Week 2: Coca Cola BBQ Chicken

It's hard to believe January is half over.

And I'm half relieved.

January was not kind to use last year with Sean being hospitalized for pneumonia.  This January hasn't been too kind either since all four of us, yes all of us, got sick over the last week.  It started with a heavy cold that Sean had from the week before that turned in to a nasty cough.  By Monday, Scott had a very sore throat and congestion.  By Tuesday, I felt yucky when I woke up and I had to leave work at 11:30am to pick up Evan who had a fever and wasn't "himself".  Scott took off Wednesday to stay home with Evan.  I took off Thursday to get some sleep since we all know how well kids sleep when they're sick.  Thursday afternoon I took the boys to the pediatrician to find that Evan had pink eye, but was fever free and Sean needed an inhaler for his cough.  Lovely.

You can imagine that by Saturday we just needed some R&R at the ol' Ferstle house.  Scott, unfortunately, had to coach basketball games that morning.  So, Sean, Evan, and I stayed in our pajamas all morning and afternoon, played games, watched some Bubble Guppies, and threw this recipe in the crock pot for a try.  Anything that involves less than 6 ingredients and can be put together in under 10 minutes while I'm home alone with two kids is worth a try!

4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (mine were frozen when I put them in the slow cooker)
1 lemon, quartered
1 onion, quartered
1 20 ounce bottle of BBQ sauce (any brand or flavor you prefer)
1 can of Coca Cola

Peel onion and cut into quarters.  Cut lemon into quarters.  Place chicken breasts in crock pot.  Place onion and lemon quarters on top.  Pour in entire bottle of BBQ Sauce and entire can of Coke.  Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.

The verdict?

It wasn't my favorite.  I don't know what it was.  It was super moist and had good flavor.  But, for me, if you're going to have something BBQ flavored, it either needs to be pulled pork or something cooked on the grill.

Scott wasn't overly impressed either.  It was tasty, just not all it was cracked up to be.

But, we survived.  It was a warm, yummy meal on the table after a long week of us all being sick.