When it's done cooking, drain the liquid. Shred the meat with a fork and then add:

Approx 1/2 cup of soy sauce
3-6 TBSP liquid smoke...to desired taste.

Stir liquids into the meat.

Serve over steamed rice with your favorite Asian sauce. We used Mandarin Sauce by Panda Express. (No MSG)

My good friend, Teri, made this for us last week...we had to make it! It was a hit. Everyone went back for more, including my 9 year old. It was EASY...and tasted great with a green salad.

Teriyaki Chicken

Into the crock pot:

7-8 frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts

In mixing bowl:

3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup soy sauce
6 Tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp chopped garlic
1/4 tsp black pepper
3/4 tsp ground ginger

Mix well and pour over the chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or High 4-5 hours. An hour before eating, remove chicken to dice it and then add it back to the crock pot.

In shaker: 4 1/2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 5 tsp cold water

Shake it up and add to the sauce and chicken, stir well. Cook one more hour and serve over rice.

*This is not a thick teriyaki sauce, but it tasted fantastic. Perhaps it would thicken up with more cornstarch, but it's not really a concern for us...because we loved this. My 13 year old rated it a 10 and my 9 year old gobbled it up. A definite hit. We will be having this again.