Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken
It’s Slow Cooker Week on A Spicy Perspective! Whoo-hooooooo!! All week long I’ll be sharing easy and inventive slow cooker recipes, starting with this vibrant Moroccan Slow Cooker Chicken.Â
Who doesn’t love coming home to a house wafting with aromatic fall flavors?
That’s the true charm of a slow cooker.
Yes, you can set it in the morning and it cuts out cook time later in the day. Yes, it’s almost impossible to burn things…
Yet the best thing about a slow cooker is the delicious aroma that overwhelms your senses as you walk in the door.
Secretly, I used to not like slow cooking. My old slow cooker (the one I got as a wedding gift) had seen better days and was completely unreliable.
So I recently replaced it with this stunning KitchenAid Slow Cooker. My new slow cooker is incredible! It has a 24 hour timer and will switch to the “warm” setting if I forget about it.
I love it so much I decided to dedicate a whole week to slow cookers!
Our first slow cooker recipe this week is Moroccan Chicken. This slow cooker chicken is a great way to get your whole family excited about chicken and vegetables.
Moroccan chicken starts with chicken thighs dusted in aromatic spices. The chicken rests on top of the veggies, dried fruit, and almonds, so that all the juices and spices drip down and work their magic below.
Today’s slow cooker chicken recipe is on #OnePotWonder alert! The spicy-sweet combination, will have your family asking for it again and again. (And you will be happy to oblige since it’s so good for them!)
I’ve got another great slow-cooked recipe over on KitchenAid’s Kitchenthusiast Blog today. Make sure to pop over and see!
Slow Cooker Chicken (Moroccan Chicken)
Ingredients
- 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs about 1 1/2 pounds
- 1 large onion chopped
- 4 zucchini halved and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 pints grape tomatoes
- 6-8 cloves garlic smashed
- 1 cup dried apricots halved
- 12 dates halved and pitted
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cut the onions and zucchini and place them in a slow cooker. Add the tomatoes, dried fruit, almonds and garlic. Pour the chicken broth over the top, salt and pepper to taste, and toss.
- Oil the chicken thighs and lay them over the vegetable mixture. Then mix the spices with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and sprinkle over the chicken to coat. Sprinkle any remaining spices around the edges so it works down into the vegetables.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and set the temperature. Cook on high for 3-4 hours, Or cook on low for 6-8 hours. Check at determined time, if the chicken is cooked through, scoop and serve. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
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Disclosure: KitchenAid provided the slow cookers for this post and giveaway. All opinions are my own.
I’ve been using my slow cooker more and more, this looks like a great meal that my whole family would enjoy!
I’d love to try a whole chicken I’ve never had a slow cooler big enough.
Thank you
LOVE using my slow cooker! This dish looks great.
I’d love to cook stew and soup recipes more that it’s getting chilly here in North East!
Slow cookers rock!!!
I’d love to cook a curried stew!
Yummy recipe! I would make pot roast first!!
Slow cookers are the best, especially on school nights. I use mine to keep dinner warm. I’ve had mine for about 20 years, so it doesn’t have any of the fancy settings, but still does the job. Your Moroccan Chicken sounds so flavorful!
With the hectic schedule my three kids keep after school with sports and dance and such, I need the slow cooker every night of the week! So wonderful to walk in the door at 7:30pm and be able to eat immediately!
I’d probably make pulled pork!
I LOVE making pot roast in the slow cooker!
I’d like to try some overnight oats, there have been a lot of recipes posted online and I have yet to try a one of them!
Going to Kiawah, SC for the week and planning to take the slow cooker, so I’m very excited about this week’s recipes. There is nothing better than sticking everything in the crock pot, going to the beach for the day, and having dinner done, in all it’s aromatic glory, when you return, sun-soaked and hungry.
Looks delicious!
Would love to have a larger slow cooker!
I need to bust out the slow cooker more often. Thanks for the reminder!
I love good slow cooker meals!! This chicken looks awesome, Moroccan flavors are some of my favorites right now!
Steel cut oats!