Healthy Slow Cooker Fricase de Pollo (aka Chicken Fricassee)
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Cuban
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts with bone
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 4 plum tomatoes, quartered
  • 4 tbsp pitted Spanish olives with brine
  • 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • ¼ tsp oregano
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • Optional: Baby Yukon potatoes cut in half
  • Optional: ¼ white cooking wine (vino seco if you speak Spanish)
Instructions
  1. Season the chicken with salt, cumin and pepper. (I love Cumin so I pack it on.)
  2. Brown the seasoned chicken in the Ninja Slow Cooker, or in a separate pan at medium heat. This step is critical in developing the flavor of the chicken and later the sauce.
  3. If cooking in a separate pan, transfer the chicken to the slow cooker.
  4. Place onion, garlic, pepper, potatoes (optional), and tomatoes in the slow cooker. Season again with salt, cumin, and oregano. Mix well to incorporate seasonings.
  5. Add tomato sauce, olives, along with 1 tbsp of the brine, ¼ cup water, ¼ white cooking wine, 2 bay leaves, and diced cilantro.
  6. Mix well and set slow cooker to HIGH 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours. When done, taste for salt and seasoning and adjust spices as needed.
  7. Serve over brown rice with a side of veggies.
Notes
1 Serving = ½ C Brown Rice 6oz Chicken Breast, topped with 10 Olives, and ¼ C Sauce + ½ Cup Veggies of your choice.

Portion Fix Container Count:
1 Red
1 Yellow
1 Green
1 Orange
1 tsp
0.5 Purple
Recipe by Becky Brossett at https://www.beckybrossett.com/blog/chicken-fricassee-recipe/