Zesty Orange Crock Pot Chicken with Sweet Potato Medley 🍊🥔

Crock Pot Orange Chicken With Sweet Potatoes

Description:

Tender moist chicken infused with the vibrant flavors of orange and spices, creating a dish that is not only delicious but also hearty and satisfying, perfect for chilly weather days. This recipe, adapted from the renowned Fix it and Forget it cookbook, promises a culinary journey bursting with flavor and warmth, making it an ideal choice for a comforting meal.

Recipe Details:

• Category: One Dish Meal
• Keywords: Chicken Breast, Yam/Sweet Potato, Chicken, Oranges, Potato, Poultry, Citrus, Fruit, Vegetable, Meat, Low Cholesterol, Healthy, Winter
• Total Time: 8 hours and 15 minutes
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 hours
• Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Nutritional Information (Per Serving):

• Calories: 396.5
• Fat Content: 7.6g
  • Saturated Fat Content: 2.1g
• Cholesterol Content: 62.7mg
• Sodium Content: 1278.5mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 54.4g
  • Fiber Content: 4.9g
  • Sugar Content: 11.3g
• Protein Content: 27.8g

Instructions:

1. Prepare Sweet Potatoes: Begin by placing the sweet potatoes in the bottom of a medium to large slow cooker, ensuring they create an even layer to serve as the flavorful foundation for your dish.

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2. Prep Chicken: Rinse the chicken breasts under cold water and pat them dry using paper towels, ensuring they are free from excess moisture.

3. Coat Chicken: In a mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, and garlic powder, creating a fragrant mixture that will infuse the chicken with delightful flavors. Thoroughly coat each chicken breast in this seasoned flour mixture, ensuring an even distribution of flavors.

4. Layer Chicken: Place the coated chicken breasts on top of the bed of sweet potatoes in the slow cooker, arranging them in a single layer to allow for even cooking and maximum flavor absorption.

5. Prepare Orange Sauce: In a separate bowl, combine the freshly squeezed orange juice, orange zest, chicken broth, soy sauce, and brown sugar, whisking until the ingredients are well incorporated and the brown sugar has dissolved completely. This aromatic sauce will elevate the dish with its tangy sweetness and rich depth of flavor.

6. Pour Sauce: Carefully pour the prepared orange sauce over the chicken and sweet potatoes in the slow cooker, ensuring that the ingredients are evenly coated and submerged in the flavorful liquid, which will infuse every bite with a burst of citrusy goodness.

7. Cook: Cover the slow cooker with its lid, and set it to cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours, allowing the ingredients to simmer and meld together, creating a tantalizing aroma that will fill your kitchen and whet your appetite. Alternatively, you can opt for a shorter cooking time by setting the slow cooker to high heat and cooking for 4 hours, maintaining the same level of flavor and tenderness in a fraction of the time.

8. Serve: Once the cooking time is complete, carefully remove the lid from the slow cooker, being mindful of the hot steam that will escape. Gently stir the contents to ensure that the flavors are evenly distributed, then ladle the succulent orange chicken and sweet potatoes onto serving plates, allowing each portion to showcase the vibrant colors and irresistible aromas that make this dish a true delight for the senses.

9. Enjoy: Garnish with fresh herbs or a sprinkle of orange zest for an extra burst of flavor and visual appeal, then sit back, relax, and savor every mouthful of this comforting crock pot creation. Whether enjoyed as a satisfying weeknight dinner or served to impress guests at a special gathering, this orange chicken with sweet potatoes is sure to become a beloved favorite in your culinary repertoire, bringing joy and warmth to every bite. 🍊🍗🥔🍽️