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slow cooker chicken

Moroccan Slow Cooker Chicken

Ingredients:

1 lb. chicken breasts (3 to 4 chicken breasts)

1 tsp coriander

½ tsp ground ginger

½ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp onion powder

½ tsp sea salt

Pinch of black pepper

¼ cup chicken stock

¼ cup pitted green olives, sliced

¼ cup currants

½ lemon, sliced into thin discs

 

Directions:

1. Mix the spices, except for the salt and pepper, together in a small bowl.

2. Season the chicken breasts with sea salt and pepper.

3. Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker so that they are flat and not overlapping and pour in the broth.

4. Sprinkle the spice mixture evenly over top of the chicken breasts.

5. Add the chopped olives and currants to the slow cooker, they can be spread over top of the chicken breasts and alongside.

6. Place thin slices of lemon over top of the chicken breasts.

7. Cook on high for 2.5 hours.

8. The chicken breasts will be tender. Carefully transfer out of the slow cooker and onto a cutting board. You can slice the chicken into pieces with a knife or shred the chicken with your hands, whichever you prefer.

*source: By: Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman holistic nutritionists and the co-founders of The Living Kitchen in Toronto. They combine their nutrition knowledge and love of cooking to develop healthy recipes. Their cookbook (Appetite by Random House) will be published in January 2019. https://www.foodnetwork.ca/comfort-food/blog/best-slow-cooker-chicken-breast-recipe/