Chicken in the Slow Cooker. Tacos? Nachos? On rice? It is your choice. A versatile Mexican style family-friendly recipe that will quickly become a favorite.
Author: Kyrstie-A Fresh Legacy
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 4
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of oil for cooking
1 small piece of ginger - chopped finely
1 small onion - chopped finely
2 garlic cloves - chopped finely
300 grams chicken thighs - whole
1 tin cannellini beans - rinsed and drained
1 tin kidney beans - rinsed and drained
4 roma tomatoes - quartered
1 tin tomatoes (plain)
1 tablespoon dried oregano
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes
6 grinds cracked pepper
1 cup chicken stock
½ lemon - peel only
1 capsicum - cut into 6-8 pieces
1 chilpotle pepper - chopped
1 teaspoon sumac
1 teaspoon cumin ground
Add in last hour
1 corn cob - cooked and kernels removed
To serve
1 avocado
1 tablespoon natural yoghurt
juice of ¼ lime - use remainder of lime for serving
Worcestershire Sauce a few drops
1 packet corn chips, or rice, or tortillas
fresh coriander leaves
Instructions
To a warm pan add the oil and then when warm add the onion
Cook until it starts to soften and then add the ginger, and garlic
After a few minutes add the chicken thighs and just brown
To a slow cooker add the ingredients that have been browned in the pan (described above)
Add the remaining ingredients (minus the corn and serving ingredients) to a slow cooker and set to high for 2 hours and then low for 1 hour
Add the corn kernels on the last hour
To Serve
With a fork mash the avocado and add the yogurt, lime juice, Worcestershire Sauce
Slice the chicken into pieces
Add the chicken slices to the top of the dish with a dollop of the avocado mixture, fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime juice
Serve with either rice, or tortillas, or use to make tacos and serve with corn chips
Notes
I safely added ½ a chilpotle pepper when the kids are eating this meal. If Mr Fresh and I eat it I add 1 or 2 chilpotle peppers. If you are unable to locate chilpotle peppers substitute with chilli but use only a small amount as slow cooking will intensify the flavor.
Recipe by A Fresh Legacy at https://afreshlegacy.net/chicken-slow-cooker/