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I think this crock pot artichoke chicken is the best dinner I’ve made in the slow cooker so far that’s both low carb and low fat. It turned out so tender and flavorful. But, I’m partial to the ingredients: artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and Kalamata olives.
I cooked it in my Ninja 3-in-1 Cooking System (affiliate link), which Mom surprised me with last Christmas. I’m very lucky to have such a generous mom!
Recipe Notes
The original crock pot artichoke chicken recipe called for boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I have trouble with breasts drying out in the slow cooker, unless I’m very, very careful. Which often I’m not.
We much prefer boneless, skinless thighs in the slow cooker. They stay moist and tender with less babysitting. And have more flavor.
They are a little more pricey in terms of Weight Watchers Points too.
I think it’s worth it, but it’s totally your call. (I’ve included the nutritional estimates for both.)
Three generations of eaters loved this dish. We four adults all gave it an enthusiastic thumbs up. Even my 2-1/2 year old grandbaby gobbled up the chicken without the sauce.
These are Weight Watchers size servings. It would be easy to eat two servings of this crock pot artichoke chicken because it is so delicious. Not such a bad thing since the points are pretty low.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Crock Pot Artichoke Chicken?
According to my calculations, each serving made with chicken thighs has 195 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
4 SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
You can also use chicken breasts in this recipe and save 3 Points. I prefer chicken thighs because they are less likely to dry out.
If you decide to use chicken breasts to make this low fat Artichoke Chicken, be sure to keep an eye on it while it’s cooking—and adjust your cook time accordingly—to prevent the breasts from drying out.
Nutritional Estimates Per Serving 1 breast and 3/4 cup artichoke mixture: 165 calories, 3g fat, 8g carbs, 3g fiber, 25g protein and 4 WW PointsPlus, 1 WW Point.
And if you skip the olives, I think this works for Simply Filling. I will definitely be making this again. Enjoy!
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Crock Pot Artichoke Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts – I used thighs (Each piece of chicken should be about 4 ounces each.)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 can (14 ounces) quartered artichoke hearts, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
- 1 cup non-fat chicken broth
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 6-Quart.
- Coat the ceramic insert of your slow cooker with cooking spray. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and place the chicken in the slow cooker.
- In a medium size bowl, mix together the tomatoes, artichoke hearts, onion, olives, broth, wine, tapioca, parsley, basil and thyme. Pour mixture over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on LOW, 4 to 6 hours or until fork tender. (Mine were fork tender at 4 hours so I switched the ninja to warm for several hours till dinner.)
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 4 SmartPoints (Green plan) 4 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 4 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan) Nutritional Estimates Per Serving 1 breast and 3/4 cup artichoke mixture: 165 calories, 3g fat, 8g carbs, 3g fiber, 25g protein and 4 PointsPlus, 1 WW Point Nutritional Estimates Per Serving 1 thigh and 3/4 cup artichoke mixture: 195 calories, 6g fat, 8g carbs, 3g fiber, 24g protein and 4 PointsPlus, 4 WW Points
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I’ve made this many times in my crockpot. I just got an Instant Pot and decided to try it in there. Here’s what I did and it was wonderful:
I dumped all ingredients except the tapioca in the instant pot. Mixed it all up. Put the lid on to seal. Cooked it on high pressure of 14 minutes; let pressure release naturally for 10 min. I then vented it and removed the lid. I then stirred in 3 Tablespoons of quick tapioca. It about 5 minutes the liquid had thickened into a nice consistency. I turned the instant pot on again to “Saute” just to heat it all up again.
Oh, I used boneless skinless thighs. I think breast would probably only take 10 minutes.
I made this using my InstaPot for the first time as a slow cooker. I have always just used the pressure cooker mode. It was delicious! I didn’t have the tapioca so I did the corn starch slurry. I love your recipes!
Absolutely spot on delish. I didnt have to add anything.
I found this dish, Chicken Artichoke,
to be very salty. I’m thinking it might be the olives, as I used salt sparely on the chicken. I served it over brown rice. Don’t know if I would try it again.
I used homemade chicken broth and found the recipe to be slightly undersalted. Maybe you should leave out the salt if your broth is salted.
Do you think this recipe could work in the Instant Pot? Just got mine recently, and am trying to learn how to convert recipes. Thanks!
Hi Jen, I don’t see why not, though I have only used my Instant Pot as a slow cooker, not a pressure cooker!
I just submitted a comment on the Instant Pot. I used boneless thighs and cooked on HIGH pressure for 14 minutes and let pressure release for 10 minutes. I left out the tapioca until I depressurized the pot. The tapioca only takes a couple of minutes to thicken.
Hi there,
This looks amazing! Confused about the points though – if 4oz of chicken plain is 3 SmartPoints, how does this work out to 2 pts?
Thanks!
Hi Kim,
According to the WW tracker 4 ounces of raw chicken is 2 SP. Because of the shrinkage that happens 4 ounces of raw chicken breast becomes about 3 ounces when cooked. Hope this helps. Always count the points your way though!!