Crockpot challenge: Recycling!

Re-using? Reducing? All of the above!

crockpot challenge badge We roasted a chicken for dinner last night. Delish. Then, I googled “roast chicken leftovers crockpot” (for Sunday night is Challenge Night, as you know). I set to work. I dumped the carcass in the crock pot with about 5 or 6 cups of water and some garlic and oregano for a good time. I set it to low and let it simmer overnight.

This morning, I chopped some celery, carrots and onion. Then I pulled out the chicken carcass and separated the meat from the bones and then ran the rast of the liquid through my colander into a bowl, because for some reason I don’t own a sieve. I have a feeling you’re not supposed to do it this way, but that’s how I roll. Experimentally.

Then I tossed the meat and strained broth and vegetables back into the crock pot for, oh, all day long. We went to the zoo and got some books at Daedalus and came home. I added two bags of Success Rice or Minute Rice or whatever that stuff is and waited 10 minutes to cook and then ladled it out to my loving family. Iain dumped salt on the top of his, cormac picked out the carrots, and Owen point-blank refused to touch it.

It was a little low on flavor, I concede. But it was edible, no doubt. And will be so again for lunch tomorrow.

And because the theme of the month is lists, I’ll give you one.

Books we bought today:

March 9, 2008 | Filed Under create, nablopomo

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6 Responses to “Crockpot challenge: Recycling!”

katie on March 9th, 2008 8:52 pm

stop saying carcass, it’s creepy
supa on March 9th, 2008 9:08 pm

carcass carcass carcass.
Janet on March 9th, 2008 11:26 pm

I’ll be interested in your opinion on The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. I thought it was awesome, it’s definitely in my all time top ten. Two of my friends, however, couldn’t bear to read past the first couple of chapters.
Christina on March 10th, 2008 7:55 am

I am voting for the title ‘Chicken Carcass Stew’ for your humerous cookbook about mothers and cooking!
nikko on March 10th, 2008 8:06 am

It doesn’t look half bad to me. I would have eaten it. ;o)

I loved The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.

I did a crockpot meal last night, but forgot to take a darn picture. Sigh. Maybe next week.
JG on March 10th, 2008 9:24 am

MB! the memory keeper’s daughter is SO good!