Feel like you're visiting the coast of Spain when you taste this fantastic dish. Simply marinate chicken thighs, place in the slow cooker and later serve alongside couscous.
Slow-Cooker Mediterranean Chicken Marbella
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 9 hr 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup white wine or chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 1/2 cup pimiento-stuffed green olives
- 1/2 cup pitted bite-size prunes (from 12-oz package)
- 1/2 cup roasted red bell peppers (from 7-oz jar), drained, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1 box (10 oz) couscous
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix brown sugar, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic, wine and vinegar. Add chicken; turn to coat well. Add bay leaves. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight to marinate.
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Step2Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, place chicken and marinade mixture.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
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Step4Stir olives, prunes, roasted peppers and capers into chicken mixture in slow cooker. Cover; cook about 15 minutes longer or until hot. Meanwhile, cook couscous as directed on package.
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Step5Transfer chicken with juices to large serving bowl or deep platter; remove bay leaves. Sprinkle parsley over chicken mixture. Serve with couscous.
Nutrition
430
Calories
13g
Total Fat
35g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
12g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 430
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 29%
- Sodium
- 640mg
- 27%
- Potassium
- 500mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 12g
- Protein
- 35g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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