Slow-Cooked Garlic Chicken and Vegetables Recipe

Homemade ketchup in the slow cooker - now that is an interesting way to start the day! Not just Paleo ketchup will go in the slow cooker; mind you, there are a bunch of other nutritious ingredients involved too.

There are also eight chicken thighs, two sweet potatoes, five carrots, and an entire pound of fresh asparagus stalks, making it a whole meal that everyone will lovingly devour around the table. Plus, perhaps enough to set aside for lunch leftovers the following day.

There is so much goodness and love in this dish it is hard to know which ingredient to focus on. The fact that they all harmonize so well is what makes it particularly special. For the sake of remembering to eat your greens, let's give praise to the asparagus.

You may know from experience that most asparagus is a lovely shade of green, though it can also be white or purple. Purple asparagus is sweeter than the rest and is delicious when eaten raw, though when cooked, the color will fade. If you choose to use it in this dish, reserve it as a highlight and serve it chopped fresh on top just before serving.

If you adore the flavor of asparagus in this slow-cooked stew, we imagine that you will also enjoy a bowl of creamy asparagus soup. What if you made that for lunch tomorrow and served it with a leftover chicken thigh? Scrumptious, indeed.

Slow-Cooked Garlic Chicken And Vegetables Recipe

Serves: 4 Prep: 20 min Cook: 8 h

Ingredients

• 8 chicken thighs, bone-in, and skin-on
• 2 sweet potatoes, chopped
• 5 carrots, sliced
• 1 lb. asparagus, trimmed
• 1 cup chicken stock
• ¼ cup raw honey (optional)
• ¼ cup of homemade ketchup
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. In a bowl, combine the chicken stock, ketchup, raw honey (if using), garlic, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes, then season to taste.
2. Place the chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, and carrots into a slow cooker.
3. Pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetables.
4. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours; baste with the sauce every hour or so.
5. Add the asparagus during the last hour of cooking.

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Slow-Cooked Garlic Chicken and Vegetables Recipe

This is no ordinary slow-cooked chicken and vegetables; it is super-powered with asparagus, chicken stock, homemade ketchup, and a hint of raw honey.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 693 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 8 chicken thighs bone-in, and skin-on
• 2 sweet potatoes chopped
• 5 carrots sliced
• 1 lb. asparagus trimmed
• 1 cup chicken stock
• ¼ cup raw honey optional
• ¼ cup of homemade ketchup
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• In a bowl, combine the chicken stock, ketchup, raw honey (if using), garlic, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes, then season to taste.
  1 cup chicken stock, ¼ cup raw honey, ¼ cup of homemade ketchup, 4 garlic cloves, 1 tsp. dried basil, 1 tsp. dried oregano, ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Place the chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, and carrots into a slow cooker.
  8 chicken thighs, 2 sweet potatoes, 5 carrots
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours; baste with the sauce every hour or so.
• Add the asparagus during the last hour of cooking.
  1 lb. asparagus

Nutrition

Calories: 693kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 49gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 175mgSodium: 439mgPotassium: 1097mgFiber: 6gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 12327IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 135mgIron: 7mg

Keyword chicken, garlic, paleo, recipe, slow-cooked, vegetables

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