This Mediterranean chicken recipe will become your new favorite slow cooker chicken recipe. It’s full of flavor and is an easy, healthy recipe that is perfect for a quick dinner that can be made in a slow cooker, or if you are pressed for time, a pressure cooker.
There are less than 10 ingredients needed to make this slow cooker chicken recipe, here is what you will need: boneless chicken breasts or thighs, sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, garlic, onions, chicken broth, oregano, arrowroot and a slow cooker or an Instant Pot.
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One pot meals made in the slow cooker or pressure cooker happen a lot in my kitchen. It’s just so easy to toss everything in a pot, cover it and allow it to cook while the flavors magically blend together. You will love the way that the briny olives combine with the sun-dried tomatoes which add a touch of sweetness. The end result is tender chicken topped with a seriously flavorful chunky sauce. Serve this chicken recipe with a side of your favorite roasted vegetables for a low-carb version and if you aren’t counting carbs add a helping of mashed potatoes, faro or rice.
Here is how to make Mediterranean Chicken in a Slow Cooker
- Place the chicken pieces into a slow cooker
- Top with the sun-dried tomatoes, olives, garlic and onions
- Add the oregano
- Pour the broth over all ingredients
- Cover, and cook on low for 2 to 2 1/2 hours
- Add arrowroot to thicken the sauce
Here is how to Make Mediterranean Chicken in a Pressure Cooker
- Place the chicken pieces into a slow cooker
- Top with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, garlic and onions
- Add the oregano
- Pour the broth over all ingredients
- Cover, and cook at medium pressure for 10 minutes
- Slow release add arrowroot and serve
Tips and Variations for making Mediterranean Style Slow Cooker Chicken:
- The best cut of chicken to use in this recipe is boneless chicken breasts or thighs. Breasts are leaner and will cook quicker,
- Add the arrowroot just before serving as it will break down if it is added during the cooking process
- Flour can also be used to thicken the sauce by mixing together 1 teaspoon flour with 1 teaspoon water and gradually adding it to the sauce
- Substitute one half cup of white wine for half cup of chicken broth
- Add in 1/2 cup artichoke hearts, or a few tablespoons capers during the last half hour of cooking
Check out these easy chicken recipes that you might enjoy
- Boneless Chicken Breasts with Red Wine and Tomatoes – in a pressure cooker
- Slow Cooked Chili Chicken
- Slow Cooked Chipotle Chicken
Mediterranean Chicken in a Slow Cooker
Mediterranean chicken in a slow cooker will become your new favorite slow cooker chicken recipe. It’s full of flavor and is an easy, healthy recipe that is perfect for a quick dinner
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 3
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients
3/4 cup chopped onions
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup chicken broth
1 pound boneless chicken breasts or thighs
3/4 cup drained and sliced sun-dried tomatoes
3/4 cup kalamata olives sliced in half
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon arrowroot dissolved in 2 teaspoons water
Instructions
Slow Cooker Method
Place the chicken into a slow cooker
Top the chicken with the sun-dried tomatoes, olives, garlic, and onions
Sprinkle ingredients with oregano and add the broth
Cover and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours
Stir in the arrowroot to thicken the sauce
Pressure Cooker Method
Place the chicken into the pressure cooker
Top with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, onions and olives
Set the pressure cooker to medium for 10 minutes
Slow release and stir in the arrow root and water mixture and serve once sauce is thick
Notes
Nutrition information is provided by Nutrifox, an online calculator and is meant to be used for informational purposes only. Even though I try to provide accurate information, these figures should still be considered as estimates
Keywords: slow cooker chicken, Mediterranean chicken
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I love my slow cooker and now you gave me another reason to love it. I love the Mediterranean twist and your chicken looks so incredibly delicious!!
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Thank you Elaine!
We are trying to follow a more Mediterranean diet at our house, so I absolutely love this recipe! I also love that you gave both slow cooker and pressure cooker instructions – since I use both regularly!
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I use them both often too!
I am all for a one pot meal! This looks so full of flavor, a perfect addition to my weekly dinner rota!
One pot meals are the best Carrie!
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You say Kalamata olives and I’m in. I absolutely adore them and the look of this dish. What a fantastic set it and forget it meal for any night of the week!
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I love those set it and forget it meals Jenni
Ah !! I’m drooling over how delicious this looks. Tender juicy chicken with so much flavor. Love it that its so easy and yet so yum
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Thank you Alisha!
Always a big fan of any slow cooker recipe ! Looking forward to making this on my own
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I absolutely love this. The flavors are amazing. I ‘mean sun dried tomatoes, origano, olives… sounds so good. And made in slow cooker! This is perfect dinner for busy families.
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I don’t have a slow cooker but this looks so delicious! Perfect Sunday dinner 🙂
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I am truly grateful that you give instructions for both the slow cooker and the pressure cooker. It helps me tremendously from trying to adapt one recipe to the other. We eat lots of chicken meals and giving it the Mediterranean flavor with the sun-dried tomatoes and olives gives the meat plenty of flavor it wouldn’t get otherwise from merely sautéing the meat. And one olive we have in the house all the time is Kalamata olives. Hubby is addicted to them. This recipe is going to be a huge hit at our house.
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Thank you Marisa, I’m happy to help!
Always looking for good and simple weeknight chicken dinners and this looks like a winner! Thanks so much for sharing :).
You are welcome Daniela, I hope you like it!
My slow cooker is gonna be hopping this week with this one! All you have to say is Mediterranean and I’m all over it!!
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Thank you Lorie, we love this dinner!