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Honey mustard chicken thighs

Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs

Juicy chicken thighs slow cooked in creamy honey mustard sauce, with bacon, leeks and peas.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Servings 4
Calories 578 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Hob
  • Grill (broiler) optional

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 tbsp Oil
  • 4 Chicken thighs bone in, skin on
  • 100 g Bacon lardons
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 Leek chopped
  • 1.5 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 300 ml Chicken stock

For later

  • 75 g Frozen peas
  • 3 tbsp Crème fraîche

Instructions
 

Browning the skin-on chicken thighs

  • Get a pan very hot and add 1-2tbsp of oil. Carefully place the chicken thighs skin-side down for a couple of minutes. Turn the temperature to a medium heat and continue to brown the skin for a further 4-5 minutes, or until the skin is golden brown all over.
  • Add the bacon lardons and cook for a further 4-5 minutes, or until they start to crisp up.
  • Turn the temperature down and add the garlic. Cook for a further couple of minutes, before taking the pan off the heat.

The slow cooker

  • In the slow cooker combine chopped leak, chicken stock, honey and mustard. Stir well.
  • Place the browned chicken thighs into the slow cooker, skin-side up. Add the bacon and garlic too and put the lid on.
  • Cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low.

At the end

  • Carefully remove the chicken thighs and put to one side.
  • Add the frozen peas and crème fraîche. Stir well, put the lid on and cook for a further 5-10 minutes.
  • During this time, you can optionally place the chicken thighs under a grill (broiler) skin-side up, to crisp up the skin.
  • Stir the sauce well again before serving and make sure to spoon plenty on top of your chicken.

Notes

Nutrition calculations only account for the ingredients stated in the slow cooker recipe. Serving suggestions such as rice and potatoes are not included. Remember to account for the nutritional values of anything you choose to accompany the recipe with.

Nutrition

Calories: 578kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 35gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 733mgPotassium: 529mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 690IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 2mg
Keyword 3 hour, 4 hour, Bacon, Casserole, Chicken, Chicken Thighs, Honey, Mustard
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