Balsamic Chicken

Simple and delicious Balsamic Chicken that is made in the slow cooker. The rich, deep sauce and tender chicken is served on a bed of couscous which cooks up in minutes when you are ready for dinner.

How to Make Balsamic Chicken

To begin, dice up an onion and mince 3 cloves of garlic.

Sauté those in 2 TB olive oil until tender and then stir in 2 Tb tomato paste, 1 1/2 tsp thyme, 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, 1 Tb Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper. Stir those together.

Whisk in 2 TB flour and let it cook for just a minute.

Stir in 15 ounces of fire roasted diced tomatoes

1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar, 1/4 c red wine and 1 cup chicken broth. Stir it together and let it simmer a minute or so.

Place boneless, skinless thighs (2 per person) in the bottom of your crockpot.

Cover with the wonderful sauce, and cook on low for 6-7 hours.

Serve on a bed of couscous. Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken

Constance Smith - Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Simple and delicious Balsamic Chicken that is made in the slow cooker. The rich, deep sauce and tender chicken is served on a bed of couscous which cooks up in minutes when you are ready for dinner.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 7 hours hrs

Total Time 7 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Calories 357 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 Tb of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tb tomato paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 Tb Worcestershire sauce
• 3 Tb flour
• 1/2 cup Balsamic vinegar
• 14 ounce can of fire-roasted, diced tomatoes, drained
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• salt & pepper - about 1/2 teaspoon each
• 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• cooked couscous or rice

Instructions

 

• In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the onion & garlic.
• When the onions are tender and beginning to get a little golden, add in tomato paste, thyme, red pepper flakes and the Worcestershire Sauce. Stir them all together and let them cook for about a minute.
• Mix in the flour.
• Stir in the Balsamic vinegar, red wine and chicken broth. Allow that to cook together for a minute on low heat.
• Remove it from the heat, and stir in the tomatoes. Pour the rich goodness into your slow cooker.
• Stir in the wine, broth, salt & pepper.
• Now nestle the chicken down into the darkness.
• Note: Chicken thighs can at times be rather fatty. I take a pair of kitchen shears and trim all the excess fat from the meat before cooking.
• Put the lid on your slow cooker, and allow the chicken to cook 6-8 hours on low. Serve this over couscous or rice, whichever you prefer.
• Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 357kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 31gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 137mgSodium: 567mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7g

Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.

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