5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Balsamic Chicken
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Updated Sep 20, 2016
This slow-cooker balsamic chicken is a perfect recipe for a hot summer day. Serve with your favorite fresh summer vegetable, and you have a wonderful meal.
5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Balsamic Chicken
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- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 4 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 12)
- 1 1/4 cups balsamic vinaigrette dressing
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic
- 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, quartered
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
Instructions
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Step1Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken thighs in slow cooker, layering if necessary. Top with 1/2 cup of the dressing, and sprinkle with garlic; refrigerate remaining dressing for later. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 4 to 4 1/2 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
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Step2Remove chicken to rimmed serving dish, and discard cooking liquid. To serve, drizzle remaining 3/4 cup dressing over chicken; top with tomatoes and basil.
Nutrition
340
Calories
18g
Total Fat
39g
Protein
4g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 180mg
- 60%
- Sodium
- 670mg
- 28%
- Potassium
- 380mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 4g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 39g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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