Louise's Crockpot Recipe: Moroccan Chicken and Lentils

I got this recipe and a selection of other ones too, from an online quilting friend, Louise, a few years ago.  I'm just now finally pulling out the slow cooker to give them a try!  Before this I had only used the slow cooker to keep previously cooked food warm for gatherings.

This was totally a success, and will be something we make again.

Moroccan Chicken and Lentils

4 carrots, washed and sliced into coins

1.5 cup dry lentils

1 pounds uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs (frozen)

2T minced garlic

.75 tsp salt

.75 tsp ground turmeric

.5 tsp ground cinnamon

.5 tsp ground red pepper

29 oz fat-free chicken broth or mix of broth and plain water

Add carrots, uncooked lentils, frozen chicken, garlic, salt, the spices, and then the chicken broth, in a slow cooker and cook for 5 hours on high (or 1 on high and 7 on low).  Serve over rice.

Louise’s Crockpot Recipe

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It turned out my frozen chicken was a package of 2 pounds, so I increased several things to even things out...

7 carrots, washed and sliced into coins

2 cup dry lentils

2 pounds uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs (frozen)

2T minced garlic (thought I had more but had to make due with 2 cloves)

1.5 tsp salt

1.5 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground red pepper

36 oz fat-free chicken broth or mix of broth and plain water

I think it will end up being 10 servings.

Servings 

calories per serving

243

Matched Ingredients

100%

 9 Ingredients

Below are the myfitnesspal specifications:

• 7 carrots

  7 medium Carrots, raw -

  • calories 175 
  • Total Fat 1
  • Total Carbs 41
  • Protein 4
• 2 cup dry lentils

  2 cup Lentils-dry

  Goya

  • calories 640 
  • Total Fat 0
  • Total Carbs 116
  • Protein 44
• 2 pounds chicken breast

  10.67 Each Roasted Chicken Breast

  Aladdin

  • calories 1568 
  • Total Fat 44
  • Total Carbs 1
  • Protein 274
• 2 cloves garlic

  2 clove Garlic -

  • calories 9 
  • Total Fat 0
  • Total Carbs 2
  • Protein 0
• 1.5 tsp salt

  1.50 tsp Salt -

  • calories 0 
  • Total Fat 0
  • Total Carbs 0
  • Protein 0
• 1.5 tsp ground turmeric

  1.50 tsp(s) Spices, turmeric, ground -

  • calories 11 
  • Total Fat 0
  • Total Carbs 2
  • Protein 0
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

  1 tsp Spices, cinnamon, ground -

  • calories 6 
  • Total Fat 0
  • Total Carbs 2
  • Protein 0
• 1 tsp ground red pepper

  1 tsp(s) ground red pepper

  calories 2 

  • Total Fat 0
  • Total Carbs 0
  • Protein 0
• 36 oz fat-free chicken broth

  36 fluid ounce Swanson - Chicken Broth - 99% Fat Free -calories 22 

  • Total Fat 1
  • Total Carbs 1
  • Protein 3