Healthy slow cooker chicken

Name: Healthy slow cooker chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 8 skinless, bone in chicken thighs; 400g tin cannellini beans, drained; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 parsnip, peeled and cut into 1.5cm/5/8in pieces; 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped; 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1.5cm/5/8in pieces; 1 leek, thickly sliced; 400g/14oz potatoes, peeled and cut into 1.5cm/5/8in pieces; 1 tsp grated fresh root ginger; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; 3 tsp finely grated garlic; 4 tbsp tomato purée; 350ml/12fl oz hot chicken stock; 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon, plus extra to garnish; 1 tbsp finely grated zest from an unwaxed lemon; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:2h

Slow cooking the chicken on the bone adds depth of flavour to complement the tarragon, mustard and garlic in this marvellous one-pot healthy chicken dish. Each serving provides 452 kcal, 43g protein, 45g carbohydrates (of which 13.5g sugars), 7.5g fat (of which 2g saturates), 14g fibre and 1.3g salt.

Updated at: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:35:45 GMT