Slow Cooker Chicken Provencal
This Slow Cooker Chicken Provencal is a flavorful French dish made with chicken, garlic, buttery olives, and briny capers that braise in a decadent sauce that's lemony, garlicky, and plain addicting! This chicken will be an instant favorite! It's the perfect way to elevate chicken whether it's for entertaining company or a cozy weeknight dinner. Fabulous over a side of rice that will absorb every bit of the luscious sauce!
Equipment
- 5 quart slow cooker or larger
Ingredients
- 8 bone-in chicken thighs skin optional (approximately 4 lbs) see "notes" in post.
- Olive oil
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 small yellow onion diced or thinly sliced
- 3-4 garlic cloves minced
- 17-20 Castelvetrano olives approximately 3/4 cup
- 2 1/2 tbsp. capers
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 lemons (the juice of)
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) cut into pieces
- salt & pepper to taste
- chopped fresh parsley optional garnish
Instructions
- Sear the chicken thighs in a hot skillet with olive oil. We're not cooking them all the way through, we just want a little bit of color on the chicken, as it is more aesthetically pleasing. Plus, we'll get great flavor when we deglaze the hot pan and scrape the bits and pieces into the slow cooker.
- After you have seared all the chicken thighs, place them in the slow cooker. Add the chicken broth to deglaze the pan while it's still hot and scrape up the bits and pieces on the bottom of the pan, then pour everything over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Add the onion, garlic, olives, capers, bay leaves, and lemon juice to the slow cooker. Sprinkle the dried oregano, dried thyme, and salt & pepper over everything, then add the pieces of butter on top.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours, or until the chicken is fully cooked and has reached 165°. Sprinkle some chopped parsley over everything as a garnish and serve over your favorite starch. Make sure you spoon the wonderful juices from the slow cooker over the plated chicken! Enjoy!
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