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Sunday Slow Cooker: Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

Sep 28 2008 - 6:00am

Now that Summer's winding down and Fall is officially here [1], I'll be featuring a new series called Sunday Slow Cooker [2], with a set of easy-to-make one-pot recipes.

Today's hearty recipe calls for sweet potatoes and slow-cooked chicken thighs that'll be falling-off-the-bone tender by the time you return to the crockpot hours later. Alternatively, you can opt for thighs that have already been de-boned, or even boneless, skinless chicken breast. To get this Fall recipe, .

Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew [3]
From Eating Well [4]

Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

Ingredients

6 bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed of skin and fat
2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into spears
1/2 pound white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
6 large shallots, peeled and halved
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 cup dry white wine
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

Directions

  1. Place chicken, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, shallots, garlic, wine, rosemary, salt and pepper in a 6-quart slow cooker; stir to combine.
  2. Put the lid on and cook on low until the potatoes are tender, about 5 hours.
  3. Before serving, remove bones from the chicken, if desired, and stir in vinegar.

Serves 6.

285 calories; 6 g fat; 50 mg cholesterol; 35 g carbohydrate; 17 g protein; 5 g fiber; 519 mg sodium


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