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Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetables

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An easy, one-pot meal, your entire home will fill with aromas of cinnamon, garlic and rendered butter while this Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetables practically cooks itself.
Slow Cooker Lebanese-Spiced Chicken and Vegetables - The Lemon BowlOne of my favorite things to do in the kitchen is to take the best recipes from my childhood and turn them into an easy, weeknight meal. While these family classics aren’t exactly difficult, they can be a bit time consuming and require a bit too much hands-on time for my liking.

Crazy BoysWith two very active boys always getting into trouble, I have been relying on the slow cooker more than ever before. In fact, I pretty much always have to lock Jacob into the high chair if I need more than a minute in the kitchen because he is moving around so quickly these days! It’s too bad they aren’t cute. Or smiley.

Slow Cooker Veggies - The Lemon BowlThe inspiration for this dish is my mom’s famous roast chicken made with a good sprinkle of cinnamon. As the dish cooks, the entire house permeates of roasted chicken and warm cinnamon. It is to die for. 

Clarified Butter (Ghee) - The Lemon BowlMy mom typically makes this with olive oil but I was feeling a little naughty and decided to use some of my Aunt Paula’s famous clarified butter that she gifts us every year at Christmas.

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Lebanese-Spiced Chicken and Vegetables - The Lemon Bowl
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetables
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
 
An easy, one-pot meal, your entire home will fill with aromas of cinnamon, garlic and rendered butter while this Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetables practically cooks itself.
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Lebanese
Servings: 6
Calories: 480 kcal
Author: Liz DellaCroce
Ingredients
  • 2 in large sweet potatoes cut large chunks
  • 1 in large onion cut wedges
  • 8 cloves whole garlic skin removed
  • 2 tablespoons All-Purpose Lebanese Spice Blend divided or cinnamon
  • pound One 4 or 5 roaster chicken
  • 2 tablespoons clarified butter or regular butter
  • parsley optional garnish
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Instructions

  1. Toss the sweet potato chunks, onion wedges and garlic cloves in the bottom of a slow cooker and sprinkle with half of the Lebanese spice blend  (1 tablespoon).

  2. Place the chicken on top of the vegetables and pat dry with a paper towel. Rub the chicken all over with the clarified butter.
  3. Sprinkle the remaining Lebanese spice blend (or cinnamon) all over the chicken so that all pieces are evenly coated.
  4. Cook on Low for 8 Hours or High for 4 Hours.
  5. Serve with fresh parsley on top.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetables
Amount Per Serving
Calories 480 Calories from Fat 284
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.5g 48%
Saturated Fat 10.9g 55%
Polyunsaturated Fat 20.6g
Cholesterol 139mg 46%
Sodium 941mg 39%
Total Carbohydrates 13.7g 5%
Dietary Fiber 2.6g 10%
Sugars 2.9g
Protein 34.2g 68%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  2. Hi – I’m making this today and can’t wait to have the scents permeating our apartment! Should I peel the sweet potatoes of leave the peel on? Thanks!

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  3. Sorry to say it was bland, smelled yummy but very little taste. For my family it requires more complex flavors-would not make it again.

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  17. I wish I was there in your kitchen while this was cooking. I am sure the smell was intoxicating! I love cinnamon in a savory dish, so I am sure I would love this.Looks like I will have to give it a try (bonus: I’ll get to smell it cooking in my own kitchen!)

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