Dinner for two-Easy Valentine dinner is perfect for the non-cooking spouse

Hey, there is a lot of romance in making dinner for your love.

If you aren’t a cook, here is a one-pot complete no-fail meal that really makes itself. It’s so easy to put together, nearly anyone can do it, even without lots of cooking experience.

There aren’t a lot of ingredients and the slow cooker does all the work, so this is a Valentine’s Dinner that can be made with confidence.

This recipe uses chicken leg quarters, but other chicken pieces can be substituted, including boneless, skinless breasts. If made with a cut that has little to no skin or fat, make sure to include about one-fourth cup of water or chicken broth to the slow cooker, as those pieces won’t make as much liquid content.

Here’s what you will need to make a cozy dinner for two:

Heavy duty aluminum foil
2-4 chicken leg quarter pieces
1/4 to 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 large potatoes, cut into half-inch
cubes
Two ears of corn, cut into halves
or third
Butter or margarine to taste
Salt and pepper to taste

To get started, situate the chicken pieces on the bottom of the slow cooker. If using a cut of chicken that has no skin or fat, pour in one-quarter cup of water or chicken broth. Drizzle with barbecue sauce and add garlic powder and curry powder.

Next, cut potatoes into a bowl, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and mix well. Wrap in heavy-duty aluminum foil big enough to accommodate them and fold to seal tightly. Lay this packet on top of the chicken.

Take the sections of corn, wrapping them tightly in the foil after dotting them with butter or margarine and situate them on or around the packet of potatoes.

Turn the slow cooker to high and don’t look at it for six hours.

After the cooking time has passed, it’s time to plate the meal. Remove the pieces of corn, unwrap and plate them, putting a couple of sections on each plate. Gently remove the packet of potatoes and open carefully, as the packet will release steam when opened, and spoon out an amount onto each plate. Finally, put a serving of chicken on each plate. Use a slotted spoon since the chicken will be tender, juicy and falling apart.

As a finishing touch, some of the barbecue sauce can be spooned over the chicken and potatoes for a savory addition to the overall plate.

How easy was that?