Slow-Cooker Chicken Adobo

  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 4 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs (3 1/2 to 4 lb total)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 10 to 12 garlic cloves, peeled (about 1 whole head)
  • 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Cooked white rice, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Heat nonstick 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat; season chicken thighs with salt. Add half of the chicken thighs in single layer to skillet, and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until brown on both sides; transfer to slow cooker. Repeat with remaining chicken thighs.
  • 2
    Add vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns and bay leaves to slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F).
  • 3
    Before serving, remove chicken to serving platter; pour liquid from slow cooker through strainer, discarding peppercorns and bay leaves. Serve chicken and garlic with cooked white rice and some of the strained sauce.

  • Garlic cloves can be purchased already peeled at the grocery store, which can save you time. Check the produce refrigerated section.
  • Bone-in chicken thighs guarantee tender, flavorful meat, especially when prepared in a slow cooker.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
220
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
16%
Saturated Fat
3g
16%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
140mg
47%
Sodium
730mg
31%
Potassium
280mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
2g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
29g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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