As January is slow cooker month, we’re sharing some tasty slow cooker recipes which were created for FareShare Greater Manchester by the Manchester United Foundation’s chefs. Slow cookers are a great way to produce low-cost tasty meals using left overs and are very cheap to run.

Slow Cooker Savoury Chicken

Serves 4 portions

Cooking time: 6-7 hours on a low heat

Ingredients:

• 6 medium chicken thighs (skinless and boneless)
• 1 large onion (diced)
• 1 red pepper (diced)
• 1 green pepper (diced)
• 1 yellow pepper (diced)
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes (400g)
• 1lb (300g) baby new potatoes
• 300ml water
• 1 chicken stock cube
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp dried, mixed herbs
• Pinch of sugar
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of pepper
• 1 tsp gravy granules

Method:

• Wash the potatoes and place them in the bottom of the slow cooker, season with salt & pepper.
• Place the chicken thighs, peppers and onion into the cooker. Add the tomatoes, stock cube, gravy granules, sugar, garlic & herbs.
• Add water to cover the food and cook with the lid on for 6 ½ hours on a low heat.
• After the timer goes off, lift the lid and check the potatoes are cooked. Press them with the back of a spoon and they should just begin to break up under the pressure. Taste the sauce and check the consistency (it should just be beginning to thicken). Cook for a further 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, lift the lid and check the sauce for flavour and thickness. Serve if ready, if not leave the lid off and cook for a further 30 minutes or until the sauce looks like rich gravy.
• Serve with buttered baguette (optional).