“Crockpot Latin Chicken is a spicy yet simple dish. Spicy cumin, chicken, salsa, black beans, and sweet potatoes combine into a flavorful stew. The thigh meat has unbelievable flavor and tenderness.”
Prep: 25 m Cook: 4 h 10 m Ready In 4 h 35 m
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To make this Crockpot Latin Chicken, You’ll need the following Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 pounds skinless chicken thighs
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
2 large sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
2 (15.5 ounces) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
½ cup of chicken broth
¼ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
1 cup hot salsa
2 teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground allspice
3 large cloves garlic, chopped
Lime wedges, for garnish
Directions:
1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet; season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Sprinkle ¼ cup cilantro over the chicken thighs; brown the chicken in the frying pan, 3 to 5 minutes each side.
2. Arrange the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place the sweet potatoes, red bell pepper, and black beans on top of the chicken. Mix together the chicken broth, ¼ cup cilantro leaves, salsa, cumin, allspice, and garlic together in a bowl; pour into the slow cooker. Set slow cooker to LOW and cook for 4 hours. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.
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Crockpot Latin Chicken
Equipment
- Large Skillet
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 pounds skinless chicken thighs
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- ¼ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
- 2 large sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
- 2 (15.5 ounces) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup of chicken broth
- ¼ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
- 1 cup hot salsa
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- 3 large cloves garlic, chopped
- Lime wedges, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet; season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Sprinkle ¼ cup cilantro over the chicken thighs; brown the chicken in the frying pan, 3 to 5 minutes each side.
- Arrange the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place the sweet potatoes, red bell pepper, and black beans on top of the chicken. Mix together the chicken broth, ¼ cup cilantro leaves, salsa, cumin, allspice, and garlic together in a bowl; pour into the slow cooker. Set slow cooker to LOW and cook for 4 hours. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.