Description
Discover a slow cooker chicken and sweet potatoes recipe, a healthy crockpot meal with tender chicken, sweet vegetables, and simple nourishing flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 kg chicken thighs or breasts
- 3 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
- 2 carrots sliced
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Fresh parsley
- Optional zucchini or spinach
Instructions
1. Peel and cube sweet potatoes evenly
2. Slice carrots and chop onion
3. Place chicken at bottom of slow cooker
4. Add sweet potatoes carrots onion and garlic on top
5. Mix olive oil salt pepper paprika thyme and cumin
6. Whisk broth with tomato paste
7. Pour broth mixture over ingredients
8. Drizzle seasoning mixture and stir gently
9. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours
10. Check seasoning and adjust before serving
11. Add spinach if using and let wilt
12. Drizzle lemon juice and garnish with parsley
Notes
- Use chicken thighs for more flavor
- Mash some sweet potatoes for thicker texture
- Add extra vegetables as desired
- Use soy sauce or chili flakes for deeper flavor
- Store leftovers up to 3 days refrigerated
- Freeze for longer storage
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-7 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Home Style
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 95mg