5 from 12 votes
Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken
Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken features boneless, skinless chicken thighs cooked with sautéed onion and garlic, white wine, and Mediterranean ingredients like artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, and capers. The combination creates a savory, herbaceous, and slightly tangy chicken dish with layered Mediterranean flavors, cooked low and slow for tender meat.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
380 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean, American
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp avocado oil
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 4 large garlic minced, cloves
- ¼ cup white wine such as sauvignon blanc, dry
- 2.5 to 3 lbs chicken thigh 8 thighs, boneless, skinless
- 1.5 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp oregano dried
- salt sea salt
- black pepper
- 1 (14-oz) jar artichoke hearts drained
- 1 (8-oz) jar sun-dried tomatoes julienne cut, drained
- 1 (7-oz) jar kalamata olives pitted and sliced, drained
- 2 Tbsp capers
Instructions
- Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add in the minced garlic and continue sauteeing another 3 minutes.
- Transfer the sauteed onion and garlic to the bottom of the crock pot, along with the white wine.
- Sprinkle both sides of the chicken thighs with paprika, sea salt, and black pepper and transfer them to the crock pot. The thighs will be in two layers. This is normal.
- Pour the remaining ingredients into the slow cooker (artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and capers).
- Secure the lid on the crock pot and cook on low heat for 7 to 8 hours or high heat for 4 hours.
- Check the internal temperature of the chicken for doneness. Chicken thighs are fully cooked when they have reached an internal temperature of 180 degrees or higher. Insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh to check.
- Give everything in the crock pot a big stir before serving over steamed brown rice or pasta noodles. If you’re a cheese lover, sprinkle everything with parmesan cheese.
- For additional side dishes, I recommend my Crowd-Pleasing Roasted Vegetables and my Classic Italian Salad.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1Serving (of 8)
Calories
380kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
91mg
(30%)
Sodium
896mg
(37%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 380
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Serving (of 8) | |
| Calories | 380kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 896mg | 37% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.