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)

