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Home » Braised Chicken » Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs with Jura Wine

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs with Jura Wine

Published: Oct 17, 2020 · Modified: Nov 24, 2024 by Cooking Chat · This post may contain affiliate links

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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs is a flavorful, savory chicken recipe that is easy to prepare! Serve the BBQ chicken thighs directly on your plate, or shred it as a filling for chicken enchiladas or tacos. We enjoyed this chicken recipe with a red wine from the Jura region of France; and more recently served it with a Chardonnay.

slow cooker BBQ chicken thights served with baked pasta, Brussels sprouts and red wine.
BBQ Chicken Thighs, baked pasta with Comte & sprouts served with a Trousseau red wine

Our meal plan this past Sunday definitely started with the wine in mind.

I was planning to open a Trousseau from the Jura to get ready for today #winophiles event, where I join my fellow French Winophiles in exploring the region that lies between Burgundy and the Swiss border. I’m happy to host today’s event; visit my preview post Exploring Jura Wines, for more background on the region.

Trousseau is red wine from the Jura that tends to be light in body. My limited experience sipping Trousseau has me associating the wine with a nuanced, sometimes funky flavor profile resulting from the cool climate and natural winemaking techniques.

Previously, I’ve enjoyed Trousseau paired with pork dishes. A few years back, a bottle of it went quite nicely with this  Pulled Pork with Cabbage and Bacon recipe.

Pulled Pork with Cabbage and Bacon
Pulled Pork with Cabbage and Bacon, paired with a Trousseau

About today’s recipe

For today’s event, I decided to go for slowly cooked chicken rather than pork.

I’d cooked up this Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs recipe several weeks ago, and it came out quite well. I was ready to make it again to get the recipe details down and grab some pictures.

slow cooker BBQ chicken thighs served with pasta and Brussels sprouts.

I find chicken thighs are a good option when looking for a chicken dish that can do well with a slower cooking method, be it a braise or the slow cooker.

This recipe uses a blend of condiments and spices that I find impart a nice barbecue flavor without opening up a jar of store bought barbecue sauce. Don’t get me wrong, we do that occasionally, including for our highly popular Boneless Baked Pork Ribs recipe.

Trousseau is definitely a red wine that won’t overpower a chicken dish. I also suspected the wine flavor profile I anticipated would go well with the chicken.

But for planning a pairing, we also need to consider what else is on our plate.

What to serve with this recipe

We first opened the Trousseau we picked up for today’s event with a few pieces of Comte cheese, which hails from the Jura region.

Trousseau red wine with Comte cheese plate.
Tissot Trousseau paired with Comte cheese.

As you might expect, this wine and cheese combination worked nicely!

I decided to stick with the Comte cheese when planning the side dishes for the BBQ chicken thighs. I featured some shredded Comte along with a bit of other cheese for a quick baked pasta dish.

The simple baked pasta and cheese was a nice accompaniment to the flavorful chicken, with the BBQ sauce seeping over to the pasta to give it some extra flavor.

We also had a big bunch of Brussels sprouts on hand, so made something along the lines of this Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe from Crunchy Creamy Sweet. Another tasty on the plate bringing more complex flavors to the meal!

So how did our wine pairing work with all this happening on our plate?

Jura Wine Pairing

You have your easy sipping wines. Then there are those that you need to sip slow and think about to appreciate. Wines in slow sipping category often are best enjoyed with a good food pairing. The Trousseau we are talking about today falls into this camp.

We tried several local shops without luck finding a Jura Trousseau. Then we got in touch with Gordon’s Fine Wine in Waltham, MA, and they actually had several from which to choose!

BBQ Chicken Thighs with a red wine from France.
Tissot Trousseau served with BBQ Chicken Thighs, baked pasta and Brussels sprouts

I went with the shop’s suggestion, and opened the 2017 Tissot Arbois Trousseau Singuleir ($45, 13.5% ABV) to pair with our BBQ Chicken Thighs and sides. The wine is from Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot.

This Tissot Trousseau is very light red in the glass — almost a translucent dark pink when holding up to the light.

On the nose, berries and rustic barnyard notes.

Cranberry fruit on the palate along with a notable funky element. Red licorice on the finish. Light body, medium acidity. I will circle back to do a bit more research, but the French terms on the label that I can translate indicates this is an unfiltered wine, made without any additives.

The Trousseau is definitely a food wine. The light body and fruit complements the chicken, and the various flavors including the funkiness work with with the barbecue flavor, and also pick up the roasted Brussels sprouts.

A very good pairing, and definitely solidifies my impression of Trousseau as a good wine for slowly cooked meat and poultry dishes with layers of flavor that come from that cooking method.

White wine option

Back of a Hook & Ladder Chardonnay bottle along with a glass of the wine.

For a recent remake of the BBQ chicken thighs, we opened a bottle of the 2022 Russian River Valley Spider Web Ranch Chardonnay ($25, 14.5% ABV) from Hook & Ladder. I got this as a deal from Wine Spies – here’s a link to try that program with $20 off your first order.

The Spider Web Ranch is a very well-made Chardonnay with subtle oak and butter notes, along with lemon fruit. Enjoyed sipping this on its own, and with the BBQ Chicken Thighs. We also had a side of Pasta with Red Lentils and Ginger on the plate, which also goes well with the Chardonnay.

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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs

closeup of BBQ chicken thighs served with pasta
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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs is a flavorful, savory chicken recipe that is easy to prepare! Throw our simple sauce ingredients together along with chicken thighs in the morning, and you will have a tasty meal ready in the evening.

  • Author: Cooking Chat
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 7 hrs 30 mins
  • Total Time: 7 hrs 40 mins
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: slow cooker
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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For the sauce:

  • 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Other ingridients

  • 1 ¾ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 cup chopped onion (optional)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 8 ozs low sodium chicken broth

Instructions

  1. Prep the chicken: Pat dry the chicken thighs. Place at the bottom of the slow cooker.
  2. Make the sauce: Whisk together the soy sauce, ketchup, cider vinegar, cumin, paprika and syrup in a small bowl. Pour over the chicken.
  3. Add remaining ingredients: Add the minced garlic to the slow cooker. Pour the chicken broth over the chicken.
  4. Slow cook the chicken: Cover the slow cooker, and set it to low. Cook on low for 7 hours.
  5. Serve: When the chicken is done cooking, scoop out a serving of the chicken, and ladle some of the sauce over it. Enjoy!

Notes

  • We made this without the onions initially, and it came out nicely. During a recent remake, we added the chopped onion, and that added some good flavor. Another time we used chopped leeks instead of onion.
  • You can definitely experiment with other spices in the sauce mixture!
  • If the chicken is done before you are ready to eat it, just leave it in the slow cooker on warm until you are ready.

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More Jura articles from the Winophiles

Be sure to check out all of these great articles about the Jura from the French Winophiles! You can also join our live Twitter chat on October 17, 11 am Eastern / 8 a.m. Pacific. Just tune into the #winophiles tag at that time!

Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla will share “Seafood B’Stilla + Domaine Rolet Arbois Trousseau 2012“

Pinny from Chinese Food and Wine Pairings is “Sipping Tissot-Marie Crémant Du Jura and Snacking Fried Pork Skin“

Linda from My Full Wine Glass will be heading “Back to the Jura (virtually), for Crémant this time around“

Robin from Crushed Grape Chronicles is “Channeling the Jura for a rooftop getaway with a bottle of Savagnin and Friends“

Payal from Keep the Peas is sharing “Sherry? No, Jura“

David from Cooking Chat will be sharing “Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs with Jura Wine“

Terri from Our Good Life will tell us about “Sparkling Jura for Celebratory Moments“

Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm will serve up “Bourride served with a Chardonnay from Jura“

Nicole from Somm’s Table will be “Cooking to the Wine: Two Savagnins from Domaine Daniel Dugois with Coquilles St. Jacques“

Christy from Confessions of a Culinary Diva is talking about “Jura in the Afternoon“

Gwendolyn from Wine Predator will share “Exploring Flavors of Jura Food and Wine Take Two: Trousseau and Melon“

Susannah from Avvinaire tells us about “Discovering Delights From Jura Region“

close up of slow cooker BBQ chicken thighs.

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Comments

  1. Camilla

    October 17, 2020 at 8:42 am

    You definitely have me wishing I had a slow cooker! But I think I can muddle through with a Dutch oven because your recipe looks delicious. Thanks for hosting this month, David.

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    • Cooking Chat

      October 17, 2020 at 5:09 pm

      Yes, I think a slow cooker would definitely work.

      Reply
  2. robincgc

    October 17, 2020 at 11:48 am

    I look forward to digging into the different varieties in this region. This was a fun “virtual” trip. This recipe sounds delicious and I really want to try a baked mac & cheese with Comte now! I think that would be amazing to pair with a Savagnin from the region!

    Reply
  3. Wendy Klik

    October 17, 2020 at 4:51 pm

    I like that you combined the comte cheese with the bbq chicken and then the bbq sauce with the pasta……sounds so delicious to me.

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    • Cooking Chat

      October 17, 2020 at 5:09 pm

      Thanks Wendy, it did all work together nicely!

      Reply
      • Andrea Metlika

        October 18, 2020 at 6:08 pm

        I love fantastic slow cooker recipes like this! Easy to make and the whole family likes it!

        Reply
  4. Erica Schwarz

    October 18, 2020 at 1:31 pm

    This chicken recipe sounds so tasty, and so does the wine! Adding this to make this week – thanks for the recipe!

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    • Cooking Chat

      October 18, 2020 at 2:09 pm

      Thanks Erica, hope you like it!

      Reply
  5. Nicole Ruiz Hudson

    October 18, 2020 at 1:31 pm

    This sounds like a such a delicious meal, and while the chicken sounds wonderful, I admit my mouth is salivating at the idea of the baked paste with Comte cheese!

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      October 18, 2020 at 2:09 pm

      baked pasta with good cheese is definitely comforting!

      Reply
  6. Jovita

    October 18, 2020 at 3:07 pm

    Chicken thighs are my absolute favorite. I have never cooked them in a slow cooker, though. Thanks for the idea and for the great recipe!

    Reply
  7. Kelli

    October 18, 2020 at 3:26 pm

    This chicken sounds divine and so easy – I already have everything I’d need at home! Will have to go out and find the wine first though 😉

    Reply
  8. Rachel

    October 18, 2020 at 4:59 pm

    Love how easy this is to make in a slow cooker!

    Reply
  9. Linda Whipple, CSW

    October 20, 2020 at 10:50 am

    Arbois Trousseau and slow-cooked BBQ chicken sound perfect together. These Jura reds seem just right for poultry and pork pairings. Thanks for hosting this fun virtual trip!

    Reply
  10. JL Moore

    November 01, 2020 at 3:38 pm

    I just found your site and was grabbed by the fact that you were drinking a Jura wine. I stayed just outside Arbois in 2004. Until then I wasn’t aware of the wines at all. There was a small wine festival while we were there. We loved the wines and the area and highly recommend a visit when we finally can travel to France again.

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    • Cooking Chat

      November 01, 2020 at 4:58 pm

      Thanks for stopping by JL! Although I haven’t had much Jura wine, I’ve enjoyed what I’ve had. Would love to get to the region — looks beautiful! I definitely need to spend more time in France, haven’t seen much beyond Paris.

      Reply

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