A filling, high-protein, low-carb, low-cal, easy, and delicious slow cooker recipe.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 4 hours
Ideal slow cooker size: 6 quart
Makes 4–6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce or Bragg’s liquid aminos
- 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 pound sliced mushrooms
Directions
- Grease slow cooker crock.
- Place thighs in the crock. If you need to add a second layer, stagger the pieces so they don’t directly overlap each other.
- Stir together garlic, oil, vinegar, soy sauce, and mustard until well mixed.
- Gently stir in mushrooms.
- Spoon sauce into crock, making sure to cover all thighs with some of the sauce.
- Cover and cook on low for four hours, or until instant-read thermometer registers 160 F when stuck in center of chicken.
- Serve chicken topped with sauce.
This recipe has been adapted from “Fix-It and Forget-It: Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook” by Hope Comerford. To buy this book, click here.
Nutrition Facts:
- Calories: 325
- Fat: 19 grams
- Sodium: 1,180 milligrams
- Carbs: 5 grams
- Sugar: 2 grams
- Protein: 44 grams