Slow Cooker Latin Chicken recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 pounds skinless chicken thighs
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
2 large sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
2 (15.5 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
½ cup chicken broth
¼ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
1 cup hot salsa
2 teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground allspice
3 large cloves garlic, chopped
lime wedges, for garnish

Nutrition Info

591.4 calories
carbohydrate: 56.9 g
cholesterol: 136.8 mg
fat: 18.1 g
fiber: 15.4 g
protein: 50.2 g
saturatedFat: 4.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 980.2 mg
sugar: 11 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1/4 cup cilantro over the chicken thighs, brown the chicken in the frying pan, 3 to 5 minutes each side.

  2. Arrange the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place the sweet potatoes, red bell pepper, and black beans on top of the chicken. Mix together the chicken broth, 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, salsa, cumin, allspice, and garlic together in a bowl, pour into the slow cooker. Set slow cooker to LOW and cook for 4 hours. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.

Recipe Yield

12 cups

Recipe Note

Spicy cumin, chicken, salsa, black beans, and sweet potatoes combine into a flavorful stew. The thigh meat has unbelievable flavor and tenderness.

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