Slow Cooked Chicken Stew

Slow cookers are so great for those times when you want a fuss-free dinner. You can literally throw everything in it and leave it all day so you have a lovely wholesome meal waiting for you at dinner time. We left this stew in the slow cooker for 8 hours on a low heat but if you want it ready bit sooner than that, you can turn the heat up to medium and it should be ready in about 4 hours.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 7 hr
• Total Time: 7 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 210 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 5 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 2 sweet potatoes, diced
• 1 (32 fluid ounce) container vegetable broth
• 5 mushrooms, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Cook and stir until onion and garlic have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Place chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker; add onion, garlic, vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, sweet potatoes, quinoa, green onions, mushrooms, curry powder, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf and mix well. Cook on Low until chicken is tender, 7 to 8 hours.

Step 3

Discard bay leaf. Remove chicken; shred using 2 forks and place back into the stew, mixing well before serving.