Slow cooker or crock pot cooking is easy and quick in preparation and ready when you get home from school or work. I try and present extra simple recipes that require no other pots (with one exception below). Note, slow cooker and crockpot are used interchangeably here. A few slow cooker quick tips:
- Always put warm ingredients into a warm slow cooker and cold ingredients into a cold slow cooker.
- When cooking meats skim fat off the top before serving
- To thicken liquid or sauce, remove meat or chicken, add a teaspoon of cornstarch mixed with a tablespoon of water, keep slow cooker on high and stir, cook an additional 45 minutes and liquid will thicken
- No need for fancy slow cooker settings, just low, high and warm
Ingredients
Servings 6
- 3 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 6.25 oz jar basil pesto
- 3 cloves chopped garlic
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons white wine
Nutritional Facts
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken
Amount per Serving
Calories
2332
% Daily Value*
Fat
122
g
188
%
Saturated Fat
25
g
156
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
12
g
Monounsaturated Fat
19
g
Cholesterol
1308
mg
436
%
Sodium
4254
mg
185
%
Potassium
3405
mg
97
%
Carbohydrates
18
g
6
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
272
g
544
%
Vitamin A
3903
IU
78
%
Vitamin C
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
432
mg
43
%
Iron
12
mg
67
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker lightly with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle chicken thighs with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Nestle chicken thighs in slow cooker in even layer; they may be arranged tightly, if necessary.
- In small bowl, stir pesto, chicken broth and white wine.
- Pour over chicken thighs, and mix to evenly coat chicken.
- Cover and cook on high heat setting 4 hours.
- Serve immediately over rice or mashed potatoes.
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