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Slow Cooker Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli
An easy and delicious slow cooker chicken recipe with vegetables! Delicious fresh flavor and perfectly seasoned chicken. A perfect weeknight dinner!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 5h 25m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 5h 5m👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- slow cooker
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Spray a 6-quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place sweet potatoes in slow cooker in an even layer, pour over chicken broth then sprinkle with half of the garlic and season with salt and pepper.
garlic, (minced (1 1/2 Tbsp))4 cloves
2
In a small mixing bowl whisk together paprika, brown sugar, onion powder, thyme, rosemary and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle half of the spice mixture evenly over potatoes, set remaining aside.
paprika2 tsponion powder1 tspdried thyme, (or 1 Tbsp fresh minced)1 tsp
3
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Dab skin side of 3 pieces of the chicken dry with paper towels and season both sides with salt and pepper. Sear in oil, skin side down, until golden, about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker over sweet potato layer. Repeat with remaining 3 pieces of chicken.
4
Sprinkle remaining spice mixture and garlic evenly over chicken, the cover slow cooker and cook on low heat until sweet potatoes are tender and center of chicken registers 165 on an instant read thermometer, about 4 1/⏱️ 2 - 5 hours.
garlic, (minced (1 1/2 Tbsp))4 cloves
5
Add broccoli either during the last ⏱️ 30 minutes of cooking or steam in bag as directed on package, season with salt. Plate chicken, sweet potatoes and broccoli and serve with a few spoonfuls of the sauce from the slow cooker (which you can skim off a little of the fat first if preferred).
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Recipe source: Cooking Classy
Nutrition Facts
calories
351 kcal
fat Content
8 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
8 g
sugar Content
10 g
sodium Content
222 mg
protein Content
24 g
cholesterol Content
94 mg
carbohydrate Content
45 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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