Slow Cooker Chicken Dinner
Claudette Bailey
Slow Cooker Chicken Dinner
Slow Cooker Chicken Dinner

This hearty chicken dinner practically cooks itself. Just throw everything in the crockpot and you’ll have a delicious dinner in just a few hours.

Ingredients

  • 2 onions, sliced
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 cups baby carrots
  • 6 small red potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices (about 1 pound)
  • 1 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon Thyme
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic (see notes section for how to mince garlic)
  • 3⁄4 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 6 bone-in chicken thighs, skinned
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

Instructions

  1. Coat slow cooker with cooking spray.
  2. Place onion in slow cooker. Place carrots and potatoes on top of onion.
  3. In a bowl, mix broth, thyme, minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour over vegetables.
  4. In a small bowl, mix paprika, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Rub over chicken.
  5. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to the pan and swirl to coat. Add chicken. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Arrange chicken on top of vegetables.
  6. Cover and cook on low for 3 1/2 hours or until chicken is done and vegetables are tender.

Notes

Check out this video by Blue Apron on how to mince garlic.

Source: Oxmoor House