Crock Pot Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Carrots

Posted on January 12th, 2011 by peanutbutterfingers

I love being hit with the scent of a delicious dinner the instant I walk through the door to our apartment. The smell of a homecooked meal elicits a feeling of comfort and home and makes me feel warm and cozy inside.

Though the smell of this evening’s dinner made my mouth water, I made sure to take Sadie outside for some exercise before digging in.

We headed out on a chilly walk around the neighborhood. curried chicken 046I’m not sure if the cold weather changed the scents on our typical loop, but Sadie had her nose glued to the ground and was sniffing like crazy during our entire walk.curried chicken 047I have a theory about dogs and their sniffing.

I think that when a scent come across their nose radar, they get a vision of what animal left the scent in their minds. Sort of like super-fast scent television. Don’t you think that would make smelling things a lot more interesting?

Once our walk was over, we came back home to the warmth of our apartment, ready for dinner.

Dinner

Fortunately dinner tasted just as good as it smelled.

Thanks to a little prep work this morning, all I had to do was scoop some chicken and veggies out of the crock pot and dinner was on the table.curried chicken 009Before work, I sliced a sweet potato, onion and two carrots and threw them in the crock pot with soy sauce, chili paste, curry powder, chicken broth and two chicken breasts.

After cooking on low for 8 hours, the chicken was fork tender and the veggies were soft and ready for eatin’.curried chicken 044curried chicken 045Dinner was very good! Ryan and I think it would also be great with beef, mushrooms or other veggies of your choosing.

The broth flavor was very unique and a nice change from simple chicken broth. If you give it a go, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Crock Pot Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Carrots

(Serves 2)

Ingredients:

  • 1 large sweet potato, cut into thick pieces
  • 2 large carrots, chopped into large pieces
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 can reduced sodium chicken broth (may add another 1/2 can if you prefer a more stew-like dinner)
  • 1 tbsp. chili paste with garlic (plain chili paste will also work)
  • 1 tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. curry powder (optional)

Directions:

Combine chicken broth, chili paste, soy sauce and curry powder in the bottom of a crock pot. Add vegetables and chicken and cook on low 6 – 8 hours until chicken is fork tender. Enjoy!

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38 Responses to “Crock Pot Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Carrots”

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    Blog is the New Black, on January 12th, 2011 at 8:48 pm Said:

    Totally making this chicken. Love easy, crock pot recipes!

      

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    Annette, on January 12th, 2011 at 8:50 pm Said:

    YUMM! I love love easy crock-pot chicken :) Not to mention sweet potatoes too!

      

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    Val, on January 12th, 2011 at 8:58 pm Said:

    This is my first time commenting and I just want to say Julie I love your blog! I follow it every day now :) You’re so creative and give me so many new meal and work out ideas!

    Also, I was wondering if you used thawed chicken or if frozen chicken would work in the crock pot?

      

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    peanutbutterfingers Reply:
    January 12th, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    i used fresh chicken. you can definitely use frozen chicken, but thaw it out the night before. i think i remember reading something about how placing frozen chicken directly into the crock pot can be dangerous, as it allows the chicken to stay in a “dangerous” temperature zone for too long. hope this helps! also, thanks for commenting!!

      

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    Caycee, on January 12th, 2011 at 9:04 pm Said:

    this looks amazing!!!! New to your blog, and I love it girl!!!

      

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    Rachael, on January 12th, 2011 at 9:19 pm Said:

    Love the dog sniffing theory – I’ve thought the same thing for awhile. I’m pretty sure my dogs get a whiff of something, then an instant vision/fantasy (usually involving copious amounts of chasing) springs into their heads!

      

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    Kelly, on January 12th, 2011 at 9:25 pm Said:

    You didn’t list chicken in the ingredient list…I am assuming you used 2 breasts…or around 8 ounces??

      

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    julie @ peanut butter fingers Reply:
    January 12th, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Yes!! 2 chicken breasts!

      

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    Jess@atasteofconfidence, on January 12th, 2011 at 9:35 pm Said:

    Recipe looks awesome- crockpots are the best!

      

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    Angela, on January 12th, 2011 at 10:02 pm Said:

    Hey Julie! I nominated you for a *stylish* blogger award over on my site!

      

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    Jamie @ Food in Real Life, on January 12th, 2011 at 10:03 pm Said:

    mmmmmm chili paste sounds like a fun addition! I always think it’s important to have some stronger flavors in dishes that cook all day. I often add fresh herbs to my crockpot meals right before serving.

      

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    carlee, on January 12th, 2011 at 10:10 pm Said:

    MmMm! That looks so good Julie! I really want to try that! I’m with you on like all my meals. They are simple and quick…but totally delicious!

      

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    Emily, on January 12th, 2011 at 10:20 pm Said:

    you always have such delicious (looking) and simple meals, aren’t crockpot dinners the best on a chilly day?

      

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    Heather (Heather's Dish), on January 12th, 2011 at 10:30 pm Said:

    I bet that would be great served over rice! you and your crock pot dinners…i’m totally inspired again :)

      

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    Allison@ Happy Tales, on January 12th, 2011 at 10:58 pm Said:

    Ya know, you’re theory may just be right! Happy does the saaaame thing. Takes her forever to pick a spot to squat because she has to smell all the smells!

      

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    Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef, on January 12th, 2011 at 11:29 pm Said:

    looks so good :) i love easy chicken dinners!

      

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    Jackie, on January 12th, 2011 at 11:35 pm Said:

    So trying this! My husband and I are both teachers, so crock pot meals are a MUST. :)

      

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    Katy (The Singing Runner), on January 13th, 2011 at 12:17 am Said:

    Mmmm this inspires me to make my own crock pot meal tomorrow! :D

      

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    Grace @ Your Daily Grace, on January 13th, 2011 at 1:39 am Said:

    Crockpots are amazing things, except I had to soak mine for 3 days after the chili I made this weekend! I might have to try making a vegetarian version it looks delish!

      

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    Carrie, on January 13th, 2011 at 2:23 am Said:

    the chicken looks perfectly cooked and JUICY!!!

      

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    Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga), on January 13th, 2011 at 2:39 am Said:

    I am all about one-pot or easy simple dont have to try or think too much about them recipes…love it! :)

      

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    Lucy, on January 13th, 2011 at 3:17 am Said:

    I love all the crock pot recipes you post and was thinking about getting a crock pot myself! Though I was thinking about it and worrying about leaving it on all day while I am gone. Do you worry about it starting a fire or anything like that? Thanks!!!

      

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    peanutbutterfingers Reply:
    January 13th, 2011 at 11:28 am

    nope, i really don’t worry too much. i just keep it away from anything flammable. i love it!

      

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    Hope, on January 13th, 2011 at 9:32 am Said:

    This looks great! I love cooking in the crockpot. It’s such a good feeling to come home from work and already have dinner cooked and waiting for you to dig in!

      

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    Michele, on January 13th, 2011 at 10:30 am Said:

    hi julie!
    i just started reading your blog- and i was wondering, do you avoid carbs? it seems like you dont eat very many breads or grains- and when you do its usually a low-carb version.

      

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    peanutbutterfingers Reply:
    January 13th, 2011 at 11:29 am

    nope, i don’t. i try to make healthy decisions, but i don’t limit any specific foods or food groups.

      

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    Alyssa @ Life of bLyss, on January 13th, 2011 at 10:42 am Said:

    yum yum to that crock pot idea! I need to get crackin’ with my new crockpot, ’cause I’m giving myself a whole new eating challenge for the new year. easy peasy recipes are going to be the star of my agenda, and this looks great.

    better a few weeks late than never, right? ;) I’ll be blogging about it soon.

    P.S. I have a brand new blogroll, and your obv. on it! I’ve already gotten a few friends hooked on pbfingers. ;)

    happy thursdeee!

      

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    Rachel @ The Avid Appetite, on January 13th, 2011 at 2:05 pm Said:

    Looks SO good! I really need to use my crockpot more. I’m starting asap!

      

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    Jena, on January 13th, 2011 at 5:27 pm Said:

    Oh that crockpot chicken looks so yummy! I have a sick little obsession with my crock pot. We were BFF last winter. Sadly, she is broken, she has a crack in her bowl =( I am in the process of getting a replacement bowl, but until then I’m not so sure I should use it w/ a crack in the bowl.

    This Florida weather is stupid. These 20′s need to go back wherever they came from! I’m running out of warm clothes! AH!

      

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    Kathleen @ Kat's Health Corner, on January 13th, 2011 at 6:10 pm Said:

    I can’t wait to try this in my crockpot!!! :) Delish!

      

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    Kate, on January 13th, 2011 at 10:18 pm Said:

    Every time I read this title, my brain reads “Crack pot Chicken…”
    but the description and picture look so good, it may very well have crack in it! :)

      

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    tasha, on January 27th, 2011 at 10:51 pm Said:

    Made this tonight…a little too spicy for me, so I will pass on the curry powder next time. My husband loved it though. I enjoyed all the flavors, except the spice…but totally a personal taste preference. ;) We will be making this again. Thanks!

      

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    Peanut Butter Fingers » Celebrating Seven Years, on February 1st, 2011 at 3:06 pm Said:
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    Crock pot Yummieness!!, on July 11th, 2011 at 8:43 pm Said:
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    Cyndie, on October 17th, 2011 at 2:54 pm Said:

    Making this tonight for the second time! Just thought I’d let you know :) I always come to your site for crock pot dinner ideas!

      

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    Jen, on October 18th, 2011 at 1:47 pm Said:

    What size crock-pot do you use for this?? And what could sub in for the sweet potato? Looks very stew like which I love!

      

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    peanutbutterfingers Reply:
    October 18th, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    i use a 2 quart, but you could use a bigger one, i think! and you can use a regular potato or more carrots in place of the sweet potato.

      

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    Jen Reply:
    October 18th, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    Thanks for the quick reply! I might try another vegetable. I have a small and bigger crock pot but am afraid the smaller one is too small. But I always worry that using a big one is dangerous if it’s not filled enough?

      

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