Review: More like 25 chicken recipes
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
Inspired chicken recipes in the crockpot?  Oh yeah!  This book was a lovely surprise which offered me new ways to cook chicken... and a few other things that I didn't expect to find in this cookbook.Yes, there are some standards like Quick & Easy Roast Chicken, and Teriyaki Chicken Wings, but a few new to me recipes like Eight-Hour Coq au Vin and Crockpot Chicken Cattiatore were wonderful finds.  Easy to make and tasty, I can see these fast becoming favorites to add to our meal planning for busy school and work week schedules.What I didn't expect to find in this book, and why I give it 4 out of 5 stars is the addition of things like Cajun Boiled Peanuts, Barbequed BEEF Brisket Sandwiches, Chick Pea & Bean Soup, Creamy Mushroom & Red Wine Soup, and Split Pea Soup with Bacon.  While these dishes may use homemade chicken stock (*recipe is in the book under 'Slow Cooker Chicken Soups' ) and be cooked in the crockpot, it's a stretch to put them in this book as 'chicken recipes' in my opinion.Photos included as very small, and sometimes of ingredients, not the completed recipe. Ingredient lists are clear and easy to read, with the Method (directions) having numbered steps which I appreciate.Crockpot Meals - Tips & Ticks section is helpful, especially to the uninitiated crockpot cook.  At the back of the book under Crockpot Cooking Resources you'll also find links to converting pounds to grams, and grams to ounces.Overall, this is a good crockpot cookbook.  Some recipes require prep work that's done on the stove (like browning chicken pieces), but in my opinion  while that increases the prep time, it also takes the flavors up a notch which is a good thing.  I wish the included photos were bigger and all of the finished dish, but that's probably being nit-picky.  I also wish that chicken stock included recipes were not considered one of the 33 'chicken' recipes - especially when one of them has 'beef' in the title.