Crock Pot Chicken Thighs and Gravy (For Two)
Crock Pot Chicken Thighs and Gravy For Two comes together with a few, simple pantry staple ingredients, making a juicy chicken dinner with little effort!
An Easy Chicken Thigh Slow Cooker Recipe
Crock Pot Chicken Thighs and Gravy For Two is a great dinner that requires 10 minutes of prep before you let the Slow Cooker work its magic to give you delicious, juicy chicken thighs with a flavorful, rich gravy to pour all over anything and everything. This is one of those recipes that you can enjoy all year long since it can go with so many different sides!
Oh my – this is absolutely heavenly! We prefer chicken thighs over breasts and this was crazy delicious. Thanks for another winner Brandie!! Keep them coming, we love all your recipes!
– Sarah
Frequently Asked Questions:
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs can be used but I think the bone-in gives it a bit more flavor. But if you only have boneless, feel free to give it a try. If you’d like to use chicken breasts, please see my recipe for Crock Pot Chicken and Gravy (For Two).
As you can see if you look at my pictures, I love these chicken thighs with rice. But, any of your favorite sides can be used, like egg noodles, Mashed Potatoes, steamed veggies, etc. You definitely want to take advantage of all that delicious gravy when picking your side dishes, anything that soaks up the extra puddles and flavor of the gravy is a great choice.
I made this as a “dinner for two”, since chicken thighs are typically sold in packets of 4 at minimum, I used them all. You could enjoy all four for dinner for two tonight and the other two for lunch tomorrow.
Yes, as I just mentioned, this is a dinner for two, and I made it with all 4 thighs from my package, but you can just make two in the Crock Pot and freeze the other two for later. You’ll just have even more lovely gravy to soak up with all your sides.
Searing the chicken makes all the difference for this recipe, it gives a huge depth of flavor to the overall dish. If you are looking for a recipe where you don’t have to sear the chicken, then I suggest using skinless chicken thighs, otherwise you will just have a flabby piece of skin on top, and nobody wants that!
Reheat any leftovers in the slow cooker, oven, or microwave. I think the Slow Cooker or oven give the chicken and gravy the best chance to be evenly heated and a chance to stay nice and juicy.
You can keep leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. Or keep them longer in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Ingredients Needed: (See Recipe Card Below For The Full Recipe)
- bone-in chicken thighs– see the Frequently Asked Questions above if you want to know if boneless thighs can be used. Additionally, this can be done with chicken breasts instead of chicken thighs.
- salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, Italian seasoning – this is the seasoning blend I enjoy for these but please use what you enjoy. A lemon pepper seasoning would be really good or maybe even a creole/cajun seasoning.
- unsalted chicken stock – I use unsalted chicken stock because there is plenty in the chicken gravy mix and we add a little to season the thighs.
- packet chicken gravy mix
- butter– Unsalted or salted butter can be used. If you’re sensitive to salt, I’d stick with unsalted since there is salt in the gravy mix already.
- cornstarch and water – this is used to make a slurry to thicken up the gravy. It’s much better to use cornstarch and not flour.
How To Make Crock Pot Chicken Thighs and Gravy
Season the chicken thighs on both sides with the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the oil. Sear the chicken on both sides until golden brown 5-10 minutes, we are not looking to fully cook the chicken.
Place the seared chicken in to the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. In a large bowl, whisk together the chicken stock and chicken gravy mix.
Pour over the chicken thighs. Top with the butter slices.
Cook on low 4-5 hours or high 2-3 hours until an internal temperature reaches at least 165°F. Take out the chicken thighs and stir together the cornstarch and water in a small bowl.
While whisking constantly, pour the slurry into the slow cooker. Place the chicken back in and coat in the gravy.
Place on high heat for 30 more minutes to thicken the gravy. Serve immediately.
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Crock Pot Chicken Thighs and Gravy (For Two)
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups unsalted chicken stock
- 1 ounce packet chicken gravy mix
- 4 Tablespoons butter, cut into slices
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons water
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and stir together well. Season 4 bone-in chicken thighs on both sides the seasoning mixture.
- Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add 2 Tablespoons olive oil.
- Sear the chicken on both sides until golden brown 5-10 minutes, we are not looking to fully cook the chicken, just getting it a nice brown color.
- Place the seared chicken into the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups unsalted chicken stock and 1 ounce packet chicken gravy mix.
- Pour over the chicken thighs.
- Top the thighs with 4 Tablespoons butter, cut into slices.
- Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours or high 2-3 hours until an internal temperature reaches at least 165°F.
- Take out the chicken thighs and stir together 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and 2 Tablespoons water in a small bowl.
- While whisking constantly, pour the slurry into the slow cooker.
- Place the chicken back in and coat in the gravy.
- Cover and cook on high heat for 30 more minutes to thicken the gravy. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
Nutrition
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Good catch! That was a typo and would be a ridiculous amount right? Ha! All fixed thank you!
Oh my – this is absolutely heavenly! We prefer chicken thighs over breasts and this was crazy delicious. Thanks for another winner Brandie!! Keep them coming, we love all your recipes!
Super easy and very tasty. Made it exactly as written, both my husband and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for the terrific recipe. Definitely a keeper.
hey Brandy,
I enjoyed reading your recipe for Crock-Pot chicken thighs for two. I’ve been living in a nursing home for the past year so I don’t have a crock pot or a pot of any kind but I’m waiting .
in the next month or two I’ll be transitioned back into the community.
I can’t wait to get back into a kitchen and try some of these recipes especially yours , Brandy, thank you so much . God bless