If you’ve never made chicken kebabs in your Slow Cooker before, prepare to have your mind blown.

You blend chicken mince with a handful of spices, roll it into a log, and let the slow cooker do its thing. The result is the most impossibly moist, flavourful chicken that genuinely tastes like proper takeaway. Reality? It took you about 5 minutes of actual effort. Winning!

The slow cooker method is the secret here. Cooking low and slow keeps the chicken mince tender and juicy in a way that baking or pan-frying just can’t match. Plus, you can completely make it your own with the spices, keep it as is for the kids, or throw in some chili flakes if your crew likes a bit of heat.

And the leftovers? Even better. Slice it cold and pop it in a wrap for the kids’ lunchboxes, or handball it straight to the freezer. It freezes beautifully, so I always make a double batch. This recipe started life inside my Slow Cooker Course, it was such a hit with the members there that I had to share it here too. Consider yourself lucky!

• Warm pita or homemade wraps (foil-wrapped, proper kebab-shop style… my babes go nuts for it)
• A big bowl of tzatziki
• Finely sliced iceberg, tomato and pickled onions
• Grated tasty cheese (optional, but my kids would riot without it)
• A squeeze of lemon and a handful of fresh parsley if you’ve got it

If you want to bulk it out, a tray of crispy oven chips or a quick salad on the side, and you’ve got dinner.

Gluten-free: Grab a GF wrap or use my gluten and dairy-free wrap recipe. I eat mostly GF and I make mine into a bowl with tons of lettuce on the base.

Dairy-free: Skip the cheese and pile on extra salad. Tzatziki made with coconut yoghurt works too.

Different meat: I LOVEEE this with lamb! Same method, same herbs, same magic. If you want it baked instead of slow-cooked, my oven-baked lamb kebabs are right here.

Extra veg sneak-in: Whiz a handful of baby spinach or grated zucchini into the blender with the chicken. The kids won’t know. Promise.

If these kebabs are now on rotation at your place (and I really hope they are), here are the other slow cooker chicken dinners my crew will beg for:

• Healthy Slow Cooker Butter Chicken … saucy, mild, total kid-pleaser.
• Kids Slow Cooker Chicken Curry … my “tip everything in and walk away” weeknight winner.
• Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos … same “build your own at the table” energy as the kebabs.

And if you’re loving how easy slow cooker dinners are, my Slow Cooker Course has a whole meal plan of these. If you into simple dinners, my One-Pan Course is also full of simple, delicious meals.

The sliced chicken keeps beautifully in the fridge for 3 days, or freeze it for up to a month. I pop slices into my kids’ lunchboxes with a wrap and a little tub of tzatziki … they think they’re getting takeaway.

If you want more easy lunchbox ideas, I’ve put my favourites together in this healthy lunchbox meal prep guide.

Let me show you how to make a batch…

Slow Cooker Healthy Chicken Kebabs

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Grab your slow cooker and make a different kind of healthy chicken recipe: a kebab!

This is such an easy dinner and, honestly, feels way more fancy than the 2 minutes it will take to prep it!

The recipe for this one comes from my Slow Cooker Course. I share tons of quick, healthy slow cooker recipes organised into a meal plan to follow.

• Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

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• 1 kg chicken mince (thighs or breast)
• 2 tspn garlic granules or powder
• 2 tspn oregano
• 1 tspn mixed herbs
• 1 tspn salt & pepper

To serve:

• 6 pita breads
• 100 g cheese (grated)
• 1/2 iceberg lettuce (finely sliced)
• 1 red onion (finely sliced)
• 3 tomatoes (finely sliced)
• Tzatziki

Instructions

1. Pop all the ingredients into the blender and process at speed 5 in your Thermomix for a full minute. I’m trying to change the consistency of the meat so it’s stringy without chunks.
2. To roll the mince up, use some baking paper and place the meat on it. Then, roll it into a 10cm thick cylinder and finish the ends with rubber bands so it is nice and tight.
3. Pop it in your slow cooker and leave it to cook for 4 hours on low or 2 hours on high. If you like, you could pop a tea towel under the lid to catch any condensation.
4. When the time is up, turn the cooker off and don’t let the ‘keep warm’ turn on. Leave it to sit for 15-30mins or so before slicing; that will ensure it’s lovely and moist. I do that while I prep the sides.
5. Pop everything on the table and make the kebabs up. I also put foil on ours and roll it up proper kebab style; the kids love it!

• Author: Stacey Clare
• Prep Time: 5 minutes

Find it online: https://www.staceyclare.com/recipe/slow-cooker-healthy-chicken-kebabs/