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Crock-Pot Maple Dijon Chicken

 

Crock-Pot Maple Dijon Chicken
Here’s a super easy dish I think you’ll really enjoy. The chicken is so tender and the sauce is extremely flavorful!  First, the chicken is cooked with the sauce in the crock-pot. Once cooked, you shred it. I love to serve this shredded chicken and sauce over steamed cabbage or broccoli slaw. Served this way, each serving has 267 calories and 3 grams of fat.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Crock-Pot Time: 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 10 minutes
Calories 267kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
  • Garlic powder
  • Salt & black pepper, to taste
  • cups onions, chopped
  • ¼  cup pure Maple syrup
  • ¼  cup Dijon mustard
  • tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 (12 oz.) bag shredded cabbage (~5 cups) or broccoli slaw
  • Garnish with chopped scallions or chives, if desired

Instructions

  • Sprinkle chicken with a little garlic powder, salt and pepper. Place in crock-pot.
  • In a small microwave-safe bowl or plate, add onions. Cook for 1-2 minutes until soft. Add onions all over chicken.
  • In a small bowl, mix together maple syrup, Dijon, balsamic vinegar, garlic, and olive oil. Whisk until smooth. Pour over chicken and onions. Using a spoon, cover chicken all over with sauce. 
  • Set crock-pot to HIGH heat and cook 2½– 3 hours or set on LOW heat and cook 5-6 hours until chicken is cooked through and tender. Cook time varies due to the type of crock-pot you have.
  • Cool chicken slightly and shred. Use your hands or a fork to shred.
  • When ready to serve, place shredded cabbage or broccoli slaw in a microwave-safe, large bowl. Cook in microwave for about 2 minutes, until soft.
  • To serve: add 1¼ cup cooked cabbage to each plate. Add 1 cup shredded chicken with sauce.

Notes

Makes 4 servings. Each serving, 1 cup shredded chicken with sauce and about 1¼ cups cooked, shredded cabbage.
 
Shopping Tips
Looking to buy a crock-pot? Here’s one of my favorites: 
Crock-Pot SCCPVL610-S 6-Quart Programmable Cook and Carry Oval Slow Cooker, Digital Timer, Stainless Steel
 
Weight Watchers FreeStyle SmartPoints 4
Weight Watchers SmartPoints 
7
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 
6
 
SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving (1 cup chicken and sauce and cabbage)
267 calories, 3g fat, 1g sat. fat, 55mg chol, 28g prot, 23g carbs, 869mg sod, 3g fiber, 13g sugar  
FACTS: for FreeStyle SmartPoints
64 calories, 0g sat. fat, 0g protein, 13g protein

Skinny Facts

Serving: 1cupCalories: 267kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 28gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 869mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13gPlus Points: 6

If you make this recipe, let me know how you liked it. Leave me a comment below or give it a rating. Thanks so much. Happy Skinny Cooking!

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