Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken
Ingredients
Food Safety
Before you start, wash all surfaces and your hands with soap and warm water, and remember to wash your hands, utensils and cutting boards after they touch raw meat or eggs. Avoid cross-contamination by using a different cutting board for your meat and other ingredients. Make sure you’re cooking to safe temperatures and chilling any leftovers within two hours. For more food safety tips, visit our Food Safety at Home Section.
Steps
Remove skin from chicken and cut off visible fat. Turn slow cooker to high or low depending on how long you want to cook the chicken.
Combine onion, pepper and drained tomatoes in slow cooker bowl. Finely chop sauce-coated chipotles. You should have about 3 tablespoons (45 mL). Stir into tomatoes along with chili powder, oregano and salt. Place chicken, bone-side up, in sauce. Push into sauce as best you can.
Cover and cook for 2½ to 3 hours on high or 5 to 6 hours on low until chicken reaches 165°F (74°C). Then if you want a thick sauce, stir cornstarch with 2 tablespoons (30 mL) cold water until dissolved. Gently stir into the sauce. Cover and continue cooking until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring often. Serve chicken with the sauce spooned over top or spoon sauce over rice and sprinkle with chopped fresh coriander. It’s also wonderful over pasta or black beans.
Nutrition Info
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 352 |
| Protein | 46 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Fibre | 4 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 190 mg |
| Sodium | 738 mg |
| Per serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 26 |
| Calcium | 8 |
| Iron | 32 |
| Vitamin A | 16 |
| Vitamin C | 80 |
| Vitamin B6 | 50 |
| Vitamin B12 | 26 |
| Folate | 16 |
| Zinc | 54 |
