Sunday dinner in some circles may conjure up images of elaborately dressed tables of time intensive dishes.
But if your weekend included several feverish nights, and abundance of laundry, dishes and the finiky tastes of family members than you may opt for something a little less complicated.
This week I took a quick assessment of the pantry, freezer and my time and here is what resulted between two loads of laundry, some dirty dishes ...
Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken & Vegetables
Step 1
Add chicken and sauce to slow cooker & cook for 1 hour (you can pre-cook the chicken in a skillet if you are short on time).
Step 2
Cook rice.
Since I am a horrible stovetop rice cooker and I do not own a rice cooker I take the easy route and add 1 part rice to 2 parts water (1 cup rice to 2 cups water) and cook in 5-10 min increments until water is absorbed, rice is soft and fluffs with a fork...
Step 3
Chop vegetables (peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots) and steam on stove, adding baby corn and water chestnuts OR next time you stock your freezer grab a monster bag of frozen stir fry veggies and keep handy for nights like these, throw in a glass bowl or pie pan and steam in microwave for 4-6 min.
Step 4
Assemble and enjoy an tastier alternative to the usual drive-thru fare and maybe, just maybe, a few quiet moments of peace on a Sunday afternoon.
