Crock Pot Caribbean Chicken and Potatoes
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken pieces
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 1 -2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 -2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes (use only if you prefer extreme spicy)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder (can use more)
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
- 4 russet potatoes, cut into large cubes (about 1-1/2-inch)
- 3 large tomatoes, chopped (or use a 28-ounce can of diced tomatoes, drained)
- 3⁄4 cup chicken broth
- 1 1⁄2 cups coconut milk
directions
- Season the chicken pieces with seasoning salt or regular salt and pepper.
- Brown both sides in oil and butter in a skillet; transfer to the crock pot along with the chopped tomatoes and potatoes.
- In the same skillet saute onions, garlic, brown sugar, cayenne, bell pepper, thyme and chili flakes (if using) until soft (about 4 minutes).
- Stir in the chicken broth to the skillet and stir with a wooden spoon on low heat scraping up any browned bits in the skillet.
- Pour the broth/veggie mixture over the chicken and potatoes.
- Cover crock pot and cook on high heat for about 3-4 hours (adding in the coconut milk and season with salt and pepper the last 40 minutes of cooking).
Reviews
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Wow. I just cannot believe how much my kids LOVED this. They're even eating the leftovers for breakfast. We made it vegan by using 3 cups of cooked black beans instead of the chicken, coconut oil instead of the butter, and vegetable broth rather than chicken broth--and I added a bit more broth than the recipe calls for since the beans do not produce juices like the chicken would. We served it over short grain brown rice. I think this would be really tasty with sweet potatoes instead of russets, too. This will become a regular in our house!
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Very yummy. We really enjoyed this -- even just the aroma as it cooked away in the crock pot drove our roomie crazy! :) Still, we thought that it could use some tweaking... The cayenne seemed to overpower the other flavors, so the next time I make this (and there *will* be a "next time"!), this is what I will do: 1) omit the cayenne altogether, 2) for the tomatoes, use two 15-oz. cans of tomatoes with chilies (which will provide heat without the sharpness of the cayenne), and 3) omit the potatoes, and instead serve it over some coconut-lime rice. Not only would the flavor of the rice accent the flavors in the dish, it would soak up some of the terrific sauce this dish produces. I'm very happy with this, Kittencal. It was wonderfully warming on a very cold Chicago day. Thanks for sharing!
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Tweaks
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Wow. I just cannot believe how much my kids LOVED this. They're even eating the leftovers for breakfast. We made it vegan by using 3 cups of cooked black beans instead of the chicken, coconut oil instead of the butter, and vegetable broth rather than chicken broth--and I added a bit more broth than the recipe calls for since the beans do not produce juices like the chicken would. We served it over short grain brown rice. I think this would be really tasty with sweet potatoes instead of russets, too. This will become a regular in our house!