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!
WW Low-Carb Crock Pot Artichoke Chicken
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 SmartPoints too.
I think it's worth it, but it's totally your call. (I've included the nutritional estimates for both.)
Easy Crock Pot Artichoke Chicken Dinner
Three generations of eaters loved this dish. We four adults all gave it an enthusiastic thumbs up. Even my 2-½ 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 Chicken?
According to my calculations, each serving made with chicken thighs has 195 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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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 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 ¾ cup artichoke mixture: 165 calories, 3g fat, 8g carbs, 3g fiber, 25g protein and *4 WW PointsPlus, *1 WW SmartPoint.
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
- 1-½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts - I used thighs (Each piece of chicken should be about 4 ounces each.)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 can (14 ounces) quartered artichoke hearts, drained
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ½ cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
- 1 cup non-fat chicken broth
- ¼ 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.)
Recipe Notes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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Linda
This sounds awesome. I'd love it if you linked this to What'd You Do This Weekend. Goes live at midnight.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
Carmen
I loved this. I'm wondering what it would taste like with black beans.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Carmen, I'm not sure what it would taste like with black beans. If you try it, please be sure to let us know 🙂
Christine Catone
Martha,
we are doing WW at work and one of my co workers found your site.... I am in love! And my husband is in love with this recipe! (me too) I used bone in thighs because it was snowing too hard to drive the 1/2 hour to the big store with the boneless! but i did remove the skin. When I served I topped with a sprinkle of Fat Free Feta Cheese! YUM!!!
Off to plan tomorrows dinner!
Thanks Christine
Sarah
What can you replace the tapioca with?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Sarah,
Tapioca is a great thickener for slow cookers because it doesn't breakdown during long cooking. You may want to invest in a box if you do a lot of slow cooking. If you leave it out the recipes will be thinner. An alternative would be to stir in a slurry of 2 to 3 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed with a little water at the end, turn up the cooker to HIGH and let it cook a few minutes, which should work to thicken. Hope this helps.
Daniela
Sounds awesome and plan on trying it tonight. Would frozen artichokes work just fine?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Daniela, they should work fine, but might add a bit more liquid to the dish if you add them frozen. It might be best to add them once defrosted. Hope this helps.
Renee
What a wonderful , healthy , and easy crockpot dish!!! I served it white rice but for a healthier dish, brown rice would be good!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Martha McKinnon
Glad you enjoyed it Renee. It's definitely one of my favorites from all the things I've made in the crock pot so far. Yes, brown rice would be a great healthy dish to serve with it.
Cyndi
I just had this for dinner tonight and LOVED it!! Thanks for the recipe, I will definitely make this again and again!
Martha McKinnon
Thanks, Cyndi! So glad you liked it 🙂
Danielle Beadling
This was another winner, I loved it! Next time I will be cutting the artichokes in smaller pieces cause the hubby doesn't like to eat them that big.
Martha McKinnon
Thanks, Danielle. Cutting the artichokes into smaller piece is a great suggestion.
Debbie
Hi Martha! This looks wonderful and I think I will make it this week. I do have a question though. When you say dry white wine how would I shop for that in the store? Look for a label that says that or is it a certain variety is known as a dry white wine? Thanks! ????
Martha McKinnon
Hi Debbie,
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Great question about the wine. Any of the following wines would be considered dry and would work well: chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio. If you are not a wine drinker, you may want to look for a 4-pack of small bottles that you could store in your pantry for cooking. Any leftovers from the open bottle can be stored in the fridge for future recipes too. Hope this helps!
Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter
Wonderful recipe! Hubby and I just finished a serving tonight and already are looking forward to the leftovers.
So many tantalizing flavors.
Thank you, Martha!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Jacqui, Thanks for leaving such a thoughtful comment! Glad you enjoyed!!
Kim
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!
Martha McKinnon
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!!
Jen
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!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Jen, I don't see why not, though I have only used my Instant Pot as a slow cooker, not a pressure cooker!
Rita Maphis
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.
Linda
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.
Lovely Rita
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.
Stacia Crochet
Absolutely spot on delish. I didnt have to add anything.
Chris
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!
Lovely Rita
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.
Lovely Rita
Oh, I used boneless skinless thighs. I think breast would probably only take 10 minutes.