* Italian Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken

Ingredients:
1 red onion finely chopped
6 carrots chopped
2 zucchinis finely chopped
5 chicken breast
8 oz cream cheese
4T butter
1 can of cream of chicken
1-2 pkg GOOD SEASONS Italian Dressing
1/2 cup milk
Choose one : pasta , orzo, rice, potatoes

Directions
In a saucepan, combine butter, cream cheese, soup and half of packet of dressing. heat until smooth. Spray crock pot with cooking spray and coat bottom with sauce. Add chicken one at a time and sprinkle each piece with remaing dressing powder and salt and pepper. Pour remaining sauce, onion, zucchinis and carrots.
Cook on low for 8 hours. Shred with fork. pour on top of : pasta, orzo, rice, potatoes

Cream of chicken (4 cups)

1.5 cups chicken stock

1/2 onion

2 cloves of garlic

1/2 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 Tablespoon fresh parsley ( can omit)

1/4 teaspoon lemon peper

1 pinch paprika

1 cup milk

3/4 cup all purpose flour

Directions

Place 1 Tablesppon of chicken in saucepan over medium low heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic in the broth until they are softened, about 3 minutes. pour in the rest of broth and 1/2 cup of milk, and shist in the salt, black pepper, parsely , lemon pepper, and paprika. bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and allow to simmer for 2 min.

Wish together the remaining milk and the flour until smooth , and whisk the milk mixture into the hot stock mixture, Keep whisking continuously to avoid lumps utnil the soup comes almost to a boil and thickens.