Meal Prep: Extreme Edition - Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken

Next up on our extreme cooking adventure is a Tuscan style chicken recipe - I can't remember where I originally found this one, but it is delicious!

This is another one where you basically just throw all of the ingredients into a slow cooker, and then let it do its thing :)

Slow Cooker Tuscan Style Chicken       |    Portions 24

Ingredients
- 15 chicken thighs, cubed
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 4 celery sticks, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 tomatoes, diced
- 10 potatoes, cut into small chunks (I used brushed potatoes, but any would be fine)
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- salt & pepper

Method
Step 1: put all of the ingredients in the slowcooker
Step 2: cook on high for 5 hours (set a timer!)
Step 3: leave to cool before portioning

When you are ready to eat, defrost the portion, and heat it up.  Generally, because I don't want to do anything else, I would just heat in the microwave and that's it.  What you should probably do is pop it into a pan on the stove and heat it through - since the sauce is a little runny, you can reduce to thicken, or use a cornflour/water mixture to thicken quicker.   I then serve with crusty bread.

Adding balsamic vinegar to taste, or some chilli flakes, are nice additions to this recipe if you think it needs them/you like those flavours :).

This is so delicious - easily a family favourite.

Enjoy!
Hx