
Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs
Recipe from Hungry Healthy Happy by Dannii · original post · full recipe on hungryhealthyhappy.com
Juicy, fall-apart chicken thighs with a garlic and paprika rub, browned then slow cooked in a garlic butter stock.
Ingredients
- boneless skinless chicken thighs680 g
- paprika5 ml
- garlic granules5 ml
- Italian seasoning5 ml
- olive oil15 ml
- chicken stock100 ml
- butter30 g
- garlic cloves — crushed2 ea
Method
- Mix the paprika, garlic granules and Italian seasoning in a small bowl.
- Coat the chicken thighs all over in the spice mix.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and fry the chicken thighs for 4 minutes until browned.
- Move the browned chicken to the slow cooker.
- Add the crushed garlic, chicken stock and butter to the slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 2.5 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
- Serve, sprinkled with chopped fresh basil if you like.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Dairy-free
- 30 ml Olive oil instead of butter
Add the olive oil with the garlic and stock in place of the butter; cooking time is unchanged.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Woolworths NZyou pay $39.28 · 40% spare
$23.60
missing 1 item
Pak'nSaveBest choiceyou pay $45.12 · 36% spare
$29.10
missing 1 item
New Worldyou pay $44.15 · 40% spare
$26.61
missing 3 items
$7.87a serve
from $7.87 a serve at Woolworths NZ · 7 of 8 ingredients priced
About $23.60 of ingredients used for 3 serves.
$51.57 across 2 shops · all 8 items priced · $1.46 more for bigger packs, 34% spare for later
$23.60
missing 1 item
you'll pay $39.28 · 40% of it spare
$29.10
missing 1 item
you'll pay $45.12 · 36% of it spare
$26.61
missing 3 items
you'll pay $44.15 · 40% of it spare
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Pak'nSave$39.13

boneless skinless chicken thighs
$24.98/1kg
need 680 g2 × Pams Free Range Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs 400g$9.99
Pak'nSave$24.98/1kg$9.99·
New World$27.48/1kg$10.99·
Woolworths NZN/A

paprika
$0.57/10g
need 5 mlMrs Rogers Naturals Eco Ground Paprika 40g$2.29closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$0.57/10g$2.29·
Woolworths NZ$2.70·
New World$0.88/10g$2.89

garlic granules
$0.57/10g
need 5 mlMrs Rogers Naturals Eco Garlic Granules 40g$2.29closest matchreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$0.57/10g$2.29·
Woolworths NZ$2.70·
New WorldN/A

olive oil
$1.60/100ml
need 15 mlPams Extra Light Olive Oil 100ml$7.99closest match
Pak'nSave$1.60/100ml$7.99·
New World$1.78/100ml$8.89·
Woolworths NZ$8.95

chicken stock
$0.33/10g
need 100 mlContinental Chicken Stock 130g$4.29 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$0.33/10g$4.29·
Woolworths NZ$9.29·
New WorldN/A

garlic cloves
$0.65/10g
need 2 itemsMrs Rogers Naturals Eco Ground Cloves 35g$2.29closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$0.65/10g$2.29·
Woolworths NZ$3.20·
New World$1.40/10g$4.00
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Woolworths NZ$12.44

Italian seasoning
$4.99
need 5 mlGault's seasoning spice italian blend 40g 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Woolworths NZ$4.99·
Pak'nSaveN/A·
New WorldN/A

butter
$7.45
need 30 gWoolworths Essentials butter unsalted 500gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$7.45·
Pak'nSave$2.40/100g$5.99·
New World$3.36/100g$6.39