Description
This Complete Chicken Dinner Recipe features tender bone-in chicken thighs cooked slow and low with diced Yukon gold potatoes and fresh green beans. The dish is infused with garlic, tomato sauce, and aromatic herbs like thyme and rosemary, making for a hearty and wholesome one-pot meal perfect for a satisfying family dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 2 ½ lbs bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
Vegetables
- 1 ½ lbs. Yukon gold potatoes, diced
- 1 lb. green beans, ends snipped
Seasoning & Sauce
- 8 oz. can tomato sauce (not paste)
- 1 ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. dried thyme
- ½ tsp. dried rosemary
Instructions
- Brown the chicken: Heat a pan over medium-high heat, add the cooking oil and swirl to coat the bottom. Once hot, brown the chicken thighs on both sides until golden but not fully cooked through.
- Prepare vegetables: Place the diced Yukon gold potatoes and snipped green beans into the bottom of a slow cooker. Toss them gently to mix evenly.
- Add chicken and seasonings: Arrange the browned chicken thighs on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker. Add the minced garlic. Drizzle the tomato sauce over the ingredients, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, dried thyme, and dried rosemary. Use a spatula to smear and mix the sauce with seasonings for even flavor distribution.
- Slow cook the dish: Cover the slow cooker with its lid, and cook on HIGH for 4.5 hours. Avoid opening the lid during cooking to allow the potatoes to become tender and flavors to meld.
- Serve: Once done, serve the complete chicken dinner hot and enjoy your hearty, flavorful meal.
Notes
- Use bone-in chicken thighs for juicy, flavorful meat.
- Be careful not to open the slow cooker lid during cooking to ensure potatoes cook properly.
- Brown the chicken first for added depth of flavor.
- Adjust salt and herbs to taste if desired.
- This recipe is flexible to add other vegetables like carrots or mushrooms if preferred.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
