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A plate serving slow cooker shepherd's pie
Slow cooker shepherd's pie
A star rating of 4 out of 5.38 ratings

Slow cook shepherd's pie and you'll be rewarded with savoury, succulent mince. This recipe is also low-fat and low-calorie with three of your five-a-day

Slow cooked turkey breasts with wine & bacon
Slow-cooker turkey breasts with wine & bacon
A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.5 ratings

If you like the idea of Christmas turkey but often find it dry, then you must try this. The tender turkey is wrapped in bacon then braised in a slow cooker

Two bowls serving spiced apples with barley and yogurt on the side
Slow cooker spiced apples with barley
A star rating of 3.7 out of 5.7 ratings

Choose eating apples if you want the sliced rings to stay intact in the slow cooker. Make as a low-fat yet tasty pudding, or lazy weekend breakfast dish

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal278
  • fat17g
  • saturates6g
  • carbs0g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein31g
  • salt0.3g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the slow cooker if necessary and add a splash of water to the base. Scrunch up some foil to make a trivet to sit in the base of the bowl to rest the chicken on. Put the chicken into the pot and season the skin. Cover and cook on Low for 5 hours or until the leg or wing feels very loose when you wiggle it. Tip the juices inside the chicken out as you lift it out.

  • step 2

    Brown the chicken skin under the grill or carve the chicken before anyone sees it. Spoon the liquid out of the base of the pan to use as gravy, there won't be much but it will have a good flavour.

Recipe from Good Food books, September 2017

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.9 ratings

emmaH1rx_akb

This was really disappointing. The chicken was dry, really really dry. And it had very little flavour even though I made a bed of vegetables instead of wasting tin foil.

prentice_crerar55348

I cooky chicken upside down. This definitely keeps it moist. I used to have an original Crockpot from over 40 years ago. The instructions were,(if I remember correctly) 1hr for each pound weight. Cook on high. Seasoning to your own preference.

Brian Pattison

question

Is 5hours slow cooking energy efficient?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Slow cookers are less energy intensive than conventional electric ovens, and therefore more economical even when factoring in the longer cooking time. There's a lot of good information about this online if you want to look at figures per usage. We hope this helps, BBC…

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Meg Graham

tip

Better still. Skin the chicken. Preheat the slow cooker. Forget the water. Just put the whole skinless bird into the slow cooker, sprinkle with a little salt and pepper then cover with greaseproof and foil. Tuck it in round the bird, put the lid on and leave it alone for 5 hours. The juices will…

didobendigo

Roast the skin in the oven separately with garlic cloves and potatoes...

kasmum

question

Approximately what size chicken did you use in what size slow cooker?

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goodfoodteam

Thanks for your question. We haven't been prescriptive as this recipe is flexible. We'd suggest buying a chicken that you know will fit your own slow cooker.

jollyboy

tip

I cook my chicken in the slow cooker but I put it on a bed of veg . You can use carrots , onions, potatoes celery , and you do not need a lot . Just slice them so they sit on the bottom of the slow cooker. When the chicken is cooked, tip all the veg into a pan , and any bits of meat that have…

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