Easy Balsamic Chicken in the Crock Pot
The perfect marriage of dark and tangy balsamic vinegar, garlic, chicken, spices and the low and slow cooking in a crock pot. Fall off the bone tender and delicious!
Ingredients
- 6-8 organic chicken thighs-preferably bone-in and skin on or, any combo of breasts, thighs and legs
- 3 tablespoons olive avocado, or coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon each salt and pepper
- 5 garlic cloves chopped
- 1/2 cup Organic Balsamic Vinegar
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Remove chicken from package and dry the chicken pieces.
- Mix the thyme, minced onion, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Dip each piece of chicken in the spice mix, front and back.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet and when hot, add the chicken pieces and cook about 5 minutes on each side, till nice and brown.
- Put the chopped garlic, remaining spices, extra virgin olive oil and the balsamic vinegar in the bottom of your crock pot. Add the chicken, skin side up.
- Cook 4 hours on high.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.