Crock Pot Balsamic Chicken

Believe it or not I am not a huge chicken lover–I know, I know, who doesn’t like chicken. But something happened when I got pregnant with my oldest that made it to where chicken really just grosses me out. I still hardly order it out at restaurants as I have to make sure it is thoroughly cooked.

Anyways, enough about me! Let’s start talking about this chicken recipe that my family (AND I!!) love! Some of the reasons this mama loves it–its a crock pot meal so just throw it in the crock pot and let it do the work, I love balsamic and you can serve it so many ways (throw over rice, pasta, veggies, etc). Also, I tend to throw the chicken thighs in the crock pot raw which for me is an added bonus as I never seem to have my act together to remember to defrost the meat!

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs organic chicken thighs
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup organic chicken stock
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (add more if you like dishes spicy)

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl add vinegar, oil, garlic and spices. Mix well.
2. Place chicken thighs in a crockpot and pour the mixture over the chicken.
3. Next pour in the chicken stock.
4. Set crockpot for 7 hours on low heat for fresh chicken thighs OR for 5 hours on high heat for frozen chicken thighs.
5. Serve with sides of your choice–I suggest garlic greens beans and white sushi rice