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1.12.2011

slow cooker buffalo chicken

Ok bloggies, this one showcases my trashy side. But with my crock pot only recently returned from a two-year hiatus at a friend's house, I had to do something. And nothing says trashy like a crock pot and buffalo chicken. The sandwiches were pretty tasty and, for you meat eaters, made largely from stuff you probably have in the pantry.

1 T olive oil
1lb chicken thighs, cut into 1/1/2" pieces
1lb chicken breasts, cut into 1/1/2" pieces
1 onion, diced small
3 garlic cloves
1 red bell pepper
1 can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup hot sauce
3 T Worcestershire sauce
3 T yellow mustard
1 T molasses

1.) Brown the chicken thighs, then breasts (5 min). Transfer to crock pot.
2.) In the skillet, add onion, garlic, bell pepper and cook until soft. Add 1/4 c water and scrape up all the yummy brown stuff. Put it in the crock pot.
3.) Add tomatoes, hot sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and molasses to the crock pot. Cover and cook on high until chicken is tender (about 4 hrs). Shred chicken (Martha suggests using a potato masher. Absent one of these fine tools, I used two forks) and slop it on a bun.
4.) Eat it with a salad if you're feeling fancy.

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