Slow Cooker Citrus Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

  4.0 – 7 reviews  • Poultry
If you’re not at home in time to add the sweet potatoes, then poke 2 small ones a few times with a fork and microwave until soft. Serve on the side. This stew would also be great over rice.
Level: Easy
Total: 5 hr 10 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 5 hr
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy
Total: 5 hr 10 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 5 hr
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves and stems, roughly chopped
  2. 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  3. 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  4. 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  5. 1 lime, juiced
  6. 1 orange, juiced
  7. 1 large or 2 small ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
  8. 1/2 sweet onion, roughly chopped
  9. 1/2 red bell pepper, roughly chopped
  10. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  11. 8 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed if present (about 3 pounds)
  12. 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks (about 1 pound)
  13. 8 ounces frozen kale, defrosted
  14. Hot sauce, for serving, optional

Instructions

  1. Combine the cilantro, olive oil, oregano, garlic, lime juice, orange juice, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper in a food processor and pulse until it forms a chunky sauce. Add it to the slow cooker insert along with the chicken thighs, and toss together. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours.
  2. After 3 hours, add the sweet potatoes, nestling them underneath the chicken. About 30 minutes before the stew is done, add the kale.
  3. Divide the stew among four bowls and serve with hot sauce on the side if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 350 calorie
Total Fat 9 grams
Saturated Fat 2 grams
Cholesterol 115 milligrams
Sodium 920 milligrams
Carbohydrates 36 grams
Dietary Fiber 6 grams
Protein 32 grams
Calories 350 calorie
Total Fat 9 grams
Saturated Fat 2 grams
Cholesterol 115 milligrams
Sodium 920 milligrams
Carbohydrates 36 grams
Dietary Fiber 6 grams
Protein 32 grams

Reviews

Jon Rice
i am very confused. the sauce is just oily and has no flavor at all. the chicken turned out dry. the sweet potatoes made no sense as an addition. i couldn’t even finish this.
Jose Rios
No good, if your husband does not like sweet taters or onions
Matthew Gibson
delicious but if you add some very sweet candied yams instead of the plain sweet potato then it will taste the best
Melissa Taylor
This is an easy recipe and pretty darn good. I added more garlic, and did not half the veggies so I had a lot of “gravy.” I used a whole cut up chicken and even the breast meat was moist and tasty. Don’t leave out the kale because that really adds a lot. So, not five stars for me, but tasty and one we will do again. Oh, I used yams rather than sweet potatoes.
Brian Lee
I’ve added a bit more garlic and changed the oregano to dried Thai basil and cilantro to parsley we’ll see how this tastes in 6 hours.
Patricia Murray
a great comfort food, my children who do not like veggies could not get enough

 

Leave a Comment