Allrecipes Reviews

Yesterday, in an effort to begin cooking more meals from scratch, I took out my crockpot and googled for slow-cooker chicken recipes. Allrecipes.com came up in the first couple of links for me, so I chose something easy from there. The ratings and reviews never fail to crack me up. Assume this was the recipe I chose (which it was and yes, I realize it's not very from scratch-y, what with that jar of salsa and all):

Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (11 ounce) can Mexican-style corn
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans

Directions

1. Place chicken and salsa in the slow cooker the night before you want to eat this chili. Season with garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Cook 6 to 8 hours on Low setting.
2. About 3 to 4 hours before you want to eat, shred the chicken with 2 forks. Return the meat to the pot, and continue cooking.
3. Stir the corn and the pinto beans into the slow cooker. Simmer until ready to serve.

The reviews tend to go something like this (the first one is copied verbatim):

Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2004 by Paula

The first person to taste this chili asked for the recipe! I did make the following changes and additions...3 chicken breasts instead of 4, 1 can of diced green chilis, 2 teaspoons fresh garlic instead of the garlic powder, 16 ounce can of diced tomatoes, and 2 teaspoons sugar to cut the acidity of the tomatoes. OTHERWISE, this was a great recipe and will be added to my winter repertoire! Thanks.

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Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2007 by Lorraine

This recipe has become a staple in my household! Love it! Instead of chicken, I use pork, instead of salsa I use sauerkraut, instead of cumin and chili powder I use paprika! I do use garlic powder! And I omit the corn and the pinto beans. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful recipe!!

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Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2008 by shewhoeats

what a tasty soup, perfect for this wintry weather.  instead of making this in my crockpot, i loaded everybody into the minivan and went to taco bell, where we poured a large diet pepsi over three grilled chicken burritos. i was very pleased with how it came out, but may add a couple of packs of ketchup in the future.

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Reviewed on January 11, 2011 by sogoodithurts

Made this last night and am NOT happy. Replaced the chicken and the rest of the ingredients with a large bag of Doritos, a box of Oreos, and a sixpack of beer. Did not slow cook, of course. Tasted great at the time but I was up with diarrhea in the night and still feel quite sick to my stomach today. I do not recommend this recipe.

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I'll let you know how my version turns out. Update: There was too much chicken and not enough beans. It was more like a meat sauce than a chili. Also, it was a bit bland. We ate it on tortillas, with sour cream, grated cheese, tomatoes and lettuce. David added a few drops of Dave's Insanity Sauce and quite liked it. 

Comments

[daysgoby]

Hee! Love this!

[Carrie]

I liked it . . . but I *did* use black beans instead of pinto and only had 3 chicken breasts instead of 4. I realize that I suck. I served it on top of rice. I also would not call it chili--it was meat with some sauce.

[Paul]

Very funny! Well done!