Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
By: Katy Gillis, Gillis Fitness Consulting
You'll come home to a delicious and nutritious meal when you make this Slow Cooker Orange Chicken recipe from Katy Gillis of Gillis Fitness Consulting. Instead of ordering takeout, just fire up the slow cooker and make one of the very best healthy chicken recipes. Good luck finding an easier chicken dinner recipe!
Notes
This recipe comes courtesy of Katy Gillis of Gillis Fitness Consulting (http://gillisfitnessconsulting.com/)
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Serves5
Cooking Time9 hr
Cooking MethodSlow Cooker
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 large oranges (2 chopped, 2 juiced)
- 2 large sweet potatoes, cut in eighths
- 2 large celery stocks, cut into one-inch pieces
- 4 large carrots, cut into two-inch pieces
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 2 large sprigs of rosemary
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Layer ingredients, starting with carrots, sweet potato, celery, onion, then chicken.
- Squeeze two large oranges over entire dish and sprinkle remaining chopped orange pieces, water, and sprigs of rosemary on top.
- Cook on high for one hour, then turn down to low and cook six to eight hours more, depending on your slow cooker.
- When done, pourliquid from slwo cooker into bowl and serve as orange gravy.