Slow-cooker chicken pieces with tomatoes recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Chicken, when slow-cooked, becomes tender and irresistible. This recipe conjures all the flavours of the Mediterranean with its bold garlic, rosemary, and capers gently simmering in a rich tomato sauce with chicken thighs.
See method- Serves 4-6
- 15mins to prepare and 4-8hrs to cook
- 340 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 800g skinless chicken thighs
- flour for dusting
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1tbsp chopped rosemary
- 1 x 400g chopped tomatoes
- juice and zest of a lemon
- 150ml white wine
- 1tbsp capers
- 15g flat leaf parsley chopped
- 15 sweet Peppadews halved
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1425kJ 340.0kcal
- Fat
- 19g
- Saturates
- 4g
- Salt
- 0.6g
- Sugars
- 9g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 13.2gProtein 26.2gFibre 2.1g
Method
- Turn the slow-cooker on. Heat 1tbsp of the oil in a frying pan.
- Remove the bones from the chicken thighs. Season and dust the chicken in flour and brown on both sides. Remove and place in the cooker.
- Pour in the remaining oil, onions, garlic and rosemary. Season and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, stock, lemon juice and half the zest, capers and Peppadews.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low until the meat is cooked through with no pink showing. Serve with papparedelle or other light egg pasta. Sprinkle with the remaining lemon zest and chopped parsley.
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