Wednesday, August 13, 2008

He Actually Ate Broccoli... for Breakfast!


It's a hard thing to get Adam to eat vegetables. Or fruit. Or really anything other than peanut butter and honey sandwiches with apples. So, that's why I almost fainted this morning when I was in the process of making him his usual PB&H, and he begged to instead have leftovers from last night's dinner.

I had tried a new recipe (below), and we all thought it was pretty good, but I had no idea I'd get this kind of reaction from Adam. I'm stunned.

I mean he willingly ate broccoli for breakfast. Wow! That. Has. Never. Happened.

Creamy Crockpot Chicken & Broccoli over Rice

3-4 boneless chicken breasts
1 14oz can cream of chicken soup (I used low-fat)
1 14 oz can cheddar soup
1 14 oz can chicken broth
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon Cajun seasoning
¼ teaspoon garlic salt seasoning
1 Cup sour cream
6 Cups broccoli florets, lightly steamed, just fork tender ( I cook it in boiling water for 3-4 minutes)
1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
Rice, cooked (we prefer short grain brown rice)

1. Place soups, chicken broth, salt, Cajun and garlic seasoning into a crockpot over low heat. Whisk until smooth. Place chicken in, pressing to the bottom. Cover lid and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.

2. When chicken is cooked, use 2 forks to shred into bite size pieces. Stir in sour cream and broccoli.

3. Serve over steamed rice and sprinkle with cheese.

(Image and recipe from Jenny at Picky Palate)

3 comments:

Mindy said...

that's looks really good! I just wrote down the recipe but I gotta buy some of the ingredients. mmmm. I wish I had it right now. :) I guess I'm hungry. Better go eat dinner!

Casey and Brynn said...

I am going to try that out tonight. I will let you know how it goes. I love new recipes, THANKS!

Casey and Brynn said...

Okay, so you are my new hero and I have to thank you for posting that recipe. It was super easy, cheap, and SO GOOD! And my 2 year old, who usually won't even look at broccoli...ate 6 pieces! He asked for more! It was amazing. I can't thank you enough for sharing that. It was wonderful!