Cooking Bone in Chicken Breasts in the Crock Pot

Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Breast Recipe is an easy and delicious dish to make but packed with such an amazing flavor. Juicy, crockpot chicken breast served with broccoli and rice is my favorite HEALTHY and family approved DINNER recipe. But, if you need whole chicken, then check this Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken Recipe.

Slow Cooker Chicken Breast

Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Breasts are great for the MEAL PREP for the week. Staying incredibly moist and flavorful, these chicken breasts can be served as the main course, or shredded and used for another recipe. Try it for these: Cheese Chicken Enchilada Casserole, Chicken Parmesan Casserole , Chicken Alfredo Bake or BBQ chicken Roll Ups. However, having delicious, flavorful cooked chicken on hand is always helpful.

When I find delicious, easy and healthy chicken breast recipe, it immediately becomes my go-to weeknight dinner staple, like this Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Breast Recipe. Chicken is on our dinner many at least a few times a week. However, chicken breast is my family favorites.

Healthy Chicken Breast Recipe

You can prepare chicken breasts on so many ways. But slow cooker chicken beast is always the best. In a crockpot, chicken is slow cooked to perfection. It stays tender and soft, never dries out and keeps all the flavors.

And not forget the most important thing, it's really healthy! For this Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Breast Recipe, you don't need oil at all. The key is to use skin on chicken breast for this recipe. The skin adds flavor and the fat helps keep the meat tender while it cooks.

After all, healthy chicken breast recipe is much better choice for your family, than fried chicken, but it has amazing flavor, too. This time I used a bone-in skin on chicken breast split in halves. Fist, I rub it with the mixture of chili powder, paprika, garlic powder salt and freshly ground black pepper. Then, I arrange a single layer of sliced red onion in my slow cooker and place chicken breasts on top. Red onion gives aromatic base and prevent the chicken from sticking to the bottom of the dish.

 

How long do you cook chicken in the crock pot?

Cook until the chicken is tender and reach an internal temperature of 165°F. Cooking time depending on size and type of chicken breast you use and the brand of your slow cooker. For smaller boneless, skinless chicken breasts, it takes about 4 to 5 hours on low, or 2 to 3 hours on high.

But for bone-in skin on chicken breasts (weight more than 1 pound each, before splitting in half), it takes about 7-8 hours on low heat or high for 3 1/2 -4 hours. Just make sure to reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. That way you'll get delicious, fall of the bone chicken breasts, that stays moist and tender keeping all the juiciness and flavors.

See also

Check More Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes:

Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken recipe is easy and healthy way to make homemade rotisserie style chicken! Delicious homemade rotisserie chicken can be served as the main course or shredded and used for another recipe.

Easy Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken in homemade Teriyaki sauce with garlic, honey and soy sauce, served with broccoli and rice as a side, is definitelyhealthy and easy meal for your family.

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Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Breast Recipe

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Description

Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Breast Recipe is an easy and delicious dish to make but packed with such an amazing flavor. Staying incredibly moist and flavorful, these chicken breasts can be served as the main course, or shredded and used for another recipe.

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Ingredients

• 2 red onion-sliced
• 2 bone-in skin on chicken breasts split in halves
• 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons chilli powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper-to taste

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Instructions

1. Arrange sliced red onion in the single layer to cover the bottom of your slow cooker.
2. In a small bowl stir together chilli, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Rub the chicken breasts generously and place on top of the onion.
3. Cover and cook 3 ½ to 4 hours on high or until the chicken is tender and reach an internal temperature of 165°F.
4. Drizzle with the liquid from the bottom of the slow cooker before serving.

Notes

Don't use skinless breasts here, because the skin adds flavor and the fat helps keep the meat tender while it cooks.

Cooking Bone in Chicken Breasts in the Crock Pot

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