RECIPES

Chicken & Sweet Potato Stew

This complete meal is quick to put together and will provide a great tasting, one-pot supper meal.

Prep Time

15M

Cook Time

8H

Serves

6

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (1 L) sweet potatoe(s), peeled and cubed
  • 2.5 lb (1 kg) bone-in, skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 cups (500 mL) brown mushrooms, fresh, sliced
  • 1 cup (250 mL) red onion(s), diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) dry white wine
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) rosemary, dried
  • 1/4 tsp (1.25 mL) salt
  • 1/4 tsp (1.25 mL) black pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 cup (250 mL) green peas, frozen
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) parsley, minced, for garnish
  • Instructions

    1. 1 Peel sweet potatoes. Cut in half and then into cubes approximately 2 inches (5 cm) each. Add to the bottom of the crock of slow cooker.
    2. 2 Top with chicken thighs.
    3. 3 Slice mushrooms, dice onions and mince garlic. Scatter over chicken and sweet potatoes.
    4. 4 Pour over white wine and sprinkle with dried rosemary, salt and pepper.
    5. 5 Cover and cook on LOW 6-8 hours (HIGH 3-4 hours). Thirty minutes before completion scatter over frozen green peas. Cover and continue cooking.
    6. 6 To serve, place chicken and sweet potatoes on a platter. Scatter with chopped parsley. Pour juices into a dish and serve on the side as au jus.