Crock Pot (Slow Cooker) Chicken Adobo

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Crock Pot Chicken Adobo - the best and easiest chicken adobo made in a slow cooker or crock pot. Just add the chicken, garlic and seasonings and dinner will be ready.

Crock Pot Chicken Adobo recipe.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo

I have an easy and amazing classic Chicken Adobo recipe made on a skillet, and this is adobo made in a slow cooker.

Chicken adobo is an excellent recipe for a slow cooker or crock pot. Just have all the ingredients in the crock pot and let it do the magic.


What Is Adobo

Easy Asian Crock Pot Chicken Adobo marinade.

Many people think of adobo, you think of canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. In Filipino recipes, adobo actually is a type of vinegar-based marinade that consists of soy sauce and garlic. It’s an iconic dish in the Philippines, just like the everyone’s favorite lumpia.

Adobo is definitely highlighted in this chicken dish that is accented with whole black peppercorns and bay leaves.

When simmering away in the crock pot or slow cooker, the chicken takes on the tanginess of the vinegar.

In addition, the vinegar helps maintain the chicken’s tenderness, and the result, a moist piece of poultry.


One Pot Dinner For The Entire Family

Easy and delicious chicken adobo with garlic and seasonings.

Dinner will be ready for the entire family without much fuss, and the clean up is a breeze as you have only one pot to clean.

Now that it’s back-to-school season, try this crock pot chicken adobo recipe for your family and I guarantee you that even the pickiest eater would love it.


What To Serve With Adobo

Sliced chicken adobo on a plate.

When serving, I recommend simple steamed white rice with a side of romaine lettuce and cucumbers. You can also make cilantro lime rice, which is great for this dish.

Drizzle the adobo sauce over the lettuce and cucumbers for added flavor.

A side of soy sauce for dipping pieces of the chicken into would also be delicious. You can add extra oomph to the soy sauce by whisking in sugar, sliced Thai chili peppers and lime juice.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is only 334 calories per serving.

Chicken Adobo with easy ingredients in crock pot.

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4.50 from 71 votes

Crock Pot (Slow Cooker) Chicken Adobo

Crock Pot Chicken Adobo – the best and easiest chicken adobo in a crock pot. Just add the chicken, garlic and seasonings and dinner will be ready.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours 8 minutes
Total Time: 5 hours 18 minutes
Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients  

  • 6 chicken thighs, skin-on, bone-in
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 8 cloves garlic, smashed with the side of a knife and peeled
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar

Instructions 

  • In a crock pot, add all the ingredients in the order listed, ensuring that the peppercorns and bay leaves are submerged in the liquid. Cook on high for 5 hours.
  • Transfer the chicken to a baking dish and add 1/2 cup of the reserved liquid to the bottom of the dish. Place the chicken under the broiler in the oven to brown, approximately 8 minutes, depending on the broiler's temperature.
  • Remove the chicken from the oven and serve it.

Nutrition

Serving: 6people, Calories: 334kcal, Carbohydrates: 3g, Protein: 25g, Fat: 24g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 142mg, Sodium: 653mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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66 Comments

  1. Somaly Dan says:

    If u use chicken breast how many hours

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Same time.

  2. Dave says:

    5 stars
    I don’t have a broiler. Could I just sear/brown the thighs in a cast iron before putting in crock pot? Or would that prevent the meat from absorbing the goodness from the other ingredients?

  3. Mary Adams says:

    Can you use apple cider vinegar versus white vinegar?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes.

  4. Anna says:

    Can you use chicken breast?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes, you can!

  5. ydelle1 says:

    forgot to mention changed it slightly used 6-8 cloves of garlic, 6-8 thighs and between 1/4-1/3 soy sauce. My daughter liked it. still want to know abut the vinegar

  6. ydelle1 says:

    4 stars
    it is very good but little vinegary how to lower that -it is already made.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Add sugar to balance the taste.

  7. Ydelle1 says:

    Can you use skinless thighs and how many to make the weights. My scale broke.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes, you can. You can use 7-8.

  8. Pamalla Williams says:

    I’m a bit short on soy….. will it change my outcome?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      You may add a little salt?

  9. suzie says:

    not the way my boss makes it with 2lb bay leaves

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      2 lbs bay leaves? Are you sure? The leaves are very very light, there is no way to use 2 lbs worth of bay leaves!

      1. Emily says:

        Maybe they meant pieces not pounds .., I usually put six bay leaves but I double or more my recipes so I can have leftovers ?

      2. Jodie L Pennington says:

        2 lbs. of bay leaves would fill up cooking pot. LOL

        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          Just 2 bay leaves.

  10. Irene says:

    Bee, thank you very much for sharing your amazing recipes. can I use balsamic vinegar instead? Thanks

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      It will be fine.