How to cook a whole chicken in a slow cooker
If you have a slow cooker, then you can bake a whole, aromatic and appetizing chicken in it without any hassle.
To make the poultry meat juicy and tender, it is better to marinate it first.
Ingredients:
- poultry carcass weighing 1.5 kg;
- five cloves of garlic;
- a spoonful of mustard;
- three spoons of soy dressing;
- two spoons of mayonnaise;
- a little ghee and vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- In a bowl, mix the sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, chopped garlic and some ready-made seasonings for chicken.
- Place pieces of melted butter under the skin of the bird, rub the carcass with the prepared spicy mixture, put it in a bag and let the chicken marinate for three hours.
- Pour a little oil into the bowl of the kitchen appliance, lay out the chicken and cook the bird in the “Baking” mode for half an hour. Then turn the carcass over and continue baking for another 30 minutes.
As you can see, preparing a whole chicken is easy. The main thing is that the bird itself is young and, preferably, domestic.
Baked chicken with apples recipe
Chicken with apples baked in a slow cooker has a significantly different taste from those dishes that are cooked in the oven or sleeve. Apples give the meat tenderness, juiciness and unusual, but slightly piquant notes.
Ingredients:
- chicken – 1 carcass;
- salt;
- 2 apples;
- oil;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- dried herbs.
Cooking time: 4 hours.
Calorie content per 100 grams: 165 kcal.
- Wash the chicken in warm water, wipe with a cotton napkin;
- Pour the dried herbs into a mortar, add salt, vegetable oil and 2 cloves of chopped garlic, grind everything well;
- Rub the meat with marinade, make small cuts in it and insert garlic cut into slices inside them, leave in a cold place for 2 hours so that the chicken marinates and absorbs the flavors;
- Cut the washed red apples into small slices and place them inside the carcass, the edges of which are sewn up or secured with toothpicks;
- Transfer the carcass to a slow cooker and cook in the “baking” mode for 30 minutes on one side, half an hour on the other, then turn the carcass over again and cook for another 20 minutes.
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The carcass prepared according to this recipe turns out to be extremely tasty. You need to take it out of the bowl, put it on a plate and give it a little time to cool. Serve hot with various side dishes and fresh vegetables.
With potatoes in sour cream sauce
When you have neither the strength nor the time to stand at the stove, but you still need to cook dinner, a multicooker comes to the rescue. With the help of such a kitchen appliance, you can prepare a hearty and tasty dinner, for example, make chicken with potatoes in a delicate sour cream sauce.
Ingredients:
- 320 g poultry meat;
- 480 g potatoes;
- five spoons of sour cream;
- three garlic cloves;
- teaspoon grain mustard.
Cooking method:
- Cut the meat into arbitrary cubes and season with spices.
- We prepare the sauce from low-fat sour cream, finely chopped spicy vegetables, grain mustard and any spices. Marinate the meat in the prepared mixture for an hour.
- Potatoes can be marinated along with chicken. To do this, cut the tubers into cubes and mix with meat, adding a little refined oil.
- Place all the ingredients in the bowl of the device and cook the dish in the “Stew” mode for 45 minutes. During the cooking process, you need to mix the ingredients and if the liquid becomes low, you can add half a glass of water or broth.
- Serve the finished dish with fresh herbs.
Juicy chicken with golden crust
Let's look at how a whole chicken is baked in a Redmond multicooker. Of course, the bird needs to be marinated first. We suggest using soy sauce, mayonnaise and mustard for this purpose.
Advice! Use the delayed start option. In the morning, marinate the chicken carcass and place it in a multi-bowl, set the time you need. When you come home from work, delicious chicken will be ready. You just need to turn it over half an hour from the start of cooking.
Compound:
- chicken carcass;
- 5-6 cloves of garlic;
- soy sauce;
- refined vegetable oil;
- 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise;
- 1 tbsp. l. mustard;
- freshly ground pepper;
- 1 tbsp. l. soft butter.
On a note! If your chicken is large, divide it into two parts, cutting along the spine. Or simply increase the cooking time for the bird.
Preparation:
Chicken wings are served with a side dish and as an appetizer for foamy drinks. They turn out crispy and tender at the same time. A multicooker will help you prepare this dish without hassle.
Compound:
- 0.6 kg chicken wings;
- 2 tbsp. l. honey;
- 2 tbsp. l. filtered water;
- 2 tsp. curry;
- ½ tsp. dry chili pepper;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- salt;
- chicken seasonings;
- freshly ground black pepper.
Preparation:
Advice! The chicken will be covered with a beautiful golden brown crust if you fry it in butter or olive oil.
Cooking with buckwheat
Buckwheat with chicken is a tasty and very healthy combination. Thanks to the multicooker, you can cook both the main dish and the side dish in one go.
Ingredients:
- 380 g chicken meat;
- 360 g buckwheat;
- two onions and carrots;
- head of garlic.
Cooking method:
- Cut the meat into pieces and fry in vegetable oil for ten minutes in the “Frying” mode.
- Cut the carrots into cubes and the onion into small cubes.
- As soon as the meat is browned, add vegetables to it and simmer them a little until soft.
- Take buckwheat, rinse and place in a bowl. Add seasonings. You should be careful with them, since such grains are not “friendly” with all spices.
- Pour water two fingers above the cereal and select the “Pilaf” program.
- After half an hour, open the lid of the device, stick the peeled head of a spicy vegetable into the cereal and bring the dish to readiness. The set mode will automatically set the cooking time.
Baked chicken fillet in a slow cooker
Try baking chicken fillet in a slow cooker. It is very tasty and, most importantly, healthy, because thanks to such a kitchen appliance, meat retains the greatest number of vitamins and nutrients.
Ingredients:
- half a kilo of chicken fillet;
- three garlic cloves;
- spices and soy sauce to taste.
Cooking method:
- In order for the fillet to be soft after baking, it needs to be marinated. To do this, we make a marinade from soy dressing, chopped garlic and spices. Dip the fillets into the prepared sauce and let sit for at least an hour.
- We will bake the meat in foil. Therefore, we take a metal sheet and wrap the workpieces with it.
- Place them in a bowl, set the “Baking” mode and the timer for 40 minutes.
- Baked fillet can be served with any side dish or used in preparing various salads and cold appetizers.
Delicious pilaf recipe
Modern cooking equipment allows you not only to quickly set the table, but also to prepare even the most complex dishes. So, in a slow cooker you can even stew pilaf without much effort.
This dish is especially suitable for those who adhere to a healthy diet.
Ingredients:
- 420 g poultry meat;
- 370 g rice grains;
- two carrots and the same amount of onions;
- three spoons of adjika;
- ghee and lean butter;
- two glasses of water, spices;
- peeled head of garlic.
Cooking method:
- Turn on the electrical appliance and select the “Frying” option. Pour oil into a bowl and place pieces of meat. Salt, pepper and fry for ten minutes.
- Place the meat in a bowl and add chopped onion instead. As soon as the vegetable turns light, add two tablespoons of melted butter and orange vegetable cubes.
- After that, add adjika and after a minute return the meat along with the rice grains. Sprinkle the cereal with salt, stick the head of a spicy vegetable into the middle and carefully pour in the water.
- Select the “Pilaf” program and prepare a delicious dish within an hour.
How to steam poultry
Poultry meat is ideal for children's and dietary nutrition, especially if it is steamed. It’s not difficult to prepare such a healthy dish in a slow cooker.
Ingredients:
- 850 g chicken breast;
- salt and pepper mixture to taste;
- fresh herbs and bay leaf.
Cooking method:
- Season the poultry meat with salt and a mixture of peppers.
- Pour water into the bowl of the device and install a special mesh for preparing steamed dishes. We put the meat in it, put a bay leaf and herbs next to it for aroma.
- Select the “Steam” program and set the time to 40 minutes.
- Serve the finished dietary dish with vegetable salad.
Tender chicken fillet: just melts in your mouth!
Chicken fillet in the Redmond multicooker will turn out juicy and flavorful if you prepare it correctly. Lemon zest and freshly squeezed citrus juice will add a unique flavor to the chicken.
Compound:
- 0.3 kg chicken fillet;
- 1 tbsp. l. freshly squeezed lemon juice;
- zest of half a lemon;
- 0.5 tbsp. l. purified vegetable oil;
- salt;
- freshly ground pepper.
Preparation:
- Wash and dry the fillet.
- Let's cut it into small pieces.
- Wash the lemon and dry it. Remove the zest by chopping it on a grater.
- Let's squeeze out the juice.
- Combine citrus zest and juice, add freshly ground pepper, salt, and vegetable oil.
- Stir until smooth and add fillet pieces to the marinade.
- Place the meat and marinade in a multi-cooker container.
- Let's turn on the "Baking" option. Cook for twenty-five minutes.
- Then turn the meat pieces over and simmer them for another ten minutes. Ready!
Chicken meat is an excellent source of protein. In addition, chicken meat is classified as dietary. It is useful for baby food, and for feeding people with diseases of the digestive system, and for people on a protein diet.
You can cook chicken in different ways. However, boiled chicken will be the healthiest. This dish is very rich in vitamins and minerals.
In cookbooks and on the Internet we can find many different recipes for whole chicken in a slow cooker. As a rule, cooking chicken meat does not cause any difficulties even for a novice housewife. It is almost impossible to spoil this dish. However, before we learn how to cook complex chicken dishes, we need to learn how to cook chicken in a slow cooker.
Chakhokhbili from chicken in a slow cooker
Chakhokhbili is the hallmark of Georgian cuisine.
For the recipe, the most important thing is to use only fresh tomatoes, because this dish does not tolerate any sauces, ketchups or pastes.
As a rule, chakhokhbili is cooked in a deep cast-iron frying pan, but today we will make it in a slow cooker.
Ingredients:
- chicken carcass weighing kg;
- 620 g fresh tomatoes;
- 120 g of fleshy sweet pepper;
- 280 g onions;
- three garlic cloves;
- a pinch of hops-suneli;
- half a pod of hot pepper;
- a few sprigs of basil, parsley and cilantro.
For chakhokhbili, you can take a whole bird carcass or its individual parts, the main thing is that the meat in the dish is boneless. It is better not to remove the skin from the bird, since such a dish can be prepared without additional fat.
Cooking method:
- Place the pieces of meat (without bones) into the bowl of the device and fry in the “Frying” mode for three minutes on each side. Transfer the golden bird to a separate container.
- Cut the onion into half rings and sauté in the same mode for about five minutes. If after frying the meat there is little fat left, then you can add a spoonful of ghee to the onion.
- Now we put the strips of sweet pepper into the bowl and continue to cook the vegetables for three minutes in the same mode.
- Return the meat to them and add tomatoes. The latter need to be peeled and the pulp finely chopped. Set the “Extinguishing” mode for 40 minutes.
- Five minutes before readiness, add chopped garlic cloves, salt, finely chopped hot pepper, suneli hops and chopped herbs.
With pasta
Everyone knows such a dish as naval pasta. Even the most inexperienced housewife can handle the recipe, especially if she has a slow cooker on hand.
Ingredients:
- 820 g poultry meat;
- 450 g pasta;
- small onion;
- two cloves of garlic;
- oil for frying.
Cooking method:
- Cut the meat into cubes, season with spices and marinate for 30 minutes.
- In the “Frying” mode, heat the oil and fry the meat until golden brown. Then add chopped onion and garlic to the chicken and cook until the vegetables are soft.
- Pour in the pasta, add salt, mix, add water, set the “Pilaf” mode and wait for the sound signal.
If you ever try to cook chicken in a slow cooker, you simply won’t want to go back to the frying pan. After all, the dishes in this device turn out incredibly tasty, and are prepared quickly and easily.
Quick dish
You can quickly and easily cook chicken legs in a slow cooker. In principle, other parts of the bird are also prepared according to this recipe.
Compound:
- 0.7 kg chicken legs;
- 150 ml mayonnaise;
- 100 ml ketchup;
- salt;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- refined vegetable oil;
- blend of spices.
On a note! Dairy dressing, such as mayonnaise, yogurt or sour cream, is added in small portions during cooking, otherwise it will curdle.
Preparation:
- Prepare the sauce: combine mayonnaise with ketchup, salt, season with chopped garlic and spices, stir.
- Marinate the legs with the resulting mixture for half an hour. They must first be washed and dried.
- Add oil to the multicooker container and place the meat.
- Turn on the “Baking” option and bake the legs until done. During the process, add the remaining marinade in small portions.
Advice! You must first trim off excess fat from the chicken carcass, as it will spoil the taste of the finished dish.