Healthy Crockpot Chicken Recipes {5 Ways}
These Healthy Crockpot Chicken Recipes are perfect for meal prep – dump in all the ingredients then set it and forget it!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Total Time6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 379kcal
Coconut curry chicken
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 (400mL) can coconut milk
- 1 head cauliflower, chopped into florets
- 2 carrots, sliced
Honey sesame chicken
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 head broccoli, chopped into florets
- 2 carrots, sliced
Cilantro lime chicken
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, sliced
Greek chicken
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 zucchini, sliced
Marinara chicken
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1 (696mL) jar marinara sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
- 1 lb spaghetti, cooked
- 1 zucchini, sliced
Add chicken and sauce ingredients of choice to crockpot. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours. You may choose to add and cook vegetables such as bell peppers, cauliflower, zucchini, broccoli, etc. in the last remaining hour of cook time instead of the full cook time.
Once cook time is up, remove chicken and shred or chop. Add back to crockpot with vegetables and gently stir to combine.
Serve over rice or pasta (optional), as desired. Enjoy!
To freeze: add all ingredients to a large freezer-safe Ziploc bag and freeze up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight then add to crockpot to cook once fully defrosted.
Prep all the ingredients up to 2 days before then dump all the ingredients into the crockpot.
Freeze the recipe ingredients raw for 3 months, then thaw in the fridge overnight before cooking.
Store the cooked leftovers in the fridge for 5 days. Sprinkle some water over top, then microwave for 1-2 minutes.
You can also freeze the cooked ingredients for up to 3 months. Make sure to cool them in the fridge before freezing!
Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 791mg | Potassium: 1202mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5145IU | Vitamin C: 72mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg