Maple-Orange Chicken with Acorn Squash and Sweet Potatoes
- 1 small to medium acorn squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 leeks, rinsed and chopped
- 5 (5-ounce) skinless chicken breast halves (with or without bone)
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- Place squash and sweet potatoes and leeks in the slow cooker.
- Season chicken all over with salt and black pepper and place on top of vegetables in slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, combine orange marmalade and remaining ingredients.
- Pour mixture over chicken and vegetables.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
- Serve 4 of the chicken breast halves with squash and potatoes on the side and extra sauce spooned over top (reserve remaining chicken for pizza).
- Top with parsley and rosemary just before serving.
acorn, sweet potatoes, leeks, chicken, salt, orange marmalade, chicken broth, orange juice, hoisin sauce, maple syrup, parsley, rosemary
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/maple-orange-chicken-with-acorn-squash-and-sweet-potatoes-recipe.html (may not work)