Curried Carrot Soup [Slow-Cooker]

I'm taking a week off from posting dinners from Christmas so I can post these other fabulous dishes I've made! I've had a couple friends ask for recipe, so I didn't want them waiting too long!

CURRIED CARROT SOUP

1 garlic clove, minced
1 large onion, chopped
2 Tblsp oil
1 Tblsp butter
1 tsp curry powder
1 Tblsp flour
4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
6 large carrots, sliced
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground red pepper (optional)
1-1/2 cups plain yogurt or light sour cream
Soup crackers

• In a skillet, cook minced garlic and onion in oil and butter until veggies are limp, but not brown.
• Add curry and flour. Cook 30 seconds. Pour into slow cooker.
• Add chicken broth and carrot. Mix together well.
• Cover. Cook on high for about 2 hours, or until carrots are soft.
• Puree mixture in blender. Hold top on tightly with a thick towel. (the heat tends to push the lid of the blender off)
• Return to slow cooker and add seasoning. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Add a dollop (of daisy!) of yogurt or sour cream to each serving.

Curried Chicken & Veggie Stew [Crock-Pot]

CURRIED CHICKEN and

VEGETABLES STEW

1 (16 oz) package of frozen stew vegetables [I just used about 6 carrots, 1/2 onion and a few potatoes]
4 large chicken thighs, skinned [I also used boneless]
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup
2 tsp curry powder
1 Tblsp cilantro

• Place [frozen] stew vegetables in a 3-1/2 or 4-qt slow cooker. Top with chicken. Sprinkle with pepper. 
• In a small bowl, stir together soup and curry powder. Pour soup mixture over all in cooker.
• Cover and cook on low-heat for 6 to 7 hours or on high-heat for 3 to 3-1/2 hours. 
• Remove and discard the chicken bones and, if desired, break meat into large pieces. 
• Sprinkle each serving with cilantro.

recipe from Better Homes and Gardens "Diabetic Slow Cooker" Fall/Winter 2012 edition