Despite the fact that chicken is an inexpensive product, the dishes from it are very tasty. It can be baked whole for a festive table or stewed with other ingredients for a family dinner. About how to cook chicken in a slow cooker - in our article.

How to cook whole chicken in a slow cooker

If you have a crock-pot, then you can bake in it a fragrant and mouth-watering chicken right entirely without any hassle.

To make poultry meat juicy and tender, it is better to marinate it first.

Ingredients:

  • poultry carcass weighing 1.5 kg;
  • five cloves of garlic;
  • a spoonful of mustard;
  • three tablespoons of soya dressing;
  • two tablespoons of mayonnaise;
  • some ghee and vegetable oil.

Cooking method:

  1. In the bowl we mix the sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, minced garlic and some ready-made chicken seasonings.
  2. We put slices of melted butter under the skin of the bird, rub the carcass with the prepared spicy mixture, put it in a bag and let the chicken marinate for three hours.
  3. Pour a little oil into the bowl of the kitchen appliance, spread the chicken and in the “Baking” mode we cook the bird for half an hour. Then we turn the carcass and continue to bake for another 30 minutes.

As you can see, cooking whole chicken is easy. The main thing is that the bird itself be young and, preferably, domestic.

With potatoes in sour cream sauce

When you have neither the strength nor the time to stand at the stove, but you need to cook dinner, the crock-pot comes to the rescue. With the help of such a kitchen appliance, you can cook a hearty and tasty dinner, for example, make chicken and potatoes in a gentle cream sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 320 g of poultry meat;
  • 480 g of potatoes;
  • five spoons of sour cream;
  • three garlic cloves;
  • teaspoon of grain mustard.

Cooking method:

  1. The meat is cut into arbitrary cubes and seasoned with spices.
  2. We prepare a sauce of low-fat sour cream, finely chopped spicy vegetable, grain mustard and any spices. In the prepared mixture, marinate the meat for an hour.
  3. Potatoes can be marinated with chicken. To do this, cut the tubers into cubes and mix with the meat, adding a little refined oil.
  4. We lay out all the ingredients in the bowl of the device and in the “Stew” mode we cook the dish for 45 minutes. In the cooking process, you need to mix the ingredients and if the liquid becomes small, then you can add half a glass of water or broth.
  5. We serve the finished dish with fresh herbs.

Cooking with buckwheat

Buckwheat with chicken is a tasty and very healthy combination. Thanks to the multicooker, you can immediately prepare both the main dish and the side dish in one go.

Ingredients:

  • 380 g of chicken;
  • 360 g buckwheat;
  • two onions and carrots;
  • head of garlic.

Cooking method:

  1. We cut the meat into slices and fry in vegetable oil for ten minutes in the "Frying" mode.
  2. Cut the carrots into small cubes, and cut the onion into small cubes.
  3. As soon as the meat is browned, put vegetables to it and simmer them a little until soft.
  4. We take buckwheat, rinse and send to the bowl. Add seasonings. You should be careful with them, since such cereal is not “friendly” with all spices.
  5. Pour water two fingers above the cereal and select the “Pilaf” program.
  6. After half an hour, we open the lid of the device, stick the peeled head of the spicy vegetable in the grits and bring the dish to readiness. The set mode will automatically set the cooking time.

Baked chicken fillet in a slow cooker

Try baking chicken fillet in a slow cooker. This is very tasty and most importantly, useful, because thanks to such a kitchen appliance, meat retains the largest number of vitamins and nutrients.

Ingredients:

  • a pound of chicken;
  • three garlic cloves;
  • to taste spices and soy sauce.

Cooking method:

  1. To make the fillet soft as a result of baking, it must be marinated. To do this, we make a marinade from soy dressing, minced garlic and spices. Dip fillet in prepared sauce and let stand for at least an hour.
  2. We will bake the meat in foil. Therefore, we take a metal sheet and wrap the blanks with it.
  3. We put them in the bowl, set the “Baking” mode and the timer for 40 minutes.
  4. Baked fillet can be served with any side dish or used in the preparation of various salads and cold appetizers.

Delicious pilaf recipe

Modern cooking technology allows you to not only quickly set the table, but also prepare even the most complex dishes. So, in a slow cooker you can even put out pilaf without much effort.

This dish is especially suitable for those who adhere to a healthy diet.

Ingredients:

  • 420 g of poultry meat;
  • 370 g of rice grains;
  • two carrots and the same amount of onion;
  • three tablespoons adjika;
  • melted and lean butter;
  • two glasses of water, spices;
  • peeled garlic head.

Cooking method:

  1. Turn on the appliance, select the option "Frying". Pour oil into a bowl and put pieces of meat. Salt, pepper and overcook for ten minutes.
  2. We put the meat in a bowl, and instead send the chopped onion. As soon as the vegetable brightens, put two tablespoons of melted butter and orange vegetable sticks.
  3. After, add adjika and after a minute return the meat along with the rice grains. Sprinkle the cereal with salt, stick the head of the spiced vegetable in the middle and gently pour the water.
  4. We select the program "Pilaf" and prepare a delicious dish for an hour.

How to cook steamed poultry meat

Poultry meat is ideal for baby and diet food, especially if steamed. In a slow cooker, preparing such a healthy dish is not difficult at all.

Ingredients:

  • 850 g of chicken breast;
  • salt and pepper mixture to taste;
  • fresh herbs and bay leaf.

Cooking method:

  1. Flavor poultry with salt and a mixture of peppers.
  2. Pour water into the appliance bowl, install a special grid for cooking steam dishes. We spread the meat in it, next we put the bay leaf and greens for flavor.
  3. We select the “Steamed” program and set the time to 40 minutes.
  4. Ready-made diet dish served with vegetable salad.

Chakhokhbili from chicken in a slow cooker

Chakhokhbili is a visiting card of Georgian cuisine.

For the recipe, the most important thing is to use only fresh tomatoes, because such a dish does not tolerate any sauces, ketchups and pasta.

As a rule, they cook chakhokhbili in a deep cast-iron frying pan, but today we will do it in a slow cooker.

Ingredients:

  • chicken carcass weighing in kg;
  • 620 g of fresh tomatoes;
  • 120 g of fleshy sweet pepper;
  • 280 g of onions;
  • three garlic cloves;
  • a pinch of sunnel hops;
  • half a hot pepper pod;
  • several branches of basil, parsley and cilantro.

For chakhokhbili, you can take a whole carcass of a bird or its separate parts, the main thing is that the meat in the dish was boneless. It is better not to remove the skin from the bird, since such a dish is prepared without additional fat.

Cooking method:

  1. Pieces of meat (without bones) are sent to the bowl of the device and in the "Frying" mode we overcook for three minutes on each side. We transfer the golden bird to a separate container.
  2. We cut the onion into half rings and pass in the same mode for about five minutes. If there is little fat left after frying the meat, then you can add a spoonful of ghee to the onion.
  3. Now we send strips of sweet pepper to the bowl and continue cooking vegetables for three minutes, all in the same mode.
  4. We return the meat to them and add the tomatoes. From the latter you need to remove the skin, and finely chop the flesh. Set the mode "Extinguishing" for 40 minutes.
  5. Five minutes before cooking, add chopped garlic cloves, salt, finely chopped hot pepper pod, suneli hop and chopped herbs.

With pasta

Everybody knows such a dish as pasta “in a navy style”. Even the most inexperienced housewife can handle the recipe, especially if she has a crock-pot on hand.

Ingredients:

  • 820 g of poultry meat;
  • 450 g pasta;
  • small onion;
  • two garlic cloves;
  • cooking oil.

Cooking method:

  1. We cut the meat into cubes, season with spices and pickle for 30 minutes.
  2. In the "Frying" mode, heat the oil and fry the meat until golden. Then we spread chopped onions and garlic to the chicken, cook until vegetables are tender.
  3. We fall asleep pasta, salt, mix, pour water, set the mode "Pilaf" and wait for the sound signal.

If you ever try to cook chicken in a slow cooker, then you just don’t want to go back to the pan. After all, the dishes in this device are incredibly tasty, and they are prepared quickly and easily.

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