This crock-pot slow cooker chicken stew is rich in flavor but only uses simple ingredients. The meat is tender and comes right off the bone so easily. It’s perfect with rice and tastes even better a day or two after as the juiciness and complimenting flavors are fully soaked-in.
Slow Cooker Chicken Stew
Ingredients
- 5-6 chicken thighs
- 2 medium sized onions
- 6 cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 oz can diced tomatoes - fire roasted, 14, I used thiscanned tomato product
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon black peppercorn
- ¼ teaspoon cardamon
- 2 leaves fresh bay
- 2 tablespoons honey
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Season the chicken thighs with salt/pepper. Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken thighs until browned, then remove from the heat and transfer to crock-pot.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan. Stir in the onion, and garlic cloves. Cook until fragrant. Remove from the heat and transfer to crock-pot.
- Add the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine and cook on medium-high heat for 4 hours, or on low for 7-8 hours.
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Recipe adapted from Bonappetit
Rebecca Swenor
This slow cooker chicken stew recipe sounds so good. It really is the perfect time of year to have stews and I have never made a chicken stew so this would be a great recipe. I love cooking in the slow cooker which makes everything taste so much better. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
MImi Green
It is officially crock pot season and I'm always looking for new recipes. Your slow cooker chicken stew looks really good.