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MOROCCAN Chicken and Lentils (Crockpot)

tripod271

This is sooo easy to assemble. You throw everything into the pot (don't thaw the chicken tenders). You know how with some crockpot recipes you have to brown the protein on the stove BEFORE you can put it in the crockpot (more stuff to wash) well not this recipe - its easy. Nutritional info follows:

MOROCCAN Chicken and Lentils

1 8 oz package baby carrots
1 1/2 cups lentils, uncooked
1 1/2 pounds FROZEN chicken breast tenders
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons salt-free Moroccan rub (or 3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric, l/2 teaspoon ground red pepper, and l/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
2 (14 l/4 ounce) cans fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth

Place all ingredients, in order listed, in a 4 or 5 quart electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on high setting 5 hours. Or, cover and cook on high setting 1 hour; reduce to low setting, and cook 7 hours. Yield: 6 (1 cup) servings.

Per serving: Calories 320 Fat 2.0 Sat Fat 0.5 g Protein 40.5g Carbohydrate 33.3 g Fiber 6.7 g, Cholesterol 66mg Sodium 388mg

Note: I followed the 1 hour on high and then found it was done after 3 hours on low. I have a new crockpot so maybe it heats hotter. I hope you like it!

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RunAlyndaRun

I found your recipe while searching for lentil ideas:-) I think this is what's for dinner tonight! Thank you:-)

Advaya

I love love LOVE Moroccan food! Many thanks for the recipe. So often crock pot recipes focus on food I find rather boring and standard, its so lovely to see something a tad more exotic!

VanessaHeartsMasr

Yum!!! Bump

hbm616

yum sounds great!

sheri02r

Love using my slow cooker! Thanks for posting

sgv0918

bump

adavis59

Mmmmmm! I am definitely trying this!

Oh2BeMaintaining

My family loves Moroccan food and I love easy, this is a win win for all of us!

Thank you for posting it!

twingirlsmommy

Thank you!! Looks amazing!

sgv0918

It's in my crockpot now and smells divine and came up even less calories than the OP said when I plugged in the ingredients/brands I used. I'm excited to try this. I've never eaten a lentil before

SRH7

Bump

kimama01

sounds great, I'm going to try this one out! thanks again

kelseyhere

I love this recipe. So easy. My only question- do you think I could substitute chicken thighs for breasts? Would that impact the cooking time at all?

maryinnc

bump

barkin43

bump

sgv0918

Just ate it. It is super yummy and filling

knitmom71

I love this recipe. So easy. My only question- do you think I could substitute chicken thighs for breasts? Would that impact the cooking time at all?

I'm adding this to our menu plan for next week. Always looking for different crockpot ideas, and we love Moroccan food.

I don't see any reason why you couldn't substitute thighs. They might cook a little more quickly than the breasts, depending on how thick they are, but slow cookers are usually pretty forgiving in terms of cooking time. The only thing is that thighs are a little higher on the fat content than are breasts, so you'll want to check the nutritional values.

sunlovers

This might get me to dust off my crockpot and get started. Sounds great...love Moroccan!

pcnkb

Love lentils

Katmiller73

yummy!

gdogra

Yum! I am Indian - lentils are standard fare in my kitchen. However, I tend to eat too much rice with lentil soup (Indian dal). This dish sounds like a winner- a combination of protein (chicken), lentils and spices! Thank you

FYI: I made some curried chicken breast tonight - you can try this too:
2 chicken breasts - cut into bite size pieces with pepper, salt and thyme rubbed in
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp garam masala (indian spice mix)
1/2 fresh lime
1 green pepper- medium
2 plum tomatoes

Heat Oil - add chicken and sear quickly. Reduce heat and add veggies (pepper and tomatoes). Add red chili powder, garam masala and turmeric. Saute mix together for 4-6 min on med. high. Add lime and you are done

knitmom71

I made this for dinner tonight. It was super yummy. I didn't have any turmeric, so I used curry instead. I increased the amount of cinnamon, because we love cinnamon. I also added about a cup of baby spinach in the last 15 minutes of cooking to add to the veggie content. We all loved it! I might add some raisins or other dried fruit another time.

jjchairo

Yum, looks great. Thanks for sharing!

wow29

This is sooo easy to assemble. You throw everything into the pot (don't thaw the chicken tenders). You know how with some crockpot recipes you have to brown the protein on the stove BEFORE you can put it in the crockpot (more stuff to wash) well not this recipe - its easy. Nutritional info follows:

MOROCCAN Chicken and Lentils

1 8 oz package baby carrots
1 1/2 cups lentils, uncooked
1 1/2 pounds FROZEN chicken breast tenders
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons salt-free Moroccan rub (or 3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric, l/2 teaspoon ground red pepper, and l/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
2 (14 l/4 ounce) cans fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth

Place all ingredients, in order listed, in a 4 or 5 quart electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on high setting 5 hours. Or, cover and cook on high setting 1 hour; reduce to low setting, and cook 7 hours. Yield: 6 (1 cup) servings.

Per serving: Calories 320 Fat 2.0 Sat Fat 0.5 g Protein 40.5g Carbohydrate 33.3 g Fiber 6.7 g, Cholesterol 66mg Sodium 388mg

Note: I followed the 1 hour on high and then found it was done after 3 hours on low. I have a new crockpot so maybe it heats hotter. I hope you like it!

So trying this
used five chicken legs instead
4 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp sugar
2Tlbsp paparika
1 Tbsp Cinnamin
1tsp ginger and nutmeg
Set to 4hrs. in crock pot
Smells good, but uncertain any useful advise?
Just could not find a premade rub so I bought curry powder because could not remember individual spices suggested

joannathechef

Why not post this in the recipes board - you would get more response I think?

wow29

good IDEA

bbriscoe13

This sounds delicious! I will have to try it out soon.

Thanks for sharing.

RunAlyndaRun

bumping because I loved it, but haven't had it in forever!

Bunnie8646

This is sooo easy to assemble. You throw everything into the pot (don't thaw the chicken tenders). You know how with some crockpot recipes you have to brown the protein on the stove BEFORE you can put it in the crockpot (more stuff to wash) well not this recipe - its easy. Nutritional info follows:

MOROCCAN Chicken and Lentils

1 8 oz package baby carrots
1 1/2 cups lentils, uncooked
1 1/2 pounds FROZEN chicken breast tenders
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons salt-free Moroccan rub (or 3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric, l/2 teaspoon ground red pepper, and l/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
2 (14 l/4 ounce) cans fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth

Place all ingredients, in order listed, in a 4 or 5 quart electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on high setting 5 hours. Or, cover and cook on high setting 1 hour; reduce to low setting, and cook 7 hours. Yield: 6 (1 cup) servings.

Per serving: Calories 320 Fat 2.0 Sat Fat 0.5 g Protein 40.5g Carbohydrate 33.3 g Fiber 6.7 g, Cholesterol 66mg Sodium 388mg

Note: I followed the 1 hour on high and then found it was done after 3 hours on low. I have a new crockpot so maybe it heats hotter. I hope you like it!

That sounds so good, thank you so much for sharing!

Jelaan

Thanks sounds yummy.