Zucchini and Carrrot Stuffed Chicken Breast

I sort of went nuts today at the farmer's market. The produce is really coming in now in Massachusetts, and the market reflects that. There's still some good lettuce left, but we're also getting these amazing tomatoes and eggplant. The nice lady that sells local honey was there, so I picked up a little bottle.

So when I came home, I took all of my produce and spread it across the counter.

And then I decided what to make for dinner.

I've been intrigued by the idea of doing stuffed chicken in the crockpot for awhile now, but actually haven't ever done it until tonight.

The Ingredients/Tools:

- 4 qt. crockpot (larger might work, but this is what I used)
- toothpicks

- 2 plump chicken breasts, thawed
- approximately 1 cup shredded carrots
- approximately 1 cup shredded zucchini
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced - add a few more in there if you like your chicken extra savory
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 t crumbled dried sage (or ground sage, or ground poultry seasoning - whatever floats your boat will work here)

The Process:

Mix the last six ingredients together in a small bowl to make the stuffing mixture. If you're shredding your own carrot and zucchini, please do so with caution. If you have an older child, this would be a great job for them to do.

Slice the chicken breasts down the middle, creating a nice little chicken packet for your stuffing mixture.

Spoon the mixture into the chicken; stuff it as full as you possibly can. Secure the ends of the chicken with toothpicks.

Plop your stuffed masterpieces in your crockpot.

Cook on low for about 4 hours, or until chicken is fully cooked.

The Judgement:

I was having too much fun chasing the baby around this afternoon, and kind of let time get away from me. The chicken was still very tasty! But it was also a little dry, as I left it in there for five hours.

Not horribly so, but just enough that we noticed it. I was a little bummed, because the flavors were wonderful otherwise!

We still gobbled it up. I had planned on serving the leftovers for lunch tomorrow, but I accidentally ate it all tonight instead.

I will definitely make this again... I'll just be sure to set the timer next time!

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