All you need is 5 to 10 minutes in the morning to have a perfectly cooked dinner waiting
for you when you get home.
This slow cooker chicken is one of the easiest recipes to make.
First get started on the chicken.
I’m using 4 bone in skin on chicken thighs which will be enough to serve 4 people.
You can use any cut of chicken you would like here, boneless and skinless work too but these
cuts are usually quit more expensive.
One of the best things about slow cookers is you can use more inexpensive cuts of meat
without compromising on flavour or quality.
This recipe also works for a whole chicken, theres no need to prep it or divide it up,
just place it whole into the base of your slow cooker.
Season your chicken well on both sides with salt and pepper.
If you would like the full recipe for this slow cooker chicken it will be on my website
as well as the full measurement listed below.
This next part is optional, it does take more time and add an extra step but I think it’s
worth it for the flavour.
Heat a fry pan over high heat with a tablespoon of oil.
Once the oil is very hot add the chicken skin side down to brown for a few minutes.
The aim here isn’t to cook the chicken, it will cook enough in the slow cooker, you
simply want to get some colour on the outside.
Just remember colour equals flavour.
If you don’t have time just skip this step and it will still taste great.
While the chicken is browning get started on the marinade.
You’ll need the juice of one large lemon or 2 small, just a tip, roll it on a hard
surface first and you’ll get so much more juice.
Cut the lemon in half and squeeze it over your hand, catching any pips in the process.
You can also save the juiced lemon and throw it into the slow cooker too, it gives a great
aromatic flavour.
To the lemon juice add a couple of cloves of crushed garlic.
I like to use a garlic crusher, you can just place the cloves in whole, skin on, and it
will crush the garlic right out.
If you don’t have a garlic crusher you can throw the cloves in whole, the garlic will
cook down, releasing its flavour throughout the marinade.
By this stage the chicken should be ready to turn, just keep an eye on it.
Check it has a good colour and flip to the other side to brown for another few minutes.
Let me know if you would like to see more slow cooker recipes, they are so quick and
easy to prepare but packed full of flavour.
Lastly season the marinade with salt and pepper and run your knife through some thyme.
I had fresh but about a 1/2 a teaspoon of dried will work just as well.
Give the marinade a mix and set to the side.
Thyme, lemon, garlic and chicken is one of my favourite combinations, the flavours just
work so well together.
Remove the chicken from the pan and place skin side up into the bottom of a slow cooker.
Make sure to pour the juices from the pan over the chicken, you don’t want to loose
any of that flavour.
For the rest of the meal I’m using what I have in my kitchen and that is carrots and
potatoes.
You can use really any kind of vegetables you would like or whats in season.
I have baby carrots that I’ve already washed so I’m just cutting the tops of and placing
them into the slow cooker.
If you are using bigger carrots just cut them in half so they will cook more evenly.
Same goes for the potatoes, they cook so well in the slow cooker, just cut them up into
quarters and place them in with the carrots.
Pour over the marinade and place the lid on, making sure it’s a tight seal so all of
the steam will get trapped during cooking and turn the slow cooker on to low for around
8 hours or high for about 4.
After 8 hours you’ll have fall off the bone tender chicken, carrots and potatoes without
having to spend a large amount of time cooking.
I hope you enjoyed this recipe, thank you for watching and I will see you in my next
video.