Aimee’s Slow-Cooker Chicken in Milk
Aimee’s Slow-Cooker Chicken in Milk is a gluten free main course. One portion of this dish contains about 45g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 571 calories. This recipe serves 8 and costs $2.4 per serving. This recipe from The Naptime Chef requires chicken, cinnamon sticks, milk, and dried thyme. A few people made this recipe, and 52 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours and 20 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 71%. This score is pretty good. Slow-Cooker Christmas Chicken in Milk with Orange, Cinnamon & Savory, Vegetable Slow Cooker Quinoa with Golden Milk, and Aimée’s big batch Chicken Noodle Soup are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 240 minutes
Ingredients:
1 4 to 5 pound roaster chicken
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
8 garlic cloves, peeled
2 cups 2% milk
Zest of two large oranges
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Equipment:
frying pan
slow cooker
spatula
Cooking instruction summary:
Season the chicken all over with the salt and pepper. Melt the butter and oil in a heavy bottomed pan and brown the chicken on all sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the browned chicken to a slow-cooker, breast side down.Pour off all but 2 teaspoons of oil from the pan and add the garlic and cinnamon. Cook it for about 2 minutes, then transfer to the slow-cooker.Pour the milk, thyme, and orange zest into the slow cooker and use a spatula to mix well and make sure the chicken is well coated. Cover the slow cooker and cook on High for 4 hours, or Low for 6 hours.
Step by step:
1. Season the chicken all over with the salt and pepper. Melt the butter and oil in a heavy bottomed pan and brown the chicken on all sides, about 4 minutes per side.
2. Transfer the browned chicken to a slow-cooker, breast side down.
3. Pour off all but 2 teaspoons of oil from the pan and add the garlic and cinnamon. Cook it for about 2 minutes, then transfer to the slow-cooker.
4. Pour the milk, thyme, and orange zest into the slow cooker and use a spatula to mix well and make sure the chicken is well coated. Cover the slow cooker and cook on High for 4 hours, or Low for 6 hours.
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