This Crock Pot Garlic Chicken Thighs recipe is super simple. Yet, the flavor and tenderness of the chicken can’t be beat!
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Aunt Lou here.
The other day, Michael made his legendary (at least in our house) grilled garlic chicken. That got me thinking…how would this be as a crock pot recipe. So, I gave it a try! The results? Wonderful. Tender. Juicy. Need I say more? You’re gonna love this!
Crock Pot Garlic Chicken Thighs
Note: Scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe.
How to Make Garlic Chicken Thighs in a Crock Pot
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium/high heat. Brown all of your chicken thighs, about 3 minutes on each side. Place your browned chicken thighs in a 6-quart crock pot, pouring the remaining butter/cooking juices over top. Whisk together your melted butter and spices and immediately pour evenly over your chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. If you would like to brown up your chicken, place the thighs on a cookie sheet with a large, wide, slotted spoon and place in your oven on broil (Hi if you have the option of Hi/Lo) for 60-90 seconds, watching it closely.
Crock Pot Garlic Chicken Thighs Notes:
- When you are browning your chicken, let it be for the 3 minutes on each side. Don’t bother it at all. It will make the browning process work much better.
- If you choose to use your broiler to brown up your chicken, do NOT walk away. Your broiler can take a recipe from perfection to ruined in the blink of an eye.
- This recipe makes a bunch of chicken, so it would be perfect for taking to a pitch-in or potluck. However, if you want fewer portions, you can easily cut this recipe in half.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Printable Recipe for Crock Pot Garlic Chicken Thighs
Crock Pot Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 lbs bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
Instructions
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium/high heat.
- Brown all of your chicken thighs, about 3 minutes on each side.
- Place your browned chicken thighs in a 6-quart crock pot, pouring the remaining butter/cooking juices over top.
- Whisk together your melted butter and spices and immediately pour evenly over your chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
- If you would like to brown up your chicken, place the thighs on a cookie sheet with a large, wide, slotted spoon and place in your oven on broil (Hi if you have the option of Hi/Lo) for 60-90 seconds, watching it closely.
Notes
- When you are browning your chicken, let it be for the 3 minutes on each side. Don’t bother it at all. It will make the browning process work much better.
- If you choose to use your broiler to brown up your chicken, do NOT walk away. Your broiler can take a recipe from perfection to ruined in the blink of an eye.
- This recipe makes a bunch of chicken, so it would be perfect for taking to a pitch-in or potluck. However, if you want fewer portions, you can easily cut this recipe in half.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
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This chicken looks great. I will try it tomorrow, thanks
Hi Robert!
Hope you enjoy!!
Question:
I’d like to make this recipe using boneless, skinless, chicken breast. Could you please tell me how to adjust according to the switch of the legs/breast. Tnx Cris
Hi Pennie!
I haven’t tried this recipe with any of those types of chicken, but the cooking time should be similar. Be sure and watch it closely the first time you make it so you know how your crock pot cooks this recipe. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
Chicken thighs with skin are pretty moist usually. 1 cup of butter seems like a lot, at least health wise. Do you think this would turn out ok with just one stick of butter instead of 2? Thanks, I’d really like to try this..’
Hi Cat!
I haven’t tried it with just one stick of butter, but if you do try it, let me know how it goes!
Aunt Lou
would like to print the recipe for crock pot garlic chicken. I receive your e-mails, so why doesn’t my computer print this recipe out? Looks yummy!!
Hi Carol-
At the bottom of every post is a recipe card. Right under the little square image of the recipe is a print button. Some printers automatically print from that button, others will load a new printer friendly page and you will then need to go and print that page like you would any page on the internet. Hope that helps!
Can I use boneless skinless chicken thighs for this? My husband doesn’t like bone-in. How long would I cook this for then?
Thanks…
Hi Karen!
I haven’t tried this with boneless, skinless chicken thighs, but it should work. It might not have to cook quite as long, so I would start checking it around the 3 hour mark with a meat thermometer. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou