Slow Cooker Leek Chicken is a wonderfully comforting meal and goes great alongside mashed potatoes or rice.
This Slow Cooker Leek Chicken was an idea that came to me after I made a vintage recipe a few weeks ago that had a ton of leeks in it, that recipe is Slow Cooker Homemade Potato Soup. That recipe smelled so good while cooking and I thought I needed to make something again soon that had a ton of leeks in it that wasn’t a soup recipe.
Be careful with leeks, they can have sand in them, the sand is very visible. You can rinse the leeks after they are sliced or before if you cut them length wise and spread out the layers.
This recipe is mostly flavored by the leeks and 4 cloves of garlic. Not much else is needed to make this dish shine, plenty of flavor from that and the chicken thighs themselves.
I made homemade mashed potatoes to go with this. I usually avoid making mashed potatoes, but the whole family enjoys it so much I have to do it once in a while. I had heavy cream in my fridge and that makes the BEST potatoes. The sauce that is made while this dish cooks is great, it’s flavored with leeks, garlic, butter and the chicken juices. Be sure to ladle those juices over the chicken on the plates.
I hope you give this new recipe a try! It’s great comfort food, would be nice for a Sunday dinner. Have a great weekend!
Slow Cooker Leek Chicken
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker Size: 5-quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 lbs. chicken thighs about 5 chicken thighs
- 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
- 5 carrots peeled and cut into thirds
- 3 leeks sliced and divided (rinsed after being sliced if they are sandy)
- 2 tsp. garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 cup salted butter melted
Instructions:
- Heat a medium-sized pan over medium-high on the stove top
- Once hot, add the oil.
- Brown the chicken on both sides; remove from heat.
- Add the carrots to the slow cooker and half the leeks.
- Place the chicken over the vegetables in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle over the salt, pepper and garlic.
- Add the remaining leeks and pour over the butter.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Serve the chicken and carrots along side mashed potatoes or rice and drizzle over the sauce that is in the slow cooker.
Can I add baby potatoes to this recipe
Yes.
What if you use a whole chicken? I like those in my crock pot. Will it work?
I think it will work great.
A very bland recipe. Bad reviews from my husband and both kids .Managed to rescue it the next day by adding it to onions peppers, Mexican sauce, tortillas and cheese enchiladas so all wasn’t lost.
Avery economical meal that tasted so good. Really pleased to have tried it and will certainly use this recipe again.
Thanks
So glad you liked it. I made a soup today with leeks, I really think they make any recipe better.
Great recipe but the 6 hrs will mean that i have to get up in the middle of the night. My fault
Will it matter if i stop and start it or leave it on all night
This looks delicious and I’m seriously considering making it for my seniors & disabled group. I feed over 60 of them. I’m going to deviate a bit and ask a question… how did you write your book? I’ve got so many recipes I’d love to write a book and sell it (not sure if it would sell considering there are so many out there)…
It is yummy, making it again on Saturday
Could you make this in the Instant Pot?
I’m sure you could. I’m unsure how much time.
Hi! My husband isn’t a big fan of chicken thighs, prefers breast over all other parts. Any recommendations to ensure it doesn’t dry out?
If you use bone in, skin on chicken breasts, I think it would be fine. May need an hour more cooking time.https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/wp-admin/edit-comments.php#comments-form
Thanks, I was just about to ask this!