Crock Pot Orange-Curry Chicken With Sweet Potato Pilaf
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This dish came from a long stare into the pantry trying to put together a meal when I didn't have enough sweet potatoes for all 6 of us and couldn't get to the store. But I had a bunch of little oranges the kids weren't eating. Sometimes necessity is delicious. ;) It's not as involved as the long ingredient list looks and I'm sure it would be easy to halve if you're not feeding a big family with hungry teens.
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- 6hrs 20mins
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ingredients
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Sweetpotato Pilaf
- 4 cups diced sweet potatoes
- 1 cup long-grain rice, uncooked
- 1⁄2 onion, chopped
- 1 small orange, juice of
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1⁄4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 -2 tablespoon curry powder (to taste)
- 1 cup chicken stock
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Chickens
- 2 chicken
- 2 small oranges, quartered or 1 large orange, cut in 8 chunks
- 1 onion, quartered
- 2 pinches celery seeds
- 2 pinches cumin
- 1 teaspoon curry powder (to taste)
directions
- Toss together all the pilaf ingredients except the chicken stock.
- Spread the pilaf in the bottom of a 6 qt, oval crock pot.
- Stuff the chicken cavities with 4 orange chunks and 2 onion quarters.
- Place the chickens into the crock pot on top of the pilaf.
- Sprinkle each chicken with a pinch of celery seed, a pinch of cumin, and 1/2tsp of curry powder.
- Pour the chicken stock into the pot, being careful to not wash the seasoning off the chicken.
- Since the crock pot will be very full, cook for 3-4 hours on high to get the middle heated quickly then turn down to low for another 4-5 hours.
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"This dish came from a long stare into the pantry trying to put together a meal when I didn't have enough sweet potatoes for all 6 of us and couldn't get to the store. But I had a bunch of little oranges the kids weren't eating. Sometimes necessity is delicious. ;) It's not as involved as the long ingredient list looks and I'm sure it would be easy to halve if you're not feeding a big family with hungry teens."
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Followed the directions exactly. This was easy to make. It was almost edible. Not really much flavor, just some heat. I was expecting a little more orange flavor. It pretty much turned into a giant mush mess in my crockpot. It may be better if it was cooked at a higher heat just until the rice and chicken are cooked. I would not reccommend this recipe.Reply
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I modified this by using boneless skinless chicken breasts, which I sprinkled with the seasonings. I accidentally used glutinous (sticky) rice but it still turned out yummy! I think the pilaf is the highlight of the recipe--love the bits of sweet potato. I used lemon juice instead of orange juice and left out the oranges. I really like the flavors of the cumin and curry.Reply
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I modified this by using boneless skinless chicken breasts, which I sprinkled with the seasonings. I accidentally used glutinous (sticky) rice but it still turned out yummy! I think the pilaf is the highlight of the recipe--love the bits of sweet potato. I used lemon juice instead of orange juice and left out the oranges. I really like the flavors of the cumin and curry.Reply
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This was easy to put together. (I used the amount of rice called for, but only made one chicken). The end result was tasty, but I think some orange zest stirred into the rice at the end would add a little extra zing! And some extra curry powder just before serving, since spices tend to fade when cooked that long. I will make this again. Thanks for posting!Reply
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