#MEwx Colder, windy and Slow Cooker Chicken 'N Sausage

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds are 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph this morning.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the lower 20s. Winds will be west around 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 30.6°F, the humidity is 45%, the Dew point is 11.7°F with a wind chill of 29.7°F.

The wind direction is northwest between 13.9 MPH and 15.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.93, the Absolute pressure is 29.73 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station in my North field click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with Mostly sunny skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is  0.1% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing crescent, Sunrise is 5:54 am↑ 93° East, sunset is 5:43 pm↑ 267° West, Moonrise is 6:26 am↑ 100° East, Moonset is 5:59 pm↑ 263° West and we'll have 11 ours 48 minutes of daylight today.

We had more snow melting yesterday, so be careful about any ice under those melt puddles out there.

The weather's going to be blustery and cold, so have a slow-cooker meal tonight that has some nutrition to it.

Knock Your Socks Off Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage

Courtesy of Marie Johnson

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 package andoulle sausage (Or you can use smoked sausage, kielbasa, use what you like most)

1 8 oz package cream cheese, room temperature

1 cup chicken stock

1/2 cup white wine (you can also sub this with beer or chicken stock)

3 cloves of garlic minced

1 small yellow onion diced

2 tbs grainy mustard

1/2 tsp salt

scallions for garnish

serve over white rice or buttered noodles

Directions:

In a mixing bowl whip cream cheese with chicken stock, salt, garlic, mustard and wine until incorporated.

Place, chicken and sausage in the bottom of your crock pot. Place onions on top.

Pour cream cheese mixture over the top.

Cover and place on high for 4 hours or low for 5-6 hours, checking it occasionally to make sure it's not thickening too much. If it is, add more chicken stock or wine.

When you are ready to serve, you can place the meal in a baking dish and pop it under the broiler for a couple of minutes for some extra color. (this is optional, but I highly recommend it!)

Salt and pepper to taste, serve over rice, quinoa, or pasta.