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Slow cooker spicy chicken breasts

August 6, 2015 by ohmydish Leave a Comment

Don't stand in the kitchen for too long, let your slow cooker do the work! Here's a slow cooker spicy chicken breasts recipe for 4 people.
Yield: 4 people | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 180 minutes | Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • 4 – 5 chicken breasts
  • 6 – 7 small tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • 2 jalapeño peppers
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • refined sugar, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 teaspoons paprika powder
  • 50ml (2 fl oz) water
  • salt and pepper to taste
Slow cooker spicy chicken breasts ingredients
Slow cooker spicy chicken breasts ingredients

Kitchen equipment needed

  • Slow cooker, we used a slow cooker by Crock-pot
  • Chef’s knife + cutting board
  • Medium-sized skillet

Preparation — 15 minutes

FINELY dice the onion, click here to read how to dice onions like a pro. CHOP up the three cloves of garlic, and finely slice the two jalapeño peppers. If you want the dish to be more spicy, include seeds too, otherwise remove them first from the jalapeño peppers. WASH the small tomatoes and slice them in halves.

HEAT UP the medium-sized skillet, add in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. When hot, add in 1 teaspoon of chili powder and 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds. BAKE for 2 minutes to really let the flavors come out. ADD diced onion, chopped garlic and sliced jalapeño peppers. BAKE for another 5 minutes on medium heat. ADD tomatoes, 1 teaspoon of mustard, 2 teaspoons of paprika powder, 3 tablespoons of white wine vinegar, tomato paste, corn starch, water and 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce. GIVE it a good stir, turn down the heat to medium-low and let simmer for 5 minutes. ADD sugar to taste.

Slow cooker spicy chicken breasts
Slow cooker spicy chicken breasts

Let the slow cooker do it’s work — 3 hours

POUR everything from the skillet into the slow cooker, season with salt and pepper. REMOVE any excess fat from the chicken breasts, and place them into the slow cooker pot. COVER the chicken breasts with sauce. TURN on the slow cooker, set temperature to maximum and time to 3 hours.

SERVE with plain white rice, we also added a simple salsa (not pictured in ingredients).

Bonus: Simple sweet salsa

Simple sweet salsa ingredients

  • 1 mango
  • 1/2 white zucchini
  • handful dried apricots.
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

SLICE / dice the mango, zucchini and apricots. TRANSFER to a large bowl, add white wine vinegar and mix it up. That’s all there is!

Bon appétit !

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Summary
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Recipe Name
Slow cooker spicy chicken breasts
Published On
2015-08-06
Preparation Time
15M
Cook Time
3H
Total Time
3H15M
Average Rating
3.51star1star1star1stargray Based on 3 Review(s)

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Filed Under: Main course Tagged With: chicken, chicken breast, chili powder, cornstarch, cumin seeds, dijon mustard, garlic, jalapeño, onion, paprika power, pepper, salt, slow cooker, slowcooker, sugar, tomato, tomato paste, vegetable oil, water, white wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce

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