Name: Slow Cooker Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli Recipe
Prep time: 5 h 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 5 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ½ lb peeled and diced into 1¼-inch cubes sweet potatoes,; ¼ cup chicken broth; 1 ½ tbsp minced garlic; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tsp paprika; 2 tsp packed light brown sugar; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp or 1 tbsp minced fresh dried thyme; ¾ tsp or 2 ½ tsp minced fresh dried rosemary; ¼ tsp more or less to taste for desired heat level Cayenne pepper; 6 large bone-in, skin-on, trimmed chicken thighs; 1 ½ tbsp olive oil; 16 oz frozen broccoli florets; chopped (for garnish, optional) Fresh Parsley

How To Make Slow Cooker Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli

Turn that simple chicken recipe into a highly delicious and unforgettable dish by adding heaps of broccoli and sweet potatoes. You’ll never enough of it!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 5 hours 5 minutes

Total: 5 hours 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2 ½lbsweet potatoes,peeled and diced into 1 1/4-inch cubes
¼cupchicken broth
1 ½tbspgarlicminced
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2tsppaprika
2tsppacked light brown sugar
1tsponion powder
1 1tspdried thymeor 1 Tbsp. fresh minced
¾ tspdried rosemaryor 2 ½ tsp. minced fresh
¼ tspcayenne peppermore or less to taste for desired heat level
6largechicken thighsbone-in, skin-on, trimmed
1 ½tbspolive oil
16ozfrozen broccoli florets
Fresh parsleychopped (for garnish, optional)

Instructions

Spray a 6-quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place sweet potatoes in slow cooker in an even layer, pour over chicken broth then sprinkle with half of the garlic and season with salt and pepper.
In a small mixing bowl whisk together paprika, brown sugar, onion powder, thyme, rosemary and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle half of the spice mixture evenly over potatoes, set remaining aside.
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Dab skin side of 3 pieces of the chicken dry with paper towels and season both sides with salt and pepper.
Sear in oil, skin side down, until golden, about 4 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker over the sweet potato layer. Repeat with the remaining pieces of chicken.
Sprinkle remaining spice mixture and garlic evenly over chicken, then cover slow cooker and cook on low heat until sweet potatoes are tender and center of chicken registers 165 on an instant-read thermometer.
Add broccoli either during the last 30 minutes of cooking or steam in bag as directed on package, season with salt. Plate chicken, sweet potatoes and broccoli and serve with a few spoonfuls of the sauce from the slow cooker.