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    Home » Slow Cooker » Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes & Peppers

    Published on Apr 12, 2016. Modified on Jun 10, 2022 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 10 Comments

    Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes & Peppers

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    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!

    Slow cooker chicken thighs with tomatoes and peppers

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    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. 

    Slow cooker chicken thighs with tomatoes and peppers

    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

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
    4. Cook for 3-4 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low.
    5. 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

    Pin this recipe for slow cooker chicken thighs for later!

    Slow cooker chicken thighs with tomatoes and peppers - an easy slow cooker recipe which the whole family will love, great for winter meals and a good addition to your back-to-school meal plan

    Recipe

    Chicken thighs in a tomato sauce in a slow cooker.

    Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes and Peppers

    An easy to make slow cooker meal with chicken thighs, tomatoes and peppers
    4.5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Slow Cooker
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 6 hours
    Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
    Servings: 5
    Calories: 688kcal
    Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

    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
    UK Measurements - US Measurements

    Equipment

    large oval slow cooker

    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.
    • 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.
    Did you try and love this recipe?Then please leave a review and rating in the comments at the bottom of the post. If you post your creation on Instagram, tag me @bakingqueen74 or use hashtag #bakingqueen74!

     

     

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    Comments

    1. Sue says

      October 30, 2018 at 1:52 pm

      It’s in the slow cooker RIGHT NOW!!!! Feeling excited!!!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        October 30, 2018 at 4:27 pm

        Fab Sue let me know how it turns out!

        Reply
    2. Anna says

      April 14, 2016 at 10:52 am

      I think I would like to have this with rice or bread. It sounds delicious, thanks for sharing

      Reply
    3. Eileen says

      April 13, 2016 at 10:55 pm

      This looks tasty. I loving cooking with chicken thighs.

      Reply
    4. Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says

      April 13, 2016 at 8:08 am

      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.

      Reply
    5. Emily says

      April 12, 2016 at 6:28 pm

      Delicious! Thanks for including my recipe x

      Reply
    6. Food Ren (@RenBehan) says

      April 12, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      Always good to have a few tasty slow cooker recipes up your sleeve, would love to try this with some fluffy rice.

      Reply
    7. Fuss Free Helen says

      April 12, 2016 at 6:07 pm

      Delicious, I do love a tasty chicken thigh. Love my slow cooker and the hands off cooking.

      Reply
    8. Dominic Franks (@belleaukitchen) says

      April 12, 2016 at 3:39 pm

      these are stunning! I want them now. I LOVE my chicken thighs!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        April 12, 2016 at 3:54 pm

        Thanks Dom! I’ve noticed you like them 🙂 they are one of our faves too, so versatile

        Reply

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