A crock-pot is really a lifesaver for many housewives. It helps to prepare a dish faster and tastier. This pan is especially good at moments when there is neither desire nor strength to cook - after a hard day's work. Here the multicooker comes to the rescue: threw various products into it and wait until they are ready! Shanks with potatoes in a slow cooker, the recipes of which we offer today for acquaintance, an ideal dish for dinner - hearty, tasty, immediately ready and meat and a side dish for it.
Chicken Stew
Cooking stews in a slow cooker is the simplest thing you can think of. It takes a minimum of time, and the shanks with potatoes will turn out incredibly tasty: the meat is tender, boiled, the potatoes are soft, soaked in meat juice and seasonings!
To prepare four servings you will need:
- 4 chicken drumsticks;
- 8-10 medium-sized potatoes;
- a tomato;
- bell pepper;
- carrot;
- bow;
- fresh greens;
- favorite seasonings and salt;
- some vegetable oil for frying.
Cooking Chicken Stew
Potatoes and chicken are the most harmonious products that complement each other's taste. What dishes with these components have not been invented! One of the most delicious foods is braised drumsticks with potatoes. In a slow cooker, this dish is prepared as simple as possible:
- Wash your shins and dry them with a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
- Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Remove the peel from the carrots and cut into strips or slices.
- Pour a little sunflower oil into the bowl of the multicooker or into the pan, fry the chicken to a blush over high heat, then add carrots and onions, fry until the vegetables are soft. At this time, you can add salt and seasoning.
- Peel the pepper, cut it into strips or cubes. You donβt need to peel a tomato, just cut it into cubes. Send these two ingredients into a pan with drumsticks and other vegetables.
- Peel the potato, cut into cubes, lay on top of the fried chicken drumsticks with vegetables. Pour some water, it should be about a centimeter higher than the potatoes. If you want a thicker dish, pour water so that it only slightly covers the ingredients.
- Set the "Extinguishing" mode. When the cooking time is over, you need to finely chop the fresh herbs, send it to the drumsticks with potatoes. Close the slow cooker again, leave it to warm for 10 minutes.
This dish is universal, it will fit both as the first and second. Serving shanks cooked in a slow cooker with potatoes can be done with sour cream, even with mayonnaise, or you can just like that. In any case, it will be very tasty!
Baked chicken drumsticks with potatoes in a slow cooker
Compared to the previous one, this recipe is easier to prepare, but not in quality. If there is absolutely no energy for cooking, then take note of this cooking option. You will not spend much effort, and the dish will look as if it had been spent a long time! The drumsticks baked in a slow cooker with potatoes are suitable for lunch and dinner, and itβs quite possible to treat guests!
Ingredients for four servings:
- 4 chicken drumsticks;
- 10 potatoes;
- three cloves of garlic;
- ground paprika necessarily - a teaspoon + any other seasonings and salt;
- a tablespoon of mayonnaise, you can two;
- a tablespoon of lemon juice - optional, but it turns out very tasty and aromatic;
- fresh greens;
- 100 grams of hard cheese is optional.
Although there seem to be a lot of ingredients, cooking is pretty quick. This recipe for chicken drumsticks with potatoes in a slow cooker is suitable for super busy housewives, but those who in any case want to feed their family only home-made, delicious dishes!
Cooking Baked Chicken Legs and Potatoes
- Wash your lower legs in water, dry with a kitchen towel. Then, using a knife, make cuts in the fattest places - it will be tastier.
- Mix paprika, other seasonings and salt, add mayonnaise, lemon juice (if used). Sell ββgarlic through a press, add the same. Rub each drumstick with this mixture, leave for 5-10 minutes, while peeling potatoes.
- After cleaning, potatoes need to be cut into slices or strips - as you like. Mix with chicken to grease with marinade.
- Put the drumsticks on the bottom of the multicooker, on top of the potatoes. Set the Baking mode to 20 minutes. Next, turn the dish so that the lower legs are on top, bake another 10-15 minutes.
When ready, sprinkle the dish with fresh herbs, optionally also with grated cheese.