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Slow Cooker Chicken 1

So what’s a slow-cooker then? :  It’s a counter-top stand-alone cooking pot with its own power supply that you plug in, pop ingredients into and leave to work for several hours with the minimal amount of input or effort from you.  That’s my expectation anyway.

Slow Cooker Chicken

I bought a slow-cooker last Autumn in anticipation of a winter of simply cooked suppers.  Alas that didn’t come to pass.  I was so disappointed to pick up and find recipe after recipe for slow cooker this and that which required all these preparation steps beforehand.  Surely that defeated the purpose of the investment.  My preconception was this miracle-working, time-saving device into which you placed ingredients that over time cooked down to something delicious.  Well I’m glad to say that this is indeed entirely possible.  This is my first recipe success in the slow-cooker.  It is delicious.  It cooks itself.  There is the tiniest bit of preparation – 5 to 10 minutes depending on how badly organized your kitchen is.
Chopped Peppers and Onions
Slow cooker chicken flavourings
Slower Cooker Chicken Uncooked sideview
Slow Cooker Chicken uncooked from above
I cooked this on high in the slow cooker for 4 hours and would imagine that if you cooked it on low for 6-8hrs or so, the results should be similar,  just ensure that the chicken is piping hot in the middle and not at all pink.
I’m looking forward to experimenting some more and bringing you a nice little collection of slow-cooker recipes that are easy, require little preparation and are truly delicious.
Slow Cooker Chicken Plated

Slow Cooker Chicken 1
You Will Need:
4 breasts of chicken
1 medium white onion
1 red pepper
4 or 5 tbsp low salt soy sauce
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp honey
2 tsp garlic puree (or 1 to 2 cloves crushed)
1 tbsp ginger puree (or small chunk grated)
1 tsp red chilli paste (or half to one red chilli finely diced)
Couple of spring onions to garnish
Method:
Place the 4 breasts of chicken in the base of the slow cooker
Peel and chop the onion into chunks
Deseed and chop the red pepper into strips
Scatter the onion and red pepper on top of the chicken
Mix the remaining ingredients in a small jug or cup and pour over the chicken.
Place the lid on top, turn the slow-cooker on to high and leave to cook for 3 and a half to four hours.
Serve over boiled rice and garnish with chopped spring onions.
Enjoy.
Til next time, Sheila.

Author:

Irish Author - Dubut romantic fiction novel 'Good Enough' published in 2021. 'Gimme Dinner' a collection of 50 great dinner recipes published in 2022. 'Enjoy' published by Mercier Press in 2016 .'Gimme the Recipe' published in 2012. Work in admin of our Food Safety Consultancy business - Industrial Management Systems with my husband Denis.

3 thoughts on “Slow Cooker Chicken 1

  1. Sheila you’ve hit the nail on my head- I don’t want to spend an hour browning chicken thighs etc. I’ve been very disappointed with recipes I’ve tried before for the slow cooker, I look forward to trying this one now.

    1. Thanks Sinead. Yes, the whole point of a slow-cooker is the elimination of all those other pots and pans. I mean if you’re going to be browning things beforehand you may as well just be making a regular stew or casserole on the hob or in the oven! Thanks for taking time to leave a comment 🙂 Sheila

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