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A white bowl filled with hearty chicken and sweet potato stew in a savory broth, garnished with fresh chopped green parsley on a white marble countertop.

Easy Slow Cooker Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew Recipe

Tender chicken, sweet potatoes, and savory broth make this Easy Slow Cooker Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew Recipe the ultimate comforting fall dinner.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings: 8 -10
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 LBS Boneless Skinless Chicken Tenders, Cubed
  • 4 TBSP Grade A Dark Maple Syrup
  • 5 Carrots Peeled & Sliced
  • 2 Parsnips Peeled & Sliced
  • 2 Shallots Chopped
  • 2 Sweet Potatoes Peeled & Sliced
  • 1 TBSP Garlic Minced
  • 1 TSP Ground Thyme
  • 1 TSP Sea Salt
  • 1 TSP Black Pepper
  • 32 OZ Chicken Stock
  • 1 Cup Apple Cider
  • 2 TBSP Cornstarch

Method
 

  1. Add Chicken to slow cooker
  2. Drizzle maple syrup over chicken and mix to coat.
  3. Spread chicken to cover bottom of slow cooker
  4. Add carrots, parsnips, shallots, sweet potatoes & garlic
  5. Add stock and cider
  6. Add pepper, salt & thyme
  7. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours (or high for 3-4 hours)
  8. At end of cooking time reduce to warm.
  9. Remove a cup or so of the broth to a mixing bowl
  10. Add cornstarch to broth you've set aside and whisk thoroughly to combine
  11. Pour back into slow cooker, mix to combine.
  12. Cook additional 15 - 30 minutes, low heat, to thicken stew.
  13. Serve hot

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