Hey y’all! I’m Becky, from Becky’s Best Bites. I am so excited to have this opportunity to a contributor to Beauty Through Imperfection!! I love to cook for friends and family and have a knack for making recipes healthier…without sacrificing the most important part, THE TASTE! My blog is full of great recipes that are tasty, healthy, easy and full of fresh ingredients. I am also a health and fitness coach, and am passionate about helping others achieve their goals! I believe that it can be easy to be healthier and nothing has to be off-limits.
Today I am sharing my Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken. Take ten minutes in the morning to throw off of these wonderful ingredients in your slow cooker and come home to a house that smells wonderful and dinner that is piping hot and ready!! Boneless skinless chicken thighs stay moist and flavorful. Fresh veggies, two types of beans, lentils and brown rice pump up the fiber content. Fresh herbs and spices like turmeric, saffron, ginger and cinnamon add ton of flavor and have powerful antioxidant properties.
Ingredients
- 2 cups/ 1 large diced sweet onion
- 3-4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
- ¾ cup celery (including leaves) diced – 2 long stalks
- 1 cup carrot, diced
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs (frozen is fine)
- 1 ½ cup cooked or 1 (16 oz.) can garbanzo beans (rinsed & drained)
- 1 ½ cup cooked or 1 (16 oz) can red kidney beans (rinsed & drained)
- ¾ cup uncooked red lentils (rinsed & drained)
- 1 cup uncooked long grain brown rice
- 4 cups fresh or 1 (14.5 oz.) can diced no-salt added tomatoes
- 1 tbsp. turmeric
- 1 tbsp. cumin
- ¼ tsp. (2 pinces) saffron
- 1 tbsp. fresh ginger grated, or minced from jar
- 1 tsp. of cinnamon
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. sea salt or to taste
- 2 cups chicken stock
Cooking Directions:
- Place a slow cooker liner in the bowl of a slow cooker or spray with non-stick cooking spray (this will make clean-up a breeze later)
- Add onions, garlic, celery and carrot to bottom of the bowl.
- Top with chicken, beans, lentils, rice, tomatoes and all herbs and spices.
- Pour chicken stock over all ingredients and stir to combine.
- Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours
- Stir. Taste and adjust the seasoning with sea salt & pepper.
- 2 cups/ 1 large diced sweet onion
- 3-4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
- ¾ cup celery (including leaves) diced – 2 long stalks
- 1 cup carrot, diced
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs (frozen is fine)
- 1 ½ cup cooked or 1 (16 oz.) can garbanzo beans (rinsed & drained)
- 1 ½ cup cooked or 1 (16 oz) can red kidney beans (rinsed & drained)
- ¾ cup uncooked red lentils (rinsed & drained)
- 1 cup uncooked long grain brown rice
- 4 cups fresh or 1 (14.5 oz.) can diced no-salt added tomatoes
- 1 tbsp. turmeric
- 1 tbsp. cumin
- ¼ tsp. (2 pinces) saffron
- 1 tbsp. fresh ginger grated, or minced from jar
- 1 tsp. of cinnamon
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. sea salt or to taste
- 2 cups chicken stock
- Place a slow cooker liner in the bowl of a slow cooker or spray with non-stick cooking spray (this will make clean-up a breeze later)
- Add onions, garlic, celery and carrot to bottom of the bowl.
- Top with chicken, beans, lentils, rice, tomatoes and all herbs and spices.
- Pour chicken stock over all ingredients and stir to combine.
- Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours
- Stir. Taste and adjust the seasoning with sea salt & pepper.
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Until next time…Love, Becky
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