How to Cook Bone-In Chicken in a Slow Cooker
A slow cooker is a useful kitchen appliance, especially for making a variety of different chicken recipes. When you prepare chicken in a slow cooker, the result is tender and flavorful chicken that requires little to no effort. Bone-in chicken is particularly suitable for slow cooking, especially when you add a cream soup base and light seasonings. Prepare the bone-in chicken in a slow cooker in the morning and then forget it until it is ready to eat for dinner. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Four Bone-in chicken breasts
- Paper towels
- One can cream of celery or cream of chicken soup
- ½-cup water
- ¼-cup chicken broth
- ¼-tsp. thyme
- Salt and pepper
- Serving platter
Instructions
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Remove the chicken breasts from the packaging and wash them in cool water. Pat the chicken breasts dry with the paper towel.
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Place the creamed soup, the water, the chicken broth and the thyme into the slow cooker. Mix the ingredients with a spoon to incorporate them.
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Place the chicken breasts into the slow cooker on top of the other ingredients with the meaty side of the chicken breasts facing down into the ingredients.
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Sprinkle salt and pepper over the chicken breasts.
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Turn the slow cooker on high and cook the chicken breasts for one hour. Reduce the slow cooker temperature to low and continue cooking for approximately six hours.
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Check the chicken within the last hour of cooking. If the chicken is finished cooking, remove it and place it on a serving platter. Cover the chicken with the sauce from the slow cooker to serve.
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