Slow Cooker Moroccan Spiced Chicken Stew

The chicken, sweet potato and chickpeas all contribute to the nice textured bite of this slow-cooker stew. And the tomato broth takes it to the next level. When eating, you'll want to have a toasted baguette at the ready to soak it all up.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 2 1/4 pounds), trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup vertically sliced yellow onions (from 1 onion)
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 1 ½ cups unsalted chicken stock
  • 1 ½ cups chopped peeled sweet potato (from 1 sweet potato)
  • 1 (28 ounce) can no-salt-added whole peeled tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
  • ¼ cup golden raisins
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest plus 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh juice (from 1 lemon)
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro sprigs (optional)