Ingredients

• 3  medium onions, cut into thin wedges
• 2  pounds meaty chicken pieces, skinned
• 1 1/2  cups diced cooked ham (8 ounces)
• 1  14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes
• 1  14 ounce can chicken broth
• 4  cloves garlic, minced
• 1  tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1  teaspoon dry mustard
• 1  teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1/4  teaspoon pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
• 1  10-ounce package frozen sliced okra (2 cups)
• 1  cup frozen baby lima beans
• 1  cup frozen whole kernel corn

Directions

In a 3 1/2- to 4-quart crockery cooker place onion. Top with chicken and ham. In a small bowl combine undrained tomatoes, broth, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, thyme, pepper, and hot pepper sauce; pour over chicken and ham.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.

If desired, remove chicken; cool slightly. (Keep lid on the crockery cooker.) Remove meat from chicken bones; cut meat into bite-size pieces. Return chicken to crockery cooker; discard bones.

Add okra, lima beans, and corn to crcokery cooker. If using low-heat setting turn to high-heat setting. Cover and cook 45 minutes more or until vegetables are tender. Makes 6 servings.