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Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken with Cream Cheese Sauce – vegetarian recipe
Stav Kogan

Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken with Cream Cheese Sauce

An incredibly tender, fall-apart chicken, slow-cooked to perfection with rich butter and aromatic garlic, finished with a velvety, luscious cream cheese sauce. A decadent, satisfying meal that tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen, but your trusty slow cooker does all the he
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6 serving
Calories: 664
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • For the Garlic Chicken
  • 2-2.5 lbs (900-1135 g / 40 oz) chicken breasts, thawed
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup / 113g / 4 oz) butter
  • 8 large garlic cloves, sliced in half
  • 1 tsp (6 g / 0.21 oz) salt
  • 1 medium onion, sliced (optional, but recommended)
  • For the Cream Cheese Sauce
  • 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup (240 ml) chicken stock or reserved liquid from the slow cooker
  • Salt to taste
  • For an even richer flavor, quickly sear the chicken breasts in a hot pan with a little oil before adding them to the slow cooker.
  • Boneless, skinless chicken thighs can be substituted for breasts for an even more tender and flavorful result.
  • For a thicker sauce, mix 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon (15 ml / 0.5 fl oz) of cold water to create a slurry, then whisk it into the simmering sauce until it thickens.

Method
 

  1. Directions
  2. Arrange the thawed chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker. Dot the top with pieces of the butter stick.
  3. Scatter the halved garlic cloves and optional sliced onion over and around the chicken.
  4. Sprinkle evenly with salt.
  5. Secure the lid and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
  6. Carefully remove the chicken from the slow cooker and place it on a serving platter. You can shred it or leave the breasts whole.
  7. To make the sauce, pour 1 cup (240 ml) of the cooking liquid from the slow cooker (or use chicken stock) into a saucepan.
  8. Add the softened cream cheese.
  9. Whisk continuously over medium-low heat until the cream cheese is fully melted and the sauce is smooth and creamy.
  10. Season with additional salt if needed.
  11. Pour the warm cream cheese sauce generously over the chicken and serve immediately.
  12. Stir a handful of fresh spinach or chopped parsley into the sauce at the very end for a pop of color and extra nutrients.

Nutrition

Calories: 664kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 63gFat: 38g

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