Slow Cooker Chicken with Yummy Spiced Sauce.. This chicken dinner is so easy and so good! You just mix a few things together, pour it over chicken, and let your slow cooker do all the work. Your whole house will smell wonderful while it cooks. The sauce is creamy, a little spicy, and full of flavor. Even picky eaters will love it!
Makes 4 servings
What You Need
- 1½ pounds chicken breasts (no bones, no skin)
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (whole milk works best)
- 2 tablespoons harissa paste (this is a mild or spicy red chili sauce — you can find it at most grocery stores)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (squeeze about 1 lemon)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped up small (plus a little more for topping)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (you can skip this if you want)
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken
- Put your chicken breasts flat on the bottom of the slow cooker. It’s fine if they touch a little.
- Grab a bowl and add the yogurt, harissa paste, lemon juice, cumin, salt, pepper, cilantro, and olive oil.
- Stir everything together really well until the sauce looks smooth and pinkish with little green bits of cilantro in it.
- Pour the sauce all over the chicken. Use a spoon to spread it around so every piece of chicken gets covered.
- Put the lid on. Cook on LOW for 3½ to 4½ hours, or on HIGH for 2 to 2½ hours. The chicken is ready when it is no longer pink inside and its temperature reaches 165°F.
- Use two forks to pull the chicken apart into small pieces right inside the slow cooker. Then stir it into the sauce.
- Give it a taste! Add a little more salt or a squeeze of lemon if you think it needs it.
- Serve the chicken and sauce on top of rice, couscous, or any grain you like. Sprinkle some extra cilantro on top and enjoy!
Why You Will Love This Dinner
The yogurt makes the chicken super soft and juicy. The harissa gives it a warm, smoky kick. The lemon makes it taste fresh and bright. Best of all, it takes almost no effort to make!