"I've made this twice- once on my stove in a dutch oven and a second time in a crock-pot. I added carrots, and then only added enough water when poaching the chicken to just cover the chicken completely. These were the only changes that I made to the recipe!

My only thought as to why this would receive a poor rating is that from anybody is that "

"I've made this twice, now - once on my stove in a dutch oven and a second time in the crock-pot. I added carrots (because I like carrots) and that was my only change to the recipe (if you can even call it a change).

I cannot figure out what those who are complaining about this recipe did wrong - my only explanation for their poor ratings is tha"

"I subbed 1/2 cup each of blueberry and strawberry greek yogurt for the plain yogurt and all-purpose flour for pastry flour. I also added 1/4 cup of milk because the batter looked very thick- even with the added milk this batter looked similar to drop biscuit dough.

Please note the type of measurement used for the flour- you should actually weigh the flour. He supplied a weight measurement for the flour because measuring cups can result in inconsistent amounts of flour used. You can find inexpensive food scales anywhere- I bought a digital one in the kitchen area of Target for $10.

I expected the muffins to become chewy due to the extra protein found in both greek yogurt and regular flour, but these came out perfectly! They were very moist and held together well but had a nice, fine crumb like a good muffin should. My only suggestion would be to add a wee bit more salt. I probably used 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt- I'll up it a little more next time.
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"I followed this recipe, but subbed 1/2 cup each of blueberry and strawberry greek yogurt in place of plain yogurt and plain all-purpose flour for pastry flour. I also added about 1/4 cup of skim milk because the batter looked very thick- even with the added milk this batter/dough looked similar to drop biscuit dough.

I expected the muffins to become chewy due to the extra protein found in both greek yogurt and all-purpose flour, but these came out perfectly! They were very moist and held together well but had a nice, fine crumb like a good muffin should. They're great! My only suggestion would be to add a wee bit more salt. I probably used 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt- I'll up it a little more. "