Sides
Slow Cooker Braised Chicken in Peanut Sauce
Jenn Bare's slow-cooker sides. About 6 hours on Low or 3 hours on High in the crock, serves 6.
Written byJenn Bare
Method
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- 01
In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add onions and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, oregano, salt and peppercorns and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in chicken stock, tomato sauce and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
- 02
Arrange chicken over bottom of slow cooker stoneware and cover with vegetable mixture above.
- 03
Cover. Cook on Low for 6 hours or on High for 3 hours, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.
- 04
In a bowl, combine peanut butter, sherry, curry powder and chile pepper. Add a little cooking liquid and stir to blend. Add to crock pot along with red pepper.
- 05
Cover. Cook on High for 20 minutes, until pepper is tender and flavors have melded. Discard bay leaf. Serve over hot white rice.
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Originally published on getcrocked.com.
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Jenn Bare
Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.
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