Morrocan Crockpot Chicken--TESTED

[juliettegold]

Ingredients:
8 Boneless/skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat
1 large onion, peeled and sliced into sections
1 small bag baby carrots
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 can mandarin oranges in water, drained
1/2 cup water with the following added:

**(note: my family likes mild flavorings--if you want stronger flavors, double the amounts of the dry spices)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. red cayenne
1 Tbs. lemon juice

Spray inside of large crockpot with olive oil Pam.

Layer ingredients in crockpot in this order:
onions
carrots
water/lemon/spice mixture
chicken
olive oil
oranges

Cook on high for 4 hours/ serve over couscous or rice

[conspiracygirl]

Mmmmm...this looks good.

I wonder if you can use regular oranges. I bought too many.

[juliettegold]

I think regular oranges would work, if you take off all the bitter white part and membranes--

If you make it, check back in and let us know how it was!--julie

[becky]

I tried this recipe and will make it again. I made it a little on the spicy side and served it with whole wheat couscous. Very good.

Thanks,
Becky

[juliettegold]

Why thank you Becky!!--Julie

[MrTim1955]

I made this recipe for some friends this weekend. It was a big hit. I doubled the spices to make it more spicy so it was truly wonderful. I'll be serving this on a regular basis. Thanks for the recipe.

Tim

[pookie]

I made this twice and it was good! I suggest doubling the spices and you don't need 8 pieces of chickn, 4 or 5 will do. Also, I used peeled apple section instead of mandarin oranges the first time and they worked just as well.

[keliCAN]

Okay, I made this with a few slight variations (I omitted the oil, doubled the spices, used chicken thights with bones because that's what I had, and added mushrooms because I had some I needed to go ahead and use). The last hour of cooking it smelled fantastic.

It's really good, and has a totally different flavor than anything else I regularly make.

And it was super easy to make (a biggie for me)

Thanks for the recipe. I'll definitely be making it again.

[chani]

I made this last night, and had it over brown rice. It was great. I know what I am going to have for lunch today (minus the brown rice). I might even have it for dinner. I have a cold, and it reminded me of a spicy chicken soup. Yummm

[mama2monkeys]

I made this lastnight and it was delicious!! Thanks for the recipe. ;D