Description
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore is seasoned chicken thighs nestled and slow-cooked in a tomato-based sauce full of herbs and vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 skinless bone-in chicken thighs
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 8 ounces baby Bella mushrooms, sliced
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, diced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, diced
- 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, diced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 box (16 ounces) spaghetti noodles
Instructions
- Step: Wash and pat dry each chicken thigh.
- Step: Season chicken evenly with salt and pepper and add to slow cooker.
- Step: Add oil, tomato paste, garlic, onion, diced red bell pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, oregano, red pepper, and chicken broth.
- Step: Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until chicken is fall-off-the-bone tender.
- Step: Serve over spaghetti noodles.
- Step: Garnish with fresh parsley.
Notes
To thicken the sauce, you can adjust the slow cooker to high and simmer for about an hour with the cover off, or stir in a slurry made of 2 tablespoons corn starch and 1 tablespoon cold water, cooking for an additional 20 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 306 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 820 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore