Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy

A very simple recipe that tastes like you worked all day. This is perfect for a weeknight when time is short. The prep for this takes minutes and can be quickly done the night before in the insert, then stored in the frig until the next morning. The gravy is a made from stock and SOS mix. SOS mix is an excellent replacement for canned cream of anything soup. It helps to thicken the gravy and makes your recipe taste like you added heavy cream. The beauty here is that SOS mix adds no fat to your dish and is Gluten free. The recipe for that is below.

Cook's Notes- I had some extra time the evening before so I simmered my stock for 30 minutes with 2 peeled carrots, 1 onion peeled and cut in half, 2 stalks of celery. I fished out the veggies and then added it to my slow cooker.

4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 tsp dry thyme
2/3 cup SOS mix
1 1/4 cups cold water
1/2 tsp chicken base
salt and pepper
2 tbsp olive oil

Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle both sides of each breast with salt and pepper. Add the breasts to the hot skillet and brown on both sides. Spray the insides of your slow cooker with cooking spray. Add the breasts,stock,wine,thyme,salt and pepper to taste. In a sauce pot mix the SOS mix, chicken base and water together. Heat until the mixture boils and thickens. Add it to the insert. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

SOS Mix

2 cups non-fat dry milk
3/4 cup cornstarch
2 tbsp dried onion flakes
1/4 cup instant chicken bouillon(I opted to leave it out of mine adding 1/2-1 tsp of chicken base to each batch I make during the cooking process)

Place all ingredients in a large zip lock bag and mix well. If you prefer to use chicken base instead of bouillon, leave it out until you are ready to prepare a batch of mix.

To Make
1/3 cup SOS mix
1 1/4 cup cold water
1/2-1 tsp chicken base(see above)

Whisk all together in a sauce pot. Heat to boil over medium heat and cook until thickened. Add to your recipe instead of canned creamed soup. The entire bag is equivalent to 9 cans of soup.