Slow Cooker Chicken with Apples and Honey

Sweetened with honey and apples and spiced with cinnamon and cumin, this chicken and potato slow cooker meal is perfect for fall.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 570 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup honey
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ⅓ cup applesauce
• ½ medium sweet onion, diced
• 3 small apples, peeled and diced
• 1 (1.5 pound) package small yellow-fleshed potatoes
• 3 pounds skin-on, boneless chicken thighs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Step 2

Chop any large potatoes in half.

Step 3

Place potatoes in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add chicken thighs on top of potatoes, and spread apples and onion over top.

Step 4

Mix chicken broth, honey, applesauce, garlic, salt, cinnamon, cumin, and pepper together in a bowl; pour over chicken mixture.

Step 5

Cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 4 to 6 hours on Low, or about 3 hours on High. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step 6

Remove chicken thighs from the slow cooker and place, skin-side up, on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 7

Broil in the preheated oven until skin is crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve with potatoes, apples, onions, and sauce.