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It’s been a stormy week in NYC, and it looks like it isn’t getting better anytime soon. Matt said to me the other day, “Well, you know what they say about April”. Thinking he was going down the path of the common phrase, I said, “April showers bring May flowers?” To which Matt replied, “What?! That’s silly. But…Come on April showers, make me proud!!!” He’s such a special kid 🙂
One day last week it started to rain on our walk home, and Matt saw a man sitting outside of a coffee shop in our neighborhood and shared his umbrella. Not sure how much of this was just Matt identifying a good photo opportunity 😉
I’ve been making at least one quick meal per week in the slow cooker, but I was struggling with being limited by onions and garlic. This week, I added something new to the mix – a muslin bag! Life changing.
Slow-cooker Balsamic Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup chicken stock, plus extra to cover chicken before cooking (remember to check ingredients to confirm no onion and garlic powders are used)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 2 lb. bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. dried pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp. thyme
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil
- 3 large carrots, coined
- 1/2 zucchini, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
Directions
Whisk the balsamic vinegar, chicken stock, sugar and maple syrup together until well combined. Place the 3 cloves of garlic in the muslin bag and knot or tie at the top.
Place all ingredients into the slow cooker and cover with additional chicken stock if needed (chicken should be covered to support keeping moisture in the chicken). Mix well so that seasoning is spread over all chicken.
Place slow cooker on low heat for 7 – 8 hours. With about 30 minutes left in the cooking, take the chicken out from the slow cooker and remove bones and skin. Shred the chicken with a fork and place back into slow cooker for the remainder of the cooking time.
Serve with rice or gluten-free pasta!
