Herbed Slow-Cooker Chicken

Name: Herbed Slow-Cooker Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon browning sauce, optional; 4 bone-in chicken breast halves (8 ounces each); 1/2 cup chicken broth

I use my slow cooker to prepare these well-seasoned chicken breasts that cook up moist and tender. My daughter, who has two young sons to keep up with, shared this great recipe with me several years ago. I now rely on cooking chicken in a Crock Pot many days a week.—Sundra Hauck, Bogalusa, Louisiana

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon browning sauce, optional
4 bone-in chicken breast halves (8 ounces each)
1/2 cup chicken broth

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients and, if desired, browning suace; rub over chicken. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker; add broth. Cover and cook on low until chicken is tender, 4-5 hours.

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Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half: 211 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 91mg cholesterol, 392mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 33g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat.

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gunslinger

Oct 7, 2019

I saw this on a TOH Facebook post today and decided to try it. It was very tender and the spices gave the chicken great flavor. Next time I may try putting some potatoes or cabbage under the chicken. The juices it cooked out would give great flavor to some veggies!
Diana

Sep 21, 2019

How yummy this looks-preparing it next week! I am so happy to see "suace" , My fingers go faster than my mind frequently, happy I know what she meant
bud690

Aug 12, 2019

Very flavorful and super easy. I also put veggies on the bottom and this made a complete meal in one pot. As far as bunnerb's comment... I suppose you never made a typo???
mmm92627

Jul 31, 2019

Made this last night, turned out so yummy. Added potatoes, onions and garlic on bottom, and used chicken thighs - turned out tender and flavorful. Perfect leftovers for sandwiches, tacos, or pasta dishes....Hubby really liked this!
bunnerb

Jul 28, 2019

Question: What is suace? I know what sauce is.
BeckyJCarver

Jul 12, 2019

This was very tender
s_pants

Feb 12, 2019

Used about 4 pounds of bone-in chicken thighs and doubled the rub. Added cubed potatoes to the bottom of a 7 quart slow cooker. Was a little dry, but I might have over-cooked it a bit. Seasoning was fine, nothing extraordinary.
Jeremy

Jan 20, 2019

Great recipe . I did the stated amount of rub for the chicken , once on I added a good dusting over top of a pinch of what’s called for . All in all good recipe will make again , simple and easy !
Kirstin

Dec 12, 2018

This was dinner tonight. Only 4 hours on Low, and ready to go! Three things: I only had two bone-in chicken breasts, but used the full amount of rub
Linda

May 11, 2018

SOOOO good! I cut potatoes and added to the bottom and put skinless chicken breasts on top. I also did not use browning sauce but added additional chicken stock to help flavor the salt & peppered potatoes. The broth was YUMMY over chicken & potatoes! YUM!