The 13 Best Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes (2024)

There are so many great ways to spend a fall day -- picking apples, carving pumpkins, watching 12 hours of Naked and Afraid XL -- butslaving over a stove is definitely notone of them. Luckily though, these 13 excellent slow cooker chicken recipes don't need much attention beyond a 15 minute prep time. So whether it's wings for game night or a whole bird for a family feast,your dinner definitely won't taste like you just spent all day watching a stripped-downsurvival show.

The spicy saucy chicken is infinitely adaptable to whatever form you want to eat it in. Served in a taco, burrito or quesadilla, oron rice,it's bound to wind up in a regular dinner rotation. Recipe here.

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This recipe -- which calls for chicken breast to soak in amber ale for eight hours -- makes enough for about nine people but go ahead and serve only yourself with it for a week. We're not here to judge. Chow down now!

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Though it's made with simple, everyday ingredients, thisSzechuan-style stir-frydoesn’t skimp on flavor. Get the recipe here.

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They're crazy simple to make, plus healthier than typical fried wings. The meat falls right off the bone. Try it here!

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These bite-sized Buffalo sauce-soaked balls are made withPanko, which is a Japanese-style breadcrumb. It's not as dense as standard breadcrumbs, which makes it almost always the best option for delicate meatball/meatloaf mixtures.Here it is!

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The sweet blackberry preserves and oaky molasses are the perfect foil to the spicy jalapeños. Add pepper jack cheese, bacon, and a pretzel bun, and completely rethink chicken thighs. Recipe here.

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With fresh corn and barbecue sauce, it's the perfect summer-to-fall transition dish. Use a pumpkin beer for added autumnal flavor. Get the recipe!

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If you plan to crisp up the skin under the broiler at the end, use bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs. Otherwise, boneless and skinless thighs will do just fine. Get the recipe.

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Chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese, roasted peppers, and spinach and roasted in white wine for eight hours looks and tastes way fancier than it actually is. Get the recipe.

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Though this Chinese favorite takes about four hours longer than delivery, it's healthier than its takeout counterpart, and tastier too. Get the recipe here.

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Butter chicken -- an Indian chicken andspiced curry dish -- is traditionally cooked in a tandoor (a clay oven) but when all you've got is a Crock-Pot, it doesn't have to be.Don’t forget the naan to wipe the plate clean. Get cooking here.

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The chunks of chicken breast will be so tender after stewing for six hours that they'll basically shred up on their own. Recipe here.

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Prep in the morning and a whole family feast will be ready by dinnertime. Added perk: leftovers make for a mean chicken potpie. Cook it up!

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