Chicken “gherkins” in a slow cooker

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Prepared by: Marina Sofyanchuk

07/22/2016 Cooking time: 1 hour 0 minutes

Chicken breast is perfect for those who are watching their weight, but want a satisfying and tasty meal without gaining extra calories. I suggest cooking chicken with aromatic sour cream sauce.

Culinary secrets

Each method of preparing poultry meat has its own specific characteristics. We will share the secrets of how to deliciously bake chicken in a slow cooker whole or in pieces, with or without vegetables.

• Homemade chicken tastes better than that grown on large poultry farms, and if possible, it is better to purchase just that. In addition, such a bird will almost certainly be healthier, although its calorie content is higher
• For cooking in a slow cooker, only a small chicken that weighs no more than one and a half kilograms is suitable.
• If you want to bake the chicken whole, tie its legs and place the wings in the slots on the chest.
• When baking the whole chicken, you can stuff it with apples or cabbage. In this case, it will turn out much tastier.
• If you marinate the chicken for 2-8 hours before baking in a slow cooker, it will be more flavorful, juicier, more tender and will cook faster.
• More juicy chicken when baked in a slow cooker is obtained from fresh or chilled poultry. Frozen chicken is best used for making soups or other dishes.

There are a lot of recipes that allow you to bake chicken in a slow cooker whole or in pieces. And each of them produces, as can be seen in the photo, a unique dish. However, you can improve the recipe yourself by making it your own. We are confident that knowledge of culinary secrets and basic recipes collected in this article will allow you to make a dish no less appetizing than in the photos illustrating the material.

How to cook chicken medallions in a slow cooker

Thaw the meat for medallions in advance. Cut the chicken breast off the bone and remove the skin. Rinse the fillet with running water and dry. Take a knife and cut the breast into pieces 1 cm thick. You need to cut the meat across the grain.

Sprinkle meat steaks with salt and chicken seasoning, grind the spices into medallions.

Peel the garlic cloves and chop finely with a knife. Pour the garlic into the bowl with the meat and stir.

Pour in vegetable oil, stir until smooth.

After this, pour soy sauce or add mustard to the chicken. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes.

For breading, take wheat flour and pour it onto a plate. Dredge the meat in flour on both sides.

Turn on the multicooker, pour oil and activate the “Frying” program. Fry chicken medallions on both sides until golden brown.

Serve chicken medallions hot or cooled, sprinkled with herbs. Bon appetit!

How to bake chicken with garlic

What do you need:

• whole chicken (chicken) – 1.2-1.4 kg;
• garlic – 1 head;
• mayonnaise – 100 ml;
• salt, paprika, red pepper - to taste.

How to cook:

1. Wash and dry the chicken carcass.
2. Crush the garlic in a garlic press and mix with mayonnaise. Add salt and spices.
3. Coat the chicken inside and out with the sauce. Place in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
4. Place the chicken in the multicooker container and run the “Baking” program for an hour and a half. After 45 minutes of cooking, turn the chicken over to another side so that it is browned on all sides. Otherwise, it will not be as appetizing as in culinary photos.

The aroma of chicken baked in a slow cooker with garlic is almost the same as tobacco chicken. It will surely appeal to all members of your family. There is no shame in putting it on the holiday table. And the simplicity of the recipe is not a disadvantage, rather, on the contrary.

Description of preparation:

I think almost everyone loves chicken with just such a fragrant crispy crust; making it in an ordinary frying pan is as easy as shelling pears, but with the help of modern technology it is not always possible.
I tried many methods and in the end I realized that everything ingenious is simple, and now I present to you my recipe for chicken with a crust in a slow cooker with a photo. To prepare it, we only need our favorite spices and salt, no mayonnaise, sour cream or other marinade. Believe me, with this simple recipe for chicken with a crust in a slow cooker, the meat will be fried and not stewed, as happens in all other cases. Purpose: For lunch / For dinner Main ingredient: Poultry / Chicken Dish: Hot dishes

Whole chicken baked in a slow cooker with apples

What do you need:

• whole chicken - about 1.5 kg;
• sour apple - about 0.2 kg;
• dried basil or other spices – 10 g;
• vegetable oil – 20 ml;
• salt, paprika, curry - to taste.

How to cook:

1. Prepare the chicken carcass and rub it with a mixture of pepper, chopped garlic, other seasonings and salt.
2. Cut the apple into small slices and place inside the chicken.
3. Sew or secure with toothpicks.
4. Grease the multivac bowl and place the chicken in it on its back.
5. Start the baking program for 45 minutes.
6. Turn the chicken over and bake it for the same amount of time.

The chicken prepared according to this recipe is served whole. Before this, the apples are removed to be placed around.

How to cook “Chicken with crust in a slow cooker”

First of all, we rinse the chicken thoroughly under running water and place it on a paper towel to dry. Then rub the thighs on all sides with spices and salt and leave to marinate for an hour in the refrigerator.

After an hour, pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and turn on the “Frying” mode. When the oil is hot, place the marinated thighs in it.

Fry them for about 3-4 minutes, then turn them over and fry the same amount on the other side.

Then close the lid of the multicooker, lower the valve and turn on the “Fry vegetables” mode. After 5 minutes steam will build up, after which the chicken should be kept covered for another 6 minutes. Then turn off the multicooker and release the steam, turn the device back on to the “Frying vegetables” mode, turn the chicken over to the other side and fry for 2-3 minutes.

Thanks to such simple manipulations, the chicken is well baked and the crust remains crispy and crispy. Bon appetit everyone!

Chicken fillet baked in a slow cooker with pineapples

What do you need:

• chicken breast fillet – 0.4 kg;
• canned pineapples – 50 g;
• cheese – 50 g;
• mayonnaise – 50 ml;
• vegetable oil – 20 ml;
• salt, curry, ground red pepper - to your taste.

How to cook:

1. Wash and dry chicken breast fillets (2 pieces), and make a deep cut in each with a knife.
2. Finely grate the cheese and divide in half.
3. Mix one part of cheese with mayonnaise and finely chopped pineapples and seasonings
4. Stuff chicken fillet with sauce and secure with toothpicks. Brush the remaining sauce onto the fillets.
5. Place in a greased multicooker bowl and turn on the “baking” program for 30 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with remaining cheese
7. Turn on the baking mode for another quarter of an hour.

It wouldn't hurt to serve the chicken fillet with sweet and sour sauce. Any side dish is suitable, but rice is best.

How to cook “Chicken in a slow cooker with sauce”

Prepare the necessary ingredients. Rinse the chicken fillet with water and dry with paper towels.

Cut the breast into pieces of arbitrary shape, about a centimeter thick.

Cut the garlic into thin slices so that when stewing it is completely boiled and gives the meat an original spicy taste and aroma.

Place the chopped meat in the multicooker bowl, add the oil you like best. Set the “Frying” mode for 10 minutes. At the end of time, add garlic, salt everything and pour sour cream. Turn on the “Stew” mode and cook for another 30 minutes. After the end of cooking signal, leave the stewed chicken for about 20 minutes to allow it to absorb the flavors of the gravy.

Chicken in a slow cooker with sauce is ready! Enjoy your meal!

Chicken in a slow cooker in foil.

Chicken meat cooks very quickly, which means this bird is a popular dish on almost every table. This is why many housewives choose to cook meat in a slow cooker - since it cooks quickly and without any hassle. Chicken baked in foil in a slow cooker turns out no less tasty than, for example, in the oven. And you can treat it to both household members and acquaintances, and even just guests. To prepare you will need: - whole chicken - garlic (5-6 cloves) - spices and salt - 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise

Cooking chicken in foil is quite simple: wash the chicken and thoroughly rub it with your favorite seasonings and salt (both outside and inside). Then carefully pierce the carcass with a fork or knife. Coat the bird with a thin layer of mayonnaise. Next, unfold the food foil and place the carcass on it with its back down. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of hot water into the belly to make the finished dish more juicy and wrap the chicken in an envelope. Bake the carcass on the baking mode for 90 minutes. The finished dish should be consumed hot, while the chicken has retained all the juice and is still soft. Chicken in foil is not only a tasty, but also a healthy dish, since when fried, all the beneficial substances remain in the carcass. By the way, chicken baked in foil can be eaten even while on a diet due to the lack of oil and active fats in it. Chicken prepared in any way in a slow cooker will surely become a favorite dish of any family, since it is not only an appetizing and tasty dish, but it is also very easy to prepare.