Slow Cooker Olive Chicken Recipe

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Slow Cooker Olive Chicken

If you love the salty, briny flavor of olives – plus a tart, tangy flavor from pepperoncinis or banana peppers – this recipe is for you. We marinate chicken breasts in olive juices, along with plenty of herbs and spices, and then slow cooker to tender, juicy perfection.

Tender, delicious slow cooker chicken cooked in a salty, tangy, delicious herby olive marinade – this dinner is incredibly quick and easy, with amazing results every time. If you’re looking for a delicious, hearty keto low carb dish the whole family will love, you’re going to love this chicken dinner!

We’re absolutely loading this recipe up with flavor from buttery, tangy, salty olives and cooking chicken in the slow cooker, so you can go about your day and not have to worry about complicated cleanup. We hope you love this recipe as much as we do.

If you can add ingredients to a slow cooker, you can make this chicken dinner! It’s delicious served with rice pilaf, cheesy bubble bread, goat cheese tarts, cheesy pull apart bread, and more!

If you’re looking for a slightly different take on this recipe, be sure to check out our one pot chicken, sausage and olives dish!

• This dinner is truly set it and forget it – dump ingredients in the slow cooker and come back to a delicious chicken dinner!
• This dish is totally KETO – we’re using low carb ingredients like olives to pack a ton of flavor, without upping the carbs. Pair it with rice for kids and you have a dinner the whole family will love without having to compromise your diet!
• You can pick other kinds of olives, but we pick Kalamata and Castelvetrano olives and their brine, for their buttery flavor.
• Use either pepperoncini or banana peppers – it’s completely up to you and what you have on hand!

How Long to Cook Chicken Breasts in the Slow Cooker

Thick chicken cooks for about 4 hours in the slow cooker – when cooked on low. When cooked on high, it should take about 2 1/2 hours.

When Is Slow Cooker Chicken Done

Chicken breasts are done when they have reached 165 degrees internal temperature and are soft enough to give in with minimal pressure from the tines of a fork.

What to Serve With Slow Cooker Olive Chicken

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Other Chicken Recipes You’ll Love

Some of our slow cooker chicken favorites are Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup, Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings, Easy Keto Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Bowls, and our 10 Minute Chicken Tortilla Soup – which can be made in the Instant Pot, Stovetop, or Slow Cooker.

For more delicious, easy chicken recipes your whole family will love, please see some of our recent favorites:

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Spicy Harissa Chicken Thighs with Smashed Olives

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You can click here for our complete chicken recipe index.

Recipe FAQs

Olive chicken can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days. Chicken may be frozen for up to four months.

Chicken is fully cooked at 165 degrees internal temperature. We’re cooking to a soft texture, where chicken pulls with pressure from a fork tine.

Cook chicken in the slow cooker on low for four hours.
Chicken can be cooked on high for 2 1/2 hours.

Slow Cooker Olive Chicken Recipe

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