Cooking delicious chicken with apples in a slow cooker

Almost everyone will agree that chicken is the most recognizable type of meat. Nowadays you can use it to prepare a huge number of dishes, from savory pastries to roasts.

But, unfortunately, almost all housewives do not know most of the recipes that could significantly change their family’s daily diet. For example, chicken with apples in a slow cooker is a tasty, but, unfortunately, not a widespread recipe, which is a success only in the south of Russia.

But such a chicken turns out so juicy, tender and soft that it can be cooked all the time, changing the spices and side dishes.

In this case, you will always be serving the most delicious meat recipe, which turns out much tastier than other options for making chicken.

Chicken with apples in a slow cooker is a good festive dish. After all, the meat comes out in a narrow, crispy and indescribably golden crust, which gives the whole dish an appetizing and indescribable taste.

Thanks to these fruits, you can significantly improve the taste of meat, because apple juice, absorbed into the chicken, gives it a special sour taste, acting as a sauce or marinade that you do not need to cook.

The recipe for this dish has been known for a long time - in ancient times, chicken was stuffed with apples and some vegetables, after which it was baked in foil or a special bag.

Now you can easily prepare this recipe in a slow cooker, microwave or oven. In any case, the chicken will turn out especially tasty, satisfying and juicy.

It should be noted that apples play an important role in this case, because when made in a slow cooker they do not fall apart or lose their shape, but only soften and give all the juice to the chicken. In this case, the dish comes out even tastier and richer.

This version of making meat can be served not only at a formal table, but also for dinner, especially since the products required to make such a recipe are small, and it’s difficult to call consignment food.

The main ingredients for making this dish are apples and chicken. Agree, they are not difficult to purchase in our time, especially knowing that the recipe from these ingredients will turn out to be especially tasty.

Even in ancient times, people were accustomed to baking chicken in one huge piece, believing that this way it was better soaked, did not lose its juiciness, and was also easier to cut when serving.

That is why chicken with apples, which will be baked in a slow cooker, is stuffed with these fruits. Or you can cut the carcass into pieces, then bake it mixed with pieces of apples. This option is often used for making homemade dinner.

The sauce that comes out after production can be used to top the side dish - in this case it will turn out to be the most fragrant and appetizing.

By the way, you can use any side dish - it can be cereals, potatoes, stewed vegetables, and so on. The main thing is that in the end the recipe comes out truly tasty and satisfying, only then can it be considered successfully prepared.

In this case, reddish apples are used because they are moderately sweet and quite juicy. In addition, the fruits must certainly be ripe, but not wilted.

Manufacturing method

Preparing this recipe is more than simple. The main thing is to prepare all the ingredients in advance, after which you will need to put them in a multicooker and select the appropriate mode. It will take you 15-20 minutes to prepare the goods.

Ingredients:

Chicken	- 1 PC.
Apples	- 3 pcs.
Onion	- 2 pcs.
Garlic	– 3 cloves
Salt	- taste
Spices	- taste

If desired, onions are not added to the recipe, but the smell of the finished meat depends on it in almost everything.

Step 1

Peel the onions and cut them into half rings. This cut will help it retain its own taste and also give the meat extra juiciness. In addition, the onions will not combine with the apples.

Step 2

We also peel and finely chop the garlic. In this case, you should not use a garlic press.

Step 3

We wash the apples, cut them into 4 parts, remove the core and chop the pieces. It is important not to cut the fruits very finely, otherwise they will disintegrate and turn into mush.

Step 4

Carefully rub the chicken with salt and spices. Place apples and onions inside. We rub the meat with garlic, after which we lightly sew it up so that the inside does not fall out during the process of preparing and removing the chicken from the bowl.

Step 5

Place the carcass in a bowl and set the “Baking” mode for 50 minutes. After half the time (25 minutes), turn the meat over and leave to cook. Then we turn on the same mode for half an hour and leave the chicken to rise.

The carcass can be served either whole or cut. In any case, the meat will turn out tasty, tender and light.

See another version of this dish:

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Chicken with apples and honey in a slow cooker

You can serve the same dish for a festive feast, a children's party, a family dinner and a dietary table. This is a sweet and spicy chicken with apples and honey in a slow cooker. Indeed, meat is often baked or stewed with berries and fruits. For example, with pineapples, dried apricots, prunes, coconuts. But only with cranberries and apples, and even with the freshest honey, that special taste comes out that can rightfully be called “Russian”.

But most of the dishes of Russian cuisine are quite troublesome to prepare. “Thank you” to the multicooker, it saves home cooks from a huge amount of manipulation and additional dirty dishes without harming the taste of the food.

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Preparatory tips for making chicken with apples in a slow cooker

Time calculations in all recipes are given for making broiler chicken;
for poultry the time increases by 0.5 times;
so that the meat is juicy, it is salted 10 minutes before the dish is ready;
It is better to first cook soup chicken until half cooked;
for frying, chicken meat is laid out in only one layer;
It is better to choose sour or sweet and sour apples.

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It is customary to fry or stew a chicken with apples, and you can also stuff the carcass with apples. Any option is worth trying out.

Fried chicken with honey and apples

Products for 1 chicken weighing from 1 kg to 1.5 kg:

apples – 3 pcs.;
honey – 3 tbsp;
garlic – 2 cloves;
French mustard – 1 tbsp;
onion – 2 heads;
fresh herbs - 1 bunch;
carrots – 1 pc.;
vegetable oil – 2 tbsp;
apple juice – ¼ cup;
salt, pepper - to taste.

In order for the apple smell to be most pronounced, the chicken should be thoroughly marinated.

Prepare the sauce: mix mustard, honey, butter, finely chopped onion and garlic.

Marinate the chicken: rub the carcass with a small amount of salt and pepper, place it in a deep container, pour the sauce over it, cover with a lid and put it in the refrigerator to marinate for an hour and a half to two.

We prepare the remaining products for frying: cut the apples into slices and place them on the bottom of the multicooker bowl. Mix chopped greens with apple juice and place in a bowl. Place the chicken on top and cover with grated carrots.

Fry: set the “Baking” mode and the time – 30 minutes. After they have passed, turn the chicken over and set the same mode again for half an hour.

Tip: you can also add other fruits: pieces of pear or quince, olives or peaches. It will turn out delicious!

Chicken legs stewed in a slow cooker “with a Caucasian twist”

They usually stew not the whole carcass, but individual pieces. It doesn’t matter whether you remove their skin or not; it all depends on personal preference.

Ingredients for 1 kg of legs:

honey – 2 tbsp;
apples – 2 pcs.;
orange – 1 pc.;
mustard – 1 tsp;
dry adjika – 1 tbsp;
salt - to taste.

Tip: do not add other spices, because the result may be too spicy. But adding fragrant herbs is not forbidden; thyme, rosemary or a ready-made mixture of “Italian herbs” are suitable.

When making chicken with apples according to this recipe, you can go in 2 ways: first fry the legs in a frying pan, and later put them in a slow cooker, or cook them immediately in a slow cooker.

Help: frying in a multicooker takes 10 minutes in the “Baking” mode.

In any case, the legs are fried without spices, only with oil. When the meat “sets”, mix the legs with orange juice, honey, adjika, mustard, and chopped apples. Set the “Extinguishing” mode, time – 40 minutes. Simmer with the lid closed. After 20 minutes from the start of simmering, add water.

Garnish the finished dish with onion rings and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Whole chicken stuffed with apples in a slow cooker

The highlight of this recipe is the sweet and sour, very juicy meat. Chicken apples are both a snack and a decoration; they can be placed around the carcass, and some people love to put slices on top of rice or buckwheat porridge.

chicken – 1 pc.;
apples – 2 pcs.;
garlic – 1 whole head;
watery honey – 2 tbsp;
olive or other vegetable oil – 3 tbsp;
salt, pepper, aromatic spices - to taste.

Mix oil, honey, black pepper, spices, salt. Carefully coat the chicken inside and out with this mixture and place it in a bag. Leave for an hour so that the meat is saturated with odors.

Then cut each clove of garlic in half, create cuts in the meat with the tip of a knife, and stuff them with garlic halves. Remove the core from the apples, cut the pulp into cubes or slices, and stuff the carcass with them. Sew up the belly or pin it with toothpicks.

Grease the multicooker bowl with oil, place the chicken with its back up, and turn on the “Baking” mode for 50 minutes. After the signal, open the lid, turn the carcass over and set the same mode again, but for 30 minutes.

Honey-colored chicken looks unsurpassed on a “pad” of lettuce and fresh herbs. The most successful side dish for this dish is rustic potatoes.

It’s a pity to eat such beauty, but at first it’s tempting to capture it in a photo.

Chicken breast with apples in a slow cooker

Now I will introduce you to a recipe for making delicious chicken breast with apples in a slow cooker. If you wish, you can use skinless chicken fillet for this dish, or purchase a whole chicken breast. If there is skin, it is better to remove it and also cut out the bone.

There are no special requirements for apples; various varieties are suitable. But since meat is cooked with fruits, sweet and sour or sour varieties are better. If you take hard apples, then after baking the slices will remain intact.

A marinade for chicken can be created from various ingredients, for example, sour cream and spices, honey and mustard, lemon and olive oil. This component should be chosen based on personal taste. In this recipe, chicken meat is cooked with sour cream marinade. You can place the meat in the slow cooker on top of lightly fried onions.

A chicken breast with apples prepared in this way in a slow cooker can be served at a festive table. The result is very tender, tasty and fragrant meat. The chicken can be cut into pieces and served with a side dish, or put on a slice of bread, then you get a nice filling sandwich.

Ingredients for making chicken breast with apples

Chicken breast – 1 pc.
Apple – 1 pc.
Onions – 1 pc.
Sour cream – 3-4 tbsp.
Sunflower oil – 1.5 tbsp.
Seasoning for chicken – 5 g.
Sea salt - to taste.

How to cook savory chicken breast with apples in a slow cooker

You will need a small onion, it must be peeled.

Later, rinse with water and cut into half rings. Pour sunflower oil into a multicooker pan.

To fry, turn on the appropriate mode and fry the onion until lightly browned. Defrost the chicken breast in advance and wash it with water on all sides.

Remove the skin using a sharp knife; in broilers it is simply removed.

Later, cut out the bone; of course, if you wish, you can bake with it, so as not to violate the integrity. Create a marinade for meat from homemade sour cream, seasoning and salt.

Stir the mixture until smooth. Coat the breast with sour cream marinade on all sides and place on the fried onion.

Wash the apple under the tap, cut into 4 parts and remove the seed box.

Cut the pieces into slices approximately 5 mm wide. Dump the apple slices into the pan. Turn on the “Bake” option, close the lid well.

Chicken breast cooks in a slow cooker for 30-45 minutes. Cool the meat a little and transfer it to a plate.
Can be served with apple slices. While making the breast, you can boil potatoes or vermicelli with gravy for a side dish. Bon appetit!

Chicken with apples in a slow cooker

In Rus', the first dish was cabbage soup, the second was roast. They fried a variety of meats, including chicken, in huge pieces. It is not allowed to salt meat while it is fried. Salt releases juice from the meat, and the purpose of hot meat is to retain the juice in the middle of the piece. The roast loses about a third of its weight. British roast beef retains slightly more weight.

Chicken can be cooked with a wide variety of fruits. What can you say, for example, about chicken with figs in port? Or chicken with couscous, peaches and plums. At the same time, both peaches and plums are fried. Tangerine and lemon are added to chicken. Or maybe bananas, pineapple and grapes.

But most often, it’s still apples. They put apples in chicken soup and stuff the chicken with them. They bake chicken with them. Serve applesauce and vegetable puree as a side dish.

Well, again, chicken is different from chicken. Store-bought broiler cooks quickly. He is growing rapidly. A month later the chick is already invited to the table. In other words, the meat is young.

Domestic chicken is the fastest, but not a fact - without drugs and chemicals. Naturally, it’s healthier, but you have to mess around with it... Homemade chicken, whether you like it or not, needs to be marinated. And not for 20 minutes. leave in the marinade, and at night (that is, in the dark) , or even for the day.

There are a huge number of marinade recipes. It turns out very well when you add everything you have - sour cream or mayonnaise, soy sauce, garlic, cilantro seeds, a little water, spices, mustard. Mayonnaise with tomato and mustard is also good.

Tomato juice also makes poultry softer. You must first fry the pieces of chicken skin side down, then pour the meat with tomato juice without salt. Simmer over low heat for 40 minutes.

But most often, two dishes are made from homemade chicken. At first it is boiled for at least an hour. The broth is suitable for homemade noodles. And later, once it’s boiled, it’s baked. Two in one…

In order to cook chicken with apples in a slow cooker, you will need:

half a chicken
apples – 3 pcs.
reddish onion – 2 pcs.
rosemary, thyme - 2 tsp each.
ground dark pepper – a pinch
honey – 1 tbsp.
salt - half tsp.
olive oil – 1 tbsp.

How to cook chicken with apples in a slow cooker:

1. Rinse and dry the chicken.
Combine olive oil with honey, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper. Rub the chicken pieces with this mixture. 2. Place the chicken in the bowl and close the lid.
Set the “baking” mode and cook for 20 minutes. 3. Cut apples and onions into cubes.
4. Add onions and apples to chicken. Add a glass of water. Set the “simmering” mode and simmer for 1 hour.