Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, creamy coconut crockpot chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Creamy Coconut Crockpot Chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Creamy Coconut Crockpot Chicken is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
In a large bowl, combine coconut milk, brown sugar, soy sauce, minced garlic, and ground cloves. Spray a slow cooker lightly with cooking spray and place the chicken in the bottom. Pour the sauce on top and cover. Ingredients of Creamy Coconut Crockpot Chicken.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy coconut crockpot chicken using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Coconut Crockpot Chicken:
- Get 3 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat
- Prepare 1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk
- Prepare 1 (15 ounce) can cream of coconut, like coco lopez
- Take 1/2 cup light cream or milk
- Get 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- Prepare 5 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
- Make ready 1/2 tsp garlic powder or salt
- Get 3/4 cup flaked coconut, toasted
- Take 1 minced fresh cilantro, optional
Add chicken into sauce mixture, make certain to cover chicken with sauce. Cover and turn crock pot on low. Cook the Tuscan chicken in the Crock Pot. You can prepare the other parts of the Tuscan garlic chicken recipe while the sauce simmers.
Steps to make Creamy Coconut Crockpot Chicken:
- Place chicken in 3 quart crockpot
- Combine next 6 ingredients in large bowl and pour over chicken
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours (or high for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs)
- Spread coconut on a foil covered cookie sheet sprayed lightly with cooking spray and bake at 350°F for 5 to 10 minutes, until golden brown, stirring frequently
- Serve chicken over a bed of white rice & sprinkle with toasted coconut
- Top with cilantro if desired
Cook the Tuscan chicken in the Crock Pot. You can prepare the other parts of the Tuscan garlic chicken recipe while the sauce simmers. Place the chicken in the slow cooker, then season with sea salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes on top. Cut cream cheese into cubes and distribute evenly over chicken.
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