Slow Cooker Mushroom Chicken
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Total time: 3 hr 38 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 3 hr 18 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Make a gourmet chicken dish, perfect for entertaining with only 20 minutes of prep time. Easy enough for a weeknight and ideal for impromptu gatherings, this dish features rich chicken thighs in a tangy tomato broth full of mushroom umami and a hint of balsamic vinegar. Frozen pearl onions remove the tedious preparation inherent to the fresh version and elevate the dish with their special appearance. Serve over steamed brown rice to capture all the juices of the dish. A side of haricot vert green beans, simply sauteed completes the plates and adds color and crunch.
Ingredients
Uncooked bone in skinless chicken thigh
30 oz, 6 (5-oz thighs)
Table salt
1 tsp
Black pepper
½ tsp
Frozen pearl onion
1 cup(s), thawed
Mushrooms
8 oz, (1 package), white variety, sliced
Garlic
2 clove(s), minced
Canned diced tomatoes
14½ oz, (1 can), drained
Canned unsalted tomato paste
⅛ cup(s), (2 tbsp)
Dried thyme
2 tsp
Balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp
Fresh parsley
6 sprig(s), chopped
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Instructions
1
Sprinkle chicken with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Spray a large skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning once, until well browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
2
Add onions to skillet and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 30 seconds.
3
Add tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring to scrape up browned bits from bottom of skillet, until mixture comes to boil, about 3 minutes.
4
Add onion mixture to slow cooker. Cover and cook until chicken is tender, 3–4 hours on high or 6–8 hours on low.
5
Divide chicken evenly among 6 plates. Add vinegar to slow cooker and stir into mushroom mixture. Top chicken evenly with mushroom mixture and sprinkle with parsley
6
Per serving (1 chicken thigh and ¾ cup mushroom mixture)
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