Garlic Butter Chicken
Garlic butter chicken
This Garlic Butter Chicken is a garlic lovers dream! Are you the kind of person that automatically doubles the garlic in any recipe you try?!
I am! But I promise you that wont be an issue for this recipe. It’s so good and full of garlic.
Blended cashews or cashew butter is a way way to bring a creamy texture into a dish while keeping it dairy free.
Best part of this recipe is that your whole house will smell amazing while this cooks slowly for you all day.
Prep time takes about 15 minutes and then freeze the recipe or cook it right away an impressive garlic butter chicken dinner!
Why you will love this garlic butter chicken recipe.
- 10 Minutes to Prep
- Super Easy
- Extremely Tasty
- Healthy (Soy Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Preservative Free)
- Family Friendly
Is garlic butter chicken healthy?
Ingredients you will need for garlic butter chicken recipe.
- chicken thighs (or chicken breasts)
- butter (or ghee)
- broth of preference (I use chicken or veggie broth)
- garlic cloves
- dried parsley
- salt
- black pepper
- broccoli (optional)
- parmesan cheese (optional)
- raw cashews
- lemon
Do I have to use fresh garlic in this recipe?
How to make the garlic butter sauce?
How to make this garlic butter chicken recipe in the slow cooker?
What kind of meat can I use?
What to serve with this garlic butter chicken recipe?
How to store this garlic butter chicken recipe?
Do I need a slow cooker for this recipe?
Can I use an instant pot instead?
*See FAQ’s and specific tips following recipe below. (so you don’t have to scroll for a million years to find the food 😉 ).
How do you make this Garlic Butter Chicken Recipe? 👇
Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken
Equipment
- Slow Cooker or Crockpot
Ingredients
- 2 lb Bone-In Chicken Thighs, no skin
- 2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese (Optional)
- 2 tbsp Butter, unsalted (or Ghee)
- 1 cup Broth (I prefer chicken broth)
- 1 full ead garlic, cloves peeled and smashed
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 lb frozen broccoli flourets
Cashew Butter (Blend together):
- 1/2 cup raw cashews (soaked 15 min in hot water)
- juice of one lemon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp water
Instructions
Directions:
- Soak Raw Cashews in hot water for 15 minutes. (Hottest tap water should work) Then blend together cashew butter and set aside. *If freezing recipe then at this point go to freezer directions and continue.
- Add all ingredients into slow cooker except frozen broccoli.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours in slow cooker. Add Broccoli during last 30 minutes of cook time.
- Remove chicken thighs from slow cooker, shred chicken, remove bones and mix shredded chicken back into sauce in slow cooker.
- Serve over rice and garnish with green onions and roasted pine nuts, if desired.
Freezer Directions:
- Label gallon freezer bag with recipe name, cooking from frozen directions, and expiration date (three months plus todays date).
- Add all ingredients into labeled gallon freezer bag except frozen broccoli.
- Freeze for up to three months.
Cooking from Frozen Directions:
- Thaw overnight in fridge or in the morning in water (meal may not be 100% thawed but that is ok).
- Dump contents of gallon freezer bag into slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours in slow cooker. Add Broccoli during last 30 minutes of cook time.
- Remove chicken thighs from slow cooker, shred chicken, remove bones and mix shredded chicken back into sauce in slow cooker.
- Serve over rice and garnish with green onions and roasted pine nuts, if desired.
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Makes homecooking Easy
Only spend one hour in the kitchen for a whole week of dinners. Day of, throw your freezer meal in the slow cooker or instant pot and enjoy dinner!
feel confident
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Frequently asked questions
No problem! Just throw the freezer meal in your slow cooker and you’re all set. If it doesn’t fit thaw it for a few minutes in warm water. (You may need to add an extra 30 minutes cook time if completely frozen when cooking).
YES! This recipe freezes so well. It was designed as a freezer meal so prep, freeze and cook for an easy dinner any night.
Follow the instructions below for an easy recipe. No browning of the meat required. Just dump all ingredients together in a slow cooker or crock pot and let dinner cook for you.
A serving size assumes 1 cup at 514 kcal per serving.
There are so many ways you can serve this dish!
- over pasta
- in a casserole
- on its own
- with rice
- with potatoes
Here is a great way to peel garlic! There are two videos with a ton of different tips for peeling garlic!
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