Slow Cooker Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

By Janes_kitchen

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 C unsalted chicken stock
• 1/4 C dry white wine
• 3 TBL all-purpose flour
• 2 TBL unsalted butter, melted & cooled
• 2 TBL fresh lemon juice, divided
• 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (abt 1 1/2 lbs)
• 1 3/4 tsp kosher salt, divided
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 1 1/2 lbs sm. red potatoes, scrubbed
• 40 garlic cloves, peeled
• 12 fresh thyme sprigs3 TBL chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Step 1

1. coat bottom & sides of 6- qtr slow cooker w/ cooking spray
2. combine stock, wine, flour, butter & 1 TBL lemon juice in med. bowl, stirring w/ whisk; pour mixture into slow cooker. sprinkle chicken thighs evenly with 1/4 tsp salt & 1/4 tsp pepper. Place thighs in slow cooker, skin side down. arrange potatoes, garlic & thyme over chicken in slow cooker. sprinkle 1/2 tsp salt & 1/4 tsp pepper evenly over garlic & potatoes. cook on LOW FOR 8 hours.
3. transfer chicken to a platter. transfer potatoes & garlic to platter w/ slotted spoon; discard thyme sprigs. sprinkle chicken & potatoes evenly w/ remaining 1/2 tsp salt, remaining 1 TBL lemon juice, & parsley. serve jus w/ chicken, potatoes & garlic cloves