Another Pinterest Crockpot inspired recipe for the win. I really love this one because it only took 4 hours to cook and I’ve never made a stew with this combination of ingredients before!
Sorry for the dark, creepy shadow - it's just me!
The best part about making chicken in the Crock Pot is shredding it afterwards using two forks. There’s something so appealing about the taste of shredded chicken absorbing the juices and spices!
Speaking of spices, I made my first homemade chili seasoning mix after forgetting to buy it at Trader Joe’s (although I swear I didn’t see it there). Another Pinterest post saved the day, and it was really fun to use all of the spices in my cabinet that I’ve collected this past year.
Sooo delicious and really filling! You could really add any ingredients you wanted in here. I stuck with kidney beans and quinoa for more protein.
Sweet Potato Chicken Quinoa Stew
Yields 5-7 servings
Get the Goods
- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut in halves)
- 1 cup quinoa (UNCOOKED)
- 2 large sweet potatoes, diced as large or small as you like
- 1 can (15.25 oz) kidney beans
- 1 can (14.5 oz) petite diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 packet chili seasoning mix (I made my own!)
- 5 cups chicken broth (I used vegetable broth)
- Optional: fresh parsley
For the Homemade Chili Seasoning:
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
Just a Few Steps
1. Spray the slow cooker with nonstick spray. Remove the fat from the chicken breasts with kitchen scissors, cut in halves and place them into the slow cooker along with the rinsed quinoa.
2. Remove the skins and chop the sweet potatoes into cubes adding them into the slow cooker.
3. Drain and rinse the kidney beans and add those in. Add in the undrained petite diced tomatoes, minced garlic, chili seasoning mix, and chicken (or vegetable) broth.
4. Place on high for 4 hours (average 3-5 hrs depending on size of Crock Pot).
5. Using two fork, shred the chicken and stir all the ingredients together. I find it easiest to take the chicken breasts out of the Crock Pot onto a new dish to shred, and then poured back into the Pot.
6. Add salt and pepper, and if desired fresh parsley. Serve immediately!
Crock Pot recipes are all about timing. I did mine at 5:30pm Sunday and it was done by 10pm!