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6
bone-in chicken breast halves, skinned
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1
tablespoon chili powder
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1/8
teaspoon salt
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1/2
cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
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2
tablespoons lemon juice
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1/3
cup sliced pickled jalapeno chile pepper, drained
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1
tablespoon cornstarch
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1
tablespoon cold water
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1
8 ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened and cut into cubes
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2
slices regular bacon or turkey bacon, crisp-cooked, drained, and crumbled (optional)
1. Sprinkle chicken with chili powder and salt. Arrange chicken, bone sides down, in a 4 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Pour broth and lemon juice around chicken. Top with drained jalapeno pepper.
2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
3. Transfer chicken and jalapeno pepper to a serving platter, reserving cooking liquid. Cover chicken and keep warm.
4. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. For sauce, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch and the water; stir into cooking liquid. Add cream cheese, whisking until combined. Cover and cook about 15 minutes more or until thickened. Serve chicken with sauce. If desired, sprinkle with bacon.
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 329,
- Protein (gm) 49,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 5,
- Fat, total (gm) 11,
- Cholesterol (mg) 143,
- Saturated fat (gm) 6,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 1,
- Vitamin A (IU) 923,
- Vitamin C (mg) 6,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 18,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
- Folate (µg) 12,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
- Sodium (mg) 489,
- Potassium (mg) 474,
- Calcium (DV %) 81,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Very Lean Meat () 7,
- Fat () 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I made this for my boyfriend and his family and i was so good! I'm not an experienced cook and it was so easy. However much chili powder you dust the chicken with decides how much kick the dish will have. But what really makes the meal is the sauce you make with it. I'm not a huge cream cheese fan but it was really good! My boyfriend's father liked it so much that after i left he asked his wife if she would make it sometime. you should definely try it.
4/29/2012 10:38:13 PM Report AbuseSo good! I used boneless chicken breasts, sprinkled them with chili powder and grilled them instead of cooking them in the slow cooker. Then I just made the sauce out of the cream cheese, jalapeno, chicken broth and lemon juice and poured it over the grilled chicken. Sauce thickened up just fine and I didn't even use any cornstarch. Turned out great!
3/30/2011 11:33:50 AM Report AbuseVery good recipe; the cream sauce balances the spice of the peppers. I used a bit more cornstarch to make it thicker and it was perfect. Otherwise, I didn't alter the recipe at all. Yummy and super easy.
3/7/2011 09:17:02 AM Report AbuseThis was great. I used 1/2lb of baco. My sauce too didn't thicken as much as I had hoped but it was still a very flavorful dish.
2/2/2011 10:01:10 AM Report AbuseThis has the potential to become a favorite. By the recipe, my sauce didn't thicken as much as I would have liked, so I had to make an adjustment. but, overalll, this is simply delicious!!
1/24/2011 11:21:33 AM Report Abuse