Crockpot chicken breasts cook for hours in an ultra-flavorful garlic sauce that’s amazing over hot pasta or rice! Just throw everything in the crockpot and forget about dinner.
Cozy crockpot comfort food for the WIN on a Monday!! Can I get an amen and a few faceplants??
I’ll go first to show you how it’s done. 😉
In other news, it is now the third week in February so that means it’s time once again for another dinner series! Last month’s theme was pantry essentials, and this time around? It’s clearly all about rockin’ that crockpot! I’m seriously feeling ALL the excitement right now because I have lots of new totally amazing crockpot dinners to share with you this week!
So about this chicken. Guys, do NOT let the title freak you out. Yep, there are indeed 40 little cloves of garlic hanging out in this chicken and you are indeed going to love it for that reason.
The garlic isn’t over-powering in the least bit—it only lends ALL of it’s awesome flavors to the chicken while it slowly cooks and melts away for hours leaving all of it’s garlicky goodness behind to flavor the creamy sauce and the melt-in-your-mouth-tender chicken.
Hello, garlicky heaven. (did I really just say that?)
The only prep work involved in this crockpot chicken is searing the chicken on the stove, making the garlic sauce in the same pan, and then everything gets nestled into the crockpot to slowly cook away on low for about 4-5 hours.
Come to me, comfort food of mine.
My family absolutely loved this chicken and the sauce over noodles, but we’ve also tried it over hot rice and mashed potatoes too with similarly amazing results. It’s also pretty wonderful just straight from the crockpot with a fork if you want to keep things casual. 😉
Really, I think you could put this chicken over a brownie and it would still be amazing. Dessert maybe?
Okay, no. Don’t do that one. My love of brownies would be tarnished forever.
Oh, and while I’m thinking about it, I’m issuing a major garlic breath warning in effect NOW.
Did I mention that this chicken is oh-so worth the fact that you’re going to need like five breath mints afterwards?
Again, garlic is your FRIEND here today. Both to my fellow garlic-freaks and un-garlic freaks alike.
Hummm…so we’re all ready for that Monday faceplant right about now?
Crockpot Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 40 cloves garlic peeled (about 3 heads garlic total)
- 1/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- Hot pasta or rice for serving
Instructions
- Pat chicken breasts dry with paper towls and season with salt and pepper. In a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil until shimmery. Working in batches, brown chicken 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Transfer seared chicken to a 4-qt slow cooker and set aside.
- Saute onion, and garlic cloves in remaining pan drippings in skillet over medium-high heat until lightly golden and caramelized. Reduce heat to medium and stir in flour. Slowly whisk in wine and chicken broth until sauce is smooth. Bring sauce to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally until thickened. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour sauce over chicken in crockpot and sprinkle with thyme and parsley. Cook chicken on low heat 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender and registers 165F degrees on a thermometer.
- Serve chicken and garlic sauce hot with pasta or rice. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Try these other easy-peasy chicken dinners next time!
One-Pot Chicken Pot Pie Fettuccine
Extra-Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
You definitely captured my attention with 40 cloves of garlic! I’m a garlic fanatic, so this sounds perfect! I bet your house smelled SO good when this was cooking, too. Looks like such a great comfort meal for this cold and snowy weather!
Sarah says
Oh, the entire house smelled SO good! Thanks Gayle! 🙂
Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Allergy Friendly Eats says
LOVE this! I am a huge garlic fan, so I know I would adore this dish!
Sarah says
Thanks Kelly! You so need to try this chicken!
Jen | Baked by an Introvert says
40 cloves?! This is the perfect meal! We eat a ton of garlic here in my house and I know that this chicken would be a HUGE hit. And I love that it is made in the slow cooker!!
Sarah says
Garlic is the bomb, right?? I know you’ll love this chicken, Jen!!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
I adore garlic so I’m sure to love this! Plus, it’s made in the crock pot. Now I know I’ll love it for sure!
Sarah says
Crockpot anything totally wins, right?? Thanks Julie!
Ami@NaiveCookCooks says
This looks delicious!! I have always wanted to try chicken with 40 cloves of garlic since I love garlic!! But always thought it’s so much work! Love the idea of using crockpot instead!!
Sarah says
You so need to try this recipe, Ami!! I guarantee you will love it. 🙂
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
Oh Sarah, you know the way to my heart. This looks to die for! I am a total garlic lover but I have never had Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic before. I guess I just thought it might be overpowering! But I am definitely adding this to our menu soon cause it looks DELISH.
Sarah says
Yay! I know you will love this chicken, Ashley! LMK if you give it a try! xoxo 🙂
marcie says
I love roasted garlic more than I can say, and for whatever reason I’ve never thought about adding whole cloves to the slow cooker to soften right up! We’re huge garlic lovers and this is a meal I need to serve STAT!
Sarah says
Glad I’m not the only garlic freak around here. Haha! Thanks for the sweet words, Marcie! xoxo
Sherri @ The Well Floured Kitchen says
Oh this looks amazing! Love how easy it is in the crockpot- this is definitely going on our meal plan. I think I’ll try it over noodles.
Sarah says
It’s so good over noodles! You will love it, Sherri. 😉
Izzy @ She Likes Food says
40 cloves of garlic?! That sounds like my kind of meal! I could practically eat garlic raw, haha! And your photos are so gorgeous, Sarah! Especially that light!
Sarah says
Haha! I’m right there with ‘ya on lovin’ garlic! Thanks for the photo love Izzy!
Rachel @ Bakerita says
I looooooove garlic and got super excited when I saw the title of this post. I want this in my mouth ASAP! I’m totally going to stock up on garlic and try this soon.
Sarah says
Yay! You will have to let me know if you try this one, Rachel! xoxo
Ashlyn ~ Dollop of Yum says
You had me at 40 cloves of garlic! This looks amazing!
Sarah says
Thanks so much Ashlyn!
Judy says
In 1985 I started making a variation of forty clove chicken. It was created by a finalist in the Gilroy Garlic Recipe Contest. ( Gilroy, CA. is the garlic capital of the U.S. ) Their suggestion for peeling garlic is super easy, chop off the ends, drop as many cloves as you want in boiling water 5-10 seconds then drop in cold water. The peels will slide off.
Sarah says
Such a great tip, Judy!! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Sandra says
My husband and I are really enjoying your recipes. Thank you very much for sharing them. They keep me out of a rut of cooking the same things over and over. And I love to cook!
Sarah says
Oh gosh, I’m SO happy to hear that you and your husband have been loving my recipes lately, Sandra! 🙂 Thanks for letting me know and happy cooking!
Michele Dubois says
I use to make chicken with 40 cloves of garlic thirty years ago when my kids were young. Everyone loved it! But never thought making it with pasta. I always use to make it with potatoes and lay the garlic and chicken legs (that’s what I used at the time) on top of the potatoes, pour some chicken broth over everything and bake in the oven. It was pretty amazing! Haven’t made this in so long. Going to make it tomorrow — YOUR WAY!
Sarah says
I LOVE the sound of this chicken with potatoes! Definitely let me know how you like my recipe, Michele!
Pamela says
I ate at THE STINKING ROSE in San Francisco and we had the original 40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken. You might have made mention of it in your website. The original recipe can be found in their published cookbook with the same title as the restaurant. You may be able to find it on Amazon as it does contain some rather unique and unusual recipes.
Laura says
This recipe is super easy and the result is phenomenal! I like to add some capers just prior to serving. Delicious!