Slow Cooker Latin Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Latin Chicken
Total time: 275
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 pounds skinless chicken thighs; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 0.5 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; 0.5 cup chicken broth; 3 large cloves garlic, chopped; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice; lime wedges, for garnish

Recipe by UpstateNY Cooker from allrecipes.com

Dinner 5 Hr. 35 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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1 tablespoon olive oil
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3 pounds skinless chicken thighs
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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0.5 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped, divided
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2 (15.5 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
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2 large sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
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1 red bell pepper, cut into strips

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1 cup hot salsa
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0.5 cup chicken broth
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3 large cloves garlic, chopped
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2 teaspoons ground cumin
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0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
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lime wedges, for garnish

Instructions

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