# I'm in the mood for crock pot chicken **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458 "2013-05-03T22:50:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/1 "2013-05-03T22:50:55Z")
I just bought chicken thighs and want to cook them tomorrow in my slow cooker. Any good recipes, or dishes to go with them? What I’m leaning towards now is adding canned, diced tomatoes, a yellow onion, bunch of garlic and an orange bell pepper and set it to low all day. Then maybe serve over thin pasta. Any better ideas with other ingredients? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/2 "2013-05-04T00:59:41Z")
Sounds good, though I’d use a chunkier pasta. Chicken thighs cook up nicely in a crock pot (the breast tends to dry out). I prefer boneless thighs myself. (I once read a recipe for cooking chicken wings in sauce in a crockpot, and all I could think was it would be full of little bones.) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/3 "2013-05-04T01:17:46Z")
I bought three jars of Indian sauce that was on sale last week. Which means some time in the near future I need to buy some boneless chicken thighs so I can make chicken korma or chicken makhani. (I’ll get some lamb for the rogan josh.) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/4 "2013-05-04T01:58:45Z")
This is beyond excellent: [Budget Bytes: taco chicken bowls \\$10.66 recipe / $1.33 serving\\](http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2011/07/taco-chicken-bowls-1066-recipe-133.html) ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/5 "2013-05-04T02:16:01Z")
I’m drawn in since you mentioned it. Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter-style) is what you’ve described. I hadn’t made it for about twenty years and just made a large pot today. If you like mushrooms you can add them as welll. I made mine in a Dutch oven because I like the flavor the sauce develops when you’ve browned the meat and then the veggies in olive oil before adding the tomatoes. Also added a can of tomato paste. The seasonings I use are bay leaves, thyme leaves, oregano leaves, celery seed, coarse ground pepper and salt. A little balsamic vinegar or dry red wine and a pinch of sugar. Served it on mostaciolli with crushed red pepper on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/6 "2013-05-04T02:38:17Z")
How long do you cook this in the slow cooker? ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/7 "2013-05-04T02:46:17Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > How long do you cook this in the slow cooker? Rough rule of thumb for boneless chicken – 4 hours on high; 6-7 hours on low. ---
**Author:** ![RippityZip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RippityZip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RippityZip)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/8 "2013-05-04T02:52:51Z")
If you enjoy the heat, whenever I throw chicken into a crock I use diced serrano peppers. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/9 "2013-05-04T09:30:57Z")
> [@RippityZip](#): > > If you enjoy the heat, whenever I throw chicken into a crock I use diced serrano peppers. That reminds me, I forgot to get hot pepper (Jalapeno) for this. I’ve been adding that to stove top rice lately and like the kick it gives. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/10 "2013-05-04T11:11:02Z")
coconut cream, curry powder, sweet potato, maybe some celery and/or green beans. Yum ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/11 "2013-05-04T20:13:50Z")
Thinly sliced sweet (yellow or Vidalia) onion, minced chipotle peppers (2-3), large can of drained peaches, 2 tbs white vinegar, 1/4 brown sugar, 1 tbs powdered mustard, salt-- with chicken thighs, in crockpot or oven after cooking ingredients of sauce in saucepan for 30 minutes and breaking up peaches. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/12 "2013-05-04T21:41:55Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Thinly sliced sweet (yellow or Vidalia) onion, minced chipotle peppers (2-3), large can of drained peaches, 2 tbs white vinegar, 1/4 brown sugar, 1 tbs powdered mustard, salt-- with chicken thighs, in crockpot or oven after cooking ingredients of sauce in saucepan for 30 minutes and breaking up peaches. Girlfriend, that is way too much work! I just want to dump all the stuff into my crockpot and be done. Oh, and I’ve pushed it until Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/13 "2013-05-04T21:45:03Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Girlfriend, that is way too much work! > > I just want to dump all the stuff into my crockpot and be done. Oh, and I’ve pushed it until Sunday. I tried to explain that if you’re going to put it in the oven, you should cook the sauce in a pan first, but if you’re going to put it in a crockpot, then you don’t have to cook it first. But on second thought, you’re probably right in that it would be too much work for you. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/14 "2013-05-04T21:51:29Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I tried to explain that if you’re going to put it in the oven, you should cook the sauce in a pan first, but if you’re going to put it in a crockpot, then you don’t have to cook it first. But on second thought, you’re probably right in that it would be too much work for you. I just liked getting to answer with Girlfriend. _ahem_ It really is the simple things in life that are fun. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/15 "2013-05-04T21:56:53Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Girlfriend, that is way too much work! > > I just want to dump all the stuff into my crockpot and be done. Oh, and I’ve pushed it until Sunday. Want a simple crockpot recipe? Pork roast, gallon of apple juice, cook for hours. It’s as simple as it gets. Add some sliced onions, or rosemary, or something like that if you want, but you don’t need it. Hell, you don’t even have to defrost. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/16 "2013-05-05T02:30:04Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Want a simple crockpot recipe? Pork roast, gallon of apple juice, cook for hours. It’s as simple as it gets. Add some sliced onions, or rosemary, or something like that if you want, but you don’t need it. Hell, you don’t even have to defrost. Pork roast and apple juice? That’s the whole recipe? I can do that! What’s it turn out like? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/17 "2013-05-05T03:06:54Z")
Last time I make crock pot chicken, all I did was dump in two cans cream of mushroom soup, two cans cream of chicken soup, four small cans of sliced mushrooms, some sliced peperoncini, and four pieces of frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Cooked on low for 8 hours. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/18 "2013-05-05T07:37:00Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Pork roast and apple juice? That’s the whole recipe? I can do that! What’s it turn out like? Yeah, that’s the whole thing. You can dress it up with apple or orange slices, chopped onion, cinnamon sticks, cloves, but you don’t need 'em. Cook it for five hours or longer. It comes out unbelievably tender and pretty juicy, with a nice apple flavor. I had to reach in and grab it with salad tongs because driving a fork into it made it fall apart too quickly to lift it out of the pot. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/19 "2013-05-05T13:17:24Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Yeah, that’s the whole thing. You can dress it up with apple or orange slices, chopped onion, cinnamon sticks, cloves, but you don’t need 'em. Cook it for five hours or longer. It comes out unbelievably tender and pretty juicy, with a nice apple flavor. I had to reach in and grab it with salad tongs because driving a fork into it made it fall apart too quickly to lift it out of the pot. Now you’re making me wish I bought pork. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-for-crock-pot-chicken/657458/20 "2013-05-05T13:49:33Z")
Ok, we’re off! I have all 4 thighs in my slow cooker with a sliced yellow onion, an orange bell peeper, two cloves of garlic and a tin of chopped tomato (also a can of water). It really smells good already!