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.
Nutrition
Disclosure: KitchenAid provided the slow cookers for this post and giveaway. All opinions are my own.
I’d Make Chicken And Dumplings!
I been looking at this Honey Bourbon Chicken recipe, I love to try.
PTA, sports, Bible studies, life with 3 boys, love my slow cooker! Mine is not as nice as yours would love to win! My favorite meal to cook in crock pot is creamed chicken! Serve with rice, potatoes, or just over toast! Yum!
I’d try crockpot cheese torellini and sausage. Like this recipe: http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/573551783/crockpot-cheese-tortellini-and-sausage/
I would make my highly requested Potato Soup. And I hate my slow cooker and need a new good one. I love KitchenAid products.
I’m always looking for recipes to make my life easier. Looks amazing!
Will make this chicken THIS weeek
The weather is cool and dreary today and I would want to make chili to have those wonderful smells filling the house all day!
I would make my Mothers traditional New Orleans Jambalaya with chicken and andouille sausage! It is a favorite in my house. It’s so versatile because you can add whatever meat you like, chicken, sausage, or seafood, and you can make it very mild for the kids or extra spicy for the adults!
I just read somewhere about cooking butternut squash in the slow cooker – no need to worry about chopping it up first. Must try it!
Flavors on this are wonderful sounding!!
I love using crockpots! They are so easy and your house ends up smelling amazing when you get back from work or chores :-)
This looks amazing! I need more yummy crock pot recipes in my life!
Love the flavors in this recipe! If i won the slow cooker, the first thing I would try is to roast a chicken in it. My current one is too small and won’t fit a chicken. But I know people rave about slow cooker roast chicken and I’m intrigued.
Mmmm, I love Moroccan flavors. The first thing I’d cook would probably be bbq pork. It’s football season ya know. ;)
I’d like to make pulled chicken. I’m subscribed to your newsletter as aleksa91 hotmail com
I have a crock-pot peach cobbler recipe to try out!
I would cook up a nice pork butt!