How to bake chicken and potatoes in a slow cooker?

Chicken with potatoes in a slow cooker is pretty easy to cook. The dish is very hearty and aromatic. It is good to cook for family dinners and meeting guests. Relatives and friends will appreciate such a treat, because it is tastier and more tender than meat and potatoes cooked in the oven.

How to choose a good chicken

Going to the store for groceries for such a dish, you need to know how to choose the best chicken.

1. Chicken is best to choose chilled rather than frozen.
2. Packaging must be transparent. So the carcass can be carefully considered.
3. It should be carefully examined for punctures. If they are, then it is better to refuse the purchase. It is likely that the meat was pumped with brine for more weight.
4. The package should not contain mucus, dirt and foreign objects.
5. The meat should be a pleasant pale pink color without spots and pearly streaks.

You can buy frozen meat, but then you should estimate the amount of ice in the package. If there is a lot of it, then part of the money will be paid for water.

How to chop chicken

To make chicken and potatoes in a slow cooker, you need to properly prepare and cut the carcass. Chicken thawed without a microwave and water. Defrost the carcass in the refrigerator. After it comes at room temperature. So the carcass will not be too loose, and it will be easier to cut.

1. Cut off the wings and neck.
2. The breast is carefully separated from the bones.
3. The legs are cut from the carcass and divided into hips and lower legs.
4. Careful movements cut the remaining meat so that there are no seeds in it.

Meat, breast, legs and wings will be used in cooking in a slow cooker, and the bones can be left for the broth.

Cooking steps

Cooking chicken with potatoes in a slow cooker always begins with the preparation of products. At this time, chop and chop the chicken. Vegetables are washed, peeled and cut.

After that, oil is poured into a multicooker bowl and heated. On it a little fry meat with onions or other vegetables and lay the potatoes. Pour pure water last, and then add all the necessary spices.

In the menu, select the desired cooking program. Typically, this is the "Stew", "Baking" or "Pilaf". After the time has passed, the dish will be ready, it can be decorated and served.

Variations

Now there are a large number of delicious recipes, so the hostess rarely raises the question of how to cook chicken and potatoes in a slow cooker.

The meat in a slow cooker can be fried or stewed. Potatoes, cabbage or mushrooms are usually cooked with chicken, but many prefer to add tomatoes, bell peppers and eggplant.

The universal recipe for the Redmond multicooker

This is the easiest way to cook chicken stew in a slow cooker. In order to prepare a dish, you need a minimum amount of food.

The following ingredients are required for cooking:

• 500 g boneless chicken;
• 500 g of potatoes;
• 150 g of yellow or red onion;
• 70 g of carrots;
• 2 liters of purified water.

Of the spices you need salt, ground black pepper and seasonings for meat in a small amount. The main thing is not to use strongly fragrant herbs, otherwise they will kill the aroma and taste of the dish.

Chicken with potatoes in the Redmond slow cooker is easily prepared according to the step-by-step instructions:

1. Chicken meat is prepared, washed and cut into medium-sized pieces.
2. A small amount (about 30 ml) of sunflower oil is heated in a multicooker bowl and the meat is slightly fried in it.
3. The onions are peeled and cut into half rings. Then it is added to the meat and fried for 2 minutes.
4. Carrots are peeled and chopped on a coarse grater. It is added to the bowl of the multicooker along with onions.
5. The potatoes are peeled, washed and cut into small cubes.
6. Pour water into the bowl and transfer the potatoes.
7. All mix thoroughly and season with spices.

The dish is cooked in the "Stew" mode for 45 minutes. After that, it can be turned off and poured into portioned plates.

Before serving, chopped fresh herbs can be added to each plate. She will not only decorate potatoes with meat, but also give it a summer flavor.

Potato with chicken and cabbage

A potato with cabbage and chicken in a slow cooker is easy to prepare and is considered a dietary dish. If you cook it from skinless fillets, then it is suitable for people who adhere to proper nutrition or diet.

You can make it from the following set of products:

• 400 g chicken;
• 100 g onions;
• 400 g of potatoes;
• 200 g of white cabbage;
• 2 l of purified water;
• 70 g of bell pepper.

To give the usual taste of the dish, you need to use black pepper and salt.

1. All vegetables are peeled, washed and chopped as convenient.
2. The meat is washed, dried and cut into medium-sized pieces.
3. All the constituent dishes are transferred to the multicooker bowl and poured with water.
4. The dish is mixed and seasoned to taste with spices, salt and pepper.

Cooking takes place in the "Pilaf" mode for 45 minutes. After that, everything can be taken out and laid out on plates. You can decorate the dish with fresh herbs. Sour cream and brown bread are served on the table along with the main course.

Fried chicken with potatoes

Frying chicken with potatoes in a slow cooker is not a common process for most housewives. However, such a dish is softer, tastier and more aromatic than in a frying pan or in an oven.

You can cook it from the following products:

• 500 g of chicken meat;
• 120 g of onions;
• 400 g of potatoes;
• 30 ml of sunflower oil;
• some filtered water.

Of the spices you will need salt, black or red pepper (chopped) and bay leaf.

1. The meat is washed, dried with paper towels and cut into medium sized pieces.
2. The onions are peeled and cut into half rings or rings (depending on size).
3. In a bowl of the multicooker, heat the oil and fry the meat with onions in it until a pleasant golden crust is formed.
4. Then put the potatoes in the bowl and fry it for 6 minutes.
5. After it becomes soft, pour water into the slow cooker, season with spices and simmer for 25 minutes.

The dish is prepared on the "Stew" or "Pilaf" program. You can decorate it with fresh herbs, diced garlic or a slice of lemon. Some prefer to decorate such a treat with olives or olives.

Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms and Potatoes

The recipe for stewed potatoes with chicken in a slow cooker is very tasty with the addition of mushrooms.

A dish can be prepared from the following:

• 350 g of chicken meat;
• 300 g of potatoes;
• 100 g of onions;
• 200 g of forest mushrooms;
• 30 ml of tomato paste.

A cooked potato with chicken in a slow cooker (pictured above) is an example of how to decorate a dish. To give it a familiar taste, it is recommended to use salt and black pepper (crushed).

1. The meat is prepared, washed, dried and cut into small pieces.
2. All vegetables are washed and crushed into small cubes.
3. Transfer the meat into the multicooker bowl and simmer it for 10 minutes in the “Baking” mode.
4. After 8 minutes, add the onion to the meat and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. After transferring the mushrooms, mix everything and cook for 12 minutes.
6. Potatoes with tomato paste are spread on top of all products and seasoned with spices.
7. Lastly, pour water and stew the dish for another 30 minutes.

After that, it can be taken out, transferred to portioned plates and served. You can decorate the dish with fresh herbs and finely grated cheese. It should be poured in a small amount on a hot dish in a plate. It will spread a little from the temperature and give new notes to the taste and aroma.

Chicken with Potatoes, Cheese and Cream

This dish is very tasty and high-calorie. Meat and potatoes are tender and satisfying thanks to cheese and cream.

You can prepare it from the following set of products:

• 400 g of chicken;
• 600 g of potatoes;
• 200 g of hard cheese;
• 220 ml cream;
• 30 g butter.

You will also need salt, pepper and seasonings for chicken or potatoes.

1. Oil is placed in the multicooker bowl, and then the “Baking” mode is turned on.
2. The meat is washed and cut into pieces.
3. The potatoes are peeled, washed and cut into circles.
4. Lay a layer of potatoes in a bowl and put pieces of meat on it. Salt, pepper and seasonings are added for each layer in small quantities.
5. The contents of the multicooker are poured with cream.
6. The cheese is ground on a grater with medium cells and sprinkled on top of the dish.
7. All stew for 45 minutes.

After that, the dish can be laid out on plates and served. Decorate it with traditionally fresh chopped greens.

Little tricks

Chicken with potatoes in a slow cooker is usually cooked in the "Stew" mode. They are tender and crumbly. If there is no such regime in the program, then “Pilaf” or “Baking” should be used.

If the dish is prepared with vegetables, then the time should be adjusted. Since crock-pots are cooked for quite some time, and vegetables do not like long-term processing at high temperatures.

You can fry food in a bowl without oil, because it is covered with a special non-stick layer.

Chicken with potatoes is a very tasty dish. In order to make it tender, satisfying and aromatic, it is recommended to cook it in a slow cooker. In a pan or oven, the dish turns out to be dried. In addition, thanks to the slow cooker, a greater number of useful substances are stored, which are found in both vegetables and chicken. Therefore, often people who monitor their nutrition prepare everything in exactly the same way.