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2 simple slow-cooker recipes

An aromatic dinner of chicken with dates and

Photo credit: Marge Perry | An aromatic dinner of chicken with dates and olives, slowed cooked in orange juice and red wine, is ready to eat at the end of the day. (Feb. 2012)

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TIP Do not open the lid of the slow cooker during the first several hours: the temperature will drop, and it takes time to build it back up.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN WITH DATES AND OLIVESĀ 

4 pounds bone-in chicken thighs

1/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

6 cloves garlic, sliced

1/2 cup pitted dates (about 11)

1/2 cup pimiento-stuffed...

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