Slow Cooker Latin Chicken

Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: 25 mins 4 hrs 10 mins 4 hrs 35 mins

Servings: Yield: 6 12 cups

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 3 pounds skinless chicken thighs

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

• ½ cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped, divided

• 2 (15.5 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained

• 2 large sweet potatoes, cut into chunks

• 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips

• 1 cup hot salsa

• ½ cup chicken broth

• 3 large cloves garlic, chopped

• 2 teaspoons ground cumin

• ½ teaspoon ground allspice

• lime wedges, for garnish

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Season chicken with salt and pepper; sprinkle 1/4 cup cilantro over chicken thighs. Cook chicken in hot oil until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Arrange chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker.
   

2. Place black beans, sweet potatoes, and red bell pepper on top of chicken. Mix together salsa, chicken broth, 1/4 cup cilantro, garlic, cumin, and allspice in a bowl; pour into the slow cooker.
   

3. Cook on Low for 4 hours. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.
   

Tips For less mushy sweet potatoes, add them in the last hour instead of at the beginning (but I like them mushy!).