Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken

This is our go-to mediterranean chicken because it’s easy —we can press a button and walk away! The chicken cooks for hours in a crockpot, sitting in a soupy tomato broth to deliver tender, fall-off-the-bone meat.

Annie and I could say, “lately, we’re favoring easy homemade meals.” But then again, when do we all ever like complicated! Although we both love cooking, we like to be efficient in the kitchen, and nothing is more efficient than a slow-cooker recipe.

This recipe is quick, easy, and healthy—and it’s great for meal prepping, too. All you need are cans of tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and a pack of bone-in chicken thighs (besides a couple other pantry items).

After you combine everything in the slow cooker and press the start button, you can walk away and come back to a delicious smelling kitchen. Your dinner is done!

Slow cookers and Crockpots

If you don’t have a slow cooker, you can order one just under $20. They make nicer cookers with more features, like an all-in-one slow cooker and pressure cooker (aka Instant Pot), but you can do a lot with a simple one.

Growing up, my mom has made many amazing dishes using a crockpot circa 1950s from a garage sale. So you definitely don’t have to get fancy here!

This recipe was inspired by Italian flavors: artichokes, tomatoes, and garlic. Think, Mediterranean stew. We love serving it on roasted spaghetti squash or cauliflower rice, but any kind of rice or noodles will do.

Cooking Tips: Mediterranean Chicken

• Use organic bone-in chicken thighs for extra flavorful and extra moist meat.* Or, you can use bone-in chicken breast, but thighs turn out the best. *Fact: Because hormones and antibiotics are mainly stored in fat cells, it’s super important to use organic chicken and other meats so you don’t consume the bad stuff.
  

• Use low sodium or no salt for the tomatoes and artichokes so you can control the salt. Often times there’s a ton of sodium in these cans, way too much to stay within a healthy range of sodium.

Once you add the ingredients, cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours, and serve over our favorite spaghetti squash recipe! Enjoy.

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Print here: Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken Prep time: 00:05 Cook time: 06:00 Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken thighs, bone-in* 1 can diced tomatoes, low sodium 1 can artichoke hearts, low sodium 3 tbs apple cider vinegar 1 tbs garlic oil 2 tsp dried herbs, like basil or italian seasoning salt and pepper to taste fresh parsley for garnish (optional) prepared spaghetti squash

Recipe Steps

1. Take off the chicken skin, if any, and salt and pepper both sides.

2. Add all of the remaining ingredients in the slow cooker and stir together. (You can add more salt and pepper at the end, too.) Then, add the chicken and push down until covered by tomato mixture.

3. Set slow cooker for 6 hours on low, or 4 hours on high. Low setting is recommended. Add more salt and pepper to taste, and garnish with fresh parsley. Serve over spaghetti squash.

Additional Notes

*Vegetarian option: use your favorite plant-pasted protein, like white beans, tofu or tempeh.