Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h 20 min
Total time: 6 h 35 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 2 red onions, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp. smoked paprika; 2 tsp. ground coriander; 2 tbsp. tomato purée; 1 -2tbsp chipotle paste, to taste; 2 mixed coloured peppers, finely sliced; 400 g tin black beans, drained and rinsed; 400 g tin chopped tomatoes; 4 tbsp. chicken stock or water; 800 g chicken thigh fillets; Juice 2 limes; Large handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped (optional)

This spiced chicken is also great in wraps if you fancy. If you want it to be more stew-like, add an extra 150ml stock to the slow cooker at the beginning.

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamPublished: 12 March 2021

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Let the slow cooker do the work with the deliciously flavoursome chipotle chicken stew!

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Yields:

6 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

6 hrs 20 mins

Total Time:

6 hrs 35 mins

Cal/Serv:

338

Ingredients

1 Tbsp.
vegetable oil
2
red onions, sliced
3
garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp.
smoked paprika
2 tsp.
ground coriander
2 Tbsp.
tomato purée
1
-2tbsp chipotle paste, to taste
2
mixed coloured peppers, finely sliced
400 g
tin black beans, drained and rinsed
400 g
tin chopped tomatoes
4 Tbsp.
chicken stock or water
800 g
chicken thigh fillets
Juice 2 limes
Large handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped (optional)

Directions

1. Step 1Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onions with a large pinch of salt and cook for 15min, until beginning to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 2min, until fragrant.
2. Step 2 Add the paprika, ground coriander, tomato purée and chipotle paste and fry for a further 1min.
3. Step 3Scrape onion mixture into the bowl of the slow cooker and stir in the peppers, beans, tomatoes, stock or water and some seasoning. Season the chicken thigh fillets and place on top of the tomato mixture in the slow cooker.
4. Step 4Cover with the lid and cook on low for 6hr, until the chicken is tender enough to pull apart.
5. Step 5Shred the chicken with two forks and stir gently to mix with the sauce. Stir in the lime juice and sprinkle over the coriander, if using, and serve with rice and guacamole on the side.