Healthy Crockpot Chicken Meal
This Healthy Crockpot Chicken Meal is a delicious and easy slow cooker recipe featuring tender chicken breasts cooked with a variety of vegetables and herbs, offering nutritious, flavorful, and wholesome family-friendly meals.
Equipment
- Crockpot
- Knife
- cutting board,
- Two forks
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes undrained
- 4 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup chopped potatoes optional
- 1 cup green beans optional
- 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper optional
Instructions
- Chop the onion, carrots, and celery. Mince the garlic.
- Place the chopped onion, carrots, and celery in the bottom of your crockpot.
- Place the chicken breasts (or thighs) on top of the vegetables, ensuring even distribution.
- Pour the diced tomatoes (undrained) and minced garlic over the chicken.
- Pour the chicken broth over the chicken and vegetables, making sure the chicken is mostly submerged.
- Sprinkle dried thyme, dried rosemary, salt, and black pepper over the ingredients.
- Cover the crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours until the chicken is cooked through and easily shredded with a fork.
- Use two forks to shred the chicken directly in the crockpot to absorb more broth flavor.
- If using optional vegetables (potatoes, green beans, bell pepper), add them during the last hour of cooking to prevent overcooking.
- Ladle the Healthy Crockpot Chicken Meal into bowls and serve hot. Garnish with fresh herbs such as parsley or thyme if desired.
Notes
Feel free to swap vegetables based on availability or adjust seasonings to preference. Use vegetable broth for a vegetarian option. This recipe easily adapts to keto by omitting potatoes and carrots, adding non-starchy vegetables.