Easy Chicken Crock Pot Recipe - Mediterranean Summer Chicken

Mediterranean Summer Chicken is one of my favorite summer crock pot recipes.  When it's hot outside the last thing you want to do is heat up the kitchen cooking, but if you have a slow cooker you won't be heating up your kitchen to cook this delicious dish!



I cook with my slow cooker almost every day, all year around.  I love this dishes fresh flavors, they lend themselves well to being served with couscous, fresh tomatoes and a green salad.  You will find Mediterranean Summer Chicken makes a perfect main meal any day of the week.


The featured slow cooker for this post is the incredibly popular Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker because of the thermometer probe feature - which turns the slow cooker automatically to 'warm mode' as soon as the food is cooked - how cool is that!  Absolutely fabulous feature if you slow cook chicken pieces or whole roasts frequently - you just program in the temperature for the type of meat and when it's reached, your food is perfectly cooked. 

A 6 quart slow cooker such as the Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker is a great size to cook this...
 
Mediterranean Summer Chicken

Serves 6 Cook on low for 7-8 hours

1 onion
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 Tbsp olive oil
6 skinless chicken pieces with bone in
14 ounce can chopped tomatoes with basil
2 Tbsp sundried tomato pesto
2 tspn sugar
½ Cup white wine
2 Tbsp black pitted olives
1 tspn dried rosemary

• Brown onion and garlic in a non-stick pan and then place in slow cooker.
• Brown chicken in pan, and then add to slow cooker.
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix to combine.
• Cook on low 7-8 hours.
• Adjust seasonings and serve with couscous. In the summer I just add some fresh tomatoes and a seasonal green salad.  Garnish with fresh herbs such as basil, parsley or sprigs of rosemary. 

What could be easier.  Just let your slow cooker help you in the kitchen this summer!


 From previous posts:  Summer Crock Pot Recipes - Whole Chicken Slow Cooker Roast cook it overnight, pop it in the fridge in the morning, come home to a cold chicken you can make a dozen dishes with!

Do you know what goes great with barbecued food? Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese!

More great, tasty, easy slow cooker recipes and slow cooker reviews are on my website - enjoy!