Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken
This slow cooker garlic chicken recipe combines tender boneless chicken thighs with a flavourful mix of garlic, lemon and mixed dried herbs.
Servings: 4
Calories: 650kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg boneless chicken thighs skinless
- 1 chicken stock pot/cube
- 100 ml boiling water
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
- 8 garlic cloves crushed
- 50 g butter diced
- 2 tbsp chicken gravy granules or 1 tbsp of cornflour. or thicken to your liking
- Salt and pepper according to taste
Instructions
- Place the chicken thighs in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle garlic powder, onion powder, and dried herbs over the chicken, followed by the crushed garlic and butter.
- Mix the chicken stock with boiling water. Pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
- Once cooked, transfer the chicken to a plate. Mix chicken gravy granules or a cornflour slurry* into the remaining liquid in the slow cooker to make a gravy. * Mix 1 tablespoon cornflour with 1 ½ tablespoons water.
- You can either return the chicken to the slow cooker and submerge it into the sauce, or, pour the sauce over the chicken when plated.
- Serve with your choice of sides.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 650kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 272mg | Sodium: 275mg | Potassium: 553mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 508IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg
