Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken
A simple 4 ingredient Apricot Chicken family dinner that's cooked in the slow cooker until fall-apart tender and completely delicious!
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Servings: 6 serves
Calories: 278kcal
Cost: $10
Equipment
- slow cooker (crock pot)
Ingredients
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 800g skinless chicken thighs approx 6 thighs
- 40 g French onion soup mix packet dried
- 410 g apricot halves drained
- 405 ml apricot nectar
- 1 tbs cornflour optional (see notes)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over high heat. Brown each side of the chicken thighs before transferring to the slow cooker. (Note: if you have a searing slow cooker you can do this step in the slow cooker bowl).
- Sprinkle over the french onion soup packet.
- Add the drained apricot halves and the apricot nectar.
- Cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
- Serve with your choice of vegetables, mashed potato or pasta.
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Notes
Searing the chicken (optional but HIGHLY recommended) - this step caramelises the outside of the chicken, locks in the moisture and adds the most delicious flavour to the dish.
Thickening the sauce (optional) - I like to thicken the sauce at the very end of cooking using 1tbs of cornflour that’s been dissolved in ¼ cup water. This makes it the perfect consistency for serving on top of mashed potato or pasta.
Doubling - this recipe can easily be doubled.
Storing and freezing - consume any leftovers within 1 day or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 156mg | Potassium: 610mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 2236IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg
