Some days we are away from the house all day, and the last thing I want to do when I get home is cook. That’s when I turn to the slow cooker to make sure our meal is ready for us when we get home.
My slow cooker chicken thighs with tomatoes and peppers is one of my standby meals that I know will be wolfed down!
Simple slow cooker chicken dish
You can’t go wrong here really, its a quick and easy meal to prepare in the morning, and goes down well with the family (well mine at least!!). This is a recipe I fall back on regularly; it is based on store-cupboard ingredients and items I tend to have in the fridge every week.
We serve it with rice or pasta and vegetables. It is also nice to have some crusty bread on the side to dip into the sauce. You can remove the chicken from the bone when serving if you like, which is useful for kids, as the meat just falls clean off the bone.
Chicken thighs work really well in the slow cooker as they don’t go dry like chicken breast can. if you prefer not to remove the bones you can choose boneless thigh fillets.
Ingredients needed
For this slow cooker chicken thigh dish you will need (get the quantities from the recipe card at the bottom of the page, this is for your shopping list!):
- red onion
- chicken thighs (I use skin on with bone)
- red pepper
- yellow pepper
- chopped tomatoes
- cherry tomatoes
- tomato puree
- red wine vinegar
- dried oregano
- fresh basil leaves
Step by step instructions
- Brown the chicken thighs in a pan (I tend to do this dry or use 1 tsp of olive oil), then place them in the base of the slow cooker pot.
- Add the sliced onions, chopped peppers on top of the chicken, then add the tin of chopped tomatoes, additional cherry tomatoes if you are using them, tomato puree, red wine vinegar and oregano.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cook for 3-4 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low.
- Serve with torn fresh basil leaves over the top, with pasta, rice or crusty bread.
If serving small children you can remove the bones from the chicken before serving.
This recipe was made in a large 5.7 litre slow cooker .
More one-pot recipes
For some more one-pot recipes you can serve up as they are, you could try these:
- slow cooker sausage casserole
- slow cooker lamb tagine with pomegranates
- slow cooker allspice, orange and lemon chicken from Recipes From A Pantry
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Recipe
Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes and Peppers
Ingredients
- 2 red onions sliced
- 10 small chicken thighs browned first
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1 yellow pepper chopped
- 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
- handful cherry tomatoes (optional) I include these if I have cherry tomatoes to use up
- 3-4 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1-2 tsp oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh basil to serve
Equipment
Instructions
- Brown the chicken thighs in a pan (I tend to do this dry or use 1 tsp of olive oil), then place them in the base of the slow cooker pot.10 small chicken thighs
- Add the sliced onions, chopped peppers on top of the chicken, then add the tin of chopped tomatoes, additional cherry tomatoes if you are using them, tomato puree, red wine vinegar and oregano.2 red onions, 1 red pepper, 1 yellow pepper, 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes, handful cherry tomatoes (optional), 3-4 tbsp tomato purée, 2 tsp red wine vinegar, 1-2 tsp oregano
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.salt and pepper
- As you can see this fills my large slow cooker quite well. I used my 5.7 litre slow cooker for this recipe.
- Cook for 1 hr on high then 4 on low (or 5-6 hours on low).
- Serve with torn fresh basil leaves, with pasta, rice or crusty bread.fresh basil
Rei says
The thighs came out amazingly tender and moist. Will make again!
Sue says
It’s in the slow cooker RIGHT NOW!!!! Feeling excited!!!
bakingqueen74 says
Fab Sue let me know how it turns out!
Anna says
I think I would like to have this with rice or bread. It sounds delicious, thanks for sharing
Eileen says
This looks tasty. I loving cooking with chicken thighs.
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says
I really love using my slow cooker for meals like this. This really looks so tasty and like that you’ve used chicken thighs which I much prefer to the breast.
Emily says
Delicious! Thanks for including my recipe x
Food Ren (@RenBehan) says
Always good to have a few tasty slow cooker recipes up your sleeve, would love to try this with some fluffy rice.
Fuss Free Helen says
Delicious, I do love a tasty chicken thigh. Love my slow cooker and the hands off cooking.
Dominic Franks (@belleaukitchen) says
these are stunning! I want them now. I LOVE my chicken thighs!
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Dom! I’ve noticed you like them 🙂 they are one of our faves too, so versatile