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Slow Cooker Chicken + White Beans with Kale Pesto

0 · Mar 4, 2014 · Lindsey Johnson · 5 Comments

Slow Cooker Chicken with Kale Pesto | Hello GlowThis March, we’re going to look at several flavorful ways to eat your greens. First up, pesto! Combine a slow cooker chicken and white beans one-pot meal with kale pesto for a hearty, comforting dinner. Because as you probably already know, the slow cooker is a mom’s dinner time best friend. My husband and I trade off on dinner duty, and when it’s my turn, I love putting a bunch of things in the slow cooker in the morning and by the time my kids are home from school and homework is done, dinner is ready.

The kale pesto is quite a lovely thing. It’s a great way to add some extra leafy green nutrition to your meals in a non-scary sort of way. Two of my kids love kale, but the third prefers to not know it’s there!

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How to make kale pesto | Hello GlowThis recipe uses small white navy beans that are cooked with aromatics (onion, garlic, herbs, lemon zest) and chicken thighs. If you have a difficult time digesting beans, try soaking them overnight. That will help make them easier on the tummy. Otherwise, I don’t really soak them. It doesn’t cut down on cooking time too much when they’re cooked in the slow cooker.

By the end of the long cooking time, the beans are creamy and full of flavor and the chicken thighs are ultra tender. Chicken thighs are great because they are more flavorful than chicken breasts and hold up well during the long cooking time. Top the chicken and beans with kale lemon pesto for a whole other dimension of fresh flavor.

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Slow Cooker Bean with Kale Pesto | Hello Glow

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  1. Joen says

    March 7, 2014 at 11:37 am

    I will have to try the kale pesto – sounds yummy. I have white bean soup planned for the crock pot for Saturday – I’m sure serving with the kale presto would be delicious, along with a corn muffin on the side.

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    • Lindsey Johnson says

      March 7, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      That sounds absolutely wonderful, Joen!

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  2. Ahnna says

    October 30, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    There’s no mention of water in this recipe. Is that really correct?

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    • Lindsey Johnson says

      October 31, 2014 at 7:07 pm

      That was a typo, Ahnna! Fixed now. It should be 5-6 cups water, depending on how much bean broth you want at the end. Thanks!

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  3. Ahnna says

    October 31, 2014 at 8:49 pm

    This was excellent. My kids LOVED it. We happened to have kale pesto in our freezer (I know that’s really foodie geeky) but it made the prep simple! Thanks for posting it!

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