Recipe: Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Stew

OK, here's last week's recipe post that I apparently forgot to post - oops!

Yes, me and those darn crock pot stews! Here's a variation, and it's best served in homemade bread bowls:

6-8 peeled potatoes, cubed into bite size pieces
1 bag of frozen chopped broccoli or a good portion of fresh
1 lb of chicken, cubed
1/2 cup of chicken broth OR 3-4 bullion cubes
1/2 cup of chopped bacon
1/2 cup of water
1 can of evaporated milk OR 1 1/2 cup of milk
2 cups of cheese OR half a block of Velveeta (works best with the Velveeta)

First, you'll want to cube the potatoes and chop the broccoli if you are using fresh.



Next, brown the chicken lightly. I'm cheating again as I am using one of the packs of Tyson chicken I found on clearance at Target the other day for 84 cents.

Next, cook the bacon. I chop mine before it's cooked as that's easier to me, but you can do it after it's cooked if you'd rather. As usual, feel free to use the microwaveable bacon if you have that on hand instead!


Layer everything in the crock pot - potatoes first, then broccoli, then chicken and bacon, followed by broth/bullion cubes and water. Cook on high 5-6 hours, or low 2-3.


Just before the last hour starts, add in the can of evaporated milk or cup of milk, and the Velveeta, chopped, (or shredded cheese) In a pinch - I've used the cheese powder that comes with the Mac N Cheese. It actually ends up pretty good, so don't hesitate to use it! (Plus, a 33 cent box of Mac N Cheese is a lot cheaper than half a brick of Velveeta or all that cheese, and you can use the pasta for another dish.)





This makes 5-6 servings. DH gives it a 7/10 - he actually wanted more chicken that I ended up using (The Tyson was about 1/2 lb compared to the 1 lb the recipe uses)

Total costs:
chicken bought on sale $1.99 lb (or in my case, 84 cents)
potatoes $0.50 (bought in a 10 lb bag on sale $1.50)
bacon $0.50 (bought in package on sale for 99 cents, used half)
broccoli $0.79 (on sale $0.99 used coupon)
broth $0.25 (half a can on sale for $0.50)
water free
Velveeta $2
milk $0.25 (half gallon on sale $1)
grand total: $6.28 (or in my case, $5.13) Using cheese powder would bring the cost down under $5 or cut down on the meat to bring it down.