Mediterranean Chicken (slow cooker)

I love this Mediterranean Chicken recipe because I’m a big fan of chicken, artichoke hearts, and slow cookers. This recipe combines all of those things in an easy to prepare and delicious to eat meal. Use chicken breasts for a lean protein or chicken thighs for fattier, juicier, and keto friendly dish. Brown a few pieces of chicken, chop some onions and sun dried tomatoes, throw them all in a crock pot set on high, and come back 2 hours later to dinner done! It’s really that easy.

Enjoy!

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Mediterranean Chicken (slow cooker)

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts thighs will work well too, remove skin and leave the bone in
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large jar marinated artichoke hearts
• 4 slices sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1/2 yellow onion

Instructions

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Trim skin and excess fat from chicken. If the pieces are more than an inch thick, fillet or cut at an angle lengthwise to make them a bit thinner.
• Sprinkle both sides of each chicken piece with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in the skillet and cover to prevent splatter.
• Let cook for 3 minutes, then flip chicken. Cover and cook for 3 minutes more.
• Chicken should be slightly browned with a bit of pink showing on the sides.
• Place chicken in a casserole style crock pot.
• Remove outer skin from onion and chop into small pieces. Add onion to the crock pot.
• Chop sun dried tomatoes and spread over the chicken.
• Pour entire contents of marinated artichoke hearts into the crock pot, letting the marinate coat the tops of the chicken.
• Sprinkle chicken with oregano and rosemary.
• Cover crock pot and turn to High. Let cook for 2 hours.
• To confirm chicken is cooked through, internal temperature will be 165. Alternatively, slice the thickest piece and ensure juices run clear. Serve immediately.

Notes

Recommended side dishes to make this a meal:

• Green leaf salad with blue cheese crumbs or dressing
• Sauteed Zucchini
• Garlic-Parmesan Knots