Braise chicken in a slow cooker with Sunsweet prunes and dried apricots for a sweet-savory dish everyone will love.

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Meat / Poultry / Fish

Slow-Cooker Chicken Thighs with Ginger, Prunes, and Apricots

Prunes and dried apricots absorb the flavorful onions and ginger in this warming chicken stew with potatoes.

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

  • Ingredients

  • Cook Time

    3.5 hours
  • Calories IconCalories

    474.41
  • Protein IconProtein

    41.57 g
  • Fat IconFat

    17.46 g
  • Carbohydrates IconCarbohydrates

    36.29 g
  • Yield

    6 servings
Braise chicken in a slow cooker with Sunsweet prunes and dried apricots for a sweet-savory dish everyone will love.

Instructions

    Put the potatoes in the insert of a slow cooker with a 5- to 7-quart capacity.

    Season the chicken on all sides with salt and pepper. Heat 15 ml [1 tablespoon] oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. In batches, sear chicken on both sides, adding remaining 15 ml [1 tablespoon] oil as needed to prevent chicken from sticking, 12-15 minutes.

    Transfer the chicken to the slow cooker insert. Add the onion, garlic and fresh ginger to the skillet and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add ground ginger, paprika, wine, and water, scraping any brown bits from the base of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Pour contents of the pan over the chicken.

    Cover insert and cook on high for 3 hours until the potatoes and chicken are tender when pierced with a fork. The chicken will release liquid while it cooks, creating a broth. In the last 20 minutes, remove the lid and add the prunes and apricots. (Or add at the end of the cook time and let rest 20 minutes to allow the fruit to plump up in the broth.)

    Before serving, stir in the lemon zest and juice and sprinkle parsley on top.

Ingredients

455 g / 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, cubed

1.4 g / 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs

8 g / 2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

30 ml /2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 yellow onion, sliced

2 garlic cloves, smashed

10 g / 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

2 g / 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

2 g / 1 teaspoon paprika

240 ml / 1 cup dry white wine

115 ml / 1/2 cup water

12 prunes, halved

12 dried apricots, halved

Zest of 1 lemon

15 ml / 1 tablespoon lemon juice

20 g / 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

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