Best Hawaiian Haystacks!

3-4 chicken breasts
8oz square of cream cheese, softened
1 package Italian dressing mix
1 can cream of chicken soup
cooked rice
toppings: shredded cheese, chopped celery, diced green onions, chopped bell or red pepper, pineapple tidbits, mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles, sliced olives, shredded coconut, sliced water chestnuts, etc.

Combine cream cheese, dressing mix and soup into bowl and stir until mixed.  Place chicken breasts in crockpot and cover with soup mixture.  Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low on 6-8 hours.  Right before serving, remove chicken from crockpot and shred meat with a fork.  Place back in pot and stir to combine with sauce.  Serve over cooked rice and top with your favorite toppings.

Recipe from Just Cook Already.  The author includes a recipe for coconut rice.  It did give it a little extra, but this recipe is good over plan rice too, and makes it easier to cook.

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

2 chicken breasts
5 C. chicken broth
3 C. diced vegetables (carrot, celery, potato)
1 small onion or 1 T. dehydrated onion
1 t. poultry seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
3 c. egg noodles, uncooked

Combine all ingredients except noodles in slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Remove chicken breasts, shred meat, and return to pot. Add noodles and cook 30 min. more. Do not over cook. Serves 4.

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

1 pound stew meat
1 can (10.75 oz) condensed cream of mushroom
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water
4 ounces cream cheese
egg noodles

1. In a slow cooker, combine meat, soup, onion, water and Worcestershire sauce.
2. Cook on low setting 6-8 hours or high 4-5 hours
3. Stir in cream cheese just before serving.
4. Serve over egg noodles.


I found this on www.recipequeens.blogspot.com and it is a good recipe. The meat was very tender. The cream cheese is a substitute to adding the traditional sour cream, but I think next time I will use sour cream instead of cream cheese. I like my sauce to be a little thinner and I think the sour cream would help, or I might try adding a little extra water at the start, or some milk right before serving.