Not So Tex-Mex Slow Cooker Chicken
When I first found this recipe, it sounded really nice, but the ingredients, wow, but I am going to leave the ingredients the same as listed and I will have to make this to check this out. Now the recipe called for 10 chicken thighs, I am going to scale that back a bit as our thighs are a bit larger than the US. This is a must try. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 5-6 chicken thighs, skinless, bone in, fat trimmed off
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips
- 4 plum tomatoes, diced
- 1-2 packages fresh mushrooms, sliced, Straw, Shitakii, and King Oyster would be great options
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 can tomato sauce, OR make this from a shortcut on this site
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 bay leaves
- 6 green olives with pimento, BET YOU DID NOT SEE THAT COMING! Super Collosal in size
- 1 tablespoon olive juice, OR THAT!
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, for topping
Instructions
- Except for the chicken or fresh cilantro, put everything into your slow cooker and mix well.
- Once mixed, add the chicken thighs and push them into the mix to cover.
- Cover the pot and cook on Low setting for 6 hours or High setting for 4 hours. Serve with a bit of fresh chopped cilantro on top.
Notes
There is a lot of interpretation with this recipe.
I am going to base this on what I just bought in April 2016, I bought 5 quarters, used 5 legs for one recipe, and have 5 thighs in the freezer for another recipe. Cost was 100 Baht for 2 kilos. To say the thighs are 50 Baht is correct. Everything else is minimal. The cost for 5 servings would be 30 cents per serving.
Now serving, that is wide open. The sauce is screaming for pasta. My report soon on this.
Shortcut: Tomato Sauce.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Sounds unusually interesting. I like the sound of the combination of tastes here. A “must-try” for me 😀
Chickens that are given a life outside and allowed to live longer than a few month surprisingly tend to be larger… and more healthy.
Dave, spot on! I wish I put this on every chicken recipe I find that has photos of tiny chicken.