Moroccan Chicken & Lentils

Moroccan Chicken & Lentils

4.2 of 5 (64)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 375.3
  • Total Fat: 4.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 96.9 mg
  • Sodium: 1,060.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 33.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 16.1 g
  • Protein: 49.0 g

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Introduction

Quick, tasty slow cooker recipe ready for something with the seasoning to match a takeout craving, but with none of the effort or fat! Quick, tasty slow cooker recipe ready for something with the seasoning to match a takeout craving, but with none of the effort or fat!
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 cups chopped carrots (can use baby carrots).
    1.5 cups dried lentils (any combo-- can use regular lentils, red lentils, etc.)
    2 lb.s boneless, skinless chicken breast halves.
    2 TB minced garlic
    3/4 tsp. salt
    3/4 tsp. turmeric
    1/2 tsp ground cayenne
    1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
    4 cups of fat free, low salt chicken broth


Directions

Place all ingredients in the order listed in slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 5 hours. Or, cover and cook on high for 1 hour, reduce to low and cook 7 more hours.

Serves 6-8. (I calculated for 6 servings, but we serve this without rice. Can serve this w/ pita chips or rice as a side.)

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    We really liked this recipe, thought the cinnamon was a great accent, I did double most of the spice amounts as we like things loaded with flavour. thanks for the recipe! May need to thin it down a bit to reheat. Very filling. - 1/20/09


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    DELICIOUS!!!! this was my first experience cooking with lentils and I am not disappointed! I also doubled the seasoning. The chicken was tender and delicious and I will definitely make this recipe again! - 2/16/12


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    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Now that it's warmer out, we like to grill up a bunch chicken breasts on a Sunday afternoon, cool and chop them, and freeze them for anything we want throughout the week. I made this recipe and added the already grilled chicken just before serving. YUM! - 4/14/14


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I Loved this! Using by some of the tips below I doubled the spices and I added an onion because I always add an onion. It was very tasty! - 3/14/14


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    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Delicious! I really enjoyed this, and I like that it's so simple. I added about a half cup of raisins during the last half hour of cooking to gave it a little something extra. It adds some sugar, but some fibre too, so it's still pretty healthy. - 2/3/11