Chicken Madison

Chicken Madison–an easy dump and go slow cooker recipe with chicken, mushrooms, garlic, artichokes, and sundried tomato pesto. It has a rich savory flavor and tastes great served over mashed potatoes.

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Chicken Madison

This was such a good Sunday dinner recipe. We had friends over after church and I loved that I could dump everything into the slow cooker before we left and come home to dinner basically done. I served it over slow cooker mashed potatoes with corn and fruit salad on the side and it felt like a tasty meal without a bunch of stress. The sundried tomato pesto gives the sauce a restaurant-style flavor even though the ingredient list is actually really simple. And the whole cloves of garlic cook down and get soft, mellow and almost sweet. (I like buying a big bag of whole peeled garlic cloves at Sam’s or Costco and freezing them). I also liked that this was a true dump and go slow cooker recipe and it didn’t need canned cream soup. Enjoy!

Ingredients/Substitution Ideas

• Boneless skinless chicken thighs–or chicken tenderloins (2 hours on low)
• Sliced mushrooms–or one can of sliced mushrooms, drained
• Garlic cloves–or ¼ cup jarred minced garlic
• Artichoke hearts
• White wine vinegar–or lemon juice
• Kosher salt
• Black pepper
• Dried thyme
• Quick cooking tapioca–or flour or cornstarch
• Sundried tomato pesto–or basil pesto for a different flavor, or chopped sundried tomatoes
• Chicken broth–or water and Better than Bouillon chicken base

Steps

Cut each thigh into 4 pieces and add to the slow cooker. I use my kitchen shears for this step. Add the remaining ingredient into slow cooker and stir.

Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 3-4 hours. 

Stir and serve over mashed potatoes.

Notes/Tips

• Mashed potatoes are perfect with this recipe but it’s also really good over rice, egg noodles, polenta or garlic bread.
• I made these slow cooker mashed potatoes in a separate slow cooker.
• Serve alongside a serving of steamed broccoli, green salad or green beans.
• I used my 6 quart Ninja slow cooker.
• Chicken thighs work best because they stay tender and juicy during slow cooking.
• This makes a good amount. If you want to cut it in half for a smaller group you totally can.
• This recipe is gluten free and dairy free.
• This is good with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese on top.
• If you want to make it even richer you could stir in a splash of cream at the end.
• Quick cooking tapioca is a small pellet-style thickener that helps sauces thicken in the slow cooker without clumping. You can usually find it near the pudding, baking ingredients or Jell-O section at the grocery store.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Other recipes you can make with sundried tomato pesto are Dump and Marry Me Casserole and Creamy Italian Chicken Soup.

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