Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetables

4.25 stars average

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.

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 15 minutes

Lebanese-Spiced Chicken and Vegetables - The Lemon Bowl

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 Bowl


One 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 Boys

With 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 Bowl

The 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 Bowl

My 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.

Chicken in the Slow Cooker - The Lemon Bowl

As the chicken roasts, the vegetables on the bottom are seasoned with all of the cinnamon-and-butter-spiked juices of the bird. Whole garlic cloves slowly caramelize into sweet and tender roasted bites of goodness.

Lebanese-Spiced Chicken and Vegetables - The Lemon Bowl

If you have two slow cookers, I highy suggest making a double batch. There won’t be leftovers.

Your fork is waiting.

Lebanese-Spiced Chicken and Vegetables - The Lemon Bowl

Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetables

4.25 stars average
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.
PREP: 15 minutes
COOK: 4 hours
TOTAL: 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6

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)

Instructions
 

  • 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).
  • Place the chicken on top of the vegetables and pat dry with a paper towel. Rub the chicken all over with the clarified butter.
  • Sprinkle the remaining Lebanese spice blend (or cinnamon) all over the chicken so that all pieces are evenly coated.
  • Cook on Low for 8 Hours or High for 4 Hours.
  • Serve with fresh parsley on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 13.7gProtein: 34.2gFat: 31.5gSaturated Fat: 10.9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 20.6gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 941mgFiber: 2.6gSugar: 2.9g

35 thoughts on “Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetables”

  1. 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!

  2. 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.

  3. 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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