Chicken and Spinach in a Slow Cooker

Here’s a simple and flavorful Chicken & Spinach Slow Cooker recipe that’s healthy, creamy, and easy to prepare. 🍗🥬

Slow Cooker Chicken & Spinach

Ingredients

• 500–700 g boneless chicken breast (or thighs)
• 3 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ½ cup cooking cream (or coconut milk for dairy-free)
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Optional: ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Layer the base:
   Put chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker.
2. Add flavor:
   Add onion, garlic, paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper.
3. Pour liquids:
   Add chicken broth and drizzle olive oil over the top.
4. Slow cook:
   • Cook on LOW for 5–6 hours
   • Or HIGH for 3–4 hours
5. Shred the chicken:
   Use two forks to shred the chicken slightly inside the cooker.
6. Add spinach & cream:
   Stir in spinach and cream. Cook 15–20 minutes more until spinach wilts.
7. Finish:
   Add parmesan if using and mix well.

Serving Ideas 🍽️

• Serve over rice
• With garlic bread
• Over pasta
• Or with roti/naan for a South-Asian style meal

Quick Tip

If you want more flavor, add:

• ½ tsp chili flakes 🌶️
• 1 tsp lemon juice at the end for freshness 🍋

If you’d like, I can also give:

• A Pakistani-style slow cooker chicken spinach (palak chicken) version 🇵🇰
• A low-carb/keto version
• A 5-ingredient ultra-easy version.