Fragrant Chicken Thighs and Fennel

Submitted by *Parsley*

"A fragrant chicken recipe for the slowcooker or can bake in the oven at 375."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• salt and pepper
• 1 large fennel bulb, washed, trimmed and VERY thinly sliced
• 1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons dry white wine

directions

1. For the slowcooker: Place chicken thighs in bottom of slowcooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with thinly sliced fennel, onion, garlic, stewed tomatoes, brown sugar and wine.
2. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
3. For the oven: Preheat to 375. Place chicken thighs in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with all remaining ingredients.
4. Bake at 375 for 45-55 minutes or until juices run clear.

Reviews

[Satyne]

This was lovely. We added a few extra types of veggies and some pasta and turned it into a one pot meal. Cooked for about 45 mins in the pressure cooker, the meat was falling apart and so good.

 

[kandc88]

I made this recipe exactly as written and found that no one in my family cared for it much. I got an "it's okay" from my husband who said he'd eat the leftovers when I said I never would. But, I threw them away after they sat in the fridge for a week. I found that the fennel and onions were still pretty hard and the flavor was pretty bland. Sorry

 

[ChefLee]

July 29, 2008: This is fabulous and easy to make!!! I prepared this in the oven. I love the earthy, unique flavor that the fennel gives this dish. I could have just eaten a whole dish of the vegetables, they were so good!! The chicken was cooked perfectly moist too! Loved this recipe, will definitely make again and again! January 28, 2009 UPDATE: I made this dish again!!! It is one of my favorite Zaar recipes!!! It is so easy and delicious!!! This time, instead of wine, I used cognac and it tasted wonderful! This is a super recipe, thanks Parsley!!!

 

[barefootandpregnant]

Chicken thighs are perfect for the slow cooker since they don't dry out as easily as breasts. The fennel was wonderful. I wound up using 1/2 cup of white wine with the Italian spiced stewed tomatoes. With the extra wine and spices, it tasted a lot like a Cooking Light San Francisco Seafood Stew recipe I have, only using chicken instead. Loved it! Next time I'll try with less wine and regular stewed tomatoes to enjoy the tomato flavor more.

 

[ALISSA ROCKS]

I made this fabulous recipe in my slow cooker using 2 bulbs of fennel and only one can of stewed tomatoes. I increased the white wine to 1/4 cup and also added 3/4 can of tomato paste at the end to thicken it up. The end product had a mild yet pleasing flavour which was loved by myself and everyone who tried it. Thanks for posting this very healthy recipe !!