Before & After...Dinner Tonight

From Seasoned Chicken & Veggies in a bag...to Homemade Chicken Soup


I Buy Whole Chicken Roasters when they are .99 cents a pound (I would buy a 6-7 lb one)

3 Potatoes, 2 large onions, 3 large carrots, 1 bag of celery
1 Bag and Season Envelope McCormick for Oven Roasted "Chicken"
1 Envelope of McCormick Chicken Soup for a Slow Cooker
1/2 box of any kind of noodles or pasta you have on hand I used Fanfare pasta...you could also use 1 box of chicked flavored wild rice too!

Oven Roasted Chicken w/Veggies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cut up the whole roaster chicken, cover a plate with the "chicken" seasoning...roll the pieces into it and place in the bag it comes in in a single layer
Cut up the potatoes, carrots, onions and celery and place them in the bag on top of the chicken
Slit 4 holes in the bag
If 6 pounds or under cook for 1 hour...if 7 or more cook for 1 hour and 1/2
Serve with the pan juices over the meat and veggies

and then later.....

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

Drain all the pan juices from your leftovers and remove all the skin and bones from the chicken parts...then cube up the chicken into little pieces
Take all the cut up meat and veggies and place into the slow cooker
Add the Chicken Soup Seasoning Envelope
Add 6 cups of hot water...you may need to add some more veggies all depending on how much you have leftover
Stir it up well with the water
Cook the noodles separatley as instructed on the package, drain, and then add to the soup when ready...stir...
Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours


Dinner and luches for the week...DONE! :)