Slow Cooker Country Captain Chicken

Total Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, excess fat trimmed (about 4 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 onions, chopped coarse
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped coarse
• 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 5 tablespoons tomato paste
• 9 ounces jar chutney, such as major grey's
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons madras curry powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 season chicken with salt and pepper. heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. add chicken and brown on both sides, about 10 minutes. slightly cool chicken on plate, remove and discard skin, and transfer chicken to slow-cooker insert.
• 2 discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet and return pan to medium-high heat. add onions, bell pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. add broth, tomatoes, and tomato paste and, using wooden spoon, scrape up browned bits from pan bottom. simmer until thick and smooth, about 2 minutes. off heat, stir in chutney, garlic, curry powder, paprika, thyme, and cayenne. pour mixture into slow-cooker insert, submerging chicken in sauce.
• 3 cover and cook on low until chicken is tender, about 6 hours. turn off slow cooker, remove lid, and gently stir sauce to recombine. replace lid and let stand for about 15 minutes to thicken sauce before serving.