Slow Cooker Chicken With Apples And Crème Fraîche Recipes

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Season chicken thighs with salt. Brown chicken thighs, in batches if needed, on both sides, along with the shallots. Do not worry about cooking the chicken through. Remove chicken and shallots from skillet, and add to slow cooker.
• Remove skillet from heat; add brandy. Return skillet with brandy to heat to deglaze by scraping up brown bits from bottom. Once the bits are all scraped up, add brandy to slow cooker.
• Add chicken broth, bay leaves, thyme and apples to slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 hours. After 3 1/2 hours, stir in sage. After 4 hours, just before serving, stir in crème fraîche. Serve over mashed potatoes.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND APPLES

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt and pepper all over the inside of the chicken. Put the whole apple inside the chicken cavity and place chicken into a slow cooker, breast-side down. Pour apple juice around chicken.
• Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 4 to 6 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from the slow cooker, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY, APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Arrange onion and apple slices in bottom of slow cooker. Place chicken pieces on top and season all over with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle rosemary over chicken.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together chicken broth and soup. Pour mixture over chicken.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
• Serve chicken, sauce, apples, and onions over rice.