Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken with Carrots
Want to know the easiest way to turn up the dial on chicken dinners? Try this classic recipe with a twist, Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken with Carrots! A healthy and tasty dinner with a beautiful presen
A few quick steps will dress up this Slow Cooker Chicken with Carrots, and even make your prep work easier!
- Keep the carrots whole instead of chopping, this allows you to throw everything in the slow cooker in no time at all. Also, it makes for a much prettier presentation!
- I also think it’s fairly important in this recipe to brown up your chicken thighs a tad before slow cooking because crispy browned up chicken is so much more appealing.
- Have you had a chance to try this multi-cooker? It is staple in my kitchen and makes clean up a breeze while allowing me to put attractive, delicious and healthy food on the table!
A simple sauce using ingredients that you can easily keep on hand and you have a beautiful slow cooker dinner (yes, slow cooker food can be beautiful!) that I know you will be proud to serve!
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 6 hrs
Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins
Want to know the easiest way to turn up the dial on chicken dinners? Try this classic recipe with a twist, Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken with Carrots! A healthy and tasty dinner with a beautiful presentation that will have everyone's mouth watering before you get it to the table!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 492 kcal
Author: Slow Cooker Gourmet
Ingredients
4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
1 pound carrots
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro
1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic
a pinch of red pepper flakes
Instructions
1. Melt butter in skillet or multi-cooker over medium high heat
2. Add chicken thighs skin side down and let brown for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown
3. Flip and let brown for 2-3 minutes on other side
4. Wash and peel carrots, leave whole
5. Whisk together vinegar, honey, salt, dried cilantro, garlic and red pepper flakes
6. Add chicken to slow cooker along with carrots
7. Pour balsamic mixture over the top
8. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8
Recipe Notes
I cooked this on high in my 4 quart multi-cooker for 4 hours. Local raw honey is my favorite in this recipe, try out some from your area and see if you like it!
Source: https://slowcookergourmet.net/slow-cooker-balsamic-chicken-carrots/?_utm_source=1-2-2
