Crockpot Tuesday–Chicken & Spinach Kid’s Delight

I named this dish Chicken & Spinach Kid’s Delight because all four of my kid’s actually loved it and I got them to eat spinach.   In the past when I have made Lasagna with spinach they have balked at it.  Not this dish.  My 5 year old even asked to have the leftovers for lunch the next day.

Not only did my kid’s love it, but it worked perfectly for my low-carb diet requirements.  I based the meal on a recipe called Joy’s Super Tasty Chicken & Spinach Delight that I found on Yummly.com.  It only had 6 carbs per serving.  I did change it up just a bit. I left out the mushrooms (I didn’t have them and my kids don’t like them)  and changed the cheese a bit.

Here’s what you’ll need for Chicken & Spinach Kid’s Delight

• 5 chicken breast halves (frozen) – If you follow my Crockpot Tuesday recipes, you know I normally put my meat in frozen, but theis recipe specifically called for them to be frozen.
• 4 TBSP Melted Butter
• 3 TBSP Dried Onion Flakes
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 10 oz Frozen Spinach (break into pieces)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I used half mild and half sharp because that’s what I had)
• 2 TBSP Reggiano cheese
• 1/8 cup Italian breadcrumbs

It’s really easy to put together too.

1. Place frozen chicken breast halves into crock pot.
2. Mix Dried Onion with other spices and sprinkle over chicken
3. Spoon half of the butter over the chicken and spices.
4. Break spinach into pieces and place in crockpot
5. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs
6. Top with Cheese

Then cook on high for 1 to 2 hours and turn to low for 4 to 5 hours.   This meal makes 5 serving sizes.

I served my family the Chicken and Spinach Delight with a Knorrs Creamy Chicken Rice Mix that I had in my stockpile.  The one other thing I did because I thought I might need to disguise the spinach was to sprinkle some additional shredded cheese on top.

However, to keep the carbs lower for myself, I just put it on top on some Romaine Hearts.  It was delicious and the sauce gave the lettuce a really good flavor.

When I first found out that I needed to change my diet for the pregnancy I was sure it was going to blow my grocery budget.  I can tell you that this meal definitely did not.  Here’s the breakdown of the cost:

Chicken Breast $1.33 per pound bought at Shop N Save and I probably used about 2 pounds.
Spices – 20 cents approximate cost due to Spice Savings at Aldis.
Frozen Spinach – $1 (might have been less, but I’ve had it in my freezer for awhile.)
Cheddar Cheese – $1.50
Reggiano Cheese – 10 cents (bought whole container at Aldis for $1.99)
Italian Bread Crumbs – 5 cents – got a case for $1

So the whole crockpot meal only cost $5.51.