Chicken and Spinach in a Slow Cooker

Chicken and Spinach in a Slow Cooker 🍗🥬

A simple, healthy dish where tender chicken cooks slowly with garlic, broth, and spinach to create a flavorful meal.

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• 3 cups fresh spinach (or 1½ cups frozen, thawed)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano (optional)
• ½ cup cream or cream cheese (optional for creamy version)

Instructions

1. Prepare the slow cooker: Lightly grease the slow cooker with oil or butter.
2. Add ingredients: Place chicken in the slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, paprika, salt, pepper, and oregano.
3. Pour broth: Add the chicken broth over the chicken.
4. Cook:
   • Low: 5–6 hours
   • High: 3–4 hours
5. Add spinach: About 15–20 minutes before serving, stir in the spinach so it wilts.
6. Optional creamy version: Stir in cream or cream cheese until smooth.
7. Serve hot.

Serving Suggestions

• Over rice 🍚
• With pasta 🍝
• With mashed potatoes 🥔
• With crusty bread

✅ Tip: Add mushrooms or sun-dried tomatoes for extra flavor.

If you’d like, I can also share a creamy garlic parmesan slow cooker chicken with spinach (very popular restaurant-style recipe).